{"id":1169,"date":"2022-12-11T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T18:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2022-12-11T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T18:11:39","slug":"its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-festivus-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-festivus-3\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Festivus!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when people turn their attention toward the coming holiday season. Many say, &#8220;there has to be a better way,&#8221; and others look to Festivus to add even more fun to their December.<\/p>\n<p>Festivus is in twelve days, on December 23rd. We discovered many folks who are already getting into the Festivus spirit.<\/p>\n<h2>ROUND AND ROUND THE FESTIVUS POLE<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1171\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier-860x1529.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-Camron-Settlemier.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICelebrateFestivus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Celebrate Festivus<\/a> page, <strong>Camron Settlemier<\/strong> shared that their pole is up, including a Feats of Strength inspired train running in circles around the pole. That&#8217;s also handy for the Airing of Grievances. If you lose your train of thought another is coming around in a minute.<\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s Festivus in Dillsburg, PA<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-dillsburg-2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1172\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-dillsburg-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-dillsburg-2022.jpg 720w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-dillsburg-2022-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A perennial favorite, <strong>Paul Tucker<\/strong> reports the Festivus Pole is up at the square in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania! Happy Festivus Dillsburg!<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-772543253\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>It&#8217;s a song for the rest of us<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Festivus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shgrmjLHvj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Westbrook<\/strong> shared this musical treasure in the Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICelebrateFestivus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Celebrate Festivus<\/a> page. &#8220;Tired of the traditional holiday music? Here&#8217;s a Festivus song for the rest of us.&#8221; It&#8217;s a smooth jazzy tune about something, the holiday of Festivus from Seinfeld. Written by Paul Westbrook. Vocals by Marc Toussaint.<\/p>\n<h2>A Philadelphia Eagles Fan hopes for a Festivus Miracle<\/h2>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div id=\"items\" class=\"style-scope ytd-structured-description-content-renderer\">\n<div id=\"header\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-description-music-section-renderer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1173\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles-860x1152.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/festivus-pole-mike-iles.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Mike Iles<\/strong> shared a photo of his Festivus pole in\u00a0the Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICelebrateFestivus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Celebrate Festivus<\/a> page. &#8220;My Festivus Pole has been up since December 1st, proudly displayed in my home office.&#8221; As you can tell, Mike is a Philadelphia Eagles fan, a team that is making a serious run at next February&#8217;s Super Bowl. Another Festivus miracle!<\/p>\n<h2>That Pole really ties the room together<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl9DnQCu0MY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl9DnQCu0MY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Joshua Parkes (@joshuaparkesauthor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joshua Parkes<\/strong> reports the workspace decorating is done. An unadorned aluminum pole now becomes the centerpiece for a busy room!<\/p>\n<h2>Festivus is for everyone!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmAnukwOqTJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmAnukwOqTJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by William Moore (@willvolume2)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>William Moore<\/strong> shares this photo of his Festivus pole and a smiling Amber in the foreground. Wonderful! Surely an unadorned aluminum pole inside the house is a Festivus miracle for pooches.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter grievances replaced by Festivus Miracles<\/h2>\n<p>A cute photo of the &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; Lego kit posted by <strong>Adam Montgomery<\/strong>, and a point that there is a tiny Festivus pole included in the set. It&#8217;s a Festivus miracle!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Seinfeld Lego is the self-gift that keeps on giving. Note the Festivus pole on the left. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXYJkByHXZ\">pic.twitter.com\/IXYJkByHXZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Montgomery (@AMontgomery82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMontgomery82\/status\/1600910912189509632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>A.J. Bayatpout<\/strong> points out the Wisconsin State Capitol still displays a Festivus pole alongside its holiday tree. Another Festivus miracle!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While most are drawn to the Holiday Tree, it&#39;s all about the Capitol Festivus Pole <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7oyOIwrtF\">pic.twitter.com\/R7oyOIwrtF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A.J. Bayatpour (@AJBayatpour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJBayatpour\/status\/1599113131854553088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finally, <strong>McErin<\/strong> might have strict restrictions to dating, but there has to be a consolation prize for someone who has a Festivus pole in their domicile. Happy Festivus!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least I have a festivus pole. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2F2UeP4Lm\">pic.twitter.com\/P2F2UeP4Lm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Whodeeknee (@Whodeeknee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Whodeeknee\/status\/1600302761358131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-166599660\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when people turn their attention toward the coming holiday season. Many say, &#8220;there has to be a better way,&#8221; and others look to Festivus to add even more fun to their December. Festivus is in twelve days, on December 23rd. We discovered many folks who are already getting into &#8230; <a title=\"It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Festivus!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-festivus-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Festivus!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[58,57],"class_list":["post-1169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivus","tag-festivus-miracles","tag-festivus-poles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1185,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions\/1185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}