No Ho's in Australia

[DucksNuts]

...or visited by Santa.

I agree with Zen, its absurd because *ho* carries no real weight of insult over here.

My problem locally is, a religion that doesnt believe in *Christmas* is petitioning my 4yr olds kindergarten...they dont want *traditional* (term used loosely) decorations up or stories of Santa used because they dont want their children exposed to them.

I'm a bit muddled on this one....why shouldnt my kids be exposed to all things commercially Xmas? why should these kids be exposed to all things commercially Xmas? Are these other kids *needs* more important than mine?

Whats the next step...banning Santas from the mall all together?

[Trilby]

omg--tw made me laugh out loud which isn't easy these days...

Thanks, tw! You are truly a gem!

[jester]

You know he could always adopt the words from "Larry the Cable Guy"

Lady of the Evening
Lady of the Evening
Lady of the Evening

It might take a little longer

[Kitsune]

I believe the proper term, Santa, is "rake".

[Cloud]

are No Hos, like, vanilla?

[Sundae]

Kitsune, you angel
That is funny on so many levels

[queequeger]

What jeopardy question writer is so far removed from the real world that he didn't realize someone would guess ho? I'd guess ho. Who wouldn't guess ho? Ho ho ho.

This whole "censorship of everything radical, or even appearing radical" crap is so annoying. These incidents occur mostly with a leftist tint, but please don't lump the rest of us liberals in with these twits. If we try to eliminate all of the 'naughty words' from our society, not only do we end up with a bland, boring world that's measured in shades of beige and off-whites, we make our children socially moronic.

Do you know what happens to a child who isn't allowed to play outside, go to school, and eat dirt? He grows up with no immune system, and spend his adult life sick all the damned time. You try to protect your children too much, and they end up unable to deal with the real world.

Let's face it, your children are going to learn what all the bad words out there mean anyway, wouldn't you rather them have a healthy understanding of their connotations and (far more importantly) not have some sort of psychological issue? I've known far too many people who were overly sheltered as kids, and they always seem to be a little ridiculous.

Also, tw... what the hell are you TALKING about? I can follow each of your posts for one paragraph and then... are you drunk or something?

[tw]

I was just watching the 'Wizard of OZ' when I suddenly realized: Santa does not say "Ho Ho Ho" in Munchkin land. He says "Heh Heh Heh". In which case, this entire thread is moot.

queequeger – never mind.

Who made this decision, was there a vote?
It makes it sound like the whole city banned it as one being.
That reporter needs a real job.

[Aliantha]

no one's been banned. It's just a suggestion.

As usual, the whole thing has been blow out of all proportion by the media.

It's just a joke.

[Aliantha]

I thought since we were talking about ha ha ha instead of ho ho ho, I might post this little ditty. Maybe ha ha ha isn't quite as good a suggestion as was first thought...if you believe everything hear of course.

Me and my wife live all alone
In a little log hut we call our own;
She loves gin and I love rum,
And don't we have a lot of fun!

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

When I go toiling on the farm
I take the little jug under my arm;
Place it under a shady tree,
Little brown jug,'tis you and me.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

'Tis you that makes me friends and foes,
'Tis you that makes me wear old clothes;
But, seeing you're so near my nose,
Tip her up and down she goes.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

If all the folks in Adam's race
Were gathered together in one place,
I'd let them go without a tear
Before I'd part from you, my dear.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

If I'd a cow that gave such milk,
I'd dress her in the finest silk;
Feed her up on oats and hay,
And milk her twenty times a day.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

I bought a cow from Farmer Jones,
And she was nothing but skin and bones;
I fed her up as fine as silk,
She jumped the fence and strained her milk.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

And when I die don't bury me at all,
Just pickle my bones in alcohol;
Put a bottle o' booze at my head and feet
And then I know that I will keep.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

The rose is red, my nose is too,
The violet's blue and so are you;
And yet, I guess, before I stop,
We'd better take another drop.

Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!
Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don't I love thee!

[tw]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I thought since we were talking about ha ha ha instead of ho ho ho, I might post this little ditty. Maybe ha ha ha isn't quite as good a suggestion as was first thought...

Sounds more like "Boo hoo hoo" is more appropriate for all but the little brown jug.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by queequeger

What jeopardy question writer is so far removed from the real world that he didn't realize someone would guess ho? I'd guess ho. Who wouldn't guess ho? Ho ho ho.

This whole "censorship of everything radical, or even appearing radical" crap is so annoying. These incidents occur mostly with a leftist tint, but please don't lump the rest of us liberals in with these twits. If we try to eliminate all of the 'naughty words' from our society, not only do we end up with a bland, boring world that's measured in shades of beige and off-whites, we make our children socially moronic.

Do you know what happens to a child who isn't allowed to play outside, go to school, and eat dirt? He grows up with no immune system, and spend his adult life sick all the damned time. You try to protect your children too much, and they end up unable to deal with the real world.

Let's face it, your children are going to learn what all the bad words out there mean anyway, wouldn't you rather them have a healthy understanding of their connotations and (far more importantly) not have some sort of psychological issue? I've known far too many people who were overly sheltered as kids, and they always seem to be a little ridiculous.

Also, tw... what the hell are you TALKING about? I can follow each of your posts for one paragraph and then... are you drunk or something?

Hey I agree with you but here is the rub. It is not the "censorship of everything radical, or even appearing radical" as much as it is taking time honored traditions and eliminating them for purposes of political correctness for fear of meeting disaproval of a MINORITIY persons or special interest groups. The laundry list of such attempts at social reengineering abound. It is out of hand.

[DanaC]

Yah, but it's rarely the actual legislators making that error. Often it is local officials getting terribly risk averse and not wanting to offend anyone. Often, though, it is completely apocryphal. I cannot tell you the amount of times people have said to me, "They wouldn't allow Christmas lights in Bradford last year in case they offended the muslims". This has become repeated by people so many times it has become 'truth' despite the fact it is utterly untrue.

Another classic: went into a shop that sold toys and noticed a rack of Golliwogs....I was slightly startled. I asked the woman behind the counter "are people still allowed to sell those?"....she said "Oh yeah, but you can't call them golliwogs they're Gollies now". I looked unconvinced, she said "They're not racist, they're just a nostalgia toy'. I said "But of course they're racist....they're a caricature of black people".

She said..."No they're not. Besides, anything's racist these days. You can get in trouble for saying blackboard or asking for a black coffee in a cafe".

Again.....something that's been repeated so many times it has become 'true'. This ludicrous idea that people get in trouble for asking for their coffee black, or for describing a black object as black, is something whch people have repeated to each other, usually accompanied by the phrase "it's political correctness gone mad" so often they've made it true in their own minds.

There are so many letters to newspapers, or political leaflets which propogate these lies that they become reality. They're not reality. They are just people's made up bullshit to justify their own feelings of racial animosity towards other parts of the community.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Yah, but it's rarely the actual legislators making that error. Often it is local officials getting terribly risk averse and not wanting to offend anyone. Often, though, it is completely apocryphal. I cannot tell you the amount of times people have said to me, "They wouldn't allow Christmas lights in Bradford last year in case they offended the muslims". This has become repeated by people so many times it has become 'truth' despite the fact it is utterly untrue.

Another classic: went into a shop that sold toys and noticed a rack of Golliwogs....I was slightly startled. I asked the woman behind the counter "are people still allowed to sell those?"....she said "Oh yeah, but you can't call them golliwogs they're Gollies now". I looked unconvinced, she said "They're not racist, they're just a nostalgia toy'. I said "But of course they're racist....they're a caricature of black people".

She said..."No they're not. Besides, anything's racist these days. You can get in trouble for saying blackboard or asking for a black coffee in a cafe".

Again.....something that's been repeated so many times it has become 'true'. This ludicrous idea that people get in trouble for asking for their coffee black, or for describing a black object as black, is something whch people have repeated to each other, usually accompanied by the phrase "it's political correctness gone mad" so often they've made it true in their own minds.

There are so many letters to newspapers, or political leaflets which propogate these lies that they become reality. They're not reality. They are just people's made up bullshit to justify their own feelings of racial animosity towards other parts of the community.

There may be some truth to what you state as an observation among people and converstation. The news is FILLED with acts of Political Correctness Gone Wild. It is out of control. Minority groups and individuals should not have the power to change things for the majority unless there is a good reason for it. Becasue you are easily offended by a display, a flag, owr whatever doesnot mean people should fall down and make you happy. Screw that.