# Merry Festivus!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589 "2002-12-18T17:05:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/1 "2002-12-18T17:05:18Z")

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[Festivus](http://seinfeld.digitalrice.com/html/festivus.htm).

I thought I’d get it started early this year. I hope you all are all putting up Aluminium poles. No tinsel, for it is distracting.

A merry festivus for the rest-iv-us is ahead. Lets make it one to remember.

Now, will anyone be able to devise a schedule for the Airing of Grievances and the Feats of Strenght?

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/2 "2002-12-18T17:14:09Z")

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This ep was on Chicago Ch 32 at 6:30 last night. I thought they were jumping the gun.

And a donation has been made in your name to The Human Fund.

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**Author:** ![YEP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@YEP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YEP)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/3 "2002-12-18T17:46:12Z")

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That’s a beautiful metal post!!

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**Author:** ![JustPlainBryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/4 "2002-12-18T18:37:46Z")

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We’ve got a thread going on in Cafe Society about this wonderful holiday. I’ve already put up my Festivus pole here at the office. Happy Festivus!

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/5 "2002-12-18T18:44:05Z")

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So when do we get all of our gripes off our chests? Doesn’t a real Festivus have to be held in the BBQ Pit?

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**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 18, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/6 "2002-12-18T19:20:23Z")

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I got a little grievance with this thread. You all disappoint me very much.

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**Author:** ![JustPlainBryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-festivus/143589/7 "2002-12-18T19:40:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Attrayant \*  
> \*\*So when do we get all of our gripes off our chests? Doesn’t a real Festivus have to be held in the BBQ Pit? \*\*

Lynn Bodoni doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Look at the thread in Cafe society that I mentioned earlier. You’ve disappointed me greatly this year! 😃