I read Ken's tongue in check question asking if the Amish had Buggy shows. I'm not exactly sure, but I can say that I have been to one of thier horse auctions. A few years ago I was in Shipshewana Indiana. It is an large Amish Community that a portion of has been commercialized. One thing about Shipshewana that reminds me of Mayberry though is that they basically roll up the streets a night. There is nothing going on at night..not even a movie theatre. Anyway, they have a large Flea Market and Auction House. We happened to be there one time and I was lucky enough to attend this horse auction. When I entered this large areana..99% of the people were in tradtional Amish garb. They would bring the horse in one at a time and talk about how much mileage they had on them, how much food they consumed, their top speed etc..just like you would hear about a car...and then the auctioneer would start the bidding. It was a crackup but very quaint and special at the same time. There has been a lot of good answers about Barney's lighter, but I'll just add..You never know when you are going to have to light a magic lamp..or go out to a gabarge dump to supposedly make sure a chain letter is burned up. Wasn't Andy quick with a lighter once when a pick-pocket or crook was looking for a light? The Untrained Voice _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
