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gypsy jim · 17 January 2013, 09:25 AM

I have caught bits and pieces of this show. I think I have to throw the BS flag on this "reality" play. (not unlike most/all of them, but I know- it's entertainment) Are there any Amish-Rolex wearing-forum members here on Rumspringa that can confirm or deny my suspicions? Just checking.

mjclark32 · 17 January 2013, 10:56 AM

I think at the end of the show it says the show is based off stories etc etc, all fake IMO. I went to college in Lancaster and never heard of such a thing, the gangs in Lancaster city were another issue though.

Along4theRide · 17 January 2013, 11:06 AM

The entire show is scripted and acted. There is no reality here. It's just like the real estate, pawn broker and storage locker shows ... all faked.

HL65 · 17 January 2013, 11:14 AM

So I shouldn't start watching it?

Tri-Tip · 17 January 2013, 11:19 AM

Stoopid!

wantonebad · 17 January 2013, 11:22 AM

Yup, 100% contrived, anything "based" on stories means it's "interpreted" and MADE UP!!!

theloxmyth · 17 January 2013, 11:38 AM

Yunz mean to tell me that it's NOT real?

skypilot · 17 January 2013, 01:28 PM

I don't watch any of them but I don't think there is much reality in reality shows, my wife has a relative who is the chief writer for one of the more successful ones and he gives the participants their lines.

c.rod · 17 January 2013, 01:32 PM

you know its fake because none of the amish mobsters are wearing rolex's... lmao

Cesium133 · 17 January 2013, 02:53 PM

Doubt there are many Amish people powering up their nonexistent computers so they can log onto an internet forum.

Andad · 17 January 2013, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Along4theRide

The entire show is scripted and acted. There is no reality here. It's just like the real estate, pawn broker and storage locker shows ... all faked.

You have now spoilt the show for Ken.

bayerische · 17 January 2013, 05:56 PM

I just watch Jersey Shore, and it's all real!

Kingair · 17 January 2013, 11:43 PM

Do they rob banks with their horse carriage . . . ?

Amazing . . .

Maybe I can find it on YouTube . . . really would like to see an episode

HAGOne

Rodentman · 18 January 2013, 01:38 AM

They had a special episode on last night where they asked the participants if it was real and they all said "yes" so there's your proof!

TattooedGQ · 18 January 2013, 03:15 AM

I think it's hilarious....it's totally a crap show. ooops, I better be careful, Lebanon Levi is going to come after me....I better call Merlin to help me out!! hahaha

1675-David · 18 January 2013, 03:43 AM

Amish Mafia has got to be an oxymoron...

gypsy jim · 18 January 2013, 07:37 AM

Reminds me of an old joke:

What goes clippity-clop clippity-clop clippity-clop BANG clippity-clop clippity-clop clippity-clop?

an Amish drive-by shooting.

68camaro · 18 January 2013, 07:53 AM

I watched a couple episodes then stopped cause I highly doubted it was real. I can't imagine the Amish people letting a guy like that operate in that fashion.

T. Ferguson · 18 January 2013, 11:48 AM

Even if it was real it's not exactly The Sopranos. I mean a guy gets in trouble with the boss because he held a buggy race on his turf and didn't give the boss a "taste" of the profits?

Illegal buggy races? Yep, these guys are bad ass!

Stoner319 · 18 January 2013, 04:28 PM

As to the show being legit I have no idea but it is not uncommon for the Amish to get involved in drug dealing and other less than legal activities. They hate "the English" but they love the money. I grew up the next county over and several times a year some group was getting busted for something. I think the show is pretty funny overall.

nyyankees · 18 January 2013, 06:52 PM

Not real.

mbuckley · 19 January 2013, 03:20 AM

funniest phony show on tv---buggy races, souped up buggies, amish party girls---I watched a recap show and laughed the whole time---don't waste your time on this one----

GradyPhilpott · 19 January 2013, 03:45 AM

I think we should all know that the Amish, despite their ideals, are still human.

They have the same social problems that the rest of the world has, but perhaps in different proportions.

I don't watch that show, but there have been enough stories in the news recently about misdeeds among the Amish to support the assertion that they are as subject to human frailty as the rest of us.

Rodentman · 19 January 2013, 04:57 AM

It's tc. Like all tv it's for entertainment. If people find it entertaining, amusing, whatever, they will watch. I find Impractical Jokers very funny and entertaining. How rea? I dunno.

Well I suppose some tv is educational, but that's entertainment of a sort.

Brushpup · 19 January 2013, 11:26 PM

I caught an episode. Someone had come into the wrong county to sell his vegetables.

17 January 2013, 09:25 AM	#1
gypsy jim "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Jimmy Location: Kensington. Md. Watch: 168000 Posts: 281	The Amish Mafia I have caught bits and pieces of this show. I think I have to throw the BS flag on this "reality" play. (not unlike most/all of them, but I know- it's entertainment) Are there any Amish-Rolex wearing-forum members here on Rumspringa that can confirm or deny my suspicions? Just checking.

17 January 2013, 10:56 AM	#2
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	I think at the end of the show it says the show is based off stories etc etc, all fake IMO. I went to college in Lancaster and never heard of such a thing, the gangs in Lancaster city were another issue though. __________________

17 January 2013, 11:14 AM	#4
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,008	So I shouldn't start watching it? __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

17 January 2013, 11:22 AM	#6
wantonebad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,849	Yup, 100% contrived, anything "based" on stories means it's "interpreted" and MADE UP!!! __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

17 January 2013, 11:38 AM	#7
theloxmyth 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Posts: 6,382	Yunz mean to tell me that it's NOT real? __________________ Craig, The (I'm JUST a) Loxmyth. If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955) TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IS ENABLED.

17 January 2013, 11:06 AM	#3
Along4theRide Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Phil Location: San Jose, CA, USA Watch: 116710LN GMTIIC Posts: 15	The entire show is scripted and acted. There is no reality here. It's just like the real estate, pawn broker and storage locker shows ... all faked.

17 January 2013, 11:19 AM	#5
Tri-Tip "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CA, USA Watch: Out!!! Posts: 6,474	Stoopid!

17 January 2013, 01:28 PM	#8
skypilot "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 490	I don't watch any of them but I don't think there is much reality in reality shows, my wife has a relative who is the chief writer for one of the more successful ones and he gives the participants their lines.

17 January 2013, 01:32 PM	#9
c.rod "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,252	you know its fake because none of the amish mobsters are wearing rolex's... lmao

17 January 2013, 02:53 PM	#10
Cesium133 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2,037	Doubt there are many Amish people powering up their nonexistent computers so they can log onto an internet forum.

17 January 2013, 05:56 PM	#12
bayerische "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Andreas Location: Margaritaville Watch: Smurf Posts: 19,879	I just watch Jersey Shore, and it's all real! __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

17 January 2013, 11:43 PM	#13
Kingair "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Watch: Not enough ;-) Posts: 21,232	Do they rob banks with their horse carriage . . . ? Amazing . . . Maybe I can find it on YouTube . . . really would like to see an episode HAGOne

18 January 2013, 01:38 AM	#14
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	They had a special episode on last night where they asked the participants if it was real and they all said "yes" so there's your proof!

18 January 2013, 03:15 AM	#15
TattooedGQ "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Justin Location: NY, USA Watch: yo self! Posts: 2,686	I think it's hilarious....it's totally a crap show. ooops, I better be careful, Lebanon Levi is going to come after me....I better call Merlin to help me out!! hahaha __________________ That boy's got the Devil in him. Rolex: I think I'm up to 9?? Omega: Got a few of those too. Breitling: And some of these.

18 January 2013, 03:43 AM	#16
1675-David "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 6,061	Amish Mafia has got to be an oxymoron...

18 January 2013, 07:37 AM	#17
gypsy jim "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Jimmy Location: Kensington. Md. Watch: 168000 Posts: 281	Reminds me of an old joke: What goes clippity-clop clippity-clop clippity-clop BANG clippity-clop clippity-clop clippity-clop? an Amish drive-by shooting.

18 January 2013, 07:53 AM	#18
68camaro Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA! Posts: 862	I watched a couple episodes then stopped cause I highly doubted it was real. I can't imagine the Amish people letting a guy like that operate in that fashion.

18 January 2013, 11:48 AM	#19
T. Ferguson "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Left Coast Posts: 7,025	Even if it was real it's not exactly The Sopranos. I mean a guy gets in trouble with the boss because he held a buggy race on his turf and didn't give the boss a "taste" of the profits? Illegal buggy races? Yep, these guys are bad ass! __________________ *Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.*

18 January 2013, 04:28 PM	#20
Stoner319 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USA Watch: ing You Sleep Posts: 379	As to the show being legit I have no idea but it is not uncommon for the Amish to get involved in drug dealing and other less than legal activities. They hate "the English" but they love the money. I grew up the next county over and several times a year some group was getting busted for something. I think the show is pretty funny overall.

18 January 2013, 06:52 PM	#21
nyyankees "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southeastern PA Watch: 1216610 Posts: 2,131	Not real.

19 January 2013, 03:20 AM	#22
mbuckley "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Michael Location: Norman, Oklahoma Watch: Exp II Posts: 616	funniest phony show on tv---buggy races, souped up buggies, amish party girls---I watched a recap show and laughed the whole time---don't waste your time on this one----

19 January 2013, 03:45 AM	#23
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	I think we should all know that the Amish, despite their ideals, are still human. They have the same social problems that the rest of the world has, but perhaps in different proportions. I don't watch that show, but there have been enough stories in the news recently about misdeeds among the Amish to support the assertion that they are as subject to human frailty as the rest of us. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

19 January 2013, 04:57 AM	#24
Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	It's tc. Like all tv it's for entertainment. If people find it entertaining, amusing, whatever, they will watch. I find Impractical Jokers very funny and entertaining. How rea? I dunno. Well I suppose some tv is educational, but that's entertainment of a sort.

19 January 2013, 11:26 PM	#25
Brushpup "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Patrick Location: Texas Watch: what I'm wearing Posts: 5,943	I caught an episode. Someone had come into the wrong county to sell his vegetables. __________________ *TRFs "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Patron-Founding Member* PClub # 10 74,592 The safest place for your watch is on your wrist.

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