The 'Ho' Ban

This is absurd. Apparently, if you're Santa, and you're in Sydney, you're catch phrase is no longer, "Ho, Ho, Ho!" Instead, it is, "Ha, Ha, Ha!" New Zealand is considering asking their Santa to stop the 'Ho' as well.

Apparently the 'Ho' is frightening to children and offensive to American women.

As a result, Santa's may strike until they get their 'Ho' back. I kinda think they should. Though I'm not sure how we'd explain Santa to our kids.

"...Lawanda, Santa doesn't have time to hear what you want for Christmas. In fact, he may not even bring presents this year. He's fighting for his 'Ho!'"

On a side note, I did the whole Santa/Easter Bunny/St. Nick thing when I was a kid. And a 'Ho' from Santa is nothing compared to The Tooth Fairy. We tell our kids that while everyone is sleeping, a fairy is going to come in their room, dig under their pillow, take their teeth, and leave behind a quarter. Now that's creepy....