Now that the Swiss teabaggersIslamophobic bigots people, in their infinite (lack of) wisdom, have voted to ban minarets at mosques in their country, I've got a suggestion for them: ban the incredibly annoying form of "singing" known as "yodeling". How bad is yodeling? Watch this and decide for yourself if it should be banned.
/end snark
P.S. All snarkiness aside, this vote by Switzerland is utterly pathetic and a frightening sign of right-wing extremism in Europe.
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