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Topic: Happy Festivus!
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Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmainec
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posted December 06, 2011 01:17 PM
  
A Festivus for the rest of us!  Has anyone gotten their metal poles yet?  ------------------
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Randall
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posted December 06, 2011 01:41 PM
It's a Seinfeld reference. George didn't want to buy Christmas gifts at work, so he gave everyone cards saying that a donation has been given in their name to the Human Fund. He made the charity up. Then his boss actually made a company donation to it, but they found no record of it. George confessded and then said he did it because he didn't feel his coworkers would understand that he doesn't celebrate Christmas. They celebrate Festivus. He made that up also, but then his dad loved the idea. So his boss insisted on coming over for dinner to see if it's true. They buy a metal pole instead of a tree (no decorations). And they sit around the dinner table and say what they hate about each other. Then George's dad wrestles with him and makes him give up. All part of the Festivus tradition.------------------
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Alma Sun
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From: The East Coast
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted December 06, 2011 02:02 PM
Ahh.. got it. ------------------
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Alma Sun
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posted December 06, 2011 02:04 PM
'Got' the Festivus joke.. not the pole.  LOL ------------------
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LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 06, 2011 03:29 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
A Festivus for the rest of us! Has anyone gotten their metal poles yet?
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anongrl10
Knowflake Posts: 1980
From: won't_disclose
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted December 06, 2011 04:06 PM
I might have actually seen that episode!
Seinfeld was never my favorite though (I preferred "Raymond"  ).
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anongrl10
Knowflake Posts: 1980
From: won't_disclose
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted December 06, 2011 04:08 PM
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Originally posted by Alma Sun:
'Got' the Festivus joke.. not the pole. LOL
You know, pole = no decorations?
Tall as a tree with no fake decorations on it? Just the lights (see photo above)! IP: Logged |
Alma Sun
Moderator Posts: 683
From: The East Coast
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted December 06, 2011 04:54 PM
I meant I literally didn't get a pole for the Festivus 'cause Randall was asking peeps "Has anyone gotten their metal poles yet? " 
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anongrl10
Knowflake Posts: 1980
From: won't_disclose
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted December 06, 2011 05:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Alma Sun:
I meant I literally didn't get a pole for the Festivus 'cause Randall was asking peeps "Has anyone gotten their metal poles yet? "
OMG you totally duped me!
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downtomars
Knowflake Posts: 938
From: NY
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 07, 2011 03:20 AM
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Originally posted by Randall:
And they sit around the dinner table and say what they hate about each other...
Ah yes, the Airing of Grievances...  IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 13591
From: Saturn next to Charmainec
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 08, 2011 03:57 PM
I forgot--that's what it's called.  ------------------
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