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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:27 PM
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Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

Wed Nov 14, 11:04 PM ET

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat;_ylt=AtBkKxzSOgeQVlN1731bFy6s0NUE

SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.


Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.

One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.

"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who runs the campaign against sexualising children called Kids Free 2B Kids.

"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that "ho, ho, ho" has any other connotation and nor should they," she told the Telegraph.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:28 PM
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1. Filing this one under....
Oh, PUH-Leeze. :eyes:
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BulletproofLandshark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:28 PM
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2. This better be a joke. n/t
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:33 PM
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3. Ahh, great...
that will give O'Liely and the Repukes at Faux news plenty of ammunition for the coming weeks on their "attack on Christmas."


How stupid...
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:34 PM
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4. OW! OW! OW!
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:37 PM
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5. Whatever....
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:41 PM
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6. Instructed not to say "ho ho ho" by who????
This article makes no mention of who told the Santas (who ever they are) not to say that. Last I checked, "ho ho ho" is a heartier of "ha ha ha", as in laughter. It cites only one individual who thinks the idea is silly, which leads me to believe that this "PC gone wild controversy" is a heaping pile of media manufactured BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:52 PM
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16. "One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use 'ho ho ho'" n/t
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jebediah Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:54 PM
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7. It's a diversion from inquiry into his hiring and labor practices. nt
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:29 PM
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8. Not unless Santa is
banging someone other than Mrs. Claus.

(Ho ho de ho-I get my humour where I can these days.)
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:31 PM
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9. I hate when people play the Ho card.


:sarcasm:
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:34 PM
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10. A new front in the war on Christmas
cool now it is expanding!
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:39 PM
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11. this is funny
My sister, Sharon, used to taunt my other sister, Gwen, by saying: Merry Christmas, Gwen, the Ho, Ho, Ho!!

:)
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:43 PM
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14. That's what I'm thinking is behind this nonsense.
Some Bad Santa called a woman a ho, she complained to his boss, Santa said "what's the big deal? I was only laughing like Santa?"

Hilarity ensues.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:41 PM
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12. Santa, you called me?
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:41 PM
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13. In a related story. . .
The Jolly Green Giant announces his retirement. "I just can't fight it any more."
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:46 PM
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15. This sounds like something from the Onion...
my BS meter is going off, but if it's true, it's an obvious example of being too PC! :puke: Poor kids.
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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:55 PM
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17. And then they came for the gardeners.............n/t
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