{"id":588,"date":"2016-12-23T11:25:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=588"},"modified":"2016-12-23T13:33:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T19:33:42","slug":"its-festivus-all-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/its-festivus-all-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Festivus All Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Festivus! I hope your Festivus is filled with grievances and completely buoyed by the strength-to-weight ratio of your aluminum pole.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a small taste of what is happening in the world of Festivus 2016:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-589\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1-860x1147.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rune Johansen would like to wish everyone a &#8220;Happy Festivus&#8221; from Norway. He has sent a photo of his Festivus pole, which has a base made from a &#8220;Super Duplex Subsea Hydraulic Receptacle&#8221;. He adds, &#8220;With the oil prices dropping low this is all it&#8217;s good for now. So someone will get it at the Airing of Grievances tonight.&#8221; I sense a very high strength-to-weight ratio with this one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-590\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2-860x1147.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200eVictoria Cushing\u200e from Melbourne, Australia shared a photo of their trusty Festivus Pole, made with love by their (then) 7-year old son. That&#8217;s the beauty of Festivus poles, they last forever.<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-3972941446\"><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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-591\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world3-860x645.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><div class=\"festi-mid-content\" id=\"festi-3387830191\"><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><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Millett from Atlanta, Georgia posted a photo of his daughter helping to prepare the traditional Festivus meatloaf. He wishes everyone a &#8220;Happy Festivus&#8221; and looks forward to the airing of the grievances which begins in a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-592\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4-1024x892.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4-1024x892.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4-860x750.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Ann Genetempo-Graziose\u200e and her family from from Townsend, Delaware wish everyone a Happy Festivus!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-593\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world5.jpg 528w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world5-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Dally from Wales, United Kingdom posted a photo of his Festivus pole which he recently retrieved from the crawl space and then &#8220;proudly erected&#8221;. Andrew has a message for everyone: &#8220;Tinsel IS distracting!&#8221; Later, he plans on sitting down to a meatloaf dinner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-594\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world6.jpg 720w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><div class=\"festi-mid-content-2\" id=\"festi-1599816203\"><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><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andres Elviejo\u200eI from Columbia wishes everyone a Happy Festivus and has sent a photo of his stylishly dressed Festivus pole.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-595\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greg Gonzales from Baltimore, Maryland wishes everyone a Happy Festivus and has posted a photo of himself and his two Festivus poles. A small one for every day use\u00a0and then a much larger one that he keeps &#8220;swaddled&#8221; until the Cowboys hit the field. Then it&#8217;s on!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-596\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/round-the-world8-860x645.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lastly \u200eLeonie Evans Burrows\u200e from Bundeena, NSW, Australia reports that the Feats of Strength have been held. Jack teamed up with Tyson the dog and pinned the old man in 10 seconds, who is starting a new Festivus tradition of wearing a pith helmet while being pinned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Festivus everyone! Thanks for sharing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-2648729684\"><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>Happy Festivus! I hope your Festivus is filled with grievances and completely buoyed by the strength-to-weight ratio of your aluminum pole. 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