Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Amish aptronym
For a long time the Amish were a convenient reference point... "What? You think those 9/11 guys weren't Muslim? What were they, Amish? Ha ha ha."
A few months ago we lost the ability to use "Norwegian" as a point of jocular comparison; now we've lost the ability to use "Amish"!
Amish Aptronym Alert! Amish Aptronym Alert!
A few months ago we lost the ability to use "Norwegian" as a point of jocular comparison; now we've lost the ability to use "Amish"!
US authorities have raided the compound of a breakaway Amish religious group and arrested seven men on federal hate crime charges in haircutting attacks against Amish men and women.
Cutting the hair is a highly offensive act to the traditional Amish, who believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry. Several members of the breakaway group forcefully cut the beards and hair of Amish men and women in September and October, authorities said.
Among those arrested Wednesday were the group's leader, Sam Mullet....
Amish Aptronym Alert! Amish Aptronym Alert!
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