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December 15, 2005
Happy Festivus!
The alumnium pole is up, I've made my donation to the Human Fund and now it's time for the Airing of Grievances. Festivus is here. Who and what has disappointed me over the past year?
President Bush - Might as well start at the top. This has been a bad year for the president. Harriet Miers, Hurricane Katrina and "Plamegate" are just a few of the things that went wrong this year for the White House. Add in a refusal to fight back against the increasingly shrill rhetoric of the Democrats on the war and the economy (both of which are doing better than reported) and you have the makings of a grievance.(Idea shamelessly stolen from the Club for Growth)Bill Frist - Come on, this one should be obvious.
People with Lists - Nothing bothers me more than going into a sandwich shop (especially the Coffee Pot) and being in line behind someone who has a list of special orders from everyone in their office. Of course, everyone gave this person money and they are paying for everything separately. It's okay - there's no one in this restaurant but you...
Most Retailers - 18 registers, and only 5 of them open. Brilliant business plan you've got there. If a store is busy, but all of the registers are open, I understand and tend to be patient. If a store is busy and more registers are closed than open, impatience ensues. Sure, you save some money in the short term, but it does make me less likely to shop at your store in the long run.
Every Driver But Me - Yup. Every single one.
Madonna - Again, this one should be obvious. Fantastic marketing skills. Musical abilities? Eh, not so good.
John Derbyshire - His writing - well, it's mostly defined by - his overuse of hyphens and his tendency to, well, think that "speaking truth to power" means saying really stupid things in the name of honesty. Unfortunately, he's a conservative, which means the rest of us conservatives have to clean up his rhetorical messes all the time.
Michael Heath - I'll be honest. The evil part of me (about two-thirds) wanted to buy him tickets to see "Brokeback Mountain." Nice? No. Funny? Well...
Posted by slublog at December 15, 2005 12:00 AM
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Why not post your airing of grievances here? http://www.festivusbook.com
and you'll want to see this, too:
http://www.vidlit.com/festivus
-- Allen Salkin, author of "Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us" (with a foreword by Jerry Stiller)
Posted by: Allen Salkin at December 15, 2005 09:27 AM