Santas Warned ‘Ho Ho Ho’ Offensive to Women

From the article:

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.

Wow. I thought I’d seen just about the worst it could get when it came to sterilizing all things Christmas. Guess I was wrong.