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Subject: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 11/15/07 at 10:26 am
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat;_ylt=AietUcpg_pVvK8F1Cqqt6NWs0NUE
Apparently Ho, Ho, Ho is offensive to some women. ::)
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 11/15/07 at 10:34 am
hohoho..er..I mean haahahahah....I just read this a few minutes ago. I mean..how ridiculous can people be? First they say that there should be no more fat suits for Santa..because it sends an image to children that overeating is okay..now the poor guy can't even say, "Ho Ho Ho"...gosh..what's next....he probably won't be allowed to check his list twice...or for that matter...leave little Johnny off of the list for being bad....Johnny will have his lawyers up Santa's arse..faster then he can say..."Ha Ha Ha" :D ;D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: philbo on 11/15/07 at 10:38 am
Apparently Ho, Ho, Ho is offensive to some women. ::)
Surely the only sort of women "ho ho ho" could be offensive to are...
Anybody else remember the Kevin Bloody Wilson classic?
Ho, ho ****ing ho
What a crock of s**t
We all work for Santa Claus
We've had enough, we quit
'Cause we do all the ****ing work
While he stars in the show
Stick your reindeer up your ****
Ho ho ****ing ho!
...I guess they'll be asking him to stop singing that one at Christmas, now?
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 11/15/07 at 10:44 am
Surely the only sort of women "ho ho ho" could be offensive to are...
Anybody else remember the Kevin Bloody Wilson classic?
Ho, ho ****ing ho
What a crock of s**t
We all work for Santa Claus
We've had enough, we quit
'Cause we do all the ****ing work
While he stars in the show
Stick your reindeer up your ****
Ho ho ****ing ho!
...I guess they'll be asking him to stop singing that one at Christmas, now?
So, stop a tradition over a stupid song. Some people take things a bit too seriously.
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: wildcard on 11/15/07 at 12:40 pm
Some of news these days I find funny. Ho ho ho
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/15/07 at 12:42 pm
No! They can't change it. Because I always love when people say, "Ho, ho, ho" to respond with "Who you calling a ho?" :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: whistledog on 11/15/07 at 1:09 pm
It's always been Ho Ho Ho. I refuse to say Ha Ha Ha or even He He He. Where would Santa be without his Ho's :D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: La Roche on 11/15/07 at 1:31 pm
Surely the only sort of women "ho ho ho" could be offensive to are...
Anybody else remember the Kevin Bloody Wilson classic?
Ho, ho ****ing ho
What a crock of s**t
We all work for Santa Claus
We've had enough, we quit
'Cause we do all the ****ing work
While he stars in the show
Stick your reindeer up your ****
Ho ho ****ing ho!
...I guess they'll be asking him to stop singing that one at Christmas, now?
"I'm the little girl that you made sit right on your hand, I'll give you bloody Ho Ho Ho, you forgot my f**kin pram!"
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Jessica on 11/15/07 at 2:14 pm
I'm not sure how it could offend anybody, unless they're actually ho's. :P
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: McDonald on 11/15/07 at 11:48 pm
Ho isn't even the real word. It's street slang. The word is whore, not ho. So age old traditions are supposed to bow down to the colloquial whims of street-walkers now??? People are so stupid. Everybody knows the difference between the two, it's called context, morons! ARRRRGGGHHHH I can't stand people.
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Ashkicksass on 11/16/07 at 12:19 am
I'm not sure how it could offend anybody, unless they're actually ho's. :P
I'm not offended...
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 11/16/07 at 12:22 am
I'm not offended...
hahaahaha....silly girl. ;D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Marty McFly on 11/16/07 at 12:58 am
The absolute irony is that "ho ho ho" in the Christmas sense was in the vocabulary long before the other meaning of ho was. ;D So why should it have to suffer the consequences of its meaning?
I agree though, this is like alot of other similar PC things - well-intentioned on the surface, but totally overboard and moronic.
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Jessica on 11/16/07 at 1:29 am
I'm not offended...
I love you. :D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Rice_Cube on 11/16/07 at 1:38 am
Aw come on, how I am supposed to tend to my garden without my hoes?
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 11/16/07 at 9:10 am
I'm not offended...
Nothing offends you. Except for Girl Scouts that are hard to mug. ;)
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 11/16/07 at 9:11 am
Aw come on, how I am supposed to tend to my garden without my hoes?
I hope you pay them well. ;D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: philbo on 11/16/07 at 9:44 am
Aw come on, how I am supposed to tend to my garden without my hoes?
Ooh, you green-fingered pimp, you ;)
This story was picked up in today's Torygraph... though they did feel they had to explain that "ho" is a slang term for a prostitute. I guess the majority of the Torygraph readership leads a rather sheltered life ;)
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/16/07 at 2:53 pm
The absolute irony is that "ho ho ho" in the Christmas sense was in the vocabulary long before the other meaning of ho was. ;D So why should it have to suffer the consequences of its meaning?
I agree though, this is like alot of other similar PC things - well-intentioned on the surface, but totally overboard and moronic.
The same could be said for the word "gay". A long time ago, "gay" meant happy-not being a homosexual. They used to refer the 1890s as the "gay 90s". Now, it has a totally different meaning and you never hear the word gay being used to mean happy anymore.
Cat
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Dude111 on 11/17/07 at 11:09 pm
Hoe may refer to:
Hoe (tool), a hand tool used in gardening
Hoe (dish), a Korean dish of raw fish
Plymouth Hoe
A prostitute (slang)
The korean better change the name of that dish http://www.vwvortex.com/zeroforum_graphics/biggrin_upper.gif
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: statsqueen on 11/17/07 at 11:50 pm
I'm all for wanting to not offend groups of people, but I think this is going REALLY too far. Has anybody actually ever heard of women claiming to be offended by ho ho ho or are they just trying to "beat the Christmas rush" and say that since it could theoretically happen, they can't say it anymore.
It's getting way out of control.
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Red Ant on 11/18/07 at 10:34 am
The same could be said for the word "gay". A long time ago, "gay" meant happy-not being a homosexual. They used to refer the 1890s as the "gay 90s". Now, it has a totally different meaning and you never hear the word gay being used to mean happy anymore.
Cat
Doesn't seem that long ago. The theme song to the Flintstones: "...you'll have a gay old time."
Ant
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/18/07 at 5:55 pm
Go ahead an change the gardening tool to "hae"
While we're at it let's change the name of that state to "Idaha."
And Sir Walter Scott's nove to "Ivanhae"
"Ya-ha-ha-ha and a bottle of rum!"
The most absurd thing I've heard all week and it's Sunday!
::)
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: philbo on 11/19/07 at 5:08 am
Go ahead an change the gardening tool to "hae"
While we're at it let's change the name of that state to "Idaha."
And Sir Walter Scott's nove to "Ivanhae"
"Ya-ha-ha-ha and a bottle of rum!"
The most absurd thing I've heard all week and it's Sunday!
::)
:)
Minnie the Moocher would need to change, too.. not to mention what gets shouted back to the the Butlins call to campers: "Hi di Hi"...
And if you wanted to get *really* silly, "ho-ly" would have to change, too
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Marian on 11/24/07 at 2:21 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat;_ylt=AietUcpg_pVvK8F1Cqqt6NWs0NUE
Apparently Ho, Ho, Ho is offensive to some women. ::)
Well,it takes one to know one!LOL ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 11/24/07 at 2:54 pm
Well,it takes one to know one!LOL ;D ;D ;D
:o Marian I am shocked at your somewhat crass and unpolitically correct statement. Karma+1.
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Zoso on 11/27/07 at 12:09 am
I loved the joke on Rove Live when Carrie Bickmore said in her SNL-type news-cast that shopping mall Santas have been ordered to stop saying "ho ho ho" and have now changed the catchphrase to "How are you? You big fat prostitute".
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Jessica on 12/13/07 at 11:47 am
In the What's New section of Snopes today, they had this:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/hohoho.asp
Apparently, it wasn't true. :P
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/13/07 at 12:29 pm
In the What's New section of Snopes today, they had this:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/hohoho.asp
Apparently, it wasn't true. :P
Well, I heard this story on Bill O'Reilly so therefore it MUST be true. ::) ::)
Cat
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Jessica on 12/13/07 at 2:38 pm
Well, I heard this story on Bill O'Reilly so therefore it MUST be true. ::) ::)
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 12/13/07 at 3:35 pm
Well, I heard this story on Bill O'Reilly so therefore it MUST be true. ::) ::)
Cat
Fox News is the epitome of American journalism, how dare they misinform the public. :o
Subject: Re: Santa told to say HA, HA, HA instead of HO, HO, HO.
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/13/07 at 3:43 pm
Well, I heard this story on Bill O'Reilly so therefore it MUST be true. ::) ::)
Cat
That's why I call it "The Oh Really Factor"!
:D
Anyway, the SPs are waging a war on Christmas and snopes.com is a disinformation agent in their campaign! Furthermore, if you don't know what an SP is yet, then you must be one!