{"id":992,"date":"2020-12-22T20:16:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T02:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=992"},"modified":"2020-12-22T20:16:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T02:16:59","slug":"festivus-2020-is-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-2020-is-nigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivus 2020 is nigh!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no doubt that Festivus marks the beginning of the end of 2020. Having 2020 going bye-bye has to be the best news ever, and we all have a genuine hope that 2021 is destined to be a huge improvement.<\/p>\n<h2>Grievances-a-plenty<\/h2>\n<p>In the true spirit of Costanza&#8217;s day for the rest of us, many Festivus-ites have made the pilgrimage to our <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/airing-of-grievances-festivus-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airing of Grievances page<\/a> to register their complaints. Some of the gripes we have collected so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardboard cutouts at games and crowd noise piped in. Gag.<\/li>\n<li>I still don\u2019t understand how my name is not memorable to you. It rhymes with a female body part!<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m having a real problem with the price of batteries. I may start stealing them.<\/li>\n<li>My mother in law hates me and she won\u2019t tell it to my face LOL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are plenty more <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/airing-of-grievances-festivus-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epic gripes<\/a> registered. Check it out if you are interested to see what&#8217;s bugging people. If you haven&#8217;t had the chance to express your discontent, <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/airing-of-grievances-festivus-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the online form<\/a> is open just for you.<\/p>\n<h2>Festivus pole: That&#8217;s how it&#8217;s done!<\/h2>\n<p>Jolly Ashley shared her unadorned Festivus pole accompanied by a &#8220;replica&#8221; Puffy Shirt. I was not aware there was such a thing as a replica puffy shirt, but I guess if you wanted to dress up your replica Jerry Seinfeld doll it might come in handy. Thanks for Sharing!<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-2372205893\"><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\/2020\/12\/jolley-ashley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/jolley-ashley.jpg\" alt=\"Jolly Ashley Festivus Pole\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/jolley-ashley.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/jolley-ashley-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/jolley-ashley-762x1024.jpg 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Festivus Elf on the Shelf<\/h2>\n<p>Jess Maynard Shaw has shared a photo of her family&#8217;s Elf on the Shelf who has taken up the cheer for a Happy Festivus. Glad to see an elf switching teams. It&#8217;s a Festivus Miracle!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jess-Maynard-Shaw-Elf-on-the-Shelf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jess-Maynard-Shaw-Elf-on-the-Shelf.jpg\" alt=\"Jess Maynard Shaw elf on the Shelf\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jess-Maynard-Shaw-Elf-on-the-Shelf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jess-Maynard-Shaw-Elf-on-the-Shelf-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Happy Festivus from &#8216;Science&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Danny Sullivan wishes everyone a very merry Festivus from the University of California-San Francisco Department of Pathology. The pole might look small (that&#8217;s what she said), but we think that it&#8217;s possible that the microscope is huge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/danny-sullivan-pole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-996\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/danny-sullivan-pole.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Sullivan Festivus pole\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/danny-sullivan-pole.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/danny-sullivan-pole-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/danny-sullivan-pole-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><div class=\"festi-mid-content\" id=\"festi-2009009929\"><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<h2>That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s lit<\/h2>\n<p>Joseph Vincze shared his pole, and you can see that it is unconventionally lit up with lights. Certainly, this must be to attract the attention of the neighbors, just to let them know that there has to be another way. Happy Festivus Joseph!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/joseph-vincze-lit-pole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-998\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/joseph-vincze-lit-pole.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Vincze lit pole\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/joseph-vincze-lit-pole.jpg 526w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/joseph-vincze-lit-pole-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A winter holiday song for the rest of us<\/h2>\n<p>Sam Chess, a NYC based jazz musician, and lifelong Seinfeld fan has just released a large scale, orchestral, 1950&#8217;s pop-Christmas style song. Sam wrote the song, recorded it, and animated a wonderful video as an accompaniment.<\/p>\n<p>We love it! Sing along, as it&#8217;s the perfect way to greet Festivus in 2020. Another Festivus miracle!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Festivus (For The Rest Of Us)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OCNLAxb5Rg4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Festivus (For The Rest Of Us)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;sung by Robbie Lee&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211;written\/animated by Sam Chess&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Jasper Dutz (woodwinds), Jeremiah Blacklow (violins), Sam Chess (trombones), Chris Gelb (drums\/sleigh bell), Abraham Pollack (bass)<\/p>\n<p>LYRICS:<br \/>\nThe mistletoe\u2019s danglin\u2019, there\u2019s jinglin and there&#8217;s janglin\u2019<br \/>\nBut it all feels like bullsh*t to me<br \/>\nWe buy all these presents but still we\u2019re just peasants<br \/>\nTo the ones at the top of the tree<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph and Nat Cole get shoved up your a**hole<br \/>\nAs soon as it\u2019s not Halloween<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll stampede a Sears to buy toys made with tears<br \/>\nBy a kid who&#8217;s not even thirteen<\/p>\n<p>Twelve days of Christmas was not enough business<br \/>\nThis snowball gets bigger each year<br \/>\nLet\u2019s stop the consumption and corporate seduction<br \/>\nAnd rethink the way we spread cheer<\/p>\n<p>Just let me explain, my dear:<\/p>\n<p>Well there\u2019s Festivus, for the rest of us<br \/>\nWe\u2019re all through with the toys and the prayer<br \/>\nSo the rest of us, we\u2019re fed up with this<br \/>\nWe rejoice on this day with no flair<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll sit round the pole airing grievances,<br \/>\nI\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s wrong with you<br \/>\nThere\u2019s no need to bicker or argue at length<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll get your chance in the feats of strength<\/p>\n<p>So on Festivus be adventurous<br \/>\nJoin the rest of us, the very best of us this year<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll sit round the pole airing grievances,<br \/>\nI\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s wrong with you<br \/>\nThere\u2019s no need to bicker or argue at length<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll get your chance in the feats of strength<\/p>\n<p>So on Festivus, self-reflect with us<br \/>\nJoin the rest of us on Festivus this year!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s so much restlessness without precedence<br \/>\nSo let\u2019s put emphasis on this genesis<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll call us treacherous, they\u2019ll doubt our relevance<br \/>\nTry to discredit us, or even threaten us<\/p>\n<p>So don\u2019t you pester us with your pestilence<br \/>\nBe adventurous, join the exodus<br \/>\nWith the rest of us on Festivus this year<br \/>\nJoin the rest of us on Festivus this year!<\/p>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-2076355097\"><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>There is no doubt that Festivus marks the beginning of the end of 2020. 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