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Happy Festivus! A Festivus for the rest of us. These words ring true for nearly every "Seinfeld" fan and the tradition of celebrating the holiday continues to grow each year. It's time to get the ...
Festivus harks back to sitcoms of years past. The farcical holiday was birthed on the TV show “Seinfeld” on December 18, 1997, when George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, revealed that ...
A Festivus pole can be any pole that is made of aluminum and has a very high strength-to-weight ratio. No decoration is required because as Constanza puts it, "I find tinsel distracting." ...
The main decoration, the Festivus pole, and the rituals, including "Feats of Strength" and the incomparable "Airing of ...
You might know Festivus as the Dec. 23 holiday popularized on "Seinfeld". Do you know about the day's 'sinister' origins? Here's the story.
The One True Festivus doesn’t involve an aluminum pole, either. Instead, the O’Keefe family venerated a clock in a bag. No explanation of why was ever given.
Orlando International Airport sets up Festivus pole - with a note begging travelers not to use it for POLE DANCING. Orlando airport organized a Festivus set-up for those traveling on the December ...
The Orlando International Airport (MCO) set up a comment box with a pen and paper where annoyed travelers could submit "airing of grievances" Saturday alongside a traditional Festivus pole ...
December 23 is Festivus, ... For those wanting to get really into the letter of the Festivus law, the pole and grievances are followed by an attempt to pin down literally everyone around you.
Let’s make a Festivus pole. We’ll be recreating the classic model: an unadorned aluminum tube mounted on a simple wood base. Introduced to the world in the December 1997 “Seinfeld” episode ...
In 2005, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle displayed a Festivus pole in his executive residence in Madison, Wisconsin. The governor's "Seinfeld"-inspired pole is now housed in the Wisconsin Historical Museum .