[heterosupremacist]

Festivus is held on December 23 each year. In a 1997 episode of the popular television comedy, Seinfeld, Festivus was brought to the masses when Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) explains he invented Festivus in response to the commercialism of Christmas. Its slogan is “A Festivus for the rest of us.” Festivus songs at link.

[backwoods-engineer]

Yet another in the long line of attempts (Kwanzaa, etc) to displace the Christian Christmas with something else.

[elcid1970]

You mean it’s not the atheistic alternative to Christmas? Or am I thinking of Winter Solstice?

Hardly watched Seinfeld. Waaaaay too NYC-whiny-nerdy. They made Woody Allen look like John Wayne at the Alamo.

[Fiddlstix]

FRUITCAKE RECIPE

1 cup water,
1 cup sugar,
4 large eggs
2 cups dried fruit,
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
nuts
1 gallon whiskey

Sample the whiskey to check for quality.
Take a large bowl.
Check the whiskey again to be sure that it is of the highest quality.
Pour 1 level cup and drink. Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer.
Beat 1 cup butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add 1 tsp. sugar and beat again.
Turn off the mixer.
Break two eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

Mix on the turner.
If the dried fruit gets stuck on the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for consisticity.

Next, sift 2 cups of salt.
Or something. Who cares.
Check the whiskey.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table. Spoon. Of sugar or something.
Whatever you can find.
Grease the oven.
Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out the window.
Check the whiskey again.
Go to bed.

Who likes fruitcake anyway?

[tumblindice]

See, you’ve already got Festivus celebrants airing grievances!

[fidelis]

Never thought I'd live to see the day when people started worshipping Festus.

[Drew68]

I think more Americans celebrate Festivus than Kwanzaa.

Last week I went to my kids' school Christmas play, given by grades K-2. An almost lily-white school, I rolled my eyes when they went into the little "Kwanzaa" segment of the all-holiday inclusive presentation. I heard some other subtle groans as well. I have never met anyone, anywhere who celebrated Kwanzaa.

[yarddog]

Seinfeld could be hilarious but for the most part was fairly funny and a few times, just boring.

It did not hit politics really heavy but did at least a couple of times make blatantly mean spirited pro abortion statements.

I think part of it’s success was that you didn’t really like any of them. They were mostly jerks but funny ones. It is funnier to see a creep slip on a banana peel.

[rockrr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX55AzGku5Y

Festivus for the rest of us!

Merry Christmas

[SaveFerris]

As I was raining blows down upon the man, I figured there had to be a better way. /Frank Costanza

[Nifster]

Did you put your pole up?