{"id":570,"date":"2016-12-22T17:57:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T23:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2016-12-22T20:07:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T02:07:38","slug":"festivus-with-a-sizeable-serving-of-seinfeld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-with-a-sizeable-serving-of-seinfeld\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivus with a Sizeable Serving of Seinfeld"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil-860x1147.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cz5vY2CUQAA4xil.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anyone care\u00a0to re-create Fusilli Jerry?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/festivusweb.com\/festivus-book.htm\">Festivus! The Book<\/a>\u201d you might recall Michelle, The <em>Seinfeld<\/em> uber-fan who hosted a Festivus party which was chock-a-block full of <em>Seinfeld<\/em> references.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I can report that Michelle hasn\u2019t given up.\u00a0 In fact, she has upped her game. Her most recent Festivus gathering had an even greater amount of Seinfeldism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had our Festivus dinner party last Sunday evening with 20 guests,\u201d Michelle declared. \u201cWe had a menu of \u2018make your own pizza pie\u2019, mulligatawny soup, \u2018I\u2764\ufe0fU\u2019 matzo ball soup, marble rye, vile weeds and dip, snickers with forks, junior mints, black &amp; white cookies, and cinnamon babka.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15644387_10209175024427331_718892953_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-574\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15644387_10209175024427331_718892953_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15644387_10209175024427331_718892953_n.jpg 312w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15644387_10209175024427331_718892953_n-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#1 Dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cActivities included a Seinfeld trivia contest, the Festivus board game, a make your own pasta figurines, a hole in one golf ball toss game and a re-gift exchange,\u201d Michelle added.<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-4119733605\"><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<p>Did you get all the <em>Seinfeld<\/em> references? It literally boggles the mind.\u00a0 When asked if she had counted the number of <em>Seinfeld<\/em> references she packed into the event she replied with a total of twenty-seven.<\/p>\n<p>You might be surprised to note that she even included a <em>Tropic of Cancer<\/em> reference in her calculation.\u00a0\u201cOne of my friends, who is a librarian, brought \u2018Tropic Of Cancer\u2019 with a library card in it as her re-gift item. I thought that was genius.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(A <em>Seinfeld<\/em> fan will tell you\u00a0that <em>Tropic of Cancer<\/em> is the book that Jerry was accused of having overdue from the Library since 1971.)<\/p>\n<p>Michelle even located a #1 Dad t-shirt for her <em>Seinfeld<\/em> fanatic father to wear to the party.\u00a0 For his sake, at least it was the correct size.<\/p>\n<p>Will there be a party next year? \u201cYes,\u201d Michelle confirmed. \u201cI already have new ideas for next year. It\u2019s the 20th anniversary. I\u2019ve got to go big!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Happy Festivus Michelle. Thanks for sharing!<\/p>\n<p><em>(We have included a photo collage of Michelle&#8217;s party below.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-576\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQhVQAAM2aC.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-578\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQnUUAAPDxW.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIORAVEAElIFJ.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/C0EIOQjUsAAV7yf.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-2836036393\"><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>If you\u2019ve read \u201cFestivus! The Book\u201d you might recall Michelle, The Seinfeld uber-fan who hosted a Festivus party which was chock-a-block full of Seinfeld references. Today, I can report that Michelle hasn\u2019t given up.\u00a0 In fact, she has upped her game. Her most recent Festivus gathering had an even greater amount of Seinfeldism. \u201cWe had &#8230; <a title=\"Festivus with a Sizeable Serving of Seinfeld\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-with-a-sizeable-serving-of-seinfeld\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Festivus with a Sizeable Serving of Seinfeld\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570","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=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":587,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions\/587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}