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Yodelling offends praying Muslims, say judges
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Posted on 11/30/2010 10:15:02 AM PST by marthemaria
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).
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: austria; blasphemy; islam; islamiclaw; islamicsupremacists; lifeamongthekufir; mosqueandstate; napl; sharialaw; yodel; yodellinginthevalley
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To: kalee
you are correct....I Ye-La-E-Whoed....before I read....lol
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:00:29 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform)
To: no-to-illegals
LOL You’re not alone it happens all the time.
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:03:34 AM PST
by
kalee
(The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: GraceG
It's a religion of peace.
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:22:45 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Jeremiah 50:31 Behold, I am against you, O you most proud, said the Lord God of hosts.)
To: marthemaria
Next time he should just throw some pork on the BBQ and leave the lawn mowing for later ;)
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:30:26 AM PST
by
battousai
(Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
To: marthemaria
NOT amused...
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:45:52 AM PST
by
Daffynition
("Life Imitates Bacon, but Bacon does not imitate Life. Bacon IS life." ~paulycy)
To: marthemaria
Oeeehe, Mars Attacks!
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:49:27 AM PST
by
pepperdog
(Why are Democrats Afraid of a Voter ID Law?)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
11/30/2010 11:54:08 AM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Double your income... Fire the government)
To: marthemaria
Wasn’t that how the siege of Vienna in 1683 ended? The Austrians kept yodeling until the Turks couldn’t stand it any more and left.
To: circlecity; Buckeye Battle Cry
"I wonder how they’d feel about that `80s disco hit “Tarzan Boy"
Or just about any Slim Whitman song. Or Ahab the Arab.
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posted on
11/30/2010 12:04:04 PM PST
by
VRWCmember
(Jesus called us to be Salt and Light, not Vinegar and Water.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Muslim calls to prayer offend me.
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posted on
11/30/2010 12:05:59 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
To: marthemaria
I think it is high time that we find islam just as offensive as everyone else finds Christianity. We should raise heck when one of their cult symbols is found on city property and nit pick it to death. Any as far as the yodeler goes, a sling shot and about 10 lbs of bacon could provide hours of fun.
To: VRWCmember
that `80s disco hit “Tarzan Boy”
Are we talking about the Ray Stevens’ song: “Gui-Tarzan”?
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posted on
11/30/2010 12:20:29 PM PST
by
clbiel
(Hey Islam! Satan's on the line- says he's not giving back your religion without a fight.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Oh darn. My late mom-in-law was Swiss, and she yodeled very well. She wanted to teach me, and I demurred. Sigh... Too late now. Darn.
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posted on
11/30/2010 12:25:21 PM PST
by
TheOldLady
(The only way to run our country is conservatively.)
To: proud American in Canada
Breathing too loud offends them.
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posted on
11/30/2010 1:43:07 PM PST
by
POWERSBOOTHEFAN
(Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.)
To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Or he could do the Tarzan yell that Carol Burnett did on her show!
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posted on
11/30/2010 1:44:31 PM PST
by
POWERSBOOTHEFAN
(Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.)
To: proud American in Canada
I’d open my windows and blast some classic rock music,preferrably Chicago. They are my favorite band.Their songs from the late 60’s throught the 70’s are the best.
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posted on
11/30/2010 1:48:54 PM PST
by
POWERSBOOTHEFAN
(Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.)
To: marthemaria
This dude needs to fence in his yard and get some PET pigs!
To: marthemaria
This is our future if we don’t watch it.
Muzzies taking offense and taking over the world.
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posted on
11/30/2010 2:19:47 PM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: marthemaria
Why is this BLEEP even news?? So, let them close their damned windows. They do NOT have the right to not be offended. The fact that this even turns up in the news means they are gaining the upper hand. I think a slow boat back to Yemen or wherever would take care of this problem in a jiffy.
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posted on
11/30/2010 2:44:51 PM PST
by
redhead
( ALASKA: Step out of the bus and into the foodchain...)
To: marthemaria
Maybe muslim call to prayer offends the yodelers.
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posted on
11/30/2010 4:29:04 PM PST
by
rfreedom4u
("A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.")
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