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Old 11-11-2007, 08:27 PM   #1
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Thumbs down ha, ha, ha...

What moron decided to come up with this rule? :

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22738300-2,00.html

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Santa Claus banned from Ho Ho Ho

SANTAS working in shopping centres across Australia have been banned from bellowing "ho ho ho" because it might frighten children.

Recruitment firm Westaff, which supplies hundreds of Santas around the country, yesterday confirmed the edict.

Westaff national operations manager Glen Jansz said the company's Santas had been urged to tone down their use of the "ho, ho, ho" phrase.

"The reason behind that is we find that in some cases the little kids can get a little bit scared of the deep 'ho, ho, hos' and we ask them to be mindful of keeping their voices to a lower level," he said.

"And kids are probably more inclined to understand 'ha, ha, ha', than 'ho, ho, ho'."

Thirty trainees at a recent Santa course were instructed to replace the traditional Christmas greeting with "ha, ha, ha".

A Santa veteran of 11 years told the Sunday Herald Sun the instructions were clear: "No 'ho ho ho'."

"We were told to say 'ha ha ha Merry Christmas'," he said.

Two Santa hopefuls reportedly left the course after the edict.

Family Council of Victoria spokesman Bill Muehlenberg described the ban as "nonsensical".

"Potentially any big guy in a red suit with a white beard is scary but I don't think him saying 'ho ho ho' would damage a child's psyche.

"Let's just concentrate on the kids having a good time."

A survey of Melbourne children yesterday found universal support for Santa's "ho ho ho".

"It's silly, we love hearing Santa's laugh," said Briony, 8, of Mitcham.

"It doesn't frighten me at all. It's what Santa is supposed to say," said Byron, 9, of Melton.

Yesterday in the Bourke St Mall, Santas appeared to be ignoring orders to stop the 'ho ho hos'.

David Jones's bellowed to a delighted group of children and rival Myer's Santa also kept up the jolly tradition.
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Old 11-11-2007, 08:55 PM   #2
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What moron decided to come up with this rule? :

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22738300-2,00.html
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seems there are many ghetto hags around that take offense to being called HO. :
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Old 11-11-2007, 08:56 PM   #3
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that is absolutely pathetic, everyone knows santa is a pimp......ho ho ho


seriously though, its pretty low,
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Old 12-11-2007, 09:11 AM   #4
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that is absolutely pathetic, everyone knows santa is a pimp......ho ho ho


seriously though, its pretty low,
Yeah thats why so many girls remind me of christmas
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Old 11-11-2007, 08:57 PM   #5
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What moron decided to come up with this rule? :

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The same moron who banned smoking in pubs
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Old 11-11-2007, 10:18 PM   #6
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The same moron who banned smoking in pubs
Nah, that 'moron' was a genius. Well, maybe not a genius. Just someone with some common sense. :the_finge

This is the same moron who has tried to ban children's lyrics such as 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' and 'Humpty Dumpty'.

No wonder kids these days are growing up to be babies... That's how they get treated.
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Old 12-11-2007, 02:20 PM   #7
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Are you serious?


I think there should be a smoke room for people like you, so you can all go in there and kill each other
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Old 12-11-2007, 03:27 PM   #8
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I think there should be a smoke room for people like you, so you can all go in there and kill each other
Ditto, maybe the owners of HO's should say they are against it to :. I seen it on the news wat a crock of crap
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Old 11-11-2007, 09:23 PM   #9
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Yep still seeing a shrink from my childhood due to Santa saying HO HO HO to me at a shopping centre when I was six.

Really political correctness is really starting to be like a new form of communism. There will be no HA HA HA in my house this Christmas only HO HO HO.
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Old 11-11-2007, 09:49 PM   #10
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All I want is a HO for Christmas, a Phase III that is...
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Old 11-11-2007, 09:56 PM   #11
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Just because a few soft kids have gotten scared in the past, it seems that the shopping centres are scared of getting sued by parents of other soft kids... so the shopping centre overreacts so that every kid is treated as soft...

So we are breeding lots of intolerant, scared, soft children - scared of not only their own shadow, but good old Father Christmas too...

Pathetic.
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Old 11-11-2007, 09:59 PM   #12
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If kids are getting scared by an old fat guy with a white beared going, "Ho Ho Ho," a long hard look needs to be taken at their parents and just what the hell they're doing to them... :
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and probably the same moron banning the term "black board" in schools....
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Looks like Santa will be saying

"Merry Christmas and Three Prostitutes" this year (instead of ho ho ho) :
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and probably the same moron banning the term "black board" in schools....
Yeah you can only write on the cracker board now.

This is getting ridiculous.. Moreso
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Santa's sexual harassment trial:-
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They should ban Doctor Who because my friend was scared of the Darleks.
They should ban marriage because my parents argued in front of me all the time.

Saying "good boy" to me in school has completely wrecked my concept of my gender and it's a good thing they banned the use of "boy" and "girl" in school.

For heaven's sake! The world is even more insane.

I remember as I kid I liked Santa Claus.

My gut feeling is that the children are scared of Santa because they don't associate him with Christmas. He's just a lardarse in red shouting.
I remember this little girl who was "fanatical" about Humphrey B. Bear and as part of having her entry on the Grand Final show of Australian's Funniest Home Videos, she got to meet him. She burst out crying.

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Did you realise that SANTA is an anagram of SATAN?
And HO HO HO spelt backwards is Oh, oh, oh.

Do you know what this all means?
Nope, me either LOL!
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The person responsible is related to Harold Scruby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 12-11-2007, 01:54 AM   #20
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what a joke.... crying because of santa is a part of growing up you dont want too see ya kid cry its simple DONT TAKE THEM its all getting out of hand the rules that relate to kids and whats politically correct (or "PC" as its commonly called)
i seriously cant grasp some of the concepts that some parents want to pass on to their kids these days.
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What? Little girls sitting on a strangers knee? Boys too? They offer the kids lollies? And take pictures?
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Old 12-11-2007, 02:35 AM   #22
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There's always been the odd kid that cry's at the sight of santa. Stopping the HoHoHo wont stop the odd kid from being a sook!

No ha ha ha will make this guy any better aprochable
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Old 12-11-2007, 10:48 AM   #24
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Yea Keven B Wilson has a lot to answer for .. Lol....
So they ban vaccinations because kids cry....
Ban them going to bed because they cry...
Sheesh ... !!
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Man, I didnt think the PC crew could sink any lower.
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The Santa mob should use the 'hahaha' into an evil version

imagine young timmy sitting on santas lap."I wanna bike, a laptop, new shoes', and in reply Santa just laughs at him. Whats the kid gonna think? :
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"....And on the 3rd day of Christmas Santa gave to me.........three slutty skanks"

Honestly, when my wife told me about this I just ALMOST couldn't believe it. This sort of crap is getting out of hand now.
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Its not exactly the 'PC' crowd. Its one company.

In fact the 'PC' crowd have called it nonsensical.
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