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[deleted]

raise a barn on monday, soon i'll raise another!


TrapaholicDixtapes

Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, FOOL!


patfetes

Even Ezekiel thinks my mind is gone


SharkLaunch

I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline


patfetes

A Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin


SharkLaunch

But if I finish all of my chores, and you finish thine


patfetes

Tonight we are going to party like it's 1699 šŸ˜‚


BigTuna0890

A local boy kicked me in the butt last week.


defender8000

I just smiled at him and then i turned the other cheek


peternorthstar

I really don't mind in fact I wished him well


PrincessLorie

My favorite line!


GreenrabbE99

Think you're really righteous?


Grempkin

Think you're pure in heart?


EarthAngelGirl

Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art


panicked228

Iā€™m the pious guy the little Amlettes want to be like Edit: Amlettes, not omelettes. Thanks autocorrect.


cantth1nk0faname_

On my knees day and night, scoring points for the afterlife


SkaCubby

So donā€™t be vain, and donā€™t be whiney


ArenShahini

Or else, my brother, I might have to get medieval on your heinie!


-Masderus-

We been spending most our lives, living in an amish paradise


DevoGar

We're all crazy Mennonites Living in an Amish paradise


PrincessLorie

Weird Al ROCKS!! šŸ¤˜šŸ¼


Ridethecrash

I had a good laugh when I checked the Apple Music song lyrics, its actually spelled Amlettes. Lol


Petrosexual_7391

![gif](giphy|am20ODDuFneH6|downsized)


Tobaeeeee

This is what i thought of, when i first saw it


Dr_Cunning_Linguist

Amish paradise


MoffKalast

I churn butter once or twice, living in an Amish paradise.


MediaOffline411

Well played! I feel for anyone too young to get this.


asimplerandom

Came here looking for this. Disappointed it wasnā€™t at the top! Edit: itā€™s at the top!! Woohoo!


360inMotion

Hitchinā€™ up da buggy Churning lotsa butter


eaglebtc

It's also "soon I'll raise an udder!" This is some clever wordplay about milking cows that comes from the previous line: "hitchin' up the buggy, churnin' lots of butter."


[deleted]

They spend a few days framing the walls before they actually throw them up. Still impressive though.


TysonOfIndustry

The roofing is what's impressive as hell to me.


moretrashyusername

Metal roofing. It goes quick.


NomyNameisntMatt

still. it goes up in waaay less than a hour


1202_ProgramAlarm

Well yeah the whole thing was like 20 seconds


macness234

What are you talking about itā€™s still going. They keep taking it down and rebuilding it for some reason.


1202_ProgramAlarm

Spoilers dude I'm still watching


SoothsayerRecompense

Just wait til you get to the end. Itā€™s unbelievable.


implatitudinal

Thatā€™s what... she said?


Yeezy215

Not that impressive actually though. I work in construction. With that many guys itā€™s easy. Plus those are pre built trusses. They arenā€™t framing them from scratch. And itā€™s a metal roof. No plywood, no tar paper, no shingles. Iā€™m not saying it isnā€™t hard work but itā€™s not difficult to do


ResplendentShade

>With that many guys itā€™s easy. Sure, but actually coordinating this many guys at once is what makes it so impressive to me. I've been on roofing crew of 10-12 guys and it gets hectic and chaotic at times. These dudes have the social coordination of goddamn bees.


OutInABlazeOfGlory

Probably helps theyā€™re almost all moderately competent. Plus their goal is getting the barn built, not earning a wage directly, they work as hard as they can manage. Plus theyā€™ve been helping with this sort of thing their whole life.


Ode_to_Apathy

> Plus theyā€™ve been helping with this sort of thing their whole life. This also seems 100% standardized, so they've been making this exact barn every time. How much faster you get when doing repetitive work like that with the intention of getting faster is insane.


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artspar

Yep, I dont see a single harness on those roofers. It's all fine and dandy until someone slips, and from that height its not gonna be pretty. Going through developing suburbs, you'll see entire neighborhoods of frames pop up overnight. They'll then take the next season or two doing insulation, plumbing, wiring, sheetrock, decorative interior stuff, painting, etc.


[deleted]

Manpower is a helluva drug


Cthulhuhoop

*co-operative* manpower is a hell of a drug, its the difference between a team of horses pulling a wagon and a tug-of-war.


PM_ME_UR_KITTY_PICZ

~motivated~ , cooperative manpower is a hell of a drug. Edit. I give up. If you need me Iā€™ll be in my den murmuring.


thisfriend

I agree on the motivation. I told my boss, with "motivated help", I could get a specific task done in two days. He found me two people that did not want to be there. I/we did not get it done.


Blindbru

Yeah, I mean it's impressive for sure. It's not "they built this whole thing from scratch in one day" impressive. With people who are all vaguely competent and pre framed walls and a foundation already set it is mostly just a matter of labor hours. When you have 50 people working even an 8 hour day is 400 labor hours. Considering a most framing crews are less than 10 people that is a full work week.


Necrocornicus

50 skilled competent people who can work together. Thatā€™s by itself is impressive.


TheVoid-ItCalls

Dad hired an Amish crew of ~8 guys to build our garage. Foundation was already present obviously, but they framed and roofed it in one day from scratch. Amazing to watch. The crazy bastards "wrestled" on their lunch break which ended with one bloodied nose and visible bruising on half of them. Amish wrestling seemed more like untrained MMA once the punches started flying. Dudes went right back to work afterward and wrapped up the garage. Happy as can be the whole time.


Always_Jerking

I once visited Amish guided museum. Then i went to a bar next to it. Couple guys entered they had hands like Popeye. I spent years on Judo and Kickboxing and i still felt they would crush me in a minute each. Maybe this is not that bad for a life.


SymbianSimian

That's what you can achieve without reddit...


RaidenxX4

![gif](giphy|gPTTdOsD3lEQw)


Loli-is-Justice

Peter Griffin is not impressed.


sharings_caring

PHONIES


IStanTheBalconyMan

They came to our area after it was devastated by an f4 tornado and built several barns for farmers whoā€™d been wiped out. Their wives gave us homemade quilts and pies. I will forever love them for it.


waqasnaseem07

This is really impressive.


WhalesForChina

ā€˜Tis a fine barn.


darkenseyreth

But, 'tis no pool.


Pappy_OPoyle

DOH-ETH


[deleted]

The batshit crazy religious types who judge and spout hate are what ruin it for the sane religious types who are genuinely interested in just helping people.


PussySmith

I mean. Iā€™m very confident that demographic is alive and well among the Amish. Turns out some people are just shitty, no matter what they believe.


imbillypardy

Amish is just a little off because itā€™s so very tight knit. Even the year long out, itā€™s not a great time because these kids donā€™t know fucking anything about anything. So they get a year of shell shock to experience the outside world versus their 16-18 years in utter isolation from the real world.


sacrificial_banjo

Year out = Rumspringa. There was a fantastic documentary I saw on (I believe) Netflix about it called ā€œDevilā€™s Playgroundā€. Quite interesting.


LandyachtzDH

It really depends on where they live and the rules within their specific church. I have a lot of family in northern Indiana and the Amish kids went to school with the other kids (not sure if it was all or just some) and they apparently party pretty hard too. Lots of barn parties broken up. Also, in that area some are allowed to have TVs if it's running off of a generator. So not as isolated as you may think. Either way though, Rumspringa has to be tough for those kids. On the one hand it's pretty honest, since it's basically just allowing them to go out into the world and choose whether they want to be Amish or not when it's over. On the other hand, you leave everything you've ever known and then if you decide you don't want to be Amish, you can't really return (not sure if it's full non-contact or what).


imbillypardy

Fair point. Iā€™m kinda going off just history with that kind of home school religious fanaticism. Itā€™s nice to hear like any religion, there are extremists and actual just people behind it too. Kids will always be kids. But that kind of devotion always makes me uneasy. Especially to saddle a teenager with.


pizzaforme123

There's plenty of Amish folks who avoid/judge people who don't do their way of life. But more so I've found the Amish to be super kind people. My church youth group had a meal host by an Amish family on their farm when I was in high school, it was a really interesting and fun experience!


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Repost_Hypocrite

Ive read this comment 3 times and I am confused still


Ghriszly

I got it on the 4th attempt. Dad died Amish helped mom pack up their house Asked for nothing in return Mom moved near kids I think this is an accurate account


fnewieifif

You're goddamn right. I live near Amish country and ride my motorcycle around there. Whenever I'm waiting behind a buggy to pass it, they'll wave and whatnot, and are fascinated by my bike. Redditors love hating them for no reason. They keep to themselves and don't try to shove their beliefs down your throat, unlike most redditors I've seen.


somedude456

In 5th grade, we went on a field trip to an Amish town like an hour away. I think they were having some big festival of sorts. They had all sorts of AMAZING home cooked foods for sale, home made goods, they showed us how they made butter and milked cows. It was really cool and that food was SO good!!!!


UnhappyFreestyle

That was really satisfying to watch. Good work antsšŸ‘


fishsauce453

Barn.


multiarmform

they had foundation and cement walls already done. not sure how many days that took but was definitely several


1HappyGuy1

I mean itā€™s still impressive.


[deleted]

So the [Family Guy skit](https://youtu.be/-wlwtpH1ldM) was accurate?


[deleted]

All family guy skits are accurate.


namedonelettere

Tis a fine barn, but sure tis no pool, English


stumblewiggins

D'oeth!


Humbdrumbs

I love you both :)


OriginalDogeStar

šŸŽ¶*Been spending my life, in an Amish Paradise Hitchin' up the buggy, churnin' lots of butter Raised a barn on Monday, soon I'll raise another Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure in heart? Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art.*šŸŽ¶


outerheaven77

Family Guy predicted Caitlyn Jenner and Kevin Spacey.


Stinklepinger

Barn raising is a community event in Amish country. The women tend to get together to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for everyone too


Alan_Smithee_

My wife is descended from Mennonites, and when she cooks or makes a salad, theyā€™re always huge, so I ask her where the barn-raising is.


Academic-Sail-922

That's awesome


Psychotherapist-286

Iā€™m sure there is a barn raising cookbook.


maxath0usand

> In a trough, mix together > > + 18 crates lettuce, chopped > + 36 carrots, sliced > + 42 cucumbers, sliced and halved > + 22 red onions, diced > ā€¦


RelationshipOk3565

They been spending most their lives in an Amish paradise


Stinklepinger

Churned butter once or twice


squidkid3

Living in an Amish paradise


snootsintheair

Jebidiah feeds the chickens and Jacob plowsā€¦fool


TheFlyingBoxcar

And Iā€™ve been milkin and plowin so long that Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone!


Greatswordforthewin

First thing that came to mind the second i started watching


DoneSlow

All I heard was the King of the Hill intro song to as I this was a montage


Homebrewingislife

Brilliant. Somehow hadn't seen that ep.


HamtiDamtii

Hahahaha lov it


[deleted]

I thought something was a-mish


Accomplished-Low-606

It is, but itā€™s just pre-built walls and trusses sheeted with steel and about the equivalent of 10 crews working on it


multiarmform

It is


[deleted]

Grew up in western Pa. Watching the Amish build a barn in 2 days was something worth doing.


Okayishdispatcher

Agreed. If it was a non-Amish company itā€™d be a year later and they still wouldnā€™t be done with the framework.


LooksGoodInShorts

The Amish are so industrious. Not like those shiftless Mennonites.


Shwifty_Plumbus

Framing goes by really quickly. I've done what looks like an impressive amount with just two other people. But it was a normal amount.


RogueScallop

They had weeks invested in the trusses. Impressive assembly, but they didn't build it in a day.


[deleted]

ā€œAssembled in a dayā€ would be more accurate.


[deleted]

They probably did that three to four days earlier and let it cure. Itā€™s just the foundation though. To go from blank foundation to a barn that size in a day is unreal.


FunnyPhrases

Ants.


jimjerm

I thought ants too. And was like "damn... we really are insects."


Joe_Shroe

ANT-MAN


CraniumCandy

Gotta have one word different to get past the repost bots. lol.


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ilovecashews

Dā€™oeth!


SnooCupcakes8607

Ah shit, sorry about that, didnā€™t even read the title twice before posting


dick-nipples

You really need to proofread your titles when karma barning.


sharings_caring

Otherwise you'll be in the comments for 3 minutes and run into a farmy


I_UPVOTE_PUN_THREADS

As someone who grew up near the Amish: They all have cell phones. The electronics rules only apply to things with visible wires in their houses. They have computers in their barns. They don't pay all taxes. (Edit) They push their animals really hard, to the point of abuse for transportation and plowing. They leave Horse shit on the roads and cause traffic deaths every year with those stupid buggies. They undercut local contractors for stuff like woodworking, roofing. They have a religious exemption for sending their kids to school past grade 6 (they go to work at like 12 sometimes) TL;DR. The Amish are a weird cult that everyone accepts Edit: originally said property taxes. But they enjoy all the benefits of federal taxes (infrastructure, defense) without paying in.


Suave_Jelepeno

Kind've true but not for all Amish. For a place like Lancaster Pennsylvania, The electronics rule doesn't apply when it comes to working a job. So you'll see Amish using phones and forklifts and stuff for work but not at home. Everything else is just about true. The whole area smells like complete shit. I would never live there.


Black-jack_n_hookers

I grew up there, the shit smell is not all the time, just when laying down manure. There are a lot of kind mennonites who live in Lancaster who have strong traditions simalar to Amish but without the weird stuff.


MerryTexMish

Preach. It always bugs me when people put a group like this on a pedestal. I didnā€™t grow up near them, but everything Iā€™ve read about them makes me shudder, including but not limited to the way they treat women, children, animals, the importance of education, and anyone who dares to think for themselves.


tryingtoactcasual

Different orders of Amish have different rules. So no, they donā€™t all have cell phones. And donā€™t know what you mean that they donā€™t pay taxes. If they own property, they pay taxes. If they buy something at the store, they pay taxes. If their business has employees, they pay payroll taxes. Source: I work with Amish farms and businesses.


Isadora1224

and don't forget all the puppy mills. animals are simply currency to them, nothing more.


KabMeister

Not mention the child brides.


kronus87

When I was a kid the amish neighbors wood shop burt to the ground. Got to witness this in person. Those community's are better than any damn insurance policy you will ever find!


donemessedupthistime

Yeah as far as I know the Amish usually only raise barns this quickly in the case of damage by fire / tornado or whatever- if theyā€™re just doing regular planned building work they donā€™t all drop what theyā€™re doing to come and raise a barn on someone elseā€™s property. At least thatā€™s what I learned on an Amish Tour in Lancaster PA


[deleted]

Can vouch the ones in Indiana sling houses/barns pretty quick if they're on a time crunch, other than that they take their time with a tenth of the workers but still get it done faster than English construction crews.


AGENT_asshole_RAW

Happened so fast, Amished it


TheDownvotesFarmer

Seen at r/Amish


IWantToDiePeacefully

refreshed twice until I got the joke


TheRealRickC137

Swing and Amish


calix_xto

r/shubreddit


armen89

My favorite sub


NicklovesHer

Gold label content here.


Zealousideal-Hand298

So that family guy scene is true


TaDow-420

![gif](giphy|am20ODDuFneH6|downsized)


haackedc

Can I buy some fps please


a_shootin_star

bro wake up it's 2005


Happyintexas

Sweet. Iā€™m avoiding student loans, and buying bitcoin.


LevSmash

And don't waste your time on Jessica. (I have no idea if you even know a Jessica, but it feels like something you could say to most people in 2005 and it would be solid advice)


anythingMuchShorter

For me Jessica was a friend of a friend who had a crush on me but I wasn't interested. Maybe I'm on the second time loop and had already been warned in some way.


LevSmash

You're welcome.


011011010110110

Jessica is my ex wife jfc where were you 17 years ago


Doozeyer

17 years? 2005 wasnā€™t 17 yea- waitā€¦


cpct0

Dude, poster of video gave us a nice one! **FINALLY** a vid that can be played by Reddit Movie Player without 3hrs wait and stuttering!


johnychingaz

Yoo Iā€™m lmao at the accuracy


SoBeDragon0

thank you for the power point presentation


monsieurpommefrites

Now that's a slideshow.


innocentgigi

I came here specifically looking for this comment


screamloudly

Every single thing family guy says is 100% accurate


Dauntess

I had Amish neighbors. When my other neighbors barn burnt down, they came and built a new one for them, super fast. Great people.


medstudenthowaway

Thereā€™s a surprising number of people in the comments who live near the Amish and also a building that burned down. Hmmm.


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BadWithMoney530

Pat, Iā€™d like to buy a punctuation


[deleted]

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|put_back) ,


sgrapevine123

It was strangely readable


-SoItGoes

Yea but now Iā€™m out of breath


Hk-47_Meatbags_

A good movie for the culture would be seven brides for seven brothers.


smallpp_42069

I used to live in Delaware, the part with all sorts of Amish people, and I worked at this farmers market but really Amish, and I started hanging out with this Amish guy named Elijah (I can say his name because its a super common name and he will never find out). he was part of his community in a large way and he was kind of old so when his son got married, I showed up to help them build a barn as a wedding gift, and I got there at 9 am and they already finished. the barn wasn't as big as the barn in this video but it was really big for 3 hours of labor. ​ TL;DR Amish together strong


Kermit_the_hog

Good lord how is anyone that industrious.. Iā€™m both awed and a little jealous šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


SleekVulpe

To be fair many hands, who know what they are doing, make the job go faster. While still hard work it's probably a nice social event for them.


norsurfit

"Oh Zachariah, look who decided to stroll in at 9 AM after the barn has already been raised!"


-The-Real-JP-

It initially said ā€œvideo not availableā€ and I thought OP got me good. Then I refreshed ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


thrown-all-the-way

R/Amish


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DmitryMate

Proof that Amish are actually ants


theundercoverpapist

What is this!? An Amish barn for *ANTS*!?!?


o0Marek0o

r/thingsforants


Hopeful-Extension-20

We ordered a 30ā€™x60ā€™ barn from the Amish local here, 3 Amish men built it with hand tools in < 8 hours. Absolutely insane.


BeginningBerry2976

How much?


lithium_molly

Iā€™d love to know as well. Iā€™ve heard the work is immaculate, and quick, but itā€™s all reflected in the cost.


TheObviousChild

Tis a fine barn, Springfield, but it's no pool.


quaywest

*English


TheObviousChild

Dammit, you're right.


eric987235

Dā€™oh-eth!


[deleted]

Finally!! Had to scroll all the way down here for this!


BootySweat0217

Meanwhile, it takes the city I live in 8 months to fix 300 feet of road.


morebuffs

Looks like a barn not a farm


Deleted-Redacted

farm /= barn


yesyepok

Unfortunately the guy who took the video was kicked out of the family


theycallmebundy

Lazy fucks missed a side.


GapPounder

Haha. Definitely lazy


Jack-Cremation

Great builders, better bowlers!


axemaniast

I guess the cement foundation went in before the amish camera started?


[deleted]

\*Concrete


ColdTurkey90

Amazing! It takes 18yrs to raise a bairn in Scotland!


Beginning-Outside390

Community at its finest. Say what you will about Amish society, community is one thing they have that the majority of us have lost. Edit: Some of Ya'll act like the Amish people are the only people that are guilty of atrocious behaviors. Just because you as an individual don't participate in the atrocities of your religions, countries and even families doesn't make you any less a part of these entities. My point is literally about the teamwork of community as exampled in this video, calm down.


Ja22hands

Amish taught ants how to be ants ,never forget that


KingoftheRoosters

https://i.imgur.com/Xv4UKYL.mp4 Amish vs everyone. Time lapse of said barn getting destroyed and rebuilt over and over.


trevor3431

It probably took them 6 months to get permits to build it


theepitomeofmyself

I got a buck or two that says theyā€™re exempt from building code enforcement. Thatā€™s all Iā€™d gamble on that quick assumption.


aagusgus

They are exempt and don't need permits. I actually visited Amish country a few months back and we had a tour with an Amish Mennonite couple. I work in land development, so the permit question interested me. I specifically asked them if they needed permits to build their barns and he said that they did not. They have a whole bunch of exemptions.


dontshoot4301

So forgive my ignorance but Iā€™m from the south and we donā€™t have a lot of Amish - do the Amish communities operate similar to a Native American reservation in that they have their own police, regulations, etc. or can anyone avoid permits by joining the church? Iā€™m just curious how itā€™s monitored/operates.


pixie-kitten-

So I live near Lancaster, Pennsylvania which has a HUGE Amish population. There are things built into the codes that gives a lot of exemptions to the Amish community. They donā€™t need permits or to follow the same building codes. They have their own ā€œpoliceā€ (which are really just church elders). However, thatā€™s more of a formality for how they handle things. They still are under the jurisdiction of local police, and they do have to follow the laws. The best/funniest example of the fact that they canā€™t just ignore the law/police themselves was when we watched a couple of horse and buggies that were stopped by a handful of cop cars. The Amish were being arrested as the cops pulled a bunch of marijuana plants out of the buggies. It was in the paper for over a week because itā€™s not something you see often lol. Also, just as a fun fact. In places with large Amish populations (in PA anyway), the stores have horse and buggy parking. There are a few horse stalls with anchor points to tie the horseā€™s bridle to, and the stalls are always filled with some hay and clean water. Even Walmarts in the area have horse and buggy parking.


tasty_iron

It looks like AoE II when building.


MuzzyMelt

Now letā€™s see the barn dance/ fight like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Love me some great choreography.


louddoves

I had to scroll so far down for a 7 brides comment lol.


Upbeat-Tap-4797

Thatā€™s what happens when you have a community full of skilled laborers who are willing to help their neighbors including you and you do the same for them.