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DebbieSAChef said:He He He - nope sounds to sinister
Hi Hi Hi - nope not catchy enough
Hu Hu Hu - either pronounced like "who" and you sound like an owl or pronounced "Huh" and you sound like you're out of shape.
Hmmmmm what will they possibly come up with next!! LOL I don't like santa anyway. My kids don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny either!
Debbie
Bwahahahahahaha! or should I say....hohohohohohoho!dianevill said:A ho.LOL.
Good one!! I agree, those easily offended always give more of a spot light to what they despise.The_Kitchen_Guy said:Did you hear about the dyslexic atheist who sold his soul to Santa?
lkprescott said:Now, I've got to wonder... will they next be renaming the garden tool commonly known as the hoe? Will we stop hoeing our gardens next?
When there's real hate in this world and real oppression and serious problems.... for folks to take up arms over what a mythological/fictional person says?... really gets my panties in a twist.
raebates said:I have to admit that I'm tired of that particular term/meaning.
Being a fan of lame jokes, I made two "math joke" sweatshirts years ago. For one I cut the math symbol pi out of a pumpkin print fabric and attached it to the front of a gray sweatshirt--Pumpkin Pi. I wore it all during the fall and winter until it started to disintegrate.
For the other I cut the letters H & O and a small number 3 out of shiny fabric. I attached them to the front of a red sweatshirt to create HO to the third power (HO cubed). Since Christmas shirts are only worn a few weeks out of the year, it's still in great shape. I dont' wear it, though. A couple of years ago I put it on at the beginning of the holiday season (Thanksgiving weekend, not early October--another pet peeve). That day I received three crude remarks about advertising myself as a ho. That sweatshirt is put away until that particular meaning has gone away.
lkprescott said:I have to admit I'd have had to come up with a good comeback
lkprescott said:I have to admit I'd have had to come up with a good comeback (the notion that folks are incapable of understanding is beyond my understanding at times)... like, "No, I'm just expecting more from the folks that can read"... or "ah, I see someone didn't get beyond basic math"... BTW, I think your HO to the power of 3 is a cute idea!
I'm one for reclaiming original meanings and using the proper terms (wh0re vs ho - hey... if you're going to insult someone, do it right for pity's sake otherwise don't say anything at all) and frankly the 'lazy' way of saying what ho is supposed to intone is just... lazy. But then I think enunciation should also make a comeback.
raebates said:becky is you sayin his teechers dont spell good?
BTW, I'm with ya!
chefann said:<giggle> I'd love to do that, too, around work.
And what I've found is that the worst offenders are the people who include "excellent written and oral communication skills" in their resume. We usually take that out.
ChefBeckyD said:Are we so wrong for wanting this? the decline of the English Language is frightening.....I am constantly amazed, and disgusted, by the spelling and grammar errors that come home in papers & notes from my son's school. Shouldn't educators have to know how to spell, and also how to structure a sentence, and use correct terminology?
Even them what talks and rights good?chefann said:<giggle> I'd love to do that, too, around work.
And what I've found is that the worst offenders are the people who include "excellent written and oral communication skills" in their resume. We usually take that out.
That's why we get along so well.raebates said:I have to admit that the occasional post about HO makes me giggle. Sometimes I'm 12 years old.
lkprescott said:it was a multiple choice test, so it shouldn't have been that hard to compare to the key and grade correctly. I always check is wrong answers now just to make sure they haven't made a mistake.
One of the things that drives me nuts is misuse of "and I." It's drilled into our heads that it should be "KG and I went to the beach." instead of "KG and me..." but then people think that it's true in every instance. Which it isn't. An easy way to remember is to take out the other person and figure which one, I or me, you'd use in the sentence. Then add the other person back in. Example: He explained to me what the problem was. So the plural would be, "He explained to Rae and me what the problem was."The_Kitchen_Guy said:Which reminds me - misuse of "good" and "well" drives me nuts (see my last post.)
chefann said:One of the things that drives me nuts is misuse of "and I." It's drilled into our heads that it should be "KG and I went to the beach." instead of "KG and me..." but then people think that it's true in every instance. Which it isn't. An easy way to remember is to take out the other person and figure which one, I or me, you'd use in the sentence. Then add the other person back in. Example: He explained to me what the problem was. So the plural would be, "He explained to Rae and me what the problem was."
chefann said:One of the things that drives me nuts is misuse of "and I." It's drilled into our heads that it should be "KG and I went to the beach." instead of "KG and me..." but then people think that it's true in every instance. Which it isn't. An easy way to remember is to take out the other person and figure which one, I or me, you'd use in the sentence. Then add the other person back in. Example: He explained to me what the problem was. So the plural would be, "He explained to Rae and me what the problem was."
The_Kitchen_Guy said:You're forgetting to tell us your other peeve from days of yore.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:Eats shoots and leaves.
Eats, shoots and leaves.
Either one is fine with me, at least, as long as the panda isn't shooting at me.
ETA - I also hate when people misuse an ellipsis. It is three dots...not two...not four...not seventy five...THREE.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:Eats shoots and leaves.
Eats, shoots and leaves.
Either one is fine with me, at least, as long as the panda isn't shooting at me.
ETA - I also hate when people misuse an ellipsis. It is three dots...not two...not four...not seventy five...THREE.
The suggestion for Santas to say "Ha! Ha! Ha!" in Sydney has been in place since 2017.
The phrase "Ho! Ho! Ho!" is considered offensive because it is seen as a derogatory term for women, similar to the word "whore".
No, it is not mandatory for Santas in Sydney to say "Ha! Ha! Ha!", but it is strongly encouraged to avoid any potential offense.
Yes, some other alternatives that have been suggested for Santas to use in Sydney include "Ha! Ha! Ha!", "He! He! He!", or "Ho! Ho! He!".
The suggestion for Santas to say "Ha! Ha! Ha!" instead of "Ho! Ho! Ho!" is mainly in place for Santas in Sydney, but it has also been adopted in other parts of Australia as well.