Thursday, December 23, 2004

Happy Festivus

Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.
Cosmo Kramer: What happened to the doll?
Frank Costanza: It was destroyed. But out of that, a new holiday was born ... a Festivus for the rest of us!
Cosmo Kramer: That must've been some doll.
Frank Costanza: She was!

I hope everybody is having a happy Festivus. In honor of the holiday, a donation has been made in your name to the Human Fund. The Human Fund. Money for people.

For those of you who don't know, the Festivus celebration includes three major components:

The Festivus Pole: During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed apparently in opposition to the commercialization of decorated Christmas trees and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find[s] tinsel distracting." Local customs have changed, and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations.

The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, the celebrant tells his or her friends and family all the instances where they disappointed the celebrant that year.

The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead.

1 Comments:

At 3:43 PM, Blogger Eric Grubbs said...

I've always found the Feats of Strength funny.

 

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