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'Tis the Season...

...for neighborhood Christmas light shows.

John started the ball rolling here (although he used the vid to make a larger point), and Boq will be sure to start discovering interesting -- or bizarre -- examples of engineering ingenuity as he cruises the darker corners of the 'web.

But meanwhile, a little closer to my neck of the woods (when I'm in that neck of the woods), just across the Delaware River (plus about sixty miles), deep in the heart of Mennonite country, comes this fascinating (and seldom-seen) bit of holiday Americana.

I couldn't get it to embed, but click the link and enjoy --

-- an Amish Christmas Light Show!



10 Comments

Got me.
 
Q. How can you tell you're on an Amish elevator?

A. No buttons.
   
Didn't get me, but then I lived around Amish in Morgan County, Ohio where I used to be the County Engineer. I was also a frequent vistor to Holmes County, Ohio where the largest Amish colony resides.

I liked the Amish Elevator thingee.
 
I didn't have to look too far into the thistles of the interwebs.  I just had to poke into the San Juan Mayor's personal blog to find one, Unkabill.
 
I was expecting candles and reflective triangles.
 
I'll admit that the snowflakes around the base of the leopard-taking-an-impala-down tableau was a festive touch...
 
Don't tell them about the Living Nativity in MY neck of the woods! Those leopards might still be hungry. Impala are good for making stew, but camels are extra juicy... 
 
Q. How can you tell you're driving past an Amish country club?

A. Horse-drawn golf carts.
 
 Or how about horse drawn tanks for the Amish Militia.

My son was visting when we were still in Ohio and I had discovered a site warning about the Amish Militia. He sat down as we surefd through the site and had a good laugh. It's still one of the best parody sites I've seen. It's such a shame it was taken down about a year later.