10) Bellhops are tipped with monster cookies instead of dollars — Jenelle Buschur: Archbold, Ohio

9) The ice cream trucks play 606. — David Kempf: Libertyville, Il.

The food banks become fully stocked … and the bartenders are going to need them. — Jon Burkholder: Lititz, Pa.

7) You look around the restaurant and everyone’s drinking water. — Marathana Prothro: North Newton, Kan.

6) The massage chairs stop working because no one is willing to pay a dollar. — Judy Clemens Smucker: Ottawa, Ohio

5) You wonder where they parked all of those horses and buggies. — Pam Witwer: Lancaster, Pa.

4) All of the city’s hotels suddenly find themselves running out of little shampoo bottles. — David Fast: Elkhart, In.

3) Crosswalks: “you go”, “no you go”, “no, we’ll just let the cars go.” –- Kevin King: Bluffton, Ohio

2) The racial diversity drops 20 percent! — Chuck Woods: Toledo, Ohio

1) All the hotel rooms in the city have been reserved under only 6 last names. — Melissa Fisher Fast: Elkhart, In. _________________________________________________________________

All the Yoder Toder’s aka 15 passenger vans in the hotel parking lots –Chris Hershberger: Apple Creek, Ohio The doves outnumber the pigeons –Mark Shelly: Rochester, N.Y. All of my free samples are gone, but I haven’t sold a thing (Jeni’s ice cream helper) I have to repeat prices at least three times to all those with a green lanyard (Starbucks barista) Crosswalks: you go; no you go; no, we’ll just let the cars go –Kevin King: Bluffton, Ohio When you get on an elevator, everyone is singing a hymn/praise song in four part harmony -Hannah Chappell-Dick: Bluffton, Ohio The bars aren’t serving drinks, but the bartenders can’t pop the free popcorn fast enough -Will Schirmer: Lansdale, Pa. Bumper stickers that say: “Honk if you know the difference between Mennonite and Amish” -Justine Murray: Orrville, Ohio You think you can hear angels singing (but it’s just the Mennos) -Danny Row: Shickley, Neb. Peaceful bumper stickers -Steve Herbold: Cincinnati, Ohio You can’t drive when the light is green because a mob of youth is crossing the street -Oak Grove Mennonite Youth: West Liberty, Ohio You see thousands of people carrying black bags and wearing green lanyards -Oak Grove Mennonite Youth: West Liberty, Ohio Youth randomly smile and greet you while walking down the street -Oak Grove Mennonite Youth: West Liberty, Ohio Impromptu four-part harmony hymn sings on the street Oak Grove Mennonite Youth: West Liberty, Ohio Everyone you see is incredibly talented, nice and good looking -Danny Row: Shickley, Neb. 2000 people crossing at once at the crosswalk -Delbert Wenger: Harrisonburg, Va. Plastic inflatable animals are everywhere -Marcia Hershberger: Wakarusa, Ind. Dutch Blitz on the street corners, picnic tables, and by the cricks Sarah Nafziger: Mohnton, Pa. The food banks become fully stocked … and the bartenders are going to need them Jon Burkholder: Lititz, Pa. The bars are empty and the ice cream shops are full! Gay Kauffman: Sioux Falls, S.D. Taxi drivers are bored. Coffee shops overwhelmed, wishing they were bored Jenelle Buschur, Archbold, Ohio Peace sign graffiti James Bennett: Toledo, Ohio Your hotel bartenders are the loneliest people in town Mike Truex: Goshen, Ind. People seem willing to fight for the privilege to hold a door open Sam Cook: Toledo, Ohio The racial diversity drops 20 percent! Chuck Woods: Toledo, Ohio Bellhops are tipped with monster cookies instead of dollars Jenelle Buschur: Archbold, Ohio (1) Being in the minority has nothing to do with skin color, but has everything to do with not wearing a green lanyard. (2) “Breathe and be filled” has nothing to do with the smog in your city. (3) The green light you see in the night sky isn’t a UFO; it’s the hue of 8,000 glowsticks. (4) You see meal ticket scalpers in front of the Nationwide Arena instead of concert ticket scalpers. (5) You wonder where they parked all of those horses & buggies. (6) Everyone but you is wearing a red pedometer and a black backpack. –Pam Witwer: Lancaster, Pa. People are randomly bursting into four part harmony all around you –Michelle Curtis: Lansdale, Pa. The most common question on the street is, “Was your mother a Lehman or a Yoder?” –Aarin Wadel: Chambersburg, Pa. A sudden inexplicable increase in inflatable animal sales –Michael Mondragon: Seattle, Wash. Thousands of people walking downtown with recycled bags filled with as many freebies as they can find –Kim Wideman: Milverton, Ontario When there is a lot of Mennonites –Nathaniel Riessecker: Middlebury, Ind. By all the doves hovering over the convention center –Juna Hartzler: Zirconia, N.C. You see large groups of teenagers wearing clothes you wish your kids would wear –Margaret Plank: Syracuse, Ind. Beards become quite popular –Billy Haggardy: Toledo, Ohio The same six surnames keep coming up –Sally Haggardy: Toledo, Ohio Complete strangers are picking up trash –Terry Berg: Goshen, Ind. Quartets walk down the street singing four-part harmony –Matt Weaver: Walnut Creek, Ohio All the cheap restaurants are full –Andrew Derstine: Souderton, Pa. Local Burger King temporarily changes its mantra from “Have It Your Way” to “Mennonite Your Way” –Kim Kornhaus: Mt. Hope, Ohio The massage chairs stop working because no one is willing to pay a dollar –Judy Clemens Smucker: Ottawa, Ohio Massive amounts of people wearing the same T-shirt –Amanda Mustard and Kim Wideman: Milverton, Ontario Big white vans rockin the highway (literally rocking on the highway) with paint –Jensen Long: Westover, Md. People singing “I will call upon the Lord” in the elevators with people they’ve never met –Michael Spory: Boswell, Pa. There is no spare change on the sidewalks –William Stutzman: Walnut Creek, Ohio Empty bars and long/full lines at food stores –Jan Stoltzfus Buller: Goshen, Ind. Complaints from all the local restaurants saying that tips have gone way down –Jesse Rodriguez: Harrisonburg, Va. Local cable channels feature “The new red green show” staring rednecks with green lanyards –Cory Kivengood: Dover, Ohio The bathroom graffiti is suddenly about the love of Jesus –Evan McCarthy: Bluffton, Ohio A house for a homeless Mississippi family is being built in the middle of your downtown –Shanilka de Soyza: Philomath, Ore. Horse and buggies on Nationwide Drive –Scott Ropp: Milverton, Ontario More tofu restaurant menus People driving actually stop and wait for pedestrians who cross the street –Richard Aguirre: Goshen, Ind. When large blown-up animals are seen roaming the streets –Bianca: Philadelphia, Pa. When you’re late to work because people in green lanyards won’t stop j-walking –Elyse Terry: Bluffton, Ohio When half the folks you meet introduce themselves as a “Yoder” and then begin breaking out into a four-part harmony –Carmela Dow: Philadelphia, Pa. When there are Dutch Blitz tournaments in the halls –Bethannie Parks: Philadelphia, Pa. The population of giant blow-up animals in your downtown area expands by 5,000% in one 24-hour period –Heather Yoder: Baltimore, Md. The bar’s top-selling ale? Ginger. –Ross Lehman: Denver, Co. You look around the restaurant and everyone’s drinking water. –Marathana Prothro: North Newton, Kan. 90% of the population is wearing green lanyards. –Maria Martin: Hagerstown, MD Slogan T-shirts! –Chris Hoover Seidel: Lancaster, Pa. Everyone wearing the same shirts in large groups. –Nate Welsh: Waynesboro, Pa. People are wandering the streets singing four-part harmony. –Hannah Martin: Hagerstown, MD Random potlucks occurring in various parts of the city. –Austin Louck There is joyful song in the air. –Jaron Troyer All the bars are sold out of Ginger Ale. –Kathy Springer: Saybrook, Il. The city’s clocks all change to 6:06. –Brian Sutter: South Bend, In. The Good Will and Salvation Army stores are sold out, and bars go bankrupt. –Michael Smith: Gibson City, Il. How empty the bars are around the area. –Wigginton: Indianapolis, In. The ice cream trucks play 606. –David Kempf: Libertyville, Il. Gang violence is replaced by debates. –Alex Ruth: Walkersville, MD The city jail is filled with inmates arrested for civil disobedience. Instead of an olive branch in its mouth, the MCUSA dove is carrying a key to the city. The mayor renames a street “Mennonite Your Way.” The local weatherman predicts a 90% chance of 4-part singing. The bus line now includes a stop at the local thrift shop. All of the city’s hotels suddenly find themselves running out of little shampoo bottles. — David Fast: Elkhart, In. All the hotel rooms in the city have been reserved under only 6 last names. –Melissa Fisher Fast: Elkhart, In. You see thousands of people carrying the same bag; crossing the street becomes more difficult. –Randy Stuchy: Halstead, Kan.