What if "The Village" were real?

[Maha Vailo]

Suppose a group of people got so thoroughly fed up with the 21st Century that they decided to form a village in a remote part of the country where they could live out a 19th Century lifestyle. How long would such a village remain hidden from the public, even with rumors of "creatures" and the government paying planes not to fly over the area?

- Maha Vailo

[Captain Kidd]

It'd be better to select an island somewhere.

[captain swoop]

19th Century Lifestyle? Just visit Wales

[BigDon]

Or the Amish and Menninite towns.

[Tog_]

Or the Amish and Menninite towns.

Or any small town in Utah
:whistle:
:D

[MG1962A]

Suppose a group of people got so thoroughly fed up with the 21st Century that they decided to form a village in a remote part of the country where they could live out a 19th Century lifestyle. How long would such a village remain hidden from the public, even with rumors of "creatures" and the government paying planes not to fly over the area?


We call it Melbourne

[Matherly]

I dunno...

I really don't thing you could keep a determined Number Six from escaping, no matter how many Number Twos you had.

:Shifty:

Oh wait... nevermind...

Carl "I'm not a number! I'm a free man!" Matherly

[Ronald Brak]

As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me
You know, I shun fancy things like electricity
At 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin' cows
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows... fool
And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long that
Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone
I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

We been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
I've churned butter once or twice
Living in an Amish paradise
It's hard work and sacrifice
Living in an Amish paradise
We sell quilts at discount price
Living in an Amish paradise

- Weird Al Yankovic

[SpecialEd]

One of the things I noticed after one watching was that they didn't have a large enough population base to sustain even their 19th century level of technology. Where are they getting the kerosine for their lamps, for instance?

[Mellow]

Woo Hoo, I wondered exactly the same thing, but then my knowledge of 19th C technology didn't extend to knowing how the oil lamps were fueled... Pig Fat?

[Doodler]

Suppose a group of people got so thoroughly fed up with the 21st Century that they decided to form a village in a remote part of the country where they could live out a 19th Century lifestyle. How long would such a village remain hidden from the public, even with rumors of "creatures" and the government paying planes not to fly over the area?

- Maha Vailo


They're all over the place in Pennsylvania....

[Gillianren]

Woo Hoo, I wondered exactly the same thing, but then my knowledge of 19th C technology didn't extend to knowing how the oil lamps were fueled... Pig Fat?

Very rarely; lard was much more useful as a cooking fuel.

No, kerosene or whale oil.

[captain swoop]

or tallow

[Gillianren]

For candles, sure, but not so much in lamps, I don't believe. For one thing, both tallow and lard are solid at room temperature.

[Lord Jubjub]

Vegetable oil will work in certain types of lamps.