# Happy Festivus 2023! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044 "2023-12-23T14:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/1 "2023-12-23T14:32:18Z")
It’s December 23, which means it’s time for the made up holiday that scratches us right where we itch. This thread is a place to share your grievances, recount the blessed story of the first Festivus, let us know of any Festivus miracles you’ve experienced, tell us the story of when you finally stopped crying and fought your father, or any times management has infringed upon your right to celebrate new holidays. I’ll start by posting my favorite Festivus carol. Man, are those grievances spicy! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j9jbdgZidu8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/2 "2023-12-23T14:34:16Z")
Also, pics of your pole are always welcome. Higher the strength-to-weight ratio the better! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/3 "2023-12-23T14:51:26Z")
But no tinsel. I find it distracting. I know this is hard to believe, but I have no problems with you people. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/4 "2023-12-23T15:30:39Z")
I’ve always hated that squirrel @Happy_Lendervedder I’m also unhappy you’ve not put this in The Pit so I can properly air. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/5 "2023-12-23T16:56:24Z")
I came to this thread hoping folks would be posting videos displaying their feats of strength. I am sorely disappointed. (I suppose that qualifies as my grievance 🙃) ---
**Author:** ![2outta3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2outta3/32/15520_2.png) [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/6 "2023-12-23T17:25:46Z")
I’ve only just finished airing my greivances so now I gotta soak me muscles and take care of me blackeye, but it’s been worth it! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/7 "2023-12-23T17:53:50Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I’ve always hated that squirrel @Happy_Lendervedder Hey Astronaut, your taste in avatars stinks. In fact, you wouldn’t know quality if you had a date with a hot babe… I lost my train of thought ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/8 "2023-12-23T18:26:41Z")
My other grievance is the amount of cats in this photography competition thread. > [@Monthly Photo Competition #13 - Dec 2023 - “Cosy”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-13-dec-2023-cosy/994205/23): > > Nothing like a nice warm sunbeam on a chilly day. [[Imgur] ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/197666118@N08/53415307787/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/9 "2023-12-23T18:31:47Z")
Please note that _I_ posted a dog! Hrmph. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/10 "2023-12-23T20:14:53Z")
In celebration of the 2023 Festivus, I am pleased to declare the following _feats of strength_: - ten single 465 pound deadlifts - two hundred 1500 pound leg extensions - five 200 pound preacher curls - one 150 pound muscle snatch Wishing everyone a happy Festivus. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/11 "2023-12-23T21:28:00Z")
Apologize for not realizing there was another thread on this topic. However, some would also find this frustrating. _It is time, for the airing of the grievances_. It’s been a crummy year. 2024 will be a lot brighter. I ordered some used books from a US site. During Covid they were taking two to three months to arrive, but the order I placed a couple days ago just arrived at my Canadian doorstep. _It’s a Festivus miracle_. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/12 "2023-12-23T21:48:22Z")
Bitch…and Bitch again. It’s a double Festivus. I believe. And **No!** you little bums(grandkids) no more gifts will be bought. The shopping is over. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/13 "2023-12-23T22:55:26Z")
A hearty fuck you to my father in law for doing absolutely nothing to support my family throughout this difficult year! Not even an occasional call, not a hey how you doing, how’s my grandson? Just an occasional photo of his beachfront resort in whatever country he flew into that week, sans commentary. Oh, but he sent me flowers. How nice. It’s a Festivus miserable. I mean miracle. (Am I doing this right? Never saw the show.) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/14 "2023-12-24T00:38:32Z")
Gather 'round, children, it’s the Story of Festivus. Yamma hamma! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1njzgXSzA-A/maxresdefault.jpg "The Story Of Festivus | Seinfeld") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njzgXSzA-A) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/15 "2023-12-24T01:11:04Z")
Festivus for the Rest of us! Nice Svengoolie has the _Black Cat_ on tonight. What a way to celebrate!! around the Pole. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/16 "2023-12-24T01:24:41Z")
Grievances? Hm. Well, I couldn’t win at the track yesterday. That’s about it for me for grievances. Feats of strength? Well, today I proved that I could lift a glass full of beer. Heck, I could even make the glass lighter by consuming the beer in it! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/17 "2023-12-24T01:37:12Z")
I’m there. 🫡 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/18 "2023-12-25T02:03:11Z")
I’ve neither feats of strength nor grievances. But I’m having a hell of a Festivus; the food, drink, and fellowship are epic. ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/19 "2023-12-25T03:05:05Z")
Festivus is my birthday so I have a built-in grievance to air–having a Christmas birthday. Always getting lost in the shuffle and those who do are broke from it being Christmas. On the bright side, I like my birthday being on Festivus rather than Christmas Eve Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044/20 "2023-12-25T14:41:09Z")
My husband was born on the 28th and feels your pain. He never got to have birthday parties. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044.md?page=2)