He won't be jolly anymore when the PC mob comes after him.
Posted on 12/05/2007 4:23:48 PM PST by mware
A shop has sacked its Santa Claus for saying Ho-ho-ho.
John Oakes, 70, got his marching orders after the store decreed that women might be offended because 'ho' is American slang for a whore.
Instead, he was supposed to say Ha-ha-ha.
"They're are trying to kill the spirit of Christmas," said Mr Oakes, who has been a Santa for ten years.
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He was also found guilty of singing Jingle Bells at the Myer department store in Cairns, Northern Australia.
He said: "The manager told me my services were no longer required.
"When I asked her why, she replied, 'You said Ho-ho-ho and that's not appropriate'.
"Not appropriate? How long has Santa been calling Hohoho, for goodness sake?
"She also said I wasn't supposed to sing."
A spokesman for the store insisted the elderly Santa was dismissed because of 'his attitude' and not for his Ho-hohoing.
"Our Santas are not banned from using the term," he insisted.
Mr Oakes, who is looking for a new job as Santa, says he is prepared to sing, shout Ho or Ha.
But he draws the line at clambering down chimneys
They ought to boil him in a Christmas Pudding for that.
First known victim of Ho Ho Ho rules
How do they handle dog shows in that country?
I don't know. I wonder if they are allowed to call the female dogs bitches?
Hollywood Shuffle, I think.
My Ma asked me one day if a Ho was what they called a Whore in her day,,near about shed tears from laughing..
For today’s women and girls, with out-of-wedlock sex being the norm, perhaps they feel it comes a little too close to the truth for comfort...
And what about electricians? Are they allowed to talk about male and female wire connectors?
He won't be jolly anymore when the PC mob comes after him.
what’s the proper term for ho; you know down under?
Saying “Ha Ha Ha” would probably offend the local clown union or some other group standing in line to become a victim. And some people are baffled at work place shootings...
My nephew looked at him like he had cabbage growing out of his ears.
I live here in the States. Never been to Australia maybe some of our Aussie FRiends can tell us?
I think you may be acquainted with two units of measure used by electricians and engineers.
They're very tiny measurements known by the abbreviations: "BCH" and "RCH"
My nephew looked at him like he had cabbage growing out of his ears.
That’s to much,,
But, it should only be offensive to some women, shouldn’t it?
“I live here in the States. Never been to Australia maybe some of our Aussie FRiends can tell us?”
i hope so. i love their sense of humor.
Whoever heard of Santa saying Ha,ha,ha.
It just ain't right.
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