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« on: November 15, 2007, 09:37:53 AM »
Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

Wed Nov 14, 11:04 PM ET

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.

"Leave Santa alone."

A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2007, 09:54:52 AM »
some people just have too much fee time.  :christmastree;  :rudolph;
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2007, 10:53:32 AM »
I say up yours!!   >:D HO! HO! HO! how do you like me now?
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2007, 10:59:58 AM »
So we have to ask all our Aussie friends here....whaaaaaaaaaaat??????
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2007, 12:25:48 PM »
Are you kidding?  Santa has been saying "ho ho ho" long before it was slang for anything. We analyze things way too much.   
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2007, 01:16:35 PM »
They say if the shoe fits, wear it
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2007, 02:03:49 PM »
Oh my God.. this is such bullsh.. i am so sick of these people that try to be so politically correct. Wishing everyone an upcoming MERRY CHRISTMAS  and HO HO HO Happy Holidays. And please remember that a decorated tree is a CHRISTMAS TREE...Boxman
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2007, 03:52:04 PM »
 :banghead; Freaken ridiculous i say!!!   >:(
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2007, 04:29:31 PM »
Quote from: okarol on November 15, 2007, 09:37:53 AM
... 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, ...

Mike said any woman that complains ought to be hanged because she's too stupid to be walking around alive.   ;D
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2007, 05:01:02 PM »
Next thing ya know Santa is being told he is unhealthy and needs to slim down. Holy crap.... memo to all you PC morons out there.... give it a rest will you?
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2007, 06:46:58 PM »
Quote from: okarol on November 15, 2007, 05:01:02 PM
Next thing ya know Santa is being told he is unhealthy and needs to slim down. Holy crap.... memo to all you PC morons out there.... give it a rest will you?

OMG! I saw this last week! -- http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=4920406&ch=4226715&src=news  They already are!   :o
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2007, 07:23:24 PM »
 :banghead; Unbelievable,  (but i do like the idea of Santa giving away coloring books instead of candies)  :2thumbsup;  But geeze fellas, can you leave the jolly fat guy alone now  :bow;  :santahat;
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« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2007, 08:08:00 PM »
 :urcrazy;  Why ruin the whole Santa image after so long? It's what we have all come to know and love.... geesh!
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« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2007, 09:18:42 PM »
Political correctness gone too far!  I am no Santa fan, but as Paris said, Ho Ho Ho was Santa's long before it became slang.  Santa should have sued them for using it!
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« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2007, 09:46:37 PM »
Quote from: Sluff on November 15, 2007, 10:53:32 AM
I say up yours!!   >:D HO! HO! HO! how do you like me now?

Who are you calling a ho?  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;   :ausflag;

I say leave the fat guy alone.   :santahat;
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« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2007, 10:01:39 PM »
A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.

Sounds like a typical corporate response. Always pointing the finger at someone else.
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« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2007, 11:19:52 PM »
I think we all notice how political correctness is pushing for "Happy Holidays" over "Merry Christmas" so as not to offend anyone who many not be Christian.

I really would like to go back in time and find out when all this political correctness started because I'd like to put a stop to it.

I make it a point to always say, "Merry Christmas" on the air and I haven't had one complaint over the last eight years here.  It's a general term that shouldn't be taken so literally this time of year.

I guess the people in Northern California have a little more sense.

But we'll see.  That could change.

By the way...MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2007, 12:50:44 AM »
Silly lil aussies! The only people that would get offended are people who are HO'S themselves! .... maybe we have a lot more of then in oz then i thought.  ;)  ;D
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« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2007, 03:32:24 AM »
I think it was last year, my nephew and I instead of saying HO HO HO Merry Christmas was saying Britney Lindsay and Paris Merry Christmas  :rofl;
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« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2007, 05:00:51 AM »
Quote from: tamara on November 16, 2007, 03:32:24 AM
I think it was last year, my nephew and I instead of saying HO HO HO Merry Christmas was saying Britney Lindsay and Paris Merry Christmas  :rofl;
Should we say Britney Lindsey Paris Happy Holidays to be politically correct instead of Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas in Aussieland?

Geez, hate to have to replace the reinder names with those, that would be an insult in more ways than one!
I'll have to find my archive of funny Christmas Cards on disc to post later, just to early for Christmas.
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« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2007, 05:18:41 AM »
You know -- this world is so confusing...

Many times when I hear Santa I think he is a pimp calling for johns, I mean it's an easy mistake to make!! 

I also get really confused when I take a sip of Coke -- I think I am getting a hit of Crack...
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« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2007, 05:20:58 AM »
Quote from: AlohaBeth on November 16, 2007, 05:18:41 AM
You know -- this world is so confusing...

Many times when I hear Santa I think he is a pimp calling for johns, I mean it's an easy mistake to make!! 

I also get really confused when I take a sip of Coke -- I think I am getting a hit of Crack...

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Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
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« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2007, 05:41:08 AM »
What ever next, maybe we should consider changing the dwarf song in Snow White to 'Iha Iha, it's off to work we ga.
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« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2007, 06:41:41 AM »
I applaud Walmart for what they have done. I think it was last year that they said they refused to acknowledge the Happy Holidays crap and were having their greeters say Merry Christmas. Go Walmart!  :boxing;
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« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2007, 12:46:57 AM »
Quote from: okarol on November 15, 2007, 09:37:53 AM
Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

I only read about this in the paper yesterday and I laughed for a good 10 minutes solid. Has the world gone mad?
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