"It's time for the Festivus Feats of Strength!"
Posted on 12/23/2009 7:58:12 AM PST by earlJam
(CNN) -- ... thanks to a "Seinfeld" writer whose father had made Festivus a quirky household tradition, a 1997 episode of the famed sitcom popularized the peculiar day.
To hear it from Frank Costanza, the character played by Jerry Stiller, the December 23 observance calls for little more than the erection of an aluminum pole, the airing of grievances and the demonstration of feats of strength -- which preferably culminate in wrestling down to the ground and pinning the head of the household.
For at least eight years, Julianne Donovan, 35, has been hosting Festivus parties in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. The graphic designer and illustrator said she was drawn to the holiday...
At her parties, people jot down their grievances and stuff them in the pole. They complain about parking tickets, the economy and their spouses, she said. One of her favorites in recent years read like this: "What's up with the dude in the white shoes? It's way after Labor Day."
Getting in on the fun in recent years is a stairway railing company called Wagner, (they)thought cutting up pipes to make aluminum holiday poles would be an easy -- and fun -- side business. Thus was born festivuspoles.com.
Leto said he's received orders from troops in Afghanistan and people living in Australia...When the company sent Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle a Festivus pole in 2005, he put it up in the executive residence. Today it appears in the state's historical museum.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Elaine: So is it a problem that I’m not really religious?
Puddy: Not for me. I’m not the one going to hell.
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Puddy: Thou shalt not steal.
Elaine: Oh, but it’s ok for me (to steal the neighbor’s newspaper)?
Puddy: What do you care, you know where you’re going.
Larry David was the exec producer of Seinfeld and did his Crist unrination recently. Seinfeld was an anti-Christian show. I know liberal Jews who hate Christians who loved the show. They are as evil as anti-Semites.
Jerry: Don’t you see what Whatley is after? Total joke telling immunity. He’s already got the two big religions covered, if he ever gets Polish citizenship there’ll be no stopping him.
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(There truly is a Seinfeld reference for every situation)
bttt
"It's time for the Festivus Feats of Strength!"
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