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In the episode, though not in the original O'Keefe Family celebration, the tradition of Festivus begins with an aluminum pole. During Festivus, the Festivus Pole is displayed unadorned. The pole was chosen apparently in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, because it is "very low-maintenance", and also because the holiday's patron, Frank Costanza, finds tinsel "distracting". The basics of the Festivus pole are explained by Frank in two separate situations. Cosmo Kramer:And is there a tree?Frank Costanza:No, instead, there's a pole. It requires no decoration. I find tinsel distracting.Frank Costanza:It's made from aluminium. Very high strength-to-weight ratio. When not being used, the Festivus Pole is stored away. In The Strike, Frank Costanza reveals he stores his in a crawlspace."
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I have been planning on tossing a hunk of pig in the smoker, but Mama Nature is testing my resolve.
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If you're being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They're trained for that!
-- Milton Jones
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
LMAO, nice one CB
Who are you? Joel Osteen?
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Here's wishing all you wishees a happy, and safe return of the sun. Oh yeah, and Merry Christmas later in the week.
Remember ...
He knows if you've been naughty.
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"Muhammad Ali [...] had a way with words, but it helped enormously that he could also punch guys in the face." - Maher
Leland, Merry Christmas to you and yours. BTW how do you meet your wife? In some of your exotic travels, and how is her citizenship coming?
Wow, I never really considered my travels that exotic, but I suppose they are.
I met my wife while working in Thailand in 2002. She was working for the company that was doing some of the leasing for our residences there. She had just finished college & was working there as part of a government funding program. I was in the waning days of a failing relationship in the US. I worked there for 7 months, and we became really good friends. We corresponded for a couple years, and I discovered that she was the one for me. The internet & yahoo messenger really make the world a smaller place.
Her becoming a US citizen is up to her. I think that probably we will consider retiring in Thailand, so maybe it's to our long-term advantage for her to keep her Thai citizenship (there's a US tax benefit as well).
Thanks for the Christmas wishes.....same to your family.
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
You know, I actually find this matter of complaining no less tiring than all the whiners about their being oppressed by people saying "Merry Christmas." To me, it's actually the same kind of WHINING and no less divisive.
Sorry, but I'm a very "I'll mind my own business, if you mind yours" kind of guy. If my saying "Happy Holidays" (there is Christmas & New Years together) bothers anyone, here's 35 cents, call someone who cares.
Yes, I celebrate Christmas, but I don't believe in Christianity. It has never bothered when anyone has said, "Happy Kwanza," "Happy Chaunakah," "Happy Festivus," or whatever. You know why? Because I'm a big boy and I realize that no one is trying to offend me, and wouldn't care if they were. If I send greetings first, I usually say "Happy Holidays." If someone tells me "Merry Christmas" I will respond with "Merry Christmas."
BTW, thanks for turning my thread wishing everyone a good holiday season into a complaint about people who don't say "Merry Christmas." Maybe all of these kinds of people would be happier if they spent more time thinking about the fact that this time of year is about relaxing, spending time with family, and generally enjoying the fact that it is a holiday than worrying about how some stranger greets them.
Best wishes to you and your families this Christmas season. Extra blessings to those struggling with health and financial issues during difficult times.
Re: Happy Holidays TS'ers
LMAO, nice one CB 
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