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just sayin
Oct 21, 2014 7:37 PM
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SheepyCakes
I live in Amish country. This is true, except for when they ot the measles and refused to go to the doctor so it spread EVERYWHERE.
rainforestchica
They run the largest and cruelest puppy mills in the country... oh wait, as long as it is not cats right?
PajamaStripes
THAT IS A FUCKING LIE!! I live in Amish country and they are total assholes if they're not selling you something.
Dantus
Can build an entire barn in under a day
strongfkennedy
It's all that Cropfit.
IrrelevantGILF
Meant to build a swimming pool tho ...
IMakeUpRandomFacts
Dudes can build. check it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTB0HnM6WM
littleb1ackbird
By hand.
Mitte
But don't let them do the electric work
IMakeUpRandomFacts
Shocking statement
brap
Used to go to a place in NYC called Amish Market. We would all gather to watch them do price raisings on Thursdays.
Tiagoroth
Why?
Lenton
and can build pneumatically automated systems powered by diesel. Incredibly resourceful folks.
LinkWieldsTheTriforceOfCourage
...with a little help from his friends. He bakes rye with a little help from his friends.
stilloldbull
Question- Do you know what the Amish know how to make best? Answer- Money!
giveittomestraightlikeapearcidermadefrom100percentpears
To be fair, each section is often pre-fabricated. So the build is only hammering together a small number of parts.
DefinitelyNotAnAssassinHidingInAHaybale
They treat horses horribly...they dump them at auctions with meat buyers when they don't need them anymore even if they are healthy.
RickCaptain
Lets children die despite availability of medical assistance in nearby hospital...
d0njuandelan00ch
Ahem, I live in an Amish community and contrary to popular belief they contribute to a lot of the meth issues in my county.
d0njuandelan00ch
They are also assholes to those who are not Amish. They believe you are all already condemned to hell so if they need to break their rules
d0njuandelan00ch
They will use you to break them.
AttorneyAtLager
And locks their disabled children in the attic because God sends them to parents who have sinned. For real, they do that.
PurpleThomas
Well, they do take underage brides and subjugate the women in their society. Trivial details, though.
Zerubbabel
If it makes you feel any better they subjugate their men too.
PurpleThomas
How, exactly?
geekpotpie
There's a definite social hierarchy in which lower standing men are basically treated as slave labor.
PurpleThomas
Well then no, that doesn't make me feel better :P
AttorneyAtLager
And lock up their disabled children because they are seen as "shameful"
Moiself
And also easier to hide child abuse. Grew up with em. Just saying.
vader545
Will never see this post.
NotFarEnough
He probably will, given how they can use electric devices as long as they just don't own them--he'll just use a friend's computer
eroso
Some of them might at their "temptation" phase Rumspringa.
yesthisisturbo
Maybe... could be a hipster.
hoofbeatsandsnowflakes
not necessarily true. My friend's dad had to drive an amish guy home (his horse died in the road) and he showed him the internet
tomyironmane
poor guy... poor horse.
hoofbeatsandsnowflakes
I know, right? It was a sad story! The Amish guy was apparently terrified to get in the car but at the end, he didn't want to get out
bobbyflei
And he doesn't need to
wheresthebaby
and hell never have to
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thepuppet
Damn, you're right.
IAmBlind
Sigh, neither will eye.
firebombzero
Do you have a bot or something that reads the description of what it is?
TheMonsterWithinYou
Not really true. The ones on rumspringa might.
ChameleonFacedGoon
RUMSPRINGA!
DMBFDP
WOO
Jrex42
You know they have major rape and abuse problems, right? But yeah, they're great.
rip36706
As someone who lives in Lancaster PA, I do not like the Amish. They abuse animals and would sooner forgive the person who shoots up the (1)
rip36706
town school house and kills their children than forgive their kids when they decide not to be of the faith and leave the Amish community.
Catilina
But don't they give their kids the free choice? I once read that every Amish had to live a year outside of the community or so...
LikesCanadians
Yeah, and if those kids decide to leave permanently, they're shunned by their families and former community. Some choice.
samituret
except for the fact that the Amish run some of the cruelest puppy mills that have ever existed. look it up.
SarcasticComment
Does go around chopping off people's beards... violence happens in EVERY community.
doclivingston
There's also a huge Amish drug problem! That's not exciting in and of itself, it's actually sad, but fighting stereotypes is fun!
firstwhiteranger
I may be mistaken but I believe the Amish are very unforgiving of those among them who leave. Their own families won't speak with them...
ATSword
That's a far-cry from stoning though isn't it.
firstwhiteranger
Not that great after all are they?
Harcorepkurharcoreprkur
I saw a show about this, a woman was in an abusive relationship for years and was threatened by the community for helping others escape
ShortGiant
Depends on the community.
daaimee
Runs puppy mills
kittymack
EXACTLY!
tipples
They do however abuse their kids and suffer horrific diseases from inbreeding quite frequently.
AttorneyAtLager
The federal government offered to move populations between different colonies to save on paying SS Disability and Medicaid for them all.
robit
but they do have sexual abuse happen a lot.
AJtheIncredible
Is devoutly racist, and has genetic mutations due to inbreeding. ijs
WhereLBJsNutsHang
No one is going to talk about the fact that they don't vaccinate but still associate with the general population?
SheepyCakes
This. This caused the HUNDREDS of measles cases where I live in Ohio...
WhereLBJsNutsHang
I live in Akron and our Children's Hospital has a very high Pt. load of Amish folks. I hate going there because of what they may have
aychland
This needs to be further up.
TimBurr2
A lot of people don't kill people. What is your point?
Ithastostop
I live near the Amish, they are very kind people, but watch it when rumspringa is in full swing.
imgurhq
Did you know that the swedish word for butt crack is "Rumpspringa"?
Jack0d
Here have my upvote. I know it's not gonna take you out from the Bad Comments section but it should. I know I'm going to hell from this.
Excaleonfoot
I lived around them, their horses crap on the streets and the buggies hold you up, but they are great people, good food.
Denbus26
I always thought that was a made up thing for that one movie...
idrinkcheapbeer
Me too. It always surprises me when I see them shopping at Wal Mart.
bohemiancrabcity
We have them by us in MD. They were smoking weed and listening to a boom box when I stumbled upon them. I shot off some fireworks with them.
idrinkcheapbeer
Where in MD? I'm in Washington County. I see them at Wal Mart all of the time.
bohemiancrabcity
Way down in St Mary's. There is a lot of them in mechanicsville and loveville.
brap
It's like that episode of Star Trek where the planet has a "festival" until the clock strikes 12.
RMowery
Do you mean the episode: The Return of the Archons?
dascypriot
Here comes the rumspringa, Amish man. I'm a menonite gangster, Amish man. Pick up the crew in-a de area, Amish man. Still love it like that
FrostyLady
Or would it be in full...SPRING?! :D ...No? Okay never mind.
SmeesNotVeryGoodTwin
I like to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and rumspringa! I like to sing-a!
UnderPressure
I can see him sing and dance! Thank you!
ophelialice
About a sky of blue or a tea for two.
UncivilEngineer
RUMMMSPRRINGGGGAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
WeCanAllPhoneHomeTogether
Sex Drive, right? RRRRRUMMMSPRRRINNNGAAAAA!!!
IseeallofthesepeoplewithlongusernamesandIdecidedtotryitout
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
UncivilEngineer
I'm not drunk, you're drunk!!!
Evergrey
Are they kind to their horses though? I see a lot of scarred up, emaciated horses sold off to auction by the Amish...
Sexyfuckerface
They view horses as beast that are only meant to work. I don't know why but it's their belief.
thefellerwhathadthatusername
My GUESS is that since they harbor some antiquated beliefs, this is kind of a "great chain of being", "man has dominion over all" thing.
MyLeftHand
Me too! Near Lancaster PA! Actually part of my family is Amish LOL
robmom
I used to live in Chambersburg! Holla!
gordonofficial
Legit question as a foreigner, if you decide to leave the community, do you have to leave your family too? I mean are you rejected?
rollypop
Err...could you explain something to me? New to the area. One of the Amish kids I know friended me on Facebook. 1. HOW 2. WHAT DO I DO
JakeNorton
etown here! let's go
rollypop
New Holland represent!
burnlasystem
Lived in lanc for a while. Framed houses with the amish. Great people. Great area .
Ithastostop
i'm in the state capital area
Ithastostop
well met, english.
TheGenitalTornado
Lancaster PA! Good to see more of us on here
Zecon25
I live here too!
JakeNorton
etown! :)
pandra
Manehim here! Hey guys!
rollypop
Uh...Twp or Borough?
rollypop
Okay, for a sec I thought you might have been one of my old roommates.
JakeNorton
hey :) etown here
Zecon25
Intercourse
Aelinsaar
Kind people with a very high level of spousal abuse, and incestuous abuse. Closed societies are not good for human beings.
Ithastostop
Ah very good point!
Aelinsaar
Thank you.
cathysaurus
Amish are also notoriously hard on livestock and run loads of puppy mills where dogs are all packed into stacked crates and live in squalor.
Aelinsaar
I didn't know that, but it makes me very, very angry.
Harcorepkurharcoreprkur
This needs more upvotes. Just because the bad shit isn't big news, doesn't mean it's not going on.
Aelinsaar
Yep... we don't necessarily do people favors when we let them be totally isolated.
Harcorepkurharcoreprkur
Yeah, in a community that doesn't feel education is necessary past the 8th grade.
Aelinsaar
Seriously... that's a big old warning sign.
ITryToOnlyRespondInGifs
Seriously? I've never heard of this. Source?
Pharya
Found this on Google. It's filled with results. It's quite well known. http://fourhourworkweek.com/2008/07/15/escaping-the-amish-part-1/
Aelinsaar
One example: http://legalaffairs.org/issues/January-February-2005/feature_labi_janfeb05.msp
Pharya
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand another. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=316371 - These are all different people btw. The links aren't the same story
Pharya
Aaaand another http://www.marydemuth.com/bonnets-buggies-and-sexual-abuse/ - all of these links are first hand accounts from ex-Amish.
Pharya
And another. There are so many accounts of it http://religiouschildabuse.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/memoir-describes-child-abuse-in-amish.html
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
Might I ask, what is rumspringa and what happens during it?
UncivilEngineer
Go watch sex drive! RRUUMMMSSSPRRRIIIIINGGGAAA!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!
SadPaisley
It's kind of like an underground chainsaw fighting tournament, and the only time that the Amish break their code. Buggy Jousting.
RedStarBeograd
Something like this
MidnyteStar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa Here ya go, you lazy bastard!
Ithastostop
those turning 18 in the community are allowed to go and live in the modern world to decide if they want to stay amish. some go really wild
Legendariel
I thought it was 16
blitherypoop
It is.
jesii
depends on the area.
ShortGiant
All the young Amish who are coming of age go on a journey into the outside world for a while to see if they want to stay Amish or leave.
charliesheen420
It's actually relatively uncommon...
porchside
Wow, that sounds great. One of my big problems with religion is the encouragement of basically indoctrinating children. Let them choose.
Griffy11
They've all been indoctrinated for the last 14 or so years. The normal world will be very different to them.
porchside
In my mind, it's better than nothing. The gesture and the fact that they're so OK with the idea of them leaving is good enough for me.
choorp
The Amish sound awesome
aramil31
That's pretty cool, actually. They say "hey, if you want to be Amish you need to be sure that it's your own informed decision."
human8060
Except when the kids choose to not be Amish, they are shunned from their families and communities. Nothing really cool about it.
aramil31
I only have the unknowing outsider's viewpoint. If that's the case, that definitely pushes the Amish closer to "cult" category.
HateWinslet
It's actually only the illusion of choice. They're supposed to experience it, get it out of their system, and choose to remain Amish.
SweetZombiJesus
They get no warning or upbringing to guard them against modern vices like our children do. It is set up for them to go running back.
UneCanadienne
I have learned all that in breaking amish. very educational it seems
motherofbacons
Also totally fake.
UneCanadienne
I know haha but its still entertaining.
TheLivinLegend
I'm sure their society has its fair share of assholes.
LurkerLad
Not to mention their blatant disregard for the rules of the road. They will pull right out in front of you. With a horse and buggy.
WhimsicalCalamari
There's actually a lot of messed up stuff. We just don't see it. Because, y'know, no connection to the outside world and everything.
DefinitelyNotAnAssassinHidingInAHaybale
They use horses like shit... they dump them at auctions with meat buyers for the money even if they are perfectly healthy (many still are
Enwolf
You aren't wrong. Some abuse their animals, and even more are incredibly hypocritical. Not everyone of course, just how some people can be.
jesuisgur
Highest rate of incest rape in the world...
cgrizzle
Levi has the plainest quilt! What an asshole!
brrruuh
they do, most of them treat women horriably
DasSpiel
Amish puppy mills are the worst.
TheLivinLegend
That's one thing. Then there's this, although it was Bolivian Mennonites: http://www.vice.com/read/the-ghost-rapes-of-bolivia-000300-v20n8
CliftonSantiago
Ugh, Vice though...
TheLivinLegend
Yeah, but it's not the only source, just the first one I pasted from Google
BlobbyJr
Unholy shit... that makes me beyond sick.
jazzhead
Thank you not for leading me to read this. Now I'm sick. But have my upvote anyway.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
good guy abe
ImEdd
you mean good bye abe?
westerngermany
Ezekiel*, Abe's with Jebidia feeding chickens, while Jacob plows...fool
thepuppet
I legit love all these names.
fuckyouyanerds
Except they run more puppy farms in the east than anyone else
SecretAgentSterling
Which means, I can get a pure bread Husky for $200 instead of $800. Sorry, but I'm poor and I like Husky's.
JT1984
Wow, dude, that's cold. You like dogs, but you're totally ok with them suffering so you can save a buck.
SecretAgentSterling
I really hope you can see the hypocrisy in sending that from your iphone.
JT1984
ummm....I don't have an iphone? This is my laptop, that I bought for school.
fangwulf
Any of the puppies they can't sell they put in a bag and drown. They have told people if they don't buy the puppies this is what they'll do.
ellieka
Confirmed! We didn't realize and bought a dog from an Amish breeder. Tons of genetic problems and health issues caused by careless breeding.
fuckyouyanerds
sorry that happened to you
Canneverthinkofagoodname
My sister got a puppy from a far out in Amish country and they treated their dogs very well , all of them were happy and healthy!
missd
You live in a world of lies.
Canneverthinkofagoodname
It wasn't a "puppy mill" his family had been breeding dogs and selling them for years, I'm sure I could post pictures to help prove this.
ey3con
I live in the Eastern part of the States and can confirm this is very true.
Throwcherrybombs
And not just the puppy mills... tons of horses are mistreated and nearly worked to death by them. I've done lots of animal rescue from amish
SiblingJudith
Some Amish boys near me ran their horse literally into the ground. Warm day, decent winter coat, overworked him. Had to be euthanized.
fuckyouyanerds
its disgusting
TrexTime
Holy cow! I didn't know this stereotype. Why do they run puppy mills?
Throwcherrybombs
Same reason anyone does. Money.
TrexTime
That is really sad. Do they get in trouble for animals abuse ever?
whatactuallyhappened
Puppy mills in general in this country hardly ever get in trouble. It's really hard to prove wrongdoing the way the laws are written
Throwcherrybombs
I'm sure they do. However, it doesn't seem to be slowing them down much.
CommieGold
Quakers, you mean the Quakers. The Amish are real dicks to their womenfolk.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
and children and men of lower standing... I've heard abuse is a real problem actually.
Winterous
TIL they sound better on paper.
geekpotpie
The Amish seem great until you learn about all the sexual abuse. Oh and the teeth pulling as punishment for telling "The English" about it.
Redrumofthesheep
What....the... fuck.....?
geekpotpie
http://legalaffairs.org/issues/January-February-2005/feature_labi_janfeb05.msp Read and weep, for the Amish are not so gentle.
Redrumofthesheep
Holy shit. I am so disturbed by this I had to comment on my own comment.
Sabre2087
I'd say that's like most religious people. It's the loud extremist that are the problem. And the extremist Amish don't have Twitter.
ms2ar15
Well most of them don't use electricity for personal use, so it stands to reason they don't have the Twitter.
thebetterJFK
You would be right, not every Christian goes to the Westboro Baptist Church. Those loons are the ones who get the air time for their idiocy
acoconutladenswallow
Like 40 "Christians" go to Westboro Baptist Church. Amazing how such a tiny group makes the rest of us (hundreds of millions) look terrible.
basodifbaosidbfaofb
That's because most Christians are happy to vote the exact same way the WBC does even if they don't like their tactics.
acoconutladenswallow
Sadly, that's true for many conservative Christians. It's not true of all Christians, I was really happy when marriage equality came to NC.
AskingTheRealQuestions
Well I wouldn't say Twitter is what has caused religious extremists to kill in the past.
EveryChickenInThisPlace
Any extremist you mean.
DimensionMaster
I would assume extremist Amish are just regular Amish. Or at least aren't the ones that come to town to sell their wears and cookies.
DrPepperWho
Do you mind if I ask roughly where you're from? I grew up in a predominately Amish town. (Not amish myself, though I did date one.)
MochaUnderscoreBean
Do you mean to tell me that all extremely religious people aren't vicious serial killers?
Sabre2087
Read what I said again.
MochaUnderscoreBean
Did I need the /s?
Sabre2087
Probably not. But a momentary bout of dyslexia didn't allow me to read your comment properly.
MochaUnderscoreBean
Ah. Understandable.
Tkeleth
Extremist Amish be like "IMMA BUILD YOU A BARN YOU GOSH-DARNED HEATHEN! NOW DRINK THIS FRESH UNPASTEURIZED MILK LIKE I TOLD YOU!"
CrankFurry
I dunno, I saw an X Files where the Amish were messing some people up...
DarthVaderIsBadAndHisAssistantIsAMouse
Just wait until you watch Amish Mafia...
thatonegirlatthatoneplace
I read a book where an Amish guy was a secret murderer/stalker.. o.o
pigranngler
Those were Amish aliens. Just kidding, I don't know
TheStigsAmericanCousin
Well, in fairness, they were aliens under the guise of Amishness in order to remain remote and undisturbed ... until they fucked shit up.
Redrumofthesheep
Actually, they were just Amish, but the govt used their cattle as test subjects for secret biological experimentation with alien DNA.
Redrumofthesheep
If I remember the right episode, that is. Red Museum, was it? But they weren't really Amish, though. Hmm.
TheStigsAmericanCousin
Wasn't that a different one where the people ended up being cannibals working for a chicken company?
Redrumofthesheep
No, that was My Town. That was just cannibals eating ppl and getting sick from it. Gotta love X-Files -who comes up with this stuff? :D
TheStigsAmericanCousin
I really miss it. I just watched "Pusher" the other day. Classic stuff.
Migotchi
As i walk through the valley where I harvest my grain...
IITallyhoII
No, goddammit. We don't need the fucking song every time.
larryless
*feverishly google Amish Paradise lyrics
spenace
Good Guy Jeremiah
yetanotherpoorlifedecision
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me
TEAMPROMOS
Relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg
bigsppon234
Source*
FastandBiCurious
What is this?
Sgt50HHHH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg and I just realized I'm old...
EnvokumGigantusInMyPantus
Of course this again xD
ElvananceTN
HOLY SHIT YOU BRILLIANT BASTARDS!!!! I SPENT MORE TIME READING AND UPVOTING THAN MY PAST YEARS HERE!!!
VernusSilva
You guys are amazing
mayormeowsalot
I'm not talented enough with linguistics to express how happy this made me.
whoopsmyfingerslipped
Brother hezekiah!
Merrysteam4
I will fear no scarecrow
raspymorten
Weird Al lyrics coming in!
littledebbycakes88
I love and hate you all at once.
DocBrown88
You got upvote every person that got you here today, I love this site...
kramarevskyt
I churned butter one or twice, livin in an Amish paradise!
thecheesecakemancan
Thank you infuriates for dedication for filling in the worda to the song. Commitment at its finest
bluevalien
Highlight of my day/early morning!!
bluevalien
Someone must credit the genius! Weird Al!
SuperbadOfSargent
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain.
LeeXiuLong
i uovoted every line to the end
Whatthehellizwrongwthu
I take a look at my life and realize I'm very plain.
candyman106
I took a look at my wife and realize she's very plain.
SuperbadOfSargent
But that's just perfect for an amish like me, you know I shun fancy things lke electricity.
candyman106
At 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin cows
SuperbadOfSargent
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows.
turkeysamwich420
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain
kaneep
I love how like minded people on imgur are. I thought I was the only one to remember these obscure pop culture references
doctorninja
The whole damn song. I fucking love this place.
theabbster
Living in an Imgur paradise. :D
LetMeTellYouHowIPlannedToKillYouBeforeYouEscapeMrBond
Me too. I've seen bohemian rhapsody typed out perfectly a ridiculous no of times. This place is beautiful
battlesword83
Also devil went down to Georgia and the fresh prince theme song
CenturianImgurian
I've seen three different mockups of the fresh prince theme. Some people on here are glorious. (well, literally, I suppose)
checkert
This is clearly where I belong. My husband acts like Im weird for knowing all the words.
ninjagaidensigma
One of us...
therealafurt
Well if you're looking for a new husband, I volunteer as tribute because so do i.
Supanini
Do yourself a favor and don't press expand
TheUnladenSwallow
Mobile users beware. It becomes a pillar of letters
littledebbycakes88
Did it anyways. I regret nothing.
dbrsong
Oh god here we go
thepuppet
The journey starts here.
kwiseass9191
The whole entire song is here in the comments. Just went through, on mobile. I'm not sure what I'm doing with my life -.-
LettucePray
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain.
IncognitoFWUH
lol that.....was funny
dbrsong
It's also from a song. " Weird Al, Amish Paradise "
Amalthea22
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me,
Nykk
you know we shun fancy things like electricity
MessengerOfDreams
I feel like you're the best friend who got ditched by their prom date while their friend dances with the girl of your dreams
SchrodingersGinger
But thats just perfect for an Amish like me, you know we shun fancy things like electricity
thecheerfulpessimist
At 4:30 in the mornin' I'm milking cows
Silverdew
Fuck Im trying to finish the song but it just keeps goin!
IMostlyCommentInGifs
Jedediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool!
nGFlight
Jebbadiah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows
Amalthea22
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool
thecheerfulpessimist
And I've been milking and plowing so long that even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone!
LilyCln
Give us a call we'll build you a house...
LeeXiuLong
jebediah dont do shit!
Atalung
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows
littledebbycakes88
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows
Cursemark
You're all so fucking clever. I want to hangout with people like you.
MagnustheJust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg Learn it. Live it. Love it.
LordWok
its a weird al song.