"Ho! Ho! Ho!" = No, no, no.... ?
 

Story here

I remember as a teenager cracking up at "ho, ho, ho" because I suddenly saw the slang-related humor... but would adult women even be offended? And, is "ho, ho, ho" frightening? I think I'd be more scared with Santa laughing at me!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Better not use any long-handled gardening tools to till the soil in your backyard either.

sometimes this planet really disappoints me :(

Ha! Ha! Ha!?? That's just creepy.
Ho! Ho! Ho! conveys jolliness. Ha! Ha! Ha! is maniacal and Joker-esque.
:D


I'm wondering if this is just another lame-o controversy to spark the whole yearly "War on Christmas" blah-di-blah.

Oooh, now that's an interesting though, GC...

Heaux, heaux, heaux!

Oh, good grief!

This is stupider than people who complain about the word "niggardly".

"Ivanhoe is the story of a Russian farmer and his tool."

Okay, let's think about this for a second. This is important doings a transpirin' here.

If Santa says...

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" - he's crazy, needs to be checked into a nuthouse.
"Hee! Hee! Hee!" - Santa's drunk or high on something.
"Tee hee! Tee hee! Tee hee!" - isn't right either. It may play in West Hollywood but not anywhere else... maybe SF or at Larry Craig's house.
"Har! Har! Har!" - Santa's now a cheesy stand up comedian.
"Haw! Haw! Haw!" - Santa's got hay in his teeth with a pig under one of his arms.
"Guffaw!" - That's right out. You can't say it three times and sound convincing.
"Heh! Heh! Heh!" - That just sounds smug and condescending.
And if they just have Santa laughing through his nose, that's just wrong wrong wrong.

"Ho! Ho! Ho!" it is and always should be. It tells the kid, 'Hey I'm a big friendly guy who has your best interests in mind and will help you fulfil all of your materialistic needs in one hedonistic day of unwrapping big retail provided parental love.'

:D

Reminds me of this amusing story out of Seattle.

What exactly is the fare to ride the SLUT?

SLUT rides are free -- at least they were in my day.

In San Luis Obispo, they have embraced the acronym for the San Luis Obispo Transit: SLO Bus, etc.

Yeah, but how much is it to ride the Salt Lake Union Transit?

A note from a bona fide Santa:

First, yes, this is beyond ridiculous. I can't imagine this will become a widespread admonition. I have to wonder, did anyone actually complain, or is this just some nervous ned or nellie anticipating an objection that is hilariously unlikely to occur? I'd love to see the person who actually approached a complaint department and said, "I'm offended by your Santa saying Ho HO HO. It offends me personally." Such a person would either have to have been jokig, or is over-sensitive to a degree that should prevent ever leaving home.

Secondly, as a Santa, I personally don't shout HO HO HO very much. My reason? It's a major cause of toddler crying. The big, loud boistrous aspect of Santa seems to send the under four set into a panic. I strive to be a kind, gentle, calming presence. I get a lot of thanks and kudos for this.

I'm happy to give the traditional HOx3 laugh when crossing the plaza, waving at a distance, etc. Up close, I keep things mellow. If a kid tells a joke, I do laugh, with a "ho" phoneme, but I try to keep it sounding genuine and unforced. General chuckles and snickers also serve me well. I wouldn't use Hee Hee Hee on a dare.

And isn't "ho" like a total early 90's thing? Totally outdated.

Hey now!!

Too sad, really.

Sydney, it must be something Lashbear said that scared them! ;)

There was a guy who worked at the Theatre years ago who's last name was "Ho" and I used to give him grief. You're a HO, Your Mom's a Ho. Your sister's a Ho!...

I'd greet him by saying "Hi Ho!"

Yo Ho is offensive then.

Oh. wait.

not to me
:argghh:

:cakes:

Nothing inflammatory, just decided to take it to PM :)

I knew a lady named Ida Ho.
Seriously.
:)

My mom had a Korean student named Bich Ho.

Pffft!! Now I'm all, like, totally curious n' stuff!

Totally boring... just commented on flippyshark's Santaness. Unrelated to the thread so I pulled the derail.

I have a case where one of the other parties names is Bong Ho.

There was a guy at my high school whose name was Long Dong.

:D, okay - maybe it was better while it was mysterious!!

Bet he was popular with the ladies.

Back to the OP... I knew it could be insulting, but I have bought so many Chistams cards for giurlfriends that actually say Ho ho ho, and meant the deragatory .. but it was toally intentional. Cause I thought it was funny, as did they.

We passed a restaurant in Koreatown called Young Dong.

There's a restaurant on 2nd street called Phuckit Thai

There used to be (and it may still be there, for all I know) a Thai restaurant in Tujunga called Poo Ping Palace.

Oh no way. That's hysterical!
:D

Do they sell t-shirts? ;)

Apparently they've been gone for about a decade.

It's been about a decade since I've been up there.

The sign above the storefront itself is what I remember. It said Poo Ping Palace in that fake chinesey font.

This one?

so, since we're on this particular derail...

Nope. The one I remember was (faded) red lettering on a white background. It looks like it could be the same shopping center though.

There must be several of them as I know I have seen around my place (although I think it was spelled Phucket Thai).

In Honolulu, there is a Phucket Thai and a Fook Yuen Chinese Restaurant in the same strip mall.
Hysterical.
:D

For those who don't know, Phuket is a province of (and biggest island in) Thailand. It has very good diving. Proper pronunciation is along the lines of poo-ket with a bit of an aspiration in that p.

Oh fine... just interject reality into our stereotyping.

I'm insulted by Phuket references and i thing they should be outlawed.

Oh, phuk it

One of Portland's oldest and most popular restaurants is Hung Far Low.

This is one of the greatest thread derails, ever. :D

YO YO YO!!! Merry Kwanzaa Bitches!! <- A TShirthell.com shirt I had.

So I debated... derail the Ho ho ho thread... or put this in Soooooo...

I chose here... In the theme of the playing with words.... :p

does anyone know who is retailing the "Save the Ta-tas" breast cancer shirts?

I saw this site:
http://www.savethetatas.com/

Handy, except not from work. But thank you!

Here
Here
Here
And lots others

They even have guys shirts

Paging Nirvana Man. Mr. Nirvana Man please report to the HO HO HO Ta Tas thread.

You find that with the breast cancer ribbon on it, it totally would work for my purposes.

Kevy gets a gold star, thats exacty the one my co-worker saw...

Stolen from Kevy's link:

http://www.savethetatas.com/catalog_his.htm

Okay, DPR you get a gold star too!
Thank you guys... my office is well supplied now.

Step 1: Instead of "ass" say "buns", like "kiss my buns" or "you're a buns hole"
Step 2: Instead of "shït" say "poo", as in "bull poo", "poo head" and this "poo is cold"
Step 3: With "bitch" drop the "t" because "bich" is latin for "generosity"
Step 4: Dont say "fück" any more because "fück" is the worst word that you can say
So just use the word mmmkay!

Actually, I'm a lot more offended by the word poo. It may have something to do with the late nineties, when WDW was taken over by a certain red-shirted bear. (Yes, I know, at certain times of year, there are LOTS of red shirted bears here, but you know the one I mean.)

"We can do it, it's all up to us mmmmkay.... With a little plan we can change our lives todaaayyy. We don't have to live our lives addicted to smack, homeless on the streets giving handjobs for crack. Follow this plan and very soon you will sayyyy it's easy mmmmkay...."

Giraldo Riviera was in the big box in the vets office talking about ho ho ho and Kayne West's Mom's deadness (but, at least she'll look good). Fascinating stuff!

I think it all should be changed to "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum"

Thanks guys... Now I've got that damn Mmmmkay song going through my head, and I cn't get rid of it. :mad:

Drugs are bad mmmmmmmkay!!

Better than mmmmbop

Geee thanks. Now I've got that stuck in my head.:rolleyes:

By Mennen

Does that help?

Yes thanks!

Bah! Nobody really worries about this kind of crap. This is a fine example of manufactured controversy; pre-packaged and sold to the most shameless news outlet.

Hey, You may just be onto something there. Just like a news story going on right now pertaining to Cremains and Disneyland. Hmmmm

Well, that wins the No Duh Award - ;) Just thought it might actually be kind of silly to see what might come from a discussion on it.

Most of the news we hear and read came from a press release, or at least the impetus tends to originate with one. Being a PR person, I don't generally mind this and expect it. With an over-abundance of news sources - print, Internet, radio, television - it's too easy, and quality writers are few and far between.

I keep forgetting to post this. Last week a coworker went to Disneyland with his family. He watched the Christmas parade and claims that Santa says "Ha Ha Ha", not "Ho Ho Ho."

Any validity to this? I'm skeptical as this guy tends to be prone to being an idiot.

This story makes me want to run around shouting Skank Skank Skank! for some reason.

...one of my favourite episodes. :snap:

A few days ago, I was in the park to pick up a gift and caught the end of the parade. And yes, it sounded very much like Santa was saying "Ha Ha Ha".

Then again, I'm also prone to being an idiot on occasion, so take it for what it's worth. :)

Hijack - I wasn't aware that if you didn't have a pass or pay admission that they would still let you into the park for an hour to shop. I got my gift in about 5 minutes and then walked the park for a bit. Quite nice.