Santas see red.

[Squishified]

I also wanted to add, the band the Ramones' catch phrase is/was "Hey Ho! Let's Go!". I even have a bumper sticker of it. Thanks to Imus and others it now can have a different meaning.

 

[GlitchWizard]

Glitch, I literally laughed out loud at this mental image

Once when a boy was talking about his girlfriend on my kid's schoolbus, he was saying what a "ho" she is and my daughter butted in loudly and said

"A hoe is a garden tool, YOUR girlfriend is a ."

She didn't mean it like it sounded - but the bus driver was in hysterics.

THERE is a mental image for you.

 

[Jules]

Once when a boy was talking about his girlfriend on my kid's schoolbus, he was saying what a "ho" she is and my daughter butted in loudly and said

"A hoe is a garden tool, YOUR girlfriend is a ."

She didn't mean it like it sounded - but the bus driver was in hysterics.

THERE is a mental image for you.

Glitch - that is priceless!!! Too funny!

 

[gman20001969]

Sheesh...

I would be shocked to see if we still have what we call a traditional christmas 25 years from now..

 

[Filly]

Bunch of crazy people in this world today if you ask me.

HA HA HA. I mean HO HO HO! I say that every single day, poco. Bunch of them.

 

[Meduza]

Lets see, last year they took away Merry Christmas and now make us say happy holidays. Today they are taking on Santa and his hohoho. What's next, taking Rudolf's nose because it offends someone somewhere?!?!

 

[JanetElaine]

:doh: Have a guy lower his voice and say "Ha ha ha!" for you and tell me if it sounds inviting, or intimidating? My vote is for intimidating. ETA: They do mean lower tone, not lower volume, right? "Ha ha ha!" said in a quieter tone is ineffectual and not likely to be registered in the chaos that is the "Meet Santa" line. Those people have major screws loose! :twocents:

I pictured that in my head and 'ha ha ha' just sounds creepy. Might as well give Santa a hockey mask and scissorhand with the new 'rap'....

 

[KatK]

Lets see, last year they took away Merry Christmas and now make us say happy holidays. <snip>

I have said Happy Holidays for much of my life, firstly because Christmas and New Year are right on top of each other, and *everyone* celebrates New Years Eve/Day. Then, when I had not only Jewish, but Pagan friends I used the phrase to acknowledge Yule and Hannakuh as well.

 

[OrdinaryLife]

This "P.C." crap is out of blessed control!!!! Good grief! It's only a matter of time before we totally loose heart loving traditions completely. Fer goodness sakes, I cannot believe, not for ONE moment, that any child (or adult) would EVER take "Ho, Ho, Ho" as something more than that is what Santa has ALWAYS said!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the caps on certain words, but this is completely, totally, beyond comprehension, wrong on ever gawd blessed level!!!

Geesh, and I thought I had read/heard everything concerning Halloween!!!!! We are losing the fabric of our history. There is something soooooo wrong with that! As far as I'm concerned Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays is no big deal. A wish from the heart for the Season is wonderful. But, Santa and "Ho, Ho, Ho"???? These people need to lighten up MUCH!!!!!

By the way...Happy Thanksgiving and "Gobble, Gobble". Yes, I know. I have no respect for turkeys since "Gobble, Gobble" insinuates that I eat them.... Shoot me. However, let me finish my meal first!

 

[GonzoReiter]

Sheesh...

I would be shocked to see if we still have what we call a traditional christmas 25 years from now..

This is outrageous and I'll bet the Kiwis are behind this somehow.

Y'know, it wasn’t all that long ago that some folks were complaining that Santa and his antics were taking Christ out of Christmas. Now, it seems, the jolly elf has become part of the Christian religion. Next thing you know, they’ll be hanging him on a cross and then resurrecting him each year before he hops in his sleigh to deliver toys to Christian children everywhere.


If you ask me, it’s about time we put the ‘God’ back into ‘Godzilla’:

 

[dingo]

The Kiwis would be behind this for sure..they cant be trusted and like to rain of Australias parade every chance they get. .
Only joking.....we love our neighbours ,not that theres many left over there

 

[CaliKid]

This "P.C." crap is out of blessed control!!!! Good grief! It's only a matter of time before we totally loose heart loving traditions completely. Fer goodness sakes, I cannot believe, not for ONE moment, that any child (or adult) would EVER take "Ho, Ho, Ho" as something more than that is what Santa has ALWAYS said!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the caps on certain words, but this is completely, totally, beyond comprehension, wrong on ever gawd blessed level!!!

Geesh, and I thought I had read/heard everything concerning Halloween!!!!! We are losing the fabric of our history. There is something soooooo wrong with that! As far as I'm concerned Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays is no big deal. A wish from the heart for the Season is wonderful. But, Santa and "Ho, Ho, Ho"???? These people need to lighten up MUCH!!!!!

By the way...Happy Thanksgiving and "Gobble, Gobble". Yes, I know. I have no respect for turkeys since "Gobble, Gobble" insinuates that I eat them.... Shoot me. However, let me finish my meal first!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[dingo]

HO HO HO and Merry Christmas everyone:blowkiss: .

 

[Gina_M]

A Politically Correct Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the North Pole,
were alleged by the union, to stifle the soul.

Four reindeer had vanished without much propriety,
released to the wilds, by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear,
that Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his beautiful sleigh,
because the ruts were deemed dangerous by the EPA,
And millions of people were calling the Cops,
when they heard sled noises upon their roof tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe, had his workers quite frightened,
and his fur trimmed red suit was called "unenlightened".

To show you the strangeness of today's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose.
He went to Geraldo, in front of the Nation,
demanding millions in over-due workers compensation.

So...half of the reindeer were gone, and his wife
who suddenly said she'd had enough of this life,
joined a self help group, packed and left in a whiz,
demanding from now on that her title was Ms.

And as for gifts...why, he'd never had the notion
that making a choice could cause such commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur...
Which meant nothing for him or nothing for her.
Nothing to aim, Nothing to shoot,
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls and nothing for just boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific,
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacifistic.

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish upon the truth.
And fairy tales...while not yet forbidden,
were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden,
for they raised the hackles of those psychological,
who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone might get hurt,
besides - playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist and should be passe.
and Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, disheveled and perplexed,
he just couldn't figure out what to do next?
He tried to be merry he tried to be gay,
but you must have to admit he was having a very bad day.
His sack was quite empty, it was flat on the ground,
nothing fully acceptable was anywhere to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might,
give to us all, without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy - with no indecision,
each group of people in every religion.
Every race, every hue,
everyone, everywhere...even you!
So here is that gift, its price beyond worth...


"MAY YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, ENJOY PEACE ON EARTH"

 

[Dark Knight]

People have lost their friggin' minds!

 

[poco]

HO HO HO and Merry Christmas everyone:blowkiss: .

HO HO HO AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO, DINGO!!!!!

(Do they have Christmas in Australia?????)

 

[GlitchWizard]

This "P.C." crap is out of blessed control!!!! Good grief! It's only a matter of time before we totally loose heart loving traditions completely. Fer goodness sakes, I cannot believe, not for ONE moment, that any child (or adult) would EVER take "Ho, Ho, Ho" as something more than that is what Santa has ALWAYS said!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the caps on certain words, but this is completely, totally, beyond comprehension, wrong on ever gawd blessed level!!!

Geesh, and I thought I had read/heard everything concerning Halloween!!!!! We are losing the fabric of our history. There is something soooooo wrong with that! As far as I'm concerned Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays is no big deal. A wish from the heart for the Season is wonderful. But, Santa and "Ho, Ho, Ho"???? These people need to lighten up MUCH!!!!!

By the way...Happy Thanksgiving and "Gobble, Gobble". Yes, I know. I have no respect for turkeys since "Gobble, Gobble" insinuates that I eat them.... Shoot me. However, let me finish my meal first!

I respect turkeys. They make a lifetime commitment to my family at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I completely agree that the PC thing is totally out of hand. I HONESTLY believe that no one is truely offended by nearly as much as they claim to be. People pretend to be offended because it makes them feel like they are better than the other person.

Nothing offends me. I have a friend who is into some kind of meditation thing rather than praying. He's got an awesome sense of humor and every year at Christmas, instead of sending me a Christmas card or a whatever-it-is he believes in card... we exchange Kwaanza cards. I love him to death.

 

[angelmom]

I wonder when saying "Happy Holidays" will no longer be okay b/c some people do not celebrate their major holidays in the winter.

Or "Good Morning" to people like my almost 13yo son who believes that there is no such thing. :bang:

 

[GlitchWizard]

I wonder when saying "Happy Holidays" will no longer be okay b/c some people do not celebrate their major holidays in the winter.

Or "Good Morning" to people like my almost 13yo son who believes that there is no such thing. :bang:

My friend doesn't either. He just says "Morning" and if someone says "Good Morning" he says "You are half right."



I love waking up in the morning. It's so much nicer than the alternative!

 

[KatK]

I wonder when saying "Happy Holidays" will no longer be okay b/c some people do not celebrate their major holidays in the winter.

Or "Good Morning" to people like my almost 13yo son who believes that there is no such thing. :bang:

Even those whose countries celebrate a New Year at a different time, like China, also celebrate the New Year in January with the rest of the world, so this greeting can still be used to wish them well. And I believe every culture has a holiday in the December/January range, even those cultures in countries which are having Summer, not Winter. As for the good morning part, wish him a good day, instead? *evil grin* He can't really argue with that now, can he? You're just wishing him a good day, since it is a new one... :innocent: The purpose of the greeting is, afterall to wish the person well, and say you hope they have a trouble free day, right?

ETA: No, I'm not exactly PC either. I'm more "mannerly". I disagree that Ho Ho Ho shouldn't be used, and I say Merry Christmas to some on Christmas Eve/Day, and Happy Holidays in general during December and leading up to New Year's Day. But, if a person objects to a certain greeting, I think you can show you care another way, right? Just like I wouldn't send a Christmas card to an atheist who said they don't want any. I might send them a card saying Happy New Years though. It's about respect, to me. :twocents: I'm not always a morning person either, and "Good Morning" has grated on me also. I didn't make a fuss over it though, since I knew the intent behind the person's words, I kept my grumping as much to myself as I could. But the Mr. isn't a morning person ever, so I say Good Day or Hello Love, to him in the morning.