Happy Festivus, FOFC!

[cartman]

The unadorned aluminum pole has been driven into the ground!

[TLK]

Did I miss the airing of grievances?

[Noop]

You know what is funny about that... I bet a lot of "Holidays" started the same way.

[Kodos]

A lot of holidays were started because of Seinfeld episodes? I guess that's true--I'm looking forward to "Master of My Domain" Day. Although, to be honest, I don't like my odds too much.

[Rizon]

Happy Saturnalia.

[Noop]

A lot of holidays were started because of Seinfeld episodes? I guess that's true--I'm looking forward to "Master of My Domain" Day. Although, to be honest, I don't like my odds too much.

I am sure you're just being funny but in case you're not... I meant a lot of Holiday were started because someone decided to make it up.

[JPhillips]

I've got a lot of problems with you people.

[Airhog]

I am sure you're just being funny but in case you're not... I meant a lot of Holiday were started because someone decided to make it up.


Yup, I remember when Richard Nixon made up George Washington's birthday

[cartman]

Did I miss the airing of grievances?

No, the meatloaf is still in the oven.

[path12]

I got a lotta problems with you people.

[heybrad]

Kruger, you couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe.. I lost my train of thought.

[EagleFan]

Twas the day of Festivus
and all through the room
the smell of the meatloaf
let us knew it was soon

that the pole would be planted
with patience and care
and the time would draw near
to let our grievances air

[JediKooter]

Who is bringing the payaya??

[stevew]

Feats of Strength bitches.

[Glengoyne]

Feats of Strength...only surpassed by the "Airing of Grievances".

Damn that was funny then, and still brings a smile today.

[panerd]

You know you are infringing on my right to celebrate new holidays. That's a walkout!

[Chubby]

during the sabres game Drew Stafford had a segment talking about how he celebrates Festivus heh!

[Ksyrup]

I know we are a little early, but...



Festivus for the rest of us, O.C. Jail style

Festivus may only come around only come around once a year – more often if you watch "Seinfeld" reruns – but longtime county inmate Malcolm Alarmo King was able to celebrate it three times a day while locked up at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange.<!--googleoff: all-->
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King’s quest for a healthier eating option while behind bars ended with a county lawyer forced to research the origin of Festivus and its traditions and a Superior Court judge recognizing the holiday – which lodged its place in pop culture on an episode of "Seinfeld" – as a legitimate religion.

The menu selection at Theo Lacy apparently didn’t please King, 38, when he was booked into the jail on drug charges in April.<!--googleoff: all-->
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They serve salami there. And that didn’t quite fit in with the fitness buff/gym clothes model’s lifestyle.<!--googleoff: all-->
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So King, who is also suspected of being in the country illegally from Liberia, asked for kosher meals.<!--googleoff: all-->
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That was not because of his religion, but because they were healthier – and the 5-foot, 8-inch, 180-pound King wanted double portions to maintain his physique, said his attorney, Fred Thiagarajah.<!--googleoff: all-->
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Judge Derek G. Johnson signed off on the high-protein double-portion kosher meals for King.<!--googleoff: all-->
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That didn't sit well with the Sheriff's Department – which pays for the food. Kosher meals are more expensive than the regular jail fare – and are reserved for those with a religious need.<!--googleoff: all-->
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The Sheriff’s Department interviewed King about his religious leanings in May. When asked what his religion was, he answered "Healthism."<!--googleoff: all-->
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“He’s healthy so he said health and added an ‘ism,’” said Thiagarajah, who acknowledged to the county and a judge and to The Watchdog that it was a farce.<!--googleoff: all-->
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When sentencing day came, King pleaded guilty to the sale or transport of a controlled substance – a felony. Two other felonies were thrown out.<!--googleoff: all-->
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But King still wanted his non-salami meals.<!--googleoff: all-->
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Judge Johnson pulled King's lawyer and the prosecutor aside and said he needed a religion to put down on the order to make it stick, explained Thiagarajah.<!--googleoff: all-->
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“I said Festivus,” said Thiagarajah. The order was granted – three non-salami meals a day.<!--googleoff: all-->
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County Counsel researched Festivus, arguing the holiday was the creation of writer Dan O’Keefe to celebrate his first date with his wife in 1966. The holiday was introduced to the world by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for "Seinfeld," who wrote it into the show.<!--googleoff: all-->
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Seinfeld celebrated Festivus with an aluminum “Festivus pole” instead of a tree and traditions such as the “Airing of Grievances” and “Feats of Strength.” Easily explainable events were “Festivus miracles.”<!--googleoff: all-->
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“Festivus for the rest of us!” was the pseudo-holiday’s motto.<!--googleoff: all-->
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Still, the judge’s order stood. No salami.<!--googleoff: all-->
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King was released from county jail Oct. 5 and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He is awaiting deportation, according to ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley.
No word if Festivus celebrations are allowed in ICE detention.

Festivus for the Rest of us- O.C. Jail style | around, festivus, once - News - The Orange County Register (http://www.ocregister.com/news/around-279819-festivus-once.html)<!--googleoff: all-->

[Suicane75]

This is the ugly girl you've been talking about?

[Passacaglia]

The Sheriff’s Department interviewed King about his religious leanings in May. When asked what his religion was, he answered "Healthism."

“He’s healthy so he said health and added an ‘ism,’” said Thiagarajah, who acknowledged to the county and a judge and to The Watchdog that it was a farce.


Did that really need to be explained?

[Ksyrup]

They should have called that article Festivus for the Arrested-of-us.

[JediKooter]

Well, he should do pretty good at the feats of strength.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I have a lot of problems with many of you people.

[Sun Tzu]

Should we have a separate thread for JimGA?

[ISiddiqui]

Hooray Festivus!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Should we have a separate thread for JimGA?

I can think of a great place to plant a shiny aluminum pole.

[Ksyrup]

I can think of a great place to plant a shiny aluminum pole.

You forgot the ;) . Or did you? :D

[Sun Tzu]

Oh Jimmy, you tease you...don't go airing our super hot male on male sexual encounters in public.

*smacks your ass*

[cartman]

http://www.thegreatcornholio.com/images/festivus.jpg

[JPhillips]

I still got a lot of problems with you people!

[RomaGoth]

http://www.thegreatcornholio.com/images/festivus.jpg

Can I print this and cut it out? Even more importantly, can I use it to receive a free fruitcake?

[Chief Rum]

Can I print this and cut it out? Even more importantly, can I use it to receive a free fruitcake?

Sure, for fruitcake yes, but no soup for you.

[Chief Rum]

Happy Festivus everyone! I did 20 pushups this morning in preparation.

[RomaGoth]

Happy Festivus everyone! I did 20 pushups this morning in preparation.

Damn. I only did 10. :(

[NobodyHere]

I got a lotta problems with you people, now you're going to hear about it.

I've got a problem with the person who broke the game specials thread for one.

[Chief Rum]

I got a lotta problems with you people, now you're going to hear about it.

I've got a problem with the person who broke the game specials thread for one.

I have been working out all year preparing for the Feats of Strength!