{"id":4422,"date":"2012-12-17T19:52:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2012-12-17T19:52:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:52:04","slug":"puzzle-the-origins-of-ho-ho-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/12\/puzzle-the-origins-of-ho-ho-ho.html","title":{"rendered":"Puzzle: The Origins of Ho Ho Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Ho ho ho” is a rendition of a particular type of deep-throated chortle, chuckle or laugh which is of Gaelic origin.<\/p>\n

Ho Ho Ho is known to be the laugh of Jabba the Hutt, The Happy Mask Salesman, Doctor Ivo Robotnik, King Harkinian,\u00a0 the Jolly Green Giant and last, but certainly not least, Santa Claus!<\/p>\n

As you click through this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle: HO HO HO<\/a> … be sure to laugh it up!\u00a0 That’s right …<\/p>\n

… Laugh it up while you slim down!!!<\/p>\n

Send a Ho Ho Ho e-postcard<\/a> to a friend!<\/p>\n

For more giggles, chortles, and laughs, join with us at the Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/em>
\n Janice<\/em><\/p>\n

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