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To: NYer
Those Swartzentruber Amish must be really strict. The Amish I saw at Shipshewana, Indiana had no trouble with those triangle reflector lights on their buggies.

BTW, I learned quite a bit about the Amish when hanging out there. I was friends with Dan the Amishman who told me a lot of interesting stuff about the Amish. Do you know why the Amish have beards but no moustaches? I do.

24 posted on 06/06/2002 2:20:40 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix
"Do you know why the Amish have beards but no moustaches? "

"There are quite a few scripture that mention beards in the Bible. An example would be Psalm 133:1,2. An Amishman does not shave his beard after he becomes married; a long beard is the mark of an adult Amishman. Mustaches, on the other hand, have a long history of being associated with the military, and therefore are forbidden among the Amish people."

source = Amish FAQ

28 posted on 06/06/2002 2:28:53 PM PDT by ez2muz
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To: PJ-Comix
Do you know why the Amish have beards but no moustaches? I do.

I didn't know they had beards but no moustaches, let alone why. But now I've begun my journey of knowledge, so why not tell me why?

38 posted on 06/06/2002 2:39:57 PM PDT by A.J.Armitage
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