Saturday open thread: Happy Festivus!
posted at 1:09 pm on December 23, 2006 by Ian
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And a Merry Christmas to all as well.
A special Merry Fitzmas to Joe and Valerie Pflame.
JammieWearingFool on December 23, 2006 at 1:15 PM
George is not happy!
How long has this show been off the air?
I mean, I still watch the reruns during the dead hour between the end of the nightly news and the beginning of primetime TV.
Isn’t it funny that none of these characters have been successful on any spinoff from the original series. Even the latest “Old New Christine”, or whatever, is getting yadda yadda.
And yet… Christmas still comes under attack, sigh, Festivus wins.
Kini on December 23, 2006 at 1:21 PM
Merry Christmas to all HotAir Posters and Lurkers.
A special holiday greeting to all Service personnel and their families. God bless you.
Oh yeah, and Happy Birthday Jesus!
Tony737 on December 23, 2006 at 1:22 PM
Hey! We’ll have another post for Christmas on Monday, so don’t think we’re going to put Christmas, of all days, in a thread with Festivus. :) Happy Festivus!
Ian on December 23, 2006 at 1:24 PM
Merry Christmas to all! If around on the 25th I’ll say that again. :D
MoonbatMedia on December 23, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Another liberal who fails
Ropera on December 23, 2006 at 1:29 PM
[gripe]
So last night, because Barnes & Noble.com didn’t ship a book on time for someone’s kid to be able to open said book as a present on Christmas morning, the customer says to one of my managers here at the store “YOU have RUINED my CHILD’S CHRISTMAS!!”
And it occurred to me that under Christmas rules we retail types really don’t have room to fire back. Gotta maintain that special Christmas spirit, you know.
Under Festivus rules, however . . .
Sadly, the retail world will never adopt Festivus rules, thereby denying us retail workers, during the week we need it most, the ability to appropriately, or at least satisfyingly, meet the challenges posed by those countless jackasses who can’t remember anything about what they need except that “it’s printed on paper and bound by a cover that may be of a darker color or possibly a lighter one and written by, you know, a woman maybe, or maybe it was a game or a calendar, and aw jeez maybe it was red?” In the retail world, pretty much every two minutes offers the perfect opportunity to practice the Airing of Grievances.
And for that gentleman whose CHRISTMAS was RUINED?
Only the Festivus Pole and a brutal Feat of Strength would do, naturally.
Okay – off to work! It’s gonna be a SPECIAL day!! Right???
[snorts]
[breathes heavily]
[growls]
[runs out door, gibbering loudly]
For this I left accounting?
[gibbers some more]
[/gripe]
ccwbass on December 23, 2006 at 1:33 PM
Merry Christmas and Festivus to everyone!
May your powder remain dry, your neighborhood remain Jihadist- free, and may you suffer from little or no lower back pain.
quax1 on December 23, 2006 at 1:35 PM
2006 may have been the year when the West began – oh SO slowly – to wake up to the horror of encroaching sharia law, imposed via the Left’s golden calf, political correctness. May the new year expose Islam’s so-called prophet for what he really was. Cheers!
Halley on December 23, 2006 at 1:39 PM
Happy Birthday Chief
CharlestonCritic on December 23, 2006 at 1:39 PM
Or as Glenn Beck would say:
Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas
I would just say Merry Christmas!
jman on December 23, 2006 at 1:45 PM
For many, many more!
Ropera on December 23, 2006 at 1:46 PM
Too bad this secular fundamentalist didn’t know about Festivus before he set himself on fire to protest the Christian theocracy which will now prevail in Kern County California. He could have tried to persuade the school board to use Winter Festivus and Spring Festivus to denote winter and spring bread instead of Christmas break and Easter break.
Theseus on December 23, 2006 at 1:47 PM
Darn it, Ropera beat me to the story about the idiot who set himself on fire. Personally, I think I’d rescue the American flag and let the stupid f*cker burn. Who am I to stand between a man and his own personal Darwin award?
Happy Chrismahanukwanzaka!
ReubenJCogburn on December 23, 2006 at 1:49 PM
I think self-immolation should be encouraged for all moonbats like that guy.
Make it pay-per-view.
quax1 on December 23, 2006 at 1:59 PM
Merry Christmas to all at Hot Air. I started lurking the usual blogs during rathergate and registered here this year. It is so great to read the posts and the comments from so many well informed people from all walks of life. The years of cursing the editorial opinions in my local paper are over. It gives one a sense of badly needed hope for the future. I have no grevances this weekend. The magic of Christmas.
Buck Turgidson on December 23, 2006 at 2:04 PM
On this page there is a direct link to the RamaHanuKwanzMas song. The lyrics are below.
(Sing to “A Holly Jolly Christmas”)
Have a RamaHanuKwanzMas
It’s the P.C. time of year.
Every holiday displayed
because of morbid fear.
Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas
Yeah, we know the name is queer.
Oh good golly,
Can’t offend nobody on (bleep)mas this year!
Oh no, the Eskimos need a holiday
We’ll get right back to you
when we think up one for gays. (Yeah!)
Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas,
What a time for winter cheer.
But if you see a Christmas tree,
You’ll hear Christmas jeers.
Screw you ACLU,
for winning the 12
million in your lawsuit versus Santa and his elves
Have a RamaHanuKwanzMas
And everyone must now adhere,
So by golly don’t hang up that holly on (bleep)mas this year
Voice: Yeah, and no more sleigh bells either
jman on December 23, 2006 at 2:11 PM
Buck Turgidson on December 23, 2006 at 2:04 PM
It’s a Festivus miracle!
Ian on December 23, 2006 at 2:14 PM
Merry Christmas!
Happy Hanukkah!
Kwanzaa Komedy-A Poem
Of Roosting Chickens And Ward Churchill Shills–”John Moredock” Exposed–CU Ethnic Studies adjunct professor Benjamin Whitmer
elpresidente on December 23, 2006 at 2:33 PM
Grievance for the HOTAIR guys:
What gives with TRACKBACKS?
I have attempted three in the last two months and they never show up, up top. My topics have always been carefully selected, so I by no means pollute your server with useless trackbacks. Three…that’s all. I have a (FABULOUS might I add) Typepad blog.
What am I doing wrong, or do you just hate me that much??
If you tell me I’m just not worthy, I’ll only cry ’til Eastermas.
Your most humble Airhead,
Jane
http://www.seejanemom.com (see, not even hot…just FYI)
seejanemom on December 23, 2006 at 2:35 PM
I did not mean for that link above at the end to be hot…I’m not self pronoting—the software is just smarter than I am. Big surprise.
seejanemom on December 23, 2006 at 2:36 PM
If I stretch out an old wire coat hanger and place it in my living room, would it be a sort of Charlie Brown Festivus pole?
JetBoy on December 23, 2006 at 2:41 PM
Approved, JetBoy.
seejanemom on December 23, 2006 at 2:46 PM
My Festivus Airing of Grievances
Okay, a while back I wrote a piece on my site making fun of how fellow Republican bloggers spend time posting about Keith Olbermann.
I don’t care about Keith Olbermann, I hate coming to a big Republican site and seeing something about Keith Olbermann and I would prefer never to have to see another Republican waste their time talking about the guy.
So do us all a favor: Enough with Keith “Who Gives a Sh*t” Olbermann!
and yes, I know I just spent a whole comment talking about how I don’t want to talk about the guy… and for that, I am sorry
Opinionnation on December 23, 2006 at 2:49 PM
I just got a Gillette Fusion razor in the mail for free.
Im not griping.. it looks like a Transformer toy.. only deadlier.
GoodBoy on December 23, 2006 at 2:58 PM
Anybody know what the Google graphic of two kangaroos knitting is supposed to symbolize? Talk about lame!
EF on December 23, 2006 at 2:59 PM
For the hard core fans only:
CanaryinaCoalMine on December 23, 2006 at 3:20 PM
let’s try again
http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/Festivuspoles.htm
CanaryinaCoalMine on December 23, 2006 at 3:20 PM
Stood in lines, wrapped presents, agonized over wardrobe for Sunday and Monday..yeah, overall I am FEELING FESTY :)
labwrs on December 23, 2006 at 3:22 PM
My gripe is that Hollywood elites, and the likes of Donal Trump, did not all take up a collection and send me twenty trillion dollars for the Holidays!
What’s wrong with these people?
Don’t they care?
Don’t they want to make me happy?
William
William2006 on December 23, 2006 at 3:23 PM
My gripe is that it’s cold, windy and rainy in south texas. bummer.
pullingmyhairout on December 23, 2006 at 3:33 PM
Merappy Chrismahannakwanzaka everyone!
SilverStar830 on December 23, 2006 at 3:34 PM
did you decide on what to wear? that’s always a big decision around my house, too.
pullingmyhairout on December 23, 2006 at 3:34 PM
oops! nerfed the link… sorry
Merappy Chrismahanukwanzakah everyone!
SilverStar830 on December 23, 2006 at 3:39 PM
Well, that’s two liberals so far who’ve taken the term “flaming moonbat” literally. Hopefully it’s the start of a trend, because these chestnuts aren’t going to roast themselves.
Here’s my favorite Chrismahanukwanzakah commercial. I had to go back and watch it again. Gotta love the red-nosed groundhog.
ReubenJCogburn on December 23, 2006 at 3:56 PM
My gripe is that AR-15 series rifles still cost too much.
There are more manufacturers making them now that the “assault weapons” ban has sunsetted, yet they still run in the 650.00 –
1200.00 dollar range.
I bought an Eagle Arms M-4 for 650.00 and was doing the dang snoopy dance because it was the lowest price I had seen in years……….jeez!
C’mon, lower the dang prices before the Democrats screw it all up again!
quax1 on December 23, 2006 at 4:08 PM
Wait a minute! This is an Associated (with terrorists) Press article! Where is the independent corroboration? Who is this Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Ferguson? What Sheriff’s station is he assigned to? How many A(w/t)P stories has he been involved with as a source? Have they all been anti-Christmas stories? And don’t bother posting photos of the event — we all know about fauxtography!
I will never again trust an A(w/t)P story again unless there is independent verification by a trustworthy source.
rmgraha on December 23, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Air my grievances, huh?
Okay, how about this: My grievance is “the airing of grievances”. George’s father and the other Seinfeld characters may have actually been on to something here. Try to imagine an American society where the airing of grievances was ONLY permitted once a year — on December 23rd. WHOA! Would THAT ever put a crimp in the style of the bleeding heart liberals and the MSM. It would be a “Festivus miracle” if the lefties ever developed enough discipline to confine their “airing of grievances” to a single day. As things stand right now, we are forced to listen to their perpetual, incessant whining, bitching and moaning all 365 days of the year. Of course, it could never be made to work because lefties don’t have what it takes, AND they’d never accept the proposed terms in the first place because they do not believe in rules or restrictions of any kind — especially if the rules encourage people to behave in a responsible way.
CyberCipher on December 23, 2006 at 5:36 PM
You know what really grinds my gears? My co-worker doesn’t like when anyone says Christmas. “They should have taken the Christ out of mas…because people care alot more about partymas.” Funny, she embraced the Festivus idea. Pity, I would have enjoyed the Feats of Strength aspect.
Festivus for the rest of us!
kiakjones on December 23, 2006 at 6:44 PM
Merry Christmas from Sweden: Extremely hot,scantily clad Anika sings for us.
mesablue on December 23, 2006 at 8:29 PM
Wishing everyone here the best.
OT It seems UPS has fallen apart this season.
Their customer service has basically thrown in the towel and admitted they do not know where your packages are or ahen they will get there. Myself and five of my friends are my only data so far,but they dropped the ball for me so bad I will never ever ever use them again.
bbz123 on December 23, 2006 at 8:49 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus!
Pam on December 23, 2006 at 9:05 PM
More blood-red meat from Abu Baker this Festivus season: Baker Case Documents Saved From Shred Order
RD on December 23, 2006 at 9:20 PM
I tend to agree with the “hot,scantily clad” part, but I’d love to hear Simon Cowell’s comments regarding Anika’s singing. It’s hard to compete with the Michelle/Bryan duet. Let’s face it, it had class.
CyberCipher on December 23, 2006 at 9:52 PM
Macy’s pulls Sean John jackets because they are made with real dog fur.
mesablue on December 24, 2006 at 12:21 AM
Re: UPS.
A theft ring was broken up this past week. Two people in East Chicago, Indiana were arrested for FOLLOWING the UPS trucks dropping off packages and stealing them. Apparently, tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. They were also charge with identity theft and credit card fraud.
I wonder how much of this goes on nation-wide….
georgej on December 24, 2006 at 4:46 AM
Go to http://www.festivuspoles.com
dallas94 on December 24, 2006 at 9:03 AM
Jingle Bawls 173 pictures of little kids who are afraid of Santa.
Very cute.
mesablue on December 24, 2006 at 10:24 AM
Grievances?
I’m at work, and will be here again tomorrow. Nuff said.
One Angry Christian on December 24, 2006 at 10:48 AM
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