{"id":878,"date":"2020-12-05T12:50:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T18:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=878"},"modified":"2020-12-05T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T18:57:59","slug":"its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-festivus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-festivus\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Festivus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only 18 days to go until Festivus, an annual holiday mostly celebrated by Seinfeld fans, there are signs that Festivus is nigh.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly the pandemic is not stopping people from recognizing the holiday, even considering it was based on a Seinfeld episode released in 1997. The truth is, Festivus gives people a chance to forget the stress of these times, and have a bit of fun.<\/p>\n<h2>Festivus poles are up<\/h2>\n<p>In Kingston, New York, Chris Cagnone keeps his baseball themed den, &#8220;Cags Dugout,&#8221; decorated with Yankees memorabilia. But every Festivus, a tall aluminum pole takes center stage. Probably appropriate, because sports fans typically have many grievances to air. Have a happy Festivus Chris!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-879\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cags-dugout-pole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-879 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cags-dugout-pole.jpg\" alt=\"cags dugout pole\" width=\"480\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cags-dugout-pole.jpg 480w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cags-dugout-pole-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cags Dugout, Kingston NY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Teleworking with soup and Festivus<\/h2>\n<p>Tom Budzyna reported that his soup now comes with a mini-Festivus pole, as presented by his chimpanzee butler Winston. Weird&#8230; but then, so is Festivus. Happy Festivus Tom!<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-1433379727\"><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<figure id=\"attachment_880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-880\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chimp-butler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-880\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chimp-butler.jpg\" alt=\"chimp butler\" width=\"490\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chimp-butler.jpg 490w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chimp-butler-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soup sir?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Blow up Festivus Pole?<\/h2>\n<p>George shared a photo of the blow-up Festivus pole in his front yard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing says Happy Festivus like an 8-foot tall blow up Festivus pole,&#8221; George wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, this is one of the craziest Festivus-related things we&#8217;ve ever seen, and if it did not have Festivus emblazoned on it, people might think it was something else. So, if you want to express your &#8220;Festivus,&#8221; and let ALL your neighbors know how you feel, then this is something for you.<\/p>\n<p>It is available on Amazon: <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33y5zxl?fbclid=IwAR18Ni6ek6QBGuML4E8Nj_3ZMxAnHXKHMDDYt3nWMJ26fUCeCLwasPjl7_g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/33y5zxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Festivus George!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-881\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-pole-front-yard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-pole-front-yard.jpg\" alt=\"Blow up Festivus pole\" width=\"786\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-pole-front-yard.jpg 786w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-pole-front-yard-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-pole-front-yard-768x938.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blow up Festivus pole (Amazon: <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33y5zxl?fbclid=IwAR18Ni6ek6QBGuML4E8Nj_3ZMxAnHXKHMDDYt3nWMJ26fUCeCLwasPjl7_g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/33y5zxl<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"festi-mid-content\" id=\"festi-3073988627\"><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>You&#8217;re welcome!<\/h2>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/festivus-the-human-fund.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tradition of cheapskate George Costanza<\/a>, Travis has been sending out Festivus holiday cheer, making &#8220;donations&#8221; on behalf of all humans. Such a great idea, because we all know that people need money. Happy Festivus Travis!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-882\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/human-fund-donation-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/human-fund-donation-card.jpg\" alt=\"human fund donation card\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/human-fund-donation-card.jpg 750w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/human-fund-donation-card-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Human Fund. Money for People<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Festivus Advent Calendar<\/h2>\n<p>Susan doesn&#8217;t celebrate Christmas so she put together a Festivus advent calendar with a joke, treat or gift every day in the month of December. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunkeMama\/status\/1333929814307160064?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>What a wonderful idea! Happy Festivus Susan!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-884\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1.jpg\" alt=\"Festivus Advent Calendar\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/festivus-advent-calendar-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festivus Advent Calendar <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunkeMama\/status\/1333929814307160064?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-878787194\"><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>With only 18 days to go until Festivus, an annual holiday mostly celebrated by Seinfeld fans, there are signs that Festivus is nigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44,42,43,24,41],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivus","tag-advent-calendar","tag-blow-up","tag-chimpanzee-butler","tag-festivus","tag-new-york-yankees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","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=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}