12-23-2005, 04:56 PM | #261 | |
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12-23-2005, 05:07 PM | #262 | |
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Festivus Festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in an episode of Seinfeld, a popular American television sitcom of the 1990s. It was featured on episode number 166 of the show, entitled The Strike, which first aired on 18 December 1997. Many people, influenced or inspired by Seinfeld, now celebrate the holiday in real life. Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23. Its slogan is "A Festivus for the rest of us!" The character Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) created it as an alternative holiday in response to the commercialization of Christmas. He explained its origins during the episode to the character Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards), as related in the following dialogue: Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way. Cosmo Kramer: What happened to the doll? Frank Costanza: It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born . . . a Festivus for the rest of us! Cosmo Kramer: That must've been some kind of doll. Frank Costanza: She was! In the episode, Kramer had become interested in resurrecting the holiday after hearing the plight of his friend—Frank Costanza's son—George (played by Jason Alexander), who used the holiday celebration he hated in his youth as a defensive excuse to his employer, Kruger (played by Daniel Von Bargen ). George had been confronted by Kruger after handing out cards for Christmas to his fellow employees stating a donation had been made to a fake charity called The Human Fund ("Money For People") in lieu of exchanging Christmas presents. George defended himself saying that he feared persecution for his beliefs, for not celebrating Christmas. Calling his bluff, Kruger came home with George to see Festivus in action. Main elements of Festivus The Festivus celebration includes three major components: The Festivus Pole: During Festivus, an unadorned aluminium pole is displayed, apparently in opposition to the commercialization of decorated Christmas trees, and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find[s] tinsel distracting." Local customs have changed and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations. The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year. The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead. While not an official element of the holiday or its celebration, the phenomenon of the Festivus Miracle should not be overlooked. When, at one point in the episode, the bookie inadvertently found Kramer and Elaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) at the Bagel Shop, Kramer enthusiastically said: "It's A Festivus Miracle!" Kramer reported another "Festivus Miracle" when Gwen found Jerry at the Costanza home (despite Kramer's previous directions to Gwen). In truth, a Festivus miracle is a second rate occurrence, or no more than a coincidence. Therefore, calling any event a "Festivus Miracle" is in reality very weak praise.
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12-23-2005, 05:15 PM | #263 |
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Well, have fun! If one could have fun in an officially "second-rate" celebration .
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12-23-2005, 05:20 PM | #264 |
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What? Second, to what, when, where?? The episode is one of the all time favorites of that series (Seinfeld).
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12-23-2005, 05:23 PM | #265 |
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All three parts of Festivus sound luny to me. But, if it turns you on .
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12-23-2005, 05:49 PM | #266 |
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...sounds luny to me.
I have to agree with LE.
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12-26-2005, 09:36 PM | #267 |
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The juniors in my school decorated their hallway for Festivus. Each year we have a hallway decorating contest for every holiday, and apparently they didn't feel like decorating so they just put up a big old "A Festivus for the Rest of Us" sign instead and called it a day. Brilliant.
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12-28-2005, 08:00 PM | #268 | |
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01-04-2006, 05:25 PM | #269 |
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Well that's it for 2005. Until next year, same time, same bat channel, this is closed.
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11-30-2007, 05:59 PM | #270 |
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Reopened. Enjoy your christmas tree building. Let me just add that so far no preparations have been made for turning this into a contest again this year.
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11-30-2007, 06:56 PM | #271 |
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Looks nice! If I can spare some time, I'll try and build something nice. I don't have experience though, so bear with me
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11-30-2007, 07:54 PM | #272 |
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oh, we don't even have to make any more - it's fun just paging through the ones that people already made. There's some amazing ones there!
Thanks, Eärniel
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12-02-2007, 07:10 AM | #276 |
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King Last edited by strider8 : 12-02-2007 at 07:13 AM. |
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King |
12-02-2007, 07:17 AM | #278 |
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12-02-2007, 10:02 PM | #279 |
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s owe actua ly make a tree, right.
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King Last edited by strider8 : 12-04-2007 at 12:31 PM. |
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