{"id":722,"date":"2018-12-22T20:53:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T02:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=722"},"modified":"2018-12-22T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T03:00:09","slug":"festivus-miracles-are-all-around-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-miracles-are-all-around-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivus Miracles are All Around Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Festivus Miracles continue to appear in people&#8217;s lives every year around Festivus-time. Usually the appearances are just as lame and as forced as Kramer&#8217;s miracles, however, when people use the phrase &#8220;It&#8217;s a Festivus Miracle&#8221; just about anything may seem special. So, we tend to use it often!<\/p>\n<h2>Down-under drinking a down-easter beer<\/h2>\n<p>Tony Sinclair is celebrating Festivus by drinking a New England IPA in Adelaide, Australia? This must be one of the first Festivus Miracles!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o-878x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o-860x1004.jpg 860w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48390521_10156088735553036_101393668073586688_o.jpg 1755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Miracle of Festivus on the Las Vegas Strip<\/h2>\n<p>Pesci Sutta from Las Vegas sent a photo of a billboard by the &#8220;United Church of Bacon&#8221; praising the upcoming holidays&#8230; including Festivus. Another Festivus miracle!<\/p>\n<p>Mmmm bacon&#8230;. Pesci\u00a0 pointed out it&#8217;s an atheist church that makes a point of celebrating bacon.\u00a0 Something many of use can get behind. Seems extra miraculous.<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-1422718316\"><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><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48385867_302081273753462_1319030743464148992_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48385867_302081273753462_1319030743464148992_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48385867_302081273753462_1319030743464148992_n.jpg 750w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48385867_302081273753462_1319030743464148992_n-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix _o46 _3erg _29_7 direction_ltr text_align_ltr\">\n<div id=\"js_14k\" class=\"_3058 _ui9 _hh7 _s1- _52mr _3oh-\" data-tooltip-content=\"19:36\" data-hover=\"tooltip\" data-tooltip-position=\"left\">\n<div class=\"_aok\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"It\u2019s an Atheist Church in Vegas. Since it doesn\u2019t recognize a religion (like Festivus), it celebrates Bacon. Huge following in Vegas\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1t_p clearfix\">\n<div class=\"_41ud\">\n<div class=\"clearfix _o46 _3erg _29_7 direction_ltr text_align_ltr\">\n<h2 class=\"_aok\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\">Drove my Chevy to Festivus Levee<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_aok\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\">John Evans from Central Michigan, posted pics of his Chevy with a Festivus license plate and a pole mounted in the rear window. John claims he garners plenty of attention, mostly by people trying to\u00a0<span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">take a picture of his car. The fact that the stodgy DMV allowed him to have such a plate is definitively another Festivus miracle!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48422313_10215716844288401_4352320395190206464_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48422313_10215716844288401_4352320395190206464_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48422313_10215716844288401_4352320395190206464_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48422313_10215716844288401_4352320395190206464_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48428950_10215716845648435_7358076222762385408_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48428950_10215716845648435_7358076222762385408_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48428950_10215716845648435_7358076222762385408_o.jpg 640w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48428950_10215716845648435_7358076222762385408_o-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48428950_10215716845648435_7358076222762385408_o-577x1024.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"js_2i\" class=\"_3058 _ui9 _hh7 _s1- _52mr _3oh-\" data-tooltip-content=\"19:39\" data-hover=\"tooltip\" data-tooltip-position=\"left\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\"><\/h2>\n<h2 tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\">It&#8217;s just a tall pole<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\">Tom pointed out that Festivus poles are taller in Montana. Really? Apparently, it is twenty-two feet tall! Another Festivus miracle!<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Just nice that they recognized Festivus on a billboard just off the Las Vegas Strip.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48424421_10213207594809068_34685945429098496_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48424421_10213207594809068_34685945429098496_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48424421_10213207594809068_34685945429098496_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/48424421_10213207594809068_34685945429098496_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1t_p clearfix _5tx1\">\n<div class=\"_41ud\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_41ud\">Have a Hip-O-Festivus<\/h2>\n<p>Duxoop wants everyone to have a &#8220;Hip-O-Festivus&#8221; through his witty parody of the Gayla Perry standard &#8220;I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.&#8221; We asked Duxoop if he is available to perform at Festivus parties, but he is all booked up this year. Next year is still up for grabs! 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Usually the appearances are just as lame and as forced as Kramer&#8217;s miracles, however, when people use the phrase &#8220;It&#8217;s a Festivus Miracle&#8221; just about anything may seem special. So, we tend to use it often! Down-under drinking a down-easter beer Tony Sinclair &#8230; <a title=\"Festivus Miracles are All Around Us\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-miracles-are-all-around-us\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Festivus Miracles are All Around Us\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722","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=722"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":740,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722\/revisions\/740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}