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Yodelling offends praying Muslims, say judges
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).
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Letitia Janik wrote on 30. 11. 2010 from Friendswood, Texas U.S.A. about "Yodelling offends praying..."
We here in Texas LOVE a good yodel. We are very sorry to hear the courts out there have turned their backs on a loved tradition. We say, "Yodel on!!!!" But, truly our hearts go out to this injustice. A sad day in the courts.
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Vardit Feldman wrote on 30. 11. 2010 from Toronto, Canada about "Yodelling offends praying..."
What is the Austrian government going to do when radical Islam takes over? Convert to Islam? For G-d sakes, return to your senses before it is too late. I have never seen such dhimmitude in all my life.
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Martin Koschuttnig wrote on 30. 11. 2010 from Vienna about "Yodelling offends praying..."
The funny part is this, Muslims there could use a loudspeaker so that people outside would hear the "prayer". The Judges ruled that the guy was interferring with their prayers! But think if a neigbhor who want to rest in case he has to work a nightshift gets screwed! We have more such cases, where a makeschift mosque is used and the neigbohrs gets blasted with the loudspeakers.
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Raoul wrote on 30. 11. 2010 from Belgium about "Yodelling offends praying..."
All over Europe, islam is the only danger against the real Europeans ! Fight it ! Fight the islam-nazism weave ! Together.
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S. L. wrote on 30. 11. 2010 from Denmark about "Yodelling offends praying..."
According to the Kronen Zeitung online edition the prayers could be heard by neighbors thanks to the loudspeaker placed outside.
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Geezer wrote on 29. 11. 2010 from Wien about "Yodelling offends praying..."
Call to prayer? From a Islamic "neighbour". Hmm? Surely this "neighbour" must, in fact, be a mosk. I would have problems with any churches' singing... Fundamentalist Protestant, energetic Catholic. But a nice bit of supporting-Austrian-traditions singing, before they are doomed to globalisation and failed ghettoized so-called multiculturalism, would be a delight! Come and sing in my yard any day. Keep up your affections for Austria. Best wishes,
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