December 20th, 2011 at 11:59AM
ONLY THREE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TIL FESTIVUS Festivus was a 1966 family creation of writer Dan O’Keefe and was introduced into popular culture 31 years later by his son Daniel, a writer for the ‘Seinfeld’ tv show. “I had actually repressed/forgotten about it,” the younger O’Keefe told The Washington Post, adding that he was about 8 when he realized the holiday wasn’t real. “My younger brother mentioned it to the ‘Seinfeld’ head writers, and they made me stick it in an episode.” It’s too late for this year, but you can buy your Festivus Pole for next year from Wagner Industries (made in Milwaukee — A city known for its Very High Strength-to-Weight Ratio.)

ONLY THREE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TIL FESTIVUS

Festivus was a 1966 family creation of writer Dan O’Keefe and was introduced into popular culture 31 years later by his son Daniel, a writer for the ‘Seinfeld’ tv show. “I had actually repressed/forgotten about it,” the younger O’Keefe told The Washington Post, adding that he was about 8 when he realized the holiday wasn’t real. “My younger brother mentioned it to the ‘Seinfeld’ head writers, and they made me stick it in an episode.”

It’s too late for this year, but you can buy your Festivus Pole for next year from Wagner Industries (made in Milwaukee — A city known for its Very High Strength-to-Weight Ratio.)

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