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| Yodelling offends praying Muslims, say judges |
| 2010-11-30 |
| An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report. The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours. The men reportedly accused the 63-year-old of having tried to mock and imitate the call of the Muezzin. The daily paper writes the Austrian was fined 800 Euros after judges ruled he could have tried to offend them and ridicule their belief. The Muslims, whose nationalities were not revealed by the report, were right in the middle of a prayer when the Austrian started to yodel. "It was not my intention to imitate or insult them. I simply started to yodel a few tunes because I was in such a good mood" the man told the newspaper today (Mon). |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 I may have to reconsider yodelling as something useful. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-11-30 16:00 |
| #8 Or what the neighbors have in their heads... green jelly, for example |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2010-11-30 15:09 |
| #7 ...all depends on how you define the neighborhood. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-11-30 13:11 |
| #6 Too bad the neigbours weren't Martians |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2010-11-30 12:55 |
| #5 I've always considered yodeling to be a crime against humanity... I may have to reconsider. |
| Posted by: Blinky Ulomock7120 2010-11-30 12:27 |
| #4 Well, Helmut, next time get out there and start mowing about...5AM. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-30 11:11 |
| #3 OHYOUROLDLADYTOO (Yodel it) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-11-30 10:53 |
| #2 If I were in Austria, could I sue because the call of the Muezzin offended me? I didn't think so. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-11-30 07:30 |
| #1 Really?! Throw away the nude scanners, suspicion, political correctness embodied by grope-downs of wheelchair-bound nuns by muslim TSA agents, and long lines at airport security. I think I've found a video that will cause any fence-sitters or outright jihadis to curl up into the fetal position. The rest can get on the plane. And as for that Austrian, give him a medal and send him a donation for his legal defense. Harumph! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-11-30 02:30 |