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We did a search online for Amish pages. We came across some very good ones.
But, the one we liked the most was the Raymond the Amish Comic. We wrote
him questions asking him about the Amish. He wrote back and answered them.
Here are our questions and his answers (with his
permission).
Q. What is your favorite joke?
A. My all time favorite joke was told to me
by my seven year old daughter who first wrote the joke when she was four.
She is not Amish. Born and raised in the city like a normal kid. Here is
the joke: What happened to the dinosaurs stinker? It became ex-stinky!
Q. How long have you been a comedian?
A. On may 21st of this year I will have been
a comedian for 96 months!
Q. If your Amish, then why are you using modern
technology. (This is a wery intelligent question)
A. I am no longer practicing Amishman. Although
being born Amish, I consider myself to be Amish for life. And I love modern
technology! I simply adore anything that plugs in. Growing up without electricity,
I believe I look at electrical type devices almost as they were toys for
grown ups. I have a TV or I would pronounce it a TEEWEE! I have a VCR or
I would pronounce it a WEECEER! I was lucky enough to be in the Tim Allen
film " For Richer or Poorer" and I even got to shake hands with Tim Allen
he is a wonderful nice fella. I was also on MTV (or MTWEE) this past
summer. I love modern technology. And indoor toilets are awesome!
Q. Do you enjoy making people laugh?
A. For me, making people laugh is the most
wonderful feeling in the world. And to be able to have this be my job is
a dream come true. Farming is hard work and very messy and sometimes smells
bad, but comedy is not hard work and also smells very nice! Not everyone
is lucky ebough to do something they love for their job. I hope and pray
that you kids all find out what you want to do in life, and then
get out there and do it! A lot of people told me that an Amish comedian
would never work, well I am doing pretty good. Don't let anyone tell you
can't succede. But I still don't spell so good.
Q. Do you perform for only Amish audiences
or all people?
A. I perform for wery few Amish people. The
Amish are way too busy farming to go out to comedy shows. Although, a few
Amish do sneak into my shows when I perform in Lancaster, PA. Most
of the shows I do are to raise money for Fire Departments and different
groups trying to raise money for some kinda charity. I have done shows
for the American Cancer Society (cigarettes are stinky don't smoke them)
Big Brothers, Big Sisters, MS and The Blind Association and just about
every chatitable group you can think of. It's great to make money for myself
and my family and raise money for a good cause.
Q. Where do you get your jokes from?
A. I don't tell too many jokes. I mostly tell
silly stories. And I get them from just about anything that happens in
my life. Look around the whole day and you will see many things to laugh
at. My nephew told me a story about those indoor toilets that flush automatically
after you get up off the toilet seat. Well he got up and it didn't flush.
He couldn't get it to flush so he just put a sign on the door that said
"DANGER DON'T GO IN THERE, IT IS BAD" it might have been bad for him that
day but its good for my show.
Q. What do you wear when you perform?
A. Real Amish clothing. A black hat, black
coat with no buttons no pockets no collar and no lapel, a black vest, or
I would say west that closes with hooks and eyes. A white dress skirt.
Black pants with no zipper. When I have to make a wee-wee I have to open
about 12 buttons that fold open different flaps. (The pants are really
crazy) And on the feet I wear black leather boots. |