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Since Toozin has not been around for all of November, I shall take the helm this year.
It's that time of the year again! So, everyone, HAPPY FESTIVUS!
I'm new or a forgetful moron! What's Festivus?
Festivus is an alternative holiday to Christmas, traditionally celebrated on December 23rd. As opposed to Christmas, there's no hassle. No lights, no tinsel, no gifts, no happiness, and no tree. The only Festivus decoration is an undecorated metal pole. The m2k2 Festivus pole is the Eiffel Tower, procured for us by Saber in 2005, as chronicled here:
So how do you celebrate it?
There's three parts to Festivus: The Festivus dinner, the Airing of Grievances and the Feats of Strength. The Festivus dinner is exactly what it sounds like. The Airing of Grievances is where you go around the table, expressing how the other family members have disappointed you during the previous year. The Feats of Strength is the final thing to be done on Festivus - the holiday only ends when a chosen family member has defeated the head of the household.
And this applies to us how?
Well, the Festivus dinner will be done on an individual basis, so as long as you eat dinner sometime in December, preferably on the 23rd, we got that covered. While nate is definitely the head of the household, we still haven't figured out how to pull the Feats of Strength off, so unless we figure something out (hey, Saber, why don't you travel to nate's house and have a wrestling match with him on the 23rd) we'll probably skip it this year too. Which leaves us with the forum tradition of the Airing of Grievances, where we explain how other forum members have disappointed us during the past year. Traditionally, in days of yore (pre-Taiga), disappointments were to be directed solely at the poster above you. We're not quite doing that now - you can be disappointed in any forum member that has disappointed you!
Sounds great! Let's do it!
Not so fast, bucko - there are rules. Breaking any of these rules will result in your post being replaced by a picture of pants (as suggested by Toozin at the closing of the last Festivus failure), to follow up on the success of the shoes in 2009 and the hats in 2008.
Rule 1: No being disappointed in the pants.
Rule 2: Don't make stupid bullshit posts that ruin Festivus for everyone, which we've seen far too much of in previous years. Simply don't be an idiot, and you'll avoid the pants.
Rule 3: You are not allowed to express disappointment at the fact that someone expressed disappointment in you, or give a reply/explanation to what someone was disappointed in you for.
Rule 4: Don't chat in this thread. Ever.
Rule 5: No being disappointed in that someone posted while you were typing (just to be sure, here - I think you're actually smart enough to realize this, but past Festivuses (Festivii?) has proven that assuming that people can play nicely and don't be idiots is a Bad Idea™).
Rule 6: Only one grievance per post.
Rule 7: No double posting. This does not mean that it's fine for two people to post one after another in rapid succession. Festivus shalt not be a rushjob. Think through your grievances before you air them!
If you don't understand any part of this, just sit this one out, 'kay?
And as per time-honoured tradition, the topic creator shall air the first grievance, directed at nate.
nate, you should be ashamed of yourself for seemingly having abandoned Logbot. She has not been anywhere to be found in either of the m2k2 IRC channels for such a long time that I can't remember when I last saw her. For shame, dude.
It's that time of the year again! So, everyone, HAPPY FESTIVUS!
I'm new or a forgetful moron! What's Festivus?
Festivus is an alternative holiday to Christmas, traditionally celebrated on December 23rd. As opposed to Christmas, there's no hassle. No lights, no tinsel, no gifts, no happiness, and no tree. The only Festivus decoration is an undecorated metal pole. The m2k2 Festivus pole is the Eiffel Tower, procured for us by Saber in 2005, as chronicled here:
So how do you celebrate it?
There's three parts to Festivus: The Festivus dinner, the Airing of Grievances and the Feats of Strength. The Festivus dinner is exactly what it sounds like. The Airing of Grievances is where you go around the table, expressing how the other family members have disappointed you during the previous year. The Feats of Strength is the final thing to be done on Festivus - the holiday only ends when a chosen family member has defeated the head of the household.
And this applies to us how?
Well, the Festivus dinner will be done on an individual basis, so as long as you eat dinner sometime in December, preferably on the 23rd, we got that covered. While nate is definitely the head of the household, we still haven't figured out how to pull the Feats of Strength off, so unless we figure something out (hey, Saber, why don't you travel to nate's house and have a wrestling match with him on the 23rd) we'll probably skip it this year too. Which leaves us with the forum tradition of the Airing of Grievances, where we explain how other forum members have disappointed us during the past year. Traditionally, in days of yore (pre-Taiga), disappointments were to be directed solely at the poster above you. We're not quite doing that now - you can be disappointed in any forum member that has disappointed you!
Sounds great! Let's do it!
Not so fast, bucko - there are rules. Breaking any of these rules will result in your post being replaced by a picture of pants (as suggested by Toozin at the closing of the last Festivus failure), to follow up on the success of the shoes in 2009 and the hats in 2008.
Rule 1: No being disappointed in the pants.
Rule 2: Don't make stupid bullshit posts that ruin Festivus for everyone, which we've seen far too much of in previous years. Simply don't be an idiot, and you'll avoid the pants.
Rule 3: You are not allowed to express disappointment at the fact that someone expressed disappointment in you, or give a reply/explanation to what someone was disappointed in you for.
Rule 4: Don't chat in this thread. Ever.
Rule 5: No being disappointed in that someone posted while you were typing (just to be sure, here - I think you're actually smart enough to realize this, but past Festivuses (Festivii?) has proven that assuming that people can play nicely and don't be idiots is a Bad Idea™).
Rule 6: Only one grievance per post.
Rule 7: No double posting. This does not mean that it's fine for two people to post one after another in rapid succession. Festivus shalt not be a rushjob. Think through your grievances before you air them!
If you don't understand any part of this, just sit this one out, 'kay?
And as per time-honoured tradition, the topic creator shall air the first grievance, directed at nate.
nate, you should be ashamed of yourself for seemingly having abandoned Logbot. She has not been anywhere to be found in either of the m2k2 IRC channels for such a long time that I can't remember when I last saw her. For shame, dude.
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