Here's one from the PC crowd that just takes the cake:

Aspiring Santas have been told not to use the term "ho, ho, ho" because it could be seen as derogatory to women. Thirty trainees at a Santa course in Adelaide last month, held by recruitment company Westaff, were urged to replace the traditional festive greeting with "ha, ha, ha".

Two Santa hopefuls reportedly left the course after the trainer's edict.

The term "ho" is also American slang for a prostitute. "We were told it (ho) was a derogatory term for females and can upset people," said the Santa, who did not want to be identified publicly. "As far as I'm concerned, a hoe is something you dig the ground with."

Critics have branded the instruction for Santas to use "Ha! ha! ha! Merry Christmas" as nonsense and madness.

The silver lining to this story is the near universal agreement that such a suggestion is insane. That said, it doesn't seem like Political Correctness is about to burn itself out in the flame of public opinion any time soon...