Santa's HO, HO, HO means Whore, Whore, Whore

Santa fury at 'ho, ho, ho'
By Janet Fife-Yeomans and Amanda Grant, November 15, 2007 12:00am

HE is an unlikely revolutionary but this Christmas, Santa is a rebel with a claus. He is having the last laugh on political correctness - and it's a great big fat belly laugh. Santas across Sydney are rebelling against attempts to ban their traditional greeting of "ho, ho, ho" in favour of "ha, ha, ha".

Recruitment firm Westaff - which supplies hundreds of Santas across the country - has told its trainees that the "ho ho ho" phrase could frighten children and could even be derogatory to women.

Two Santa hopefuls reportedly quit the course because of the hullabaloo of the ho, ho, ho. One would-be Santa has told The Daily Telegraph he was taught not to use "ho, ho, ho" because it was too close to the American slang for prostitute.

And let me introduce you to Sean the man's santarinas, who emplify the true spirit of Christmas. Starting from the left, meet Ho, Ho and the Hos.