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I recorded some of the many stories my 92 year-old uncle, a true West Virginia mountain man, has inside of him while visiting family over the Thanksgiving holiday. When I asked him some of the things he and his friends did for entertainment, he mentioned going to church—specifically, to see the "holy rollers."

"Tell me about it!" I said, and he drew back, responding, "Oh no—it's nasty." I asked him why, and he said it was filled with sex—and upon further inquiry, he revealed that he and his friends went to see the women go into vigorous, ecstatic swoons that threw their dresses up over their heads.

If you grew up in a tongues-talking church, you'll know why he can still "quote" the words the faithful used over and over. Click to hear what he heard when they spoke in tongues.