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catbyte

(34,442 posts) Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:04 PM Dec 2018

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The origins of Festivus

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The bona fide inventor of #Festivus is Dan O'Keefe, 76, whose son, a writer on #Seinfeld appropriated a family tradition for an episode. The dad was stunned to hear that the holiday, which he minted in 1966, is catching on "Have we accidentally invented a cult?" .......

9:00 AM - Dec 23, 2018

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The origins of Festivus (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2018 OP

Our Festivus pole was out yesterday for a Christmas party. We talked about having an airing of Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #1

I thought d_r Dec 2018 #2

Why that is an astute observation! Thank you! Cousin Dupree Dec 2018 #3

Festivus for the rest of us!! KT2000 Dec 2018 #4

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

1. Our Festivus pole was out yesterday for a Christmas party. We talked about having an airing of

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:11 PM

Dec 2018

the grievances and feats of strength but then we drank too much and that was the end of that.

d_r

(6,907 posts)

2. I thought

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:15 PM

Dec 2018

Drinking too much *is* the feats of strength

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

3. Why that is an astute observation! Thank you!

Reply to d_r (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:23 PM

Dec 2018

KT2000

(20,586 posts)

4. Festivus for the rest of us!!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:49 PM

Dec 2018

humor runs in that family -

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