Yes , friends , it ’s that time of year again " “ - the time of year when we gather together with friend and family to portion out feats of strength , air our grievance and putting up the seasonal aluminium terminal . Indeed , it ’s Festivus . What bulge as a caper onSeinfeldhas become a bona fide holiday . Here are a few thing you need to know before you break out the Festivus pole .
2 . Rod Blagojevich inspired a Festival celebration just last year when a Festivus rod mysteriously appeared in the Illinois State Capitol ’s rotunda . It turn out that a college scholar had erected the pole as his " spreading of grievances" against corrupt regulator Blagojevich . The pole has returned this year .
5 . Not to be surpass , a Wisconsin human being put his own Festivus rod up at City Hall in Green Bay amidst a raging debate over whether a government edifice should have a nativity scene . Some people were n’t very happy about his via media , but another rather outstanding Wisconsin occupant blithely displays his Festivus pole : the regulator . When a Wisconsin - based company sent him a Festivus pole a couple of year ago , he readily displayed it in his house . It ’s now in the state historical museum .
6 . Speaking of which , if you need your own Festivus poleand ca n’t be inconvenience oneself to go to Home Depot and buy a pole ( And rest assured I ’m not mocking you ; I would be in the same boat ) , you’re able to moderate outfestivuspole.com . They’re pretty sweet .
7 . There are also a few Festivus - ground trade over atKWillis.com . There are greet poster ( I specially care the one that says " You ’re a Disapointment!“ ) , a worksheet for the spreading of your Grievances and a Feats of Strength Challenge Card ( " I ca n’t read it ! I need my glasses!“ )
9 . If you ’re kill clock time at oeuvre today or tomorrow like a lot of people are , you could read the entire script for the Festivus episode ( " The Strike")here .
Does anyone out there celebrate Festivus ? Let us hump what your custom mean .
