Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women


	Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

p1150

11-15-2007 3:30 PM

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p1150 says:

Now I have heard it all.......So no more Hostess Ho Ho's either...

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11-15-2007 4:16 PM

kkcapricorn

Ridiculous!

11-15-2007 6:47 PM

skwirlinator

Suddenly women are so sensitive

11-16-2007 3:47 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

So no more Hostess Ho Ho's either...

You mean Hastess Ha Ha's ?

11-16-2007 4:33 PM

mona

it's a sad state of affairs.........

11-16-2007 4:43 PM

michaelll

A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.

hope they did not damage themselves during the climbdown...

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