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Title: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: karajorma on December 08, 2007, 06:33:47 am: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN0558178520071205?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

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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.

In the latest incident, the Cairns Post newspaper said 70-year-old John Oakes was fired on Monday for saying "ho ho ho" and for singing the Christmas song Jingle Bells.

"They're trying to kill the spirit of Christmas," said Oakes, a retired entertainer who has been a Santa for three years.

Westaff spokesman Bert Jansz told the paper Oakes had been dismissed because of his attitude, and not for his ho ho ho-ing.
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Post by: wolfen on December 08, 2007, 07:39:18 am: You have got to be kidding me.
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Post by: Dark Hunter on December 08, 2007, 08:17:44 am: I get the feeling that the whole story isn't there (they say he was fired for his attitude, but they never mention what this "attitude" was)... but wtf about "ho ho ho"? Everyone knows that Santa laughs like that, how could it possibly be misconstrued as a slang term for whore? :wtf:
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: Herra Tohtori on December 08, 2007, 08:56:53 am: :wtf:

It's not like speech bubbles actually come out of Santa's mouth reading "Ho ho ho". It's a fracking onomatopoeia about how laughter is perceived to be heard.

I mean, he could've easily claimed he was laughing like "oh oh oh" and it would sound exactly the same, deep bellowing laughter.

Perhaps it was his attitude though, I bet we don't know the whole story... :blah:
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Post by: IceFire on December 08, 2007, 09:06:43 am: Awful....just simply terrible.
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Post by: Nuclear1 on December 08, 2007, 09:27:33 am: *facepalms*
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Post by: wolfen on December 08, 2007, 11:58:17 am: If its all the perception of how its received by the hearer, he the Joly Green Giant better leave the valley soon
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Post by: redsniper on December 08, 2007, 01:30:19 pm: *dies a little*
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Post by: TrashMan on December 08, 2007, 05:13:37 pm: Does human stupidity knows no bounds? Damn you Einstein, you were right!
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Post by: Rictor on December 08, 2007, 05:39:49 pm: I don't know what's worse: the utter stupidity of prohibiting Santa from laughing or that the "War on Christmas" crackpots are starting to sound credible.

Happy Hon-Denominational Festive Season everyone!
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: wolfen on December 08, 2007, 06:03:14 pm: Quote from: Rictor on December 08, 2007, 05:39:49 pm
I don't know what's worse: the utter stupidity of prohibiting Santa from laughing or that the "War on Christmas" crackpots are starting to sound credible.

Happy Hon-Denominational Festive Season everyone!

Both, the war against Christmas has gotten so bad here in Virginia that I'm scared to death to say Merry Christmas to anybody for fear that I'll start the next war on terror. And if I don't say Merry Christmas the religious right here get so mad they want to crucify me. I'm damed if I do and damed if I don't, so I have come to the conclusion that human stupidity will never reach its peak.
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Post by: colecampbell666 on December 08, 2007, 07:31:10 pm: Up here there was a campaign a while ago to make Christmas Trees "Holiday Trees".
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Post by: Nuke on December 08, 2007, 10:19:16 pm: ph33r the wrath of satans claws!!!
muhahahaha!
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Post by: BloodEagle on December 09, 2007, 12:06:51 am: Santa will shove coal so far up their stockings that they'll be coughing up diamonds. :drevil:
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Post by: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 07:49:50 am: Terrible...really terrible.

I hope santa shoves that coal into something else than stockings for those idiots.
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Post by: wolfen on December 09, 2007, 09:12:52 am: Quote from: BloodEagle on December 09, 2007, 12:06:51 am
Santa will shove coal so far up their stockings that they'll be coughing up diamonds. :drevil:

I wanna watch that :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS everybody,I'll say it, after 20 years of what I did in the military there snot a lot left that I'm scared of anymore
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: karajorma on December 09, 2007, 10:15:46 am: Quote from: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 07:49:50 am
I hope santa shoves that coal into something else than stockings for those idiots.

I'd suggest coal in a sock. But as a weapon not a present.
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Post by: wolfen on December 09, 2007, 11:29:35 am: Quote from: karajorma on December 09, 2007, 10:15:46 am
Quote from: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 07:49:50 am
I hope santa shoves that coal into something else than stockings for those idiots.

I'd suggest coal in a sock. But as a weapon not a present.

I have a really big tube sock that my daughter used to wear that comes all the way up to the knee :)
And I'm sure that one of the schools around here in town has some coal left around somewhere
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Post by: WeatherOp on December 09, 2007, 12:58:56 pm: Me thinks that this Santa was fired for having the boss' wife on his lap. ;7
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Post by: Gortef on December 09, 2007, 01:10:02 pm: one picture speaks more than a thousand words

(http://koti.mbnet.fi/gortef/Harbl/aww_****.jpg)
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 09, 2007, 01:16:30 pm: Quote from: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 07:49:50 am
Terrible...really terrible.

I hope santa shoves that coal into something else than stockings for those idiots.

"I'll shove coal so far up your stockings you'll be coughing up diamonds!"

(http://www.robopocalypse.com/RAD/2005_12_25.jpg)
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Post by: Gortef on December 09, 2007, 01:18:45 pm: one animation speaks more than a thousand images...

... an animation is made out of thousand images (sometimes)... soo...

my head hurts :shaking:
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 02:20:46 pm: Quote from: nuclear1 on December 09, 2007, 01:16:30 pm
(http://www.robopocalypse.com/RAD/2005_12_25.jpg)

*HO HO HO*

you have been a naughty boy. Here's some lead for you!"

*HO HO HO*
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Post by: Jeff Vader on December 09, 2007, 02:29:56 pm: - "You've all been very, very naughty indeed! Except you, Dr. Zoidberg. This is for you."
- "A pogo stick!"
- "As for the rest of you, I'm going to tear off your skin like wrapping paper and deck the halls with your guts! "
Title: Re: No wonder he's so jolly.
Post by: TrashMan on December 09, 2007, 05:02:42 pm: (http://www.songsforamerica.net/photogallery/funny%20bad%20santas/badsanta.jpg)

(http://www.editoon.com/pix/sandbox/mangaclaus.jpg)