Atlanta, GA 12/9/2010 10:22:42 PM
A Santa Claus in the US has been sacked for telling inappropriate jokes.
John Toomey, 68 - who has worked at Macy's in San
Francisco for 20 years - lost his job after making a joke which two
adult customers took offence too.
He said: "When I ask the older people who sit on my lap if they have
been good and they say, 'Yes,' I say, 'Gee, that's too bad'.
"Then, if they ask why Santa is so jolly, I joke that it's because I
know where all the naughty boys and girls live. Everything was going
okay until this couple came in. I don't know why they reported me. I
don't think I said anything untoward."
However, some co-workers have labelled the sacking as an over-reaction, and he is now looking to work privately at parties.
