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Santa Banned from saying Ho Ho HO
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun 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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  • how is ho ho ho offencive to woman you can't ban ho ho ho because it's been passed down generation through generation if you ban ho ho ho it's lke you're banning christmas think about it i meen wtf i even heard of a food called a ho. >_> you idiot woman who think ho ho ho is offencive need to stfu and get a life.

  • Get a job, you SUCK!!!

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  • O.o I see no point.

  • @tayibasrishardool8 Christmas is a pagan holiday. There was no Jesus in it until many generations later.

  • @9Haseo9 It's just the same women who scream "EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL RIGHTS!!!" When 90% of us aren't sexist and then ironically when it becomes violent they scream "DON'T HIT ME, I'M A GIRL!!!"

  • What brand of toaster did you record this on? I think I'mma get one for my ex.

  • @9Haseo9 you need to learn the real meaning of Christmas my 'Christian' friend. The masses don't even know WHY they celebrate this so called 'holy' day yet you go into debt every year forking out money to buy presents. materialistic and commercialised to benefit businesses and the elite. society is so dumbed down it's unbelievable. WAKE UP AND STOP BEING A MINDLESS PUPPET.

  • hoohohohohohohi

  • A North "Pole"

  • i want a Ho Ho Ho

  • Fat english phreaks

    

  • fucking laaaag !!

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