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Laughing Santa gets the old heave ho ho ho

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:43 am
by TexasStooge
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A Santa in an Australian department store said on Wednesday he has been fired for saying "ho ho ho" and singing Christmas songs to children.

Employment company Westaff, which supplies stores with red-robed, white-bearded Father Christmases, had earlier asked its Santas to say "ha ha ha" because the word "ho," which is American slang for whore, could offend women, media reported.

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Throughout the "Ho Ho Ho" turmoil, one of Santa's helpers was distraught to say the least.

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:20 am
by Squarethecircle
They actually went through with this? Do they realize the wave of bad publicity that's about to hit them?