More Living With the Amish

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Posted on Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 - 10:14 am by Bryan Allain

As always, these are real pictures of real amish folk taken with my real iPhone.

Today’s pictures were all taken at a local community fun day.

Here we go…

It’s a little known drawback to growing up with a TV.

You never see anyone hula hooping.

For all these girls know, this plastic ring is the biggest necklace ever.

Or the shortest tunnel ever.

3 things you didn’t know about the Amish:

1. They make amazing whoopie pies.

2. They make amazing donuts.

3. They have an official sponsorship deal with Mountain Dew.

Erica frantically searches her wallet for Amish money to pay for Parker’s donut.

Pop Quiz Hotshot:

This young Amish boy is quizzically looking on as everyone else…

a) does the hokey pokey

b) does the Soulja Boy

c) tries to remain culturally relevant

I was planning on making a crack about the amish kids having fun in the blowup castle,

but clearly we need to talk about the two non-Amish fire volunteers.

Dude in the foreground needs to find a better way to sit while he winds his backup watch.

Dude in the background might be a tad too old to be running excitedly into one of those.

(see that, I’m an equal opportunity fun poker.

I’ll poke fun at everyone, regardless of their stance on technology.)

Though her Amish background frowned upon cheating,

the young girl knew there was no way she was getting under that limbo pole the right way.

Her parents weren’t looking, so it was now or never.

You go girl!

You’ll be excommunicated from the Amish church,

but it was SO worth it.

To see more posts like this, visit the Living With The Amish Index Page.

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  1. Staci says:

    Wow. This is great! My husband didn’t believe me that you lived in a town with Amish folks–I’ll have to show him this! :)

    Oh–and my answer to the little quiz: B. At least, that’s what I HOPE he does!

  2. Staci says:

    And WOO-HOO!!! My face is Jack Bauer’s! I just finished season 3 last night (I’m going back and watching them in order). I probably shouldn’t say this, but I don’t know any of you, so I will……. I almost prayed for Tony and Jack the other night. It was right after the episode where Tony gets shot in the neck and Jack is in Mexico. I know–I’m pathetic!

  3. Nathan says:

    Hilarious as always Bryan. I’ll be coming to visit the good ‘ol Amish country next week for Thanksgiving (my wife’s family lives outside of Glenmoore). I remember the first time I ever saw the Amish. Two things ran through my head… 1. Do they really think I’m taking their souls if I snap this picture 2. The song “Secret Agent Man” by Johnny Rivers, substituting the word ?mish. My mind works in mysterious ways.

  4. Claygirlsings says:

    1. The Amish whoopie pies in Pennsylvania and Virgina are AMAZING! I truly miss them. The Amish whoopie pies in Missouri? Not so much.

    2. Pop Quiz: If it’s a church related event, I’ll guess A. If it’s truly a community event, B. C is probably correct in either case, with an emphasis on the “trying.”

    3. Do they realize the blowup castle is being blown up by electricity? Is that allowed?

  5. than says:

    worst job ever for a young teen; holding a limbo pole for a bunch of rug rats.

  6. Donna B. says:

    We have whoopie pies in VA, too. I was just introduced to them 6 months ago and I am ALL about the Amish whoppie pies now.


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