Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Wed Dec 06, 06 4:04 pm EST
We are pleased to announce another Festivus party, complete with feats of strength, airing of grievances, and (if we get our act together this year) a Festivus pole. Yeah, basically it's like a regular happy hour only Festivus-themed.
Location will depend on how many people want to come, so please let us know if you are interested and free on the 21st. _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
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raw "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 2036
Wed Dec 06, 06 9:07 pm EST
Emily wrote:
We are pleased to announce another Festivus party, complete with feats of strength, airing of grievances, and (if we get our act together this year) a Festivus pole. Yeah, basically it's like a regular happy hour only Festivus-themed.
Location will depend on how many people want to come, so please let us know if you are interested and free on the 21st.
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Wed Dec 06, 06 9:48 pm EST
what's festivus?
and since this is a party, will there be balloons and noisemakers and stuff
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Wed Dec 06, 06 9:54 pm EST
quijibo wrote:
what's festivus?
and since this is a party, will there be balloons and noisemakers and stuff
Read the thread from last year (above). There's extensive discussion of the origins and details of this exquisite holiday.
Emily Moderatrix emerita
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Wed Dec 06, 06 9:56 pm EST
Should we buy a pole? The 6' one from the site Andy found last year is $38. Since I'm back in school I don't really feel like shelling out (plus, I really don't want to store it) but maybe some other kind/silly soul will be interested?
Otherwise I guess we could just get something from Pintchik's or wherever. But it would be nice to have a stand. _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Wed Dec 06, 06 10:12 pm EST
There was leftover cash from last week's happy hour. I was saving it to buy the first round of drinks at the next happy hour, but I could also use it to buy the Festivus pole if people prefer. _________________
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Thu Dec 07, 06 12:28 am EST
Carnivore wrote:
There was leftover cash from last week's happy hour. I was saving it to buy the first round of drinks at the next happy hour, but I could also use it to buy the Festivus pole if people prefer.
couldn't we just buy a broomstick
and wrap it in aluminum foil and there would be our festivus pole?
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Thu Dec 07, 06 12:31 am EST
Carnivore wrote:
quijibo wrote:
what's festivus?
and since this is a party, will there be balloons and noisemakers and stuff
Read the thread from last year (above). There's extensive discussion of the origins and details of this exquisite holiday.
wow.
we should all hold a vigil for kramer's n-bombs
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Thu Dec 07, 06 1:49 am EST
If we are not sticking to tradition I have something we can use, it's not aluminum, but it should get the job done. We're actually having a festivus hash the night before...I stoled it from ya. _________________ For The Love Of Paris, Don't Go To The Lounge!
Hal Regular
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 135 Location: Park Place NY/Bklyn Aves
Thu Dec 07, 06 10:36 am EST
Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us!
Medusa "Anonymous Guest"
Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 401 Location: Prospect Place between Flatbush & Carlton
Thu Dec 07, 06 10:40 am EST
I'd love to come, but it will depend on whether or not I go into labor before that. If I'm still pregnant on the 21st, I'll try to come.
Drano Meow Wars Veteran
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1579
Thu Dec 07, 06 12:15 pm EST
I'll swing by after my office party and post-office party party.
Cabaki Queen of Kings
Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 347 Location: south slope
Thu Dec 07, 06 12:26 pm EST
Oooooo festivus....and I thought I was going to have to settle for Chinese and a movie!
What day are we thinking?
alafairnadia radical quellist
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 8272 Location: not washington ave. btwn sterling & st. johns
Thu Dec 07, 06 12:54 pm EST
Cabaki wrote:
Oooooo festivus....and I thought I was going to have to settle for Chinese and a movie!
What day are we thinking?
it's gonna be the 21st. _________________ like a smoked meat with an earthy youth overnote
Traumatized,
Emily _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
laura Resident Alien
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 896
Thu Dec 07, 06 9:55 pm EST
Oh why, WHY do I go look at these things?
WhyFi Staid and Dull
Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 4450 Location: In the Groove
Thu Dec 07, 06 10:15 pm EST
What? Neither of you liked the "daddy's little squirt" T?! _________________ ...not that there's anything wrong with that.
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Fri Dec 08, 06 10:54 am EST
So does anyone have an opinion on whether I should order the Festivus pole? If we want to have it for the 21st, I have to order it soon!
Otherwise, the cash goes towards the first round of drinks... _________________
Drano Meow Wars Veteran
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1579
Fri Dec 08, 06 1:08 pm EST
I'm pretty neutral, especially since I'm likely to miss the first round
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Fri Dec 08, 06 1:11 pm EST
Drano wrote:
I'm pretty neutral, especially since I'm likely to miss the first round
You'll get one on me when you show up if we don't get the pole.
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Fri Dec 08, 06 1:12 pm EST
one vote for a festivus pole
how much does it weigh?
alafairnadia radical quellist
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 8272 Location: not washington ave. btwn sterling & st. johns
Fri Dec 08, 06 5:55 pm EST
I wouldn't bother with the festivus pole - seems like a waste of perfectly good beverage money. I vote you buy me an extra special spritzer, instead. _________________ like a smoked meat with an earthy youth overnote
Emily Moderatrix emerita
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Fri Dec 08, 06 6:29 pm EST
I vote for the pole because we meant to have one last year and just didn't get around to it, and because if we're going to do this, we should do it right! _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
armchair_warrior retsop cixelsyd
Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 5857 Location: boondocks
Fri Dec 08, 06 6:40 pm EST
what do i have to bring besides my cold dead body?
and i havent read any of the replies on the post yet. _________________ Fight white guilt and injustice by going to a Native American casino and gamble your money away.
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Emily Moderatrix emerita
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Fri Dec 08, 06 6:56 pm EST
Armchair, you have to make a sizable donation to The Human Fund. _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
armchair_warrior retsop cixelsyd
Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 5857 Location: boondocks
Fri Dec 08, 06 7:00 pm EST
i thought my dead body is good enough donation!!! _________________ Fight white guilt and injustice by going to a Native American casino and gamble your money away.
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BrookFetish Gentrified Chicken Customer
Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 858 Location: Underhill
Fri Dec 08, 06 8:14 pm EST
where is this party going to be held? _________________ ===
Doing just fine, thank you.
WhyFi Staid and Dull
Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 4450 Location: In the Groove
Fri Dec 08, 06 8:41 pm EST
Emily wrote:
I vote for the pole because we meant to have one last year and just didn't get around to it, and because if we're going to do this, we should do it right!
If we don't get the pole, you can just add that to the list of grievances. And I'm not tryin' to get fresh with you, but do you qualify as the head of the household in Andy's absence? You might want to rethink this "do it right!" mantra!
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Fri Dec 08, 06 10:28 pm EST
I vote no on the pole tax. We can use anything, and that sort of commercialism is in violation of the spirit of festivus! _________________ For The Love Of Paris, Don't Go To The Lounge!
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Fri Dec 08, 06 10:29 pm EST
WhyFi wrote:
Emily wrote:
I vote for the pole because we meant to have one last year and just didn't get around to it, and because if we're going to do this, we should do it right!
If we don't get the pole, you can just add that to the list of grievances. And I'm not tryin' to get fresh with you, but do you qualify as the head of the household in Andy's absence? You might want to rethink this "do it right!" mantra!
damn Emily, it sounds like whyfi is totally getting fresh with you, you gonna put up with that? _________________ For The Love Of Paris, Don't Go To The Lounge!
alafairnadia radical quellist
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 8272 Location: not washington ave. btwn sterling & st. johns
Fri Dec 08, 06 11:07 pm EST
BrookFetish wrote:
where is this party going to be held?
not yet determined. last year was Soda. this year we'd like to go elsewhere but space is an issue. _________________ like a smoked meat with an earthy youth overnote
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Fri Dec 08, 06 11:19 pm EST
keep it at Soda then
haven't been there in a while _________________ I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that! -- Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Emily Moderatrix emerita
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Sat Dec 09, 06 1:04 am EST
steve wrote:
WhyFi wrote:
Emily wrote:
I vote for the pole because we meant to have one last year and just didn't get around to it, and because if we're going to do this, we should do it right!
If we don't get the pole, you can just add that to the list of grievances. And I'm not tryin' to get fresh with you, but do you qualify as the head of the household in Andy's absence? You might want to rethink this "do it right!" mantra!
damn Emily, it sounds like whyfi is totally getting fresh with you, you gonna put up with that?
Well, I may have the most power over the board other than Andy, but I seem to recall that Carnivore won most of the thumb-wrestling last year--so I think he has to be considered the champion. _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
alafairnadia radical quellist
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 8272 Location: not washington ave. btwn sterling & st. johns
Sat Dec 09, 06 1:35 am EST
Emily wrote:
steve wrote:
WhyFi wrote:
Emily wrote:
I vote for the pole because we meant to have one last year and just didn't get around to it, and because if we're going to do this, we should do it right!
If we don't get the pole, you can just add that to the list of grievances. And I'm not tryin' to get fresh with you, but do you qualify as the head of the household in Andy's absence? You might want to rethink this "do it right!" mantra!
damn Emily, it sounds like whyfi is totally getting fresh with you, you gonna put up with that?
Well, I may have the most power over the board other than Andy, but I seem to recall that Carnivore won most of the thumb-wrestling last year--so I think he has to be considered the champion.
and I think we might have called him "daddy" [him = Carnivore] _________________ like a smoked meat with an earthy youth overnote
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Sat Dec 09, 06 1:58 am EST
alafairnadia wrote:
and I think we might have called him "daddy" [him = Carnivore]
Only my cats are allowed to call me "daddy".
alafairnadia radical quellist
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 8272 Location: not washington ave. btwn sterling & st. johns
Sat Dec 09, 06 1:59 am EST
Carnivore wrote:
alafairnadia wrote:
and I think we might have called him "daddy" [him = Carnivore]
Only my cats are allowed to call me "daddy".
well. um. this was almost a year ago. I think your chance to be mad about is long past. HAH! perhaps this year we can call you "papi chulo". _________________ like a smoked meat with an earthy youth overnote
WhyFi Staid and Dull
Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 4450 Location: In the Groove
Sat Dec 09, 06 8:15 am EST
Emily wrote:
Well, I may have the most power over the board other than Andy, but I seem to recall that Carnivore won most of the thumb-wrestling last year--so I think he has to be considered the champion.
I only lost because my thumb was slightly greasy from the plate of bacon! I couldn't properly apply downward pressure without slippage while the top of my thumb was grease free and ready for the pinning.
...or at least that's my excuse.
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Sat Dec 09, 06 11:28 am EST
will any festivus trees be killed in order to make our festivus pole?
if so.
i vote no.
Emily Moderatrix emerita
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1855 Location: Somewhere nearby
Sat Dec 09, 06 11:35 am EST
No, the pole is made entirely of metal. Wood would be too festive. _________________ "Now if every newspaper editor had to deal with a reader like Emily, boy, would they think twice, or three times." --greg
Carnivore Brooklyn Snark
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 13712 Location: St Johns Pl and Underhill
Sat Dec 09, 06 11:53 am EST
"An unadorned aluminum pole" is what I think Frank Costanza specified. _________________
quijibo Crooklyn Ninja
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2028 Location: taintalicious!
Sat Dec 09, 06 12:06 pm EST
is there an egg nog equivalent for festivus?
i loves me some egg nog
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Sat Dec 09, 06 12:34 pm EST
I have a black metal pole about 4 feet high from a speaker stand I don't use? _________________ For The Love Of Paris, Don't Go To The Lounge!
armchair_warrior retsop cixelsyd
Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 5857 Location: boondocks
Sat Dec 09, 06 12:37 pm EST
we could get one of those european poles. where they were selling in toy stores for kids to learn to strip! _________________ Fight white guilt and injustice by going to a Native American casino and gamble your money away.
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