Mark Nelson

2023: Over One-Hundred Festivus Grievances.

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Festivus 2023 represented the 26th anniversary since the Seinfeld Festivus episode aired on December 18, 1997. Since then, the yearly cacophony of Festivus grievances has risen each year and there doesn’t seem to be a reprieve in sight. Next year will likely bring even more Festivus complaints. In the list below, we present over one-hundred…

Happy Festivus One and All

Happy Festivus One and All

With Festivus arriving, people everywhere have gotten down to the celebration of this wonderful non-Christmas holiday. Yes, Christmas is coming, but first we must pause for Festivus. As the character Frank Costanza said in the Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” there had to be another way. Of course, there IS another way and it’s hilarious. Put…

It’s Festivus Eve… Grievances will be aired!

It's Festivus Eve... Grievances will be aired!

It’s Festivus Eve and the world is ready to air their collective grievances. Whether it is bad drivers, horrible bosses or strange weather, complaints will abound. If you are so inclined, you can venture over to this page and lodge a complaint with the world, either in person or anonymously. You be the judge. Complaints…

Does Artificial Intelligence know how to Celebrate Festivus?

Does Artificial Intelligence know how to Celebrate Festivus?

With a mind not to accidentally invoke “Skynet,” we thought it might be safe to asked AI how to celebrate Festivus. In its normal confident way, ChatGPT instantly came up with the following instructions. ChatGPT Response: How do you celebrate Festivus? Celebrating Festivus is a lighthearted and humorous way to embrace the unconventional holiday. While…

Festivus Miracles are all around us

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Look for Festivus Miracles to appear in people’s lives every year around Festivus-time. Usually the appearances are just as lame and as forced as Kramer’s miracles, however, when people use the phrase “It’s a Festivus Miracle” just about anything may seem special. So, we tend to use it often!