Have you ever wondered where and how yodeling began?
> > > > Here's the real version....
> > > >
> > > > Many years ago a man was traveling through the mountains of
> > > > Switzerland. Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to
> > > > sleep. He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could
> > > > spend the night. The farmer told him that he could sleep in the barn.
> > > >
> > > > As the story goes, the farmer's daughter asked her father,
> > > > "Who is that man going into the barn?"
> > > >
> > > > "That fellow traveling through," said the farmer. "needs a place to
> > > > stay for the night, so, I told him he could sleep in the barn."
> > > >
> > > > The daughter said, "Perhaps he is hungry." So she prepared him a
> > > > plate of food for him and then took it out to the barn. About an
> > > > hour later, the daughter returned. Her clothing disheveled and straw
>in
> > > her
> > > > hair.
> > > > Straight up to bed she went.
> > > >
> > > > The farmer's wife was very observant. She then suggested that
> > > > perhaps the man was thirsty. So she fetched a bottle of wine, took
> > > > it out to the barn, and she too did not return for an hour. Her
> > > > clothing was askew, her blouse buttoned incorrectly. She also headed
> > > straight
> > > > to bed.
> > > >
> > > > The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got up and
> > > > continued on his journey, waving to the farmer as he left.
> > > >
> > > > When the daughter awoke and learned that the visitor was gone, she
> > > > broke into tears. "How could he leave without even saying goodbye? "
> > > > she cried. "We made such passionate love last night!"
> > > >
> > > > "What?" shouted the father as he angrily ran out of the house
> > > > looking for the man, who by now was halfway up the mountain.
> > > >
> > > > The farmer screamed up at him, "I'm going to get you! You had sex
> > > > with my only daughter! She was a virgin. You sorry...." and the
> > > > words echoed through the mountains...
> > > >
> > > > The man looked back down from the mountainside, knowing he was a
> > > > safe distance away, then cupped his hand next to his mouth, and
> > > > yelled out...
> > > >
> > > > (ready for this??)
> > > >
> > > > "LAIDTHEOLADEETOO"
> > > >
> > > > ...and thus began yodeling...
> > > > so now you know the rest of the story!

 

that's a good one!