# December 23rd - Happy Festivus! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570 "2002-12-23T18:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/1 "2002-12-23T18:58:52Z")
Today is December 23rd. In the spirit of the season, I’d like to take this opportunity to join with many others to wish one and all a **Happy Festivus**! Already got the pole. We’ll be sitting around the dinner table tonight, and I’ll be able to tell each of my kids and Mrs. KVS how disappointed I am with them. The older the kids get, the more I get to criticize. Then, I’ll engage each of them in feats of strength. I hope other families will have as much fun as we will. I may even spring for a marble rye. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/2 "2002-12-23T19:05:45Z")
Ooh, a marble rye. Now where’s my fishing pole…? ---
**Author:** ![el\_mono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@el\_mono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/el_mono)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/3 "2002-12-23T19:54:40Z")
And as if that weren’t reason enough for joyous celebration, it also happens to be my lovely daughter’s 20th birthday!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/4 "2002-12-23T20:24:25Z")
Happy Festivus! You have all disappointed me mightily this year. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/5 "2002-12-24T02:26:30Z")
Halleujah! A Festivus for the Rest of us! It’s a Festivus miracle! ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/6 "2002-12-24T05:27:56Z")
I’m assuming that the Airing of Grievances will be taking place in The Pit, no? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/7 "2002-12-24T05:39:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Early Out \* > \*\*I’m assuming that the Airing of Grievances will be taking place in The Pit, no? \*\* Alas, the mods said no. We’ll just have to keep the rage bottled up inside. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/8 "2002-12-24T05:56:31Z")
Can we at least have Feats of Strength in Great Debates? ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/9 "2002-12-24T11:22:24Z")
What do Feats of Strength entail? ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/10 "2002-12-24T12:12:43Z")
Lifting heavy things, of course… You have all dissapointed me greatly. All of you. Aw crap. I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/11 "2002-12-24T14:03:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by anya marie \* > \*\*What do Feats of Strength entail? \*\* Mostly, wrestling your family members to the ground, thereby proving your superiority. Tough to do on a message board… ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-23rd-happy-festivus/144570/12 "2002-12-25T02:03:31Z")
You don’t have any heavy boxes to lift, i am disappointed. :wally