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SYDNEY (AFP) - 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.

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do australians even use the word ho'? they dont even speek english omgzorz tehy speek australian LAWL.. jk

no but really, is it par of the aussie slang?

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:blink: .... MAYBE the women relate to it and they dont want Santa to tell others????? :whistle: j/k

its stupid really only sick people would take years of tradition and just wanna change it now

whats happening to the aussies ????? (i'll talk to hubby and ask what he thinks :lol: )

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ho ho ho no more oreo cookies for fat Santa ho lol.

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We are totally PC outta control :unsure:

That's what some people want everyone to think. I don't buy it.

I can't find the link, but I read another one that explained that the Santas were being directed for years now not to say 'ho ho ho' because of offending women, but because it terrifies toddlers more than a natural laugh would. The 'ho' explanation was apparently an embellishment.

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Whats next on the offensive list lol.

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ho ho ho indeed

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What do you get for $10.00 anything you want. :dance::jest:

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WARNING: DIRTY LANGUAGE

Chopper Read says Australia needs to harden the f#ck up.

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies."

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Does anyone listen to Sirius 108 Maxim Radio's C&R show?

They covered this topic under their "pussification of America" spot because they claimed if they're banning it in Austrailia, it's only a matter of time before someone in the U.S. would jump on the bandwagon and start this BS in the States as well.

Love that Chopper Read video!

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:thumbs: yay the HO HO Ho has been overturned... Reading the Adelaide Advertiser today... and there will be HO-ing going on this xmas... SHEESH lucky I would have hated to have banned BOTH Myer and David Jones from (not my xmas shopping) but my after Xmas sale shopping <grin>

have a GREAT day

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