Posted on 11/02/2016 1:31:37 PM PDT by Rufus Shinra
Lancaster Co, Pa. is the “Bible Belt”. There are lots of churches there that may have a church van or school bus that could accommodate large numbers of Amish voters. Someone needs to coordinate communication between the Amish leaders and these churches.
much thanks good hunting!
Thank you for posting this thread, Rufus. I would not have otherwise seen it.
Did she, or you, ever get to visit Goode’s Dairy Farm? They have a nice restaurant, delicious homemade ice cream, and a really interesting arts/crafts shop of Amish crafts.
Many moons ago, when I was a young college student, we’d make regular runs out to the farm for our ice cream sundaes. They had a llama on their farm, and we’d frequently see it resting under one of their big trees. Oh the memories!
Is this in PA? I might have been; certainly I’ve been to Mennonite restaurants and I go to a Mennonite butcher in Princeton, NJ. Usually it’s Mennonite stores selling Amish crafts.
:) A thread where “Amish” actually means Amish!
Bless these people!
Try to Jacobean tragedies! Dark stuff indeed.
“This should be where the most people can see it.”
There’s an “Activism” section on the FR home page. Maybe it should be posted there. (I don’t know how to do it, or I would.)
If you are going to transport the Amish, double up on the air fresheners.
Yes, this is in Pa, I think it was near Manheim, Pa. Not too far from Millersville U. You could well be correct, they may be Mennonite, I don’t remember. But wow, do I remember how wonderful their homemade ice cream was, and how interesting all those crafts were.
Aren’t hex signs Pennsylvania Dutch — too flashy for Amish?
I love the double distelfink hex and plan to make an applique quilt of that pattern.
Maybe you’re right. I tend to associate them with the Amish but you may very well be right.
OTOH... can you imagine the twee snowflakes having to read or see THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, or Shakespeare's TITUS ANDRONICUS and TROILUS AND CRESSIDA? LOL
I actually saw The Duchess of Malfi on stage with Ian McKellan and Eleanor Bron. Quite a little blood bath although not a great production. Mr. McKellan walked around the stage for a bit with a casket strapped to his back!
One of my favorite genres is Restoration Comedy! Full of gay jokes which would send the kiddies into epileptic fits. But so very brilliant; the Brits and Irish really contributed so much to culture...
McKellan is now over-rated, IMO. The older he gets, the worse he is; sadly. Though I must admit that I have enjoyed him and Jacobi in "VICIOUS".
Restoration comedies are a hoot; I agree. ;^)
But don't forget what part the Italians, with the Commedia Dell'arte, had in both English and French Farce. And the d'a , was a direct descendant of Ancient Roman comedies. hehehehehehe
I doubt that this stuff is still taught, even to theatre majors, today. :-(
The ten largest Amish settlements, by number of church districts, as of 2009:
10. Allen County, Indiana (Founded 1852; 19 church districts). This Amish settlement located to the north of Fort Wayne is a Swiss-ethnicity community. Open buggies are driven here; the construction trade is popular. Allen County Amish homes are often built of red brick, unlike those of most other Amish. The three most common last names here are Graber, Lengacher, and Schmucker.
9. Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Founded 1791; 22 districts). Also known as Kishacoquillas Valley or more commonly, ‘Big’ Valley, this settlement is home to three distinct Old Order Amish groups: the black-buggy driving Renno Amish, Byler Amish (yellow buggies), and the most conservative group, the ‘Nebraska’ Amish, aka ‘white-toppers’. ‘Big Valley’ is, in fact, a big valley–about 30 miles long, and around 5 miles wide at its widest.
8. Daviess County, Indiana (1868; 24 districts). This community also has Swiss roots, though Amish here use closed-top carriages and other differences exist. Daviess County Amish speak with a distinctly ‘southern’ accent.
7. Arthur, Illinois (1865; 27 districts). The largest and oldest Amish settlement in Illinois. The Arthur settlement is very entrepreneurial, with numerous Amish cabinet shop and furniture businesses scattered around the flat countryside surrounding the small town.
6. Nappanee, Indiana (ca. 1841; 37 districts). This community lies not far from the largest in Indiana, that of Elkhart/Lagrange Counties to the north-east. Similarly to that community, Nappanee Amish have been heavily involved in the RV industry. Amish Acres is a big tourist attraction here. It’s not impossible that this and the Lagrange/Elkhart settlement will ‘grow into’ one another in future, forming one even larger settlement.
5. Adams County, Indiana (1850; 47 districts). This Swiss community lies on the opposite side of Fort Wayne, Indiana from Allen County, with which it has close ties. One of the more conservative Amish settlements.
4. Geauga County, Ohio (1886; 86 districts). Ohio’s second-largest settlement, about an hour east of Cleveland. The Geauga County Amish settlement originated from the Holmes County settlement to the south.
3. Elkhart/Lagrange Counties, Indiana (1841; 133 districts). Indiana’s largest Amish settlement long thrived thanks to the RV industry. With the local economic downturn some Amish have had to look elsewhere to make a living. This community has featured heavily in recent media examinations of the Amish youth period known as Rumspringa.
2. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (ca. 1760; 171 districts). Lancaster is the most well-known, and the oldest existing Amish settlement. Lancaster is in certain ways different from most other Amish communities, for example in its ‘urban’ character. Nearly half-a-million people live in Lancaster County, with perhaps 6 or 8% of them being Amish. Holmes County, Ohio, on the other hand, is home to around 40,000 total residents, with the Amish likely comprising half the population (not including Amish in neighboring counties).
1. Holmes County, Ohio (1808; 220 districts). Holmes County is the largest and arguably most diverse Amish settlement. Amish affiliations range from the ultraconservative Swartzentruber Amish to the more progressive New Order Amish. The unusual ‘White’ Jonas Stutzman was one of the first Amish to settle here.
(Sources: Amish Studies web site; David Luthy’s Amish Settlements Across America: 2008, GAMEO)
It might be taught, but I don’t know. I first saw Bron in the movie Help!, lol. Beautiful woman.
Vicious was cancelled after season 2, I don’t know why. Although I always felt Jacobi was a talented comedian he seemed lost in that show. McKellan was much funnier. Jacobi has always been much more conservative about his homosexuality which probably played a big part in his discomfort in that role. Plus, a lot of unfunny jokes!
I first saw Bron in "BEDAZZLED" and was blown away by that entire movie. It remains one of my all time favorite comedies.
Yes, she was a beautiful woman and could act any role, well, she was given. She and John Cleese even popped up in a DOCTOR WHO episode, way back during the Tom Baker ( who was the BEST ever Rasputin ! ) years, of all things. LOL
Yes, I know that "VICIOUS" has been cancelled. OTOH, it had really come to the end and I doubt that there were any more episodes ever planned for. After all, what else could they have done, after the wedding....but just the same old same old.
I don't think that I have EVER seen Jacobi, in any series or on the stage, in anything but dramas.
Since is has, until lately, been quiet about being an homosexual, I doubt that portraying one, now, made him uncomfortable. His role in VICIOUS was NOT the first time he ever portrayed one, you know. He portrayed one in BREAKING THE CODE, in the late '80s.
Jacobi has often talked about his discomfort about being an open homosexual; it was McKellan who outed him although anyone with a brain could have seen that he was gay. He did not want his parents - who were very kind to him - to know, especially his mother. His performance as Claudius is absolutely hilarious - it was then I realized his potential as a fine comedian. I, Claudius was written by a top British comedy writer to offset the seriousness of the tale. And it clearly shows. The entire cast is extremely funny despite all the gore, mayhem and corruption. Oh, if only the Clintons and Obamas were as funny!
Yes, yes, I full well know the history of actors and actresses, from the beginnings of written history, being looked at as thieves, prostitutes, louche, perverts, drunks, and the lowest of the low, but still, I could always ignore those facts and just enjoy the movie, play, T.V. show. Now? Not really. :-(
Loved, loved, LOVED "I CLAUDIUS", which I had read as a teen ( along with all of ALL of Robert Graves' works, starting when I was all of 11 ) and which the series combined with the second book of that series, "CLAUDIUS, THE GOD". :-)
I suppose that a good writer, a VERY good write, MIGHT be able to make the Clintons and Obamas "funny", but not right now; sometime in the long distant future; maybe.
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