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Speaking of Holiday Traditions

  Author:  5940  Category:(News) Created:(12/6/2023 5:50:00 AM)
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Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A Florida newspaper is inviting readers to submit their grievances for the year and will print the funniest complaints in celebration of Festivus, a fictional holiday from sitcom Seinfeld.

The Tampa Bay Times announced the Eighth Annual Tampa Bay Times Airing of Grievances, which is open to anyone around the world who wishes to voice their complaints on any subject.

The airing of grievances is an integral part of the Dec. 23 holiday, which also features the display of an unadorned metal pole and feats of strength.

The holiday became enshrined in pop culture history after being introduced 26 years ago in the Seinfeld Season 9 episode "The Strike." The episode features Frank Costanza, played by Jerry Stiller, explaining the traditions of his anti-consumerism holiday.

The Tampa Bay Times has set up a Google Form for anyone with a grievance to air.



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Date: 12/6/2023 5:52:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    I won’t bother to ask a certain member of USM if he has any grievances to share….. however, perhaps we at USM could have fun with it.  
Date: 12/6/2023 6:00:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    I’ll start, if you have ever shopped in a Walmart Super Center box store ( and where I live, my options are limited locally) the aisles are never wide enough. I refuse to shop there on Mondays or any major holiday because people are oblivious to other shoppers around them.

Monday’s are senior citizens routine schedule day. Even though theses folks have already congregated socially over the past weekend, be it at a local church or the golf course, bridge club…etc., they still have to stop and chat like they haven’t seen you in a decade thereby clogging up any of the aisle that you are shopping. The local Post Office is another spot I avoid on Mondays because they are not sure how many letters or packages require tracking, insurance and before you know it the new century has arrived.
  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:19:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...I really must get busy and get a start on this.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:24:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...I share your peeve about the senior citizens clogging the aisles at grocery
stores and anyplace else that you absolutely MUST enter on a senior's day but
now that I'm a senior citizen myself, I take umbrage at your condescending and
insulting opinions and attitudes. Snooty young whippersnapper!

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:29:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...there is also this guy on a website that I spend time on that posts a Joke of the
Week every Saturday and he always submits humor worthy of that dull kid you remember
from public school. I don't think anyone has the heart to tell him though.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:44:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...I hate it when people insist that chihuahuas are dogs.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:51:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...if we want to keep kids believing in Santa Claus, we'll have to
change the script a bit to reflect modern times. Kids hear things
too and if at least one country doesn't try to shoot him down and
reported in the Christmas Eve "Santa Reports" on TV and radio and
X (formerly known as Twitter), I think that they'll start to get
suspicious and begin their lifelong journey of hopelessness early.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:52:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...it really grinds my gears when you read a news story and
it makes reference to website X (formerly known as Twitter).

  
Date: 12/6/2023 9:55:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...I wouldn't shed a tear if Trump and his lemmings found a nice high precipice to explore either.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:00:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...why isn't there an open season on politicians?
For those of you living in Elmer Fudd states, this was
a question, not a directive. You had your chance.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:31:00 AM  ( Admin )   I love the humor posts the best. They bring a smile and more to my soul and makes my day a brighter no matter what mood I am in.

The banter that follows is icing on the cake of life.

Our lives are filled with so much junk and stuff and one never knows what is coming next knock us off our feet.

When ever I come here and see the people that carry on the huge heart of a great tradition that reminding me that we are all in this together while we are imperfect creations yet, perfect humans, flaws and all. It helps me remember that we can still love one another no matter what or whom is trying to keep us apart.

Hey Larry is just short way of saying hilarious, you can Hey-Larry-us any time my good friend.

It's been decades of smiles and laughter that you have given to us all, freely and with joy in your heart. What you give is a gift that can never be repaid, and yet, is must have been payment enough for you just knowing that you do affect for the betterment of everyone that reads your words.

My heart thanks you for being part of us and I am very grateful to have known you all this time. I also want to thank all you wonderful people (members or not) that share this tiny space with us.

When I start to feel the love of this place, it seems I can't stop expressing my gratitude I go on and on. I have to force myself to stop typing.

It makes me feel happy inside my soul for a long time and my face just keeps on grinning and looking goofy



Date: 12/6/2023 10:45:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    I really don't appreciate " ageisim " wisecracking. After all, you were young once right? Back when they discovered fire?  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:47:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    There's this annoying guy on this website that is an armchair critic. He doesn't understand humor.  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:50:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    I think that pigeons are just a great big rodent with wings, and squirrels are their missing link between them and rats. They should be used for buzzard bait.  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:52:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...it bugs me when someone slips someone else a bribe just to get a good review.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:53:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...I never criticized your arm chair. Your lounge is something else entirely though...

  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:54:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...the annoying guy...you don't mean Kronk do you?
I don't find him annoying. You need to learn tolerance.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 10:58:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...you will rue the day that you disparaged pigeons and squirrels.
What do you think you're going to come back as in your next incarnation?

  
Date: 12/6/2023 11:32:00 AM  From Authorid: 55251    Here's my grievance: They are asking for people from "anywhere in the world" to submit a complaint, yet the Google Form requires a "CITY and STATE". Many countries don't have STATES! Gonna ask me for my "zip code" next?!  
Date: 12/6/2023 11:45:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...Morphix...I usually enter "disillusioned" in the state area.

  
Date: 12/6/2023 11:50:00 AM  From Authorid: 5301    

...and why is it, when programming your new phone, tablet or computer, you have to enter "Canada (English)" as your choice of language?
I never see "Canada (French)" as an option. Do you think the Quebecers know something that the rest of us normal people don't?

  
Date: 12/6/2023 5:26:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Got any gripes, dog?

"L.D."---Nope. Life ain't nothin' but a stone groove, man. You?

kronk---Everything is right with me, dog. Hekler told the world wide web that I was "not" annoying. It's that kind of confidence in one's fellow man that is severely lacking in civilized society.

"L.D."---That's cool, I guess, but I have one question.

kronk---Ugh! What?

"L.D."---He said that you were annoying, compared to what?
  
Date: 12/6/2023 5:29:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    kronk---You do know that one "typo" blew your whole insult, don't you?

"L.D."---Naw..."They" know what I mean.

kronk---Ugh!
  
Date: 12/6/2023 5:43:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Admin ! Good to read you, man! Yes, indeed, our Hey Larry is definitely "one for the books."

"L.D."---What kind of books?

kronk---Why must you constantly sabotage my comments? I'll deal with you later. Admin I'm not sure if you've ever been introduced to my "imaginary talking dog?"
His name is "Light Emitting Diode," but we all just call him "L.D."

"L.D."---Good evening, Admin. Kronk is forever talking about you. According to him, you're the best thing to come along since sliced bread.

kronk---Wow, dog! I'm touched! That was actually a very nice comment.

"L.D." & kronk---Thanks for letting us hang out on this excellent web site. Write on....
  
Date: 12/6/2023 6:19:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    Hekler, I don’t do bribes..I don’t have money to bribe with. Brown nosing is another story, and for the right price I can show to how to get further ahead in corners of your work life! A little flattery goes a long way….  
Date: 12/6/2023 6:22:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    Morphix, you’ll have to excuse the newspaper asking you those type of questions…it’s Florida. That’s all they know, they have never experienced a course in geography or different cultures.  
Date: 12/7/2023 6:23:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    Ah Radman! So very good to see you. Say, by any chance did you get the monthly greeting card I sent? You know, the one expressing my undying gratitude and faithful loyalty to the best website in the known universe? Oh, and how is your lovely wife , I Hope that she is doing well and iI in excellent health! I really should consider sending you guys a fruit of the month club type and no need to thank me for giving the world of social media the cold shoulder because they can’t compare. And I will be vigilant towards keeping Hekler from running for Some kind of political office here in the states, we have enough circus animals running loose as it is!  
Date: 12/7/2023 6:27:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    If Kronk were to start a band with L.D. I would think they’d name it “ Chill Factor “. Yeah, and open up a jukejoint and build a recording studio in the back because you never know the musical talent that would be dropping in.  
Date: 12/7/2023 2:57:00 PM  From Authorid: 5301    

https://apim.partycity.ca/v1/product/api/v1/product/image/8530525p?baseStoreId=PTY&lang=en_CA&subscription-key=c01ef3612328420c9f5cd9277e815a0e&imwidth=640

  
Date: 12/7/2023 5:26:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Cmon, man! Translate that for me! I "need" to know!

kronk---I've tried, but all I ever get is a link to "stackoverflow.com/questions."

"L.D."---Your equipment is defective!

kronk---sniff...sniff...I'm doing my best.

"L.D."---Dry it up, dude! We eat the weak down here!

  
Date: 12/7/2023 5:33:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Yo! Man, I'm getting off on the name, "Chill Factor!"

kronk---It is, indeed, a very heavy handle. Can you play any musical instrument?

"L.D."---No, but I can howl.

kronk---I can whine?

"L.D."---We're there, man!

kronk---So do you actually think anyone would pay money to hear us howl and whine?

"L.D."---Who cares, long as they bought the beer.

kronk---My dog

  
Date: 12/17/2023 9:00:00 PM  From Authorid: 42945    You guys crack me up..   
Date: 12/18/2023 5:21:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5940    Always a pleasure to see you Zema!  

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