If you grew up your whole life without electricity and modern conveniences,
then I think sitting at home in front of the tv with digital cable and
having a few beers with your friends would be awesome.

-Nick


"Michael Hughes" <dapaintschmuck**IZASEXYBEAST**@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:bj8ag0$r3k$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> if you were amish, what would the first three things you'd do as soon as
you
> turned 18.
>
> 1. Get the **** out of there
> 2. Drink like a fucking fish/Do as many drugs as possible
> 3. Have as much fun as humanly possible.
>
>
> "vercingetorix" <x@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:5FN5b.1111$jF.15980637@twister1.starband.net. ..
> > While there's no paintjob worth shooting someone over, keep in mind,
these
> > were AMISH vandals. Amish. Where do Amish people get off throwing
tomatoes
> > at the rest of us? Sounds to me like the Amish Village has lost control
of
> > its young folk. And what are they doing with paintball guns anyway?
Amish
> > people are supposed to disdain technology and frivolity. A paintball gun
> > qualifies as both. Come to think of it, they're supposed to eschew fun,
> too,
> > the Amish. Like throwing tomatoes at cars, a fun activity, would be
> verboten
> > for them. So basically, you've got Amish Youth Out of Control, Amish
> > Delinquents Terrorizing Tourists, Amish Culture Ruined By Paintball
> > Influence, Amish Tomato Throwers Break God's Law, Stew in Hell. Someone
> had
> > to stop them. The shooter probably saved the village and kept the other
> > juvenile delinquents involved from going to hell. At least, it would be
> fun
> > to argue that in court. Hopefully the other Steven King-like attributes
of
> > the case will eclipse the paintball-is-baaaad angle. Fuckin' Amish,
> anyway.
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Ah, be careful what you say. Or you'll give yourself away. Odds are you
> > won't live to see tomorrow."
> > --- Johnny Rivers
> > "Chitterling" <chitterling_gritskisser@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:e8b7f323.0309040757.7f9125b3@posting.google.c om...
> > > Ohio Amish Community Shaken by Shooting
> > > Thu Sep 4, 2:55 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
> > >
> > >
> > > By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer
> > >
> > > MOUNT HOPE, Ohio - It's an annual prank in this tranquil Amish
> > > community, where men wear straw hats and women bonnets and plain
> > > dresses: Youngsters hide in cornfields and hurl tomatoes at passing
> > > cars.
> > >
> > > This year, the mischief turned deadly.
> > >
> > > A motorist who had been pelted several times on Labor Day got out of
> > > his car and fired three to five rounds into the 7-foot-high corn,
> > > killing 23-year-old Steven L. Keim.
> > >
> > > No arrest has been made.
> > >
> > > Residents are reeling from shock, unable to understand why anybody
> > > would retaliate so violently. Authorities say the county hadn't seen a
> > > firearm-related homicide in about three decades.
> > >
> > > "The prank has gone on for years and years," said Marty Yoder, who
> > > owns Marty's Shoes in this town about 60 miles south of Cleveland.
> > > "All over the county it's been happening every year."
> > >
> > >
> > > The shooting occurred just north of Mount Hope in Holmes County, where
> > > the clip-clop of horses pulling Amish buggies is just as common as the
> > > sound of passing automobiles.
> > >
> > >
> > > Holmes County has what is believed to be the world's largest
> > > population of Amish, who do not believe in modern conveniences such as
> > > electricity and automobiles.
> > >
> > >
> > > Keim, 23, an Apple Creek resident of Amish heritage, died of multiple
> > > wounds to the chest, Holmes County Coroner Robert Anthony said.
> > >
> > >
> > > Keim was with about 10 other members of the Amish community, ages 15
> > > to 23. The group told the sheriff's office they had been throwing
> > > tomatoes and firing paintball guns at passing vehicles.
> > >
> > >
> > > The crime scene is marked by trampled corn stalks that interrupt an
> > > otherwise uniform stretch roadside corn. About eight rows into the
> > > cornfield, well hidden from the road, two buckets of rotting,
> > > fly-covered tomatoes still sat.
> > >
> > >
> > > According to the sheriff's department, the driver of a Lincoln or
> > > Cadillac stopped, got out and threatened to shoot whoever threw the
> > > tomatoes Monday night.
> > >
> > >
> > > The vehicle turned around and drove past the cornfield again. The car
> > > was struck with tomatoes a second time.
> > >
> > >
> > > About 25 minutes later the vehicle passed the cornfield two more
> > > times. On a third pass, the driver stopped and challenged the group to
> > > throw more tomatoes - then fired his shotgun into the cornfield.
> > >
> > >
> > > The sheriff's department did not have a suspect, only a vague
> > > description of a middle-aged male of medium height.
> > >
> > >
> > > Residents say the community will be nervous until the shooter is
> > > caught.
> > >
> > >
> > > "People won't be resting too good until they know who it is at least,"
> > > said Ivan Miller, 41. "He should be punished. The guy lost it."
> > >
> > >
> > > Wayne Miller, an Amish man from nearby Kidron, said the young people
> > > "shouldn't have been throwing tomatoes."
> > >
> > > "But if people start shooting people for throwing tomatoes, this
> > > country's in bad shape," he said.
> > >
> > > Keim was born into an Amish family, but his family left the Amish
> > > church and became Mennonites, said Yoder.
> > >
> > > Mennonites share similar beliefs with the Amish, but drive cars and
> > > use more modern conveniences.
> > >
> > > "He was a real outgoing person, always willing to help you," Yoder
> > > said
> >
> >
> if you were amish, what would the first three things you'd do as soon as
you
> turned 18.
>
> 1. Get the **** out of there
> 2. Drink like a fucking fish/Do as many drugs as possible
> 3. Have as much fun as humanly possible.
>
>
> "vercingetorix" <x@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:5FN5b.1111$jF.15980637@twister1.starband.net. ..
> > While there's no paintjob worth shooting someone over, keep in mind,
these
> > were AMISH vandals. Amish. Where do Amish people get off throwing
tomatoes
> > at the rest of us? Sounds to me like the Amish Village has lost control
of
> > its young folk. And what are they doing with paintball guns anyway?
Amish
> > people are supposed to disdain technology and frivolity. A paintball gun
> > qualifies as both. Come to think of it, they're supposed to eschew fun,
> too,
> > the Amish. Like throwing tomatoes at cars, a fun activity, would be
> verboten
> > for them. So basically, you've got Amish Youth Out of Control, Amish
> > Delinquents Terrorizing Tourists, Amish Culture Ruined By Paintball
> > Influence, Amish Tomato Throwers Break God's Law, Stew in Hell. Someone
> had
> > to stop them. The shooter probably saved the village and kept the other
> > juvenile delinquents involved from going to hell. At least, it would be
> fun
> > to argue that in court. Hopefully the other Steven King-like attributes
of
> > the case will eclipse the paintball-is-baaaad angle. Fuckin' Amish,
> anyway.
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Ah, be careful what you say. Or you'll give yourself away. Odds are you
> > won't live to see tomorrow."
> > --- Johnny Rivers
> > "Chitterling" <chitterling_gritskisser@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:e8b7f323.0309040757.7f9125b3@posting.google.c om...
> > > Ohio Amish Community Shaken by Shooting
> > > Thu Sep 4, 2:55 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
> > >
> > >
> > > By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer
> > >
> > > MOUNT HOPE, Ohio - It's an annual prank in this tranquil Amish
> > > community, where men wear straw hats and women bonnets and plain
> > > dresses: Youngsters hide in cornfields and hurl tomatoes at passing
> > > cars.
> > >
> > > This year, the mischief turned deadly.
> > >
> > > A motorist who had been pelted several times on Labor Day got out of
> > > his car and fired three to five rounds into the 7-foot-high corn,
> > > killing 23-year-old Steven L. Keim.
> > >
> > > No arrest has been made.
> > >
> > > Residents are reeling from shock, unable to understand why anybody
> > > would retaliate so violently. Authorities say the county hadn't seen a
> > > firearm-related homicide in about three decades.
> > >
> > > "The prank has gone on for years and years," said Marty Yoder, who
> > > owns Marty's Shoes in this town about 60 miles south of Cleveland.
> > > "All over the county it's been happening every year."
> > >
> > >
> > > The shooting occurred just north of Mount Hope in Holmes County, where
> > > the clip-clop of horses pulling Amish buggies is just as common as the
> > > sound of passing automobiles.
> > >
> > >
> > > Holmes County has what is believed to be the world's largest
> > > population of Amish, who do not believe in modern conveniences such as
> > > electricity and automobiles.
> > >
> > >
> > > Keim, 23, an Apple Creek resident of Amish heritage, died of multiple
> > > wounds to the chest, Holmes County Coroner Robert Anthony said.
> > >
> > >
> > > Keim was with about 10 other members of the Amish community, ages 15
> > > to 23. The group told the sheriff's office they had been throwing
> > > tomatoes and firing paintball guns at passing vehicles.
> > >
> > >
> > > The crime scene is marked by trampled corn stalks that interrupt an
> > > otherwise uniform stretch roadside corn. About eight rows into the
> > > cornfield, well hidden from the road, two buckets of rotting,
> > > fly-covered tomatoes still sat.
> > >
> > >
> > > According to the sheriff's department, the driver of a Lincoln or
> > > Cadillac stopped, got out and threatened to shoot whoever threw the
> > > tomatoes Monday night.
> > >
> > >
> > > The vehicle turned around and drove past the cornfield again. The car
> > > was struck with tomatoes a second time.
> > >
> > >
> > > About 25 minutes later the vehicle passed the cornfield two more
> > > times. On a third pass, the driver stopped and challenged the group to
> > > throw more tomatoes - then fired his shotgun into the cornfield.
> > >
> > >
> > > The sheriff's department did not have a suspect, only a vague
> > > description of a middle-aged male of medium height.
> > >
> > >
> > > Residents say the community will be nervous until the shooter is
> > > caught.
> > >
> > >
> > > "People won't be resting too good until they know who it is at least,"
> > > said Ivan Miller, 41. "He should be punished. The guy lost it."
> > >
> > >
> > > Wayne Miller, an Amish man from nearby Kidron, said the young people
> > > "shouldn't have been throwing tomatoes."
> > >
> > > "But if people start shooting people for throwing tomatoes, this
> > > country's in bad shape," he said.
> > >
> > > Keim was born into an Amish family, but his family left the Amish
> > > church and became Mennonites, said Yoder.
> > >
> > > Mennonites share similar beliefs with the Amish, but drive cars and
> > > use more modern conveniences.
> > >
> > > "He was a real outgoing person, always willing to help you," Yoder
> > > said
> >
> >
>
>