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11-15-2007, 03:22 PM
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Complete non-event. Someone's been an idiot and said something about how ho ho ho's bad, everyone else has told them they're an idiot and nothing's been implemented. but it'll be portrayed as yet more evil work from some giant PC army.
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11-15-2007, 03:26 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #12 | | Newb
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The War on Christmas hits Australia \o/
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11-15-2007, 03:27 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #13 | | Newb
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Amazed we haven't seen the "OMG CHRISTMAS BANNED IN [insert provincial town here]" thread yet.
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11-15-2007, 03:29 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #14 | | Newb
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Actually, that reminds me, someone find that wise Guardian article that essentially just ruined all anti-PC brigade Christmas stuff.
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11-15-2007, 03:38 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #15 | | Newb
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11-15-2007, 04:23 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #16 | | Newb
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Nah, it's this one. This one is pretty good as well. Oliver Burkeman is evidently a bit of a king.
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11-15-2007, 04:43 PM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #17 | | Newb
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11-16-2007, 06:57 AM
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Odd. When I first saw the story, the reason given was that "ho, ho, ho" could frighten children. That was in both the Herald Sun and on one of those trashy current affair shows. I have never heard an Australian use the word "ho" in reference to a woman.
There is the usual talk about banning Christmas things from workplaces out of fear of offending those of other religions, and some schools and kinders have already.
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11-16-2007, 07:04 AM
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PC gone mad or just dumb Aussies?? Post #19 | | Newb
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When I read it the first time, I thought maybe they were saying ho ho ho too loud and scaring kids? Took me a while to figure out what the **** they were talking about properly.
Stupid seppos.
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11-16-2007, 07:12 AM
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Ah, here we go... Quote:
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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