And what festivus wouldn't be complete without your very own festivus pole! Comes in 6 ft floor model, or table top model. <TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=775 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3 height=5>http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/Festivuspoles.htm enjoy! </TD></TR><TR><TD width=5> </TD><TD width=765 bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=354> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=center align=right width=0 rowSpan=2></TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width=65 rowSpan=2></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD width=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=200 bgColor=#dae2e7 rowSpan=4><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=198 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7>Made in Milwaukee A city known for its Very High Strength-to-Weight Ratio </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7>New: Free Greeting Cards and Invitations </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7> See How Festivus Poles are Made </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7> Festivus -- The Flash Movie </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7>Listen to Joel Kopischke's Oh Festivus </TD></TR><TR><TD width=200 bgColor=#dae2e7> Festivus, The Holiday For The Rest Of Us </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7> Festivus Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7> Play Magazine, New Haven, CT </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dae2e7> Sales: 1-888-243-6914</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2>Click here for last minute purchasing information Check out the photos of Festivus celebrants </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top background=../UserImages/festivus-with-tv.gif height=630><TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="65%">100% domestically produced and manufactured </TD><TD vAlign=bottom> </TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=20></TD><TD width="90%">6 foot floor model: $38 plus shipping</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD></TD><TD>2 foot 8 inch table top model: $30 plus shipping</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD></TD><TD>Also available with a copy of Allen Salkin's hilarious book, Festivus, A Holiday For The Rest of Us. </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Festivus Pole: </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Aluminum, Extruded Alloy 6063-T6</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Finish: Mill, As Fabricated (see note below)</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>1-1/2" Schedule 40 Pipe Size (1.900" diameter with a .140" wall)</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Festivus Base: </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Aluminum, Alloy 3003</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>.190" Thickness</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Collapsible For Easy Storage</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2> Time is running out for Holiday Delivery. Our Plant will be closed Dec. 23 to 26. If you would like to pick up a Festivus Pole at our Milwaukee warehouse call 1-888-243-6914. </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=bottom> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Festivus Pole Kit includes the Festivus Pole and a collapsible base designed specifically for use with our Festivus Pole. The base slips together in minutes allowing you to assemble your Festivus Pole quickly -- no other base mount is required. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=274 bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=270 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Happy Fethtivuth!</TD></TR><TR><TD> Wisconsin Gov. Doyle with his Wagner Festivus Pole at the Governor's mansion in Madison. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD vAlign=top width=274 bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=270 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Main elements of Festivus as excerpted from Wikipedia:</TD></TR><TR><TD>The Festivus Pole </TD></TR><TR><TD>The tradition begins with a bare aluminum pole, which Frank praises for its "very high strength-to-weight ratio." During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed, apparently in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find tinsel distracting." Local customs vary and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations, or ordinary green garland. </TD></TR><TR><TD>The Airing of Grievances </TD></TR><TR><TD>At the Festivus dinner -- a meal featuring non-holiday comfort food -- each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year. </TD></TR><TR><TD>The Feats of Strength </TD></TR><TR><TD>The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff>*Surface Finish: In keeping with the precepts of Festivus, the Festivus Pole is to be "unadorned and lusterless". As such our Festivus Poles are provided unfinished -- as extruded -- and you might see die lines and occasional scratches in the surface. Unfinished aluminum will develop a layer of oxidization that may come off as black on your hands while handling. If you wish to avoid this issue, you may coat your Festivus Pole with any commercially available car wax product but you could be crossing the line by being too concerned with outward appearances. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left></TD><TD>Copyright 2006 R & B Wagner, Inc. Hosted by Maelstrom Solutions </TD><TD vAlign=bottom align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> And if you're really into it, festivus wine is also available @ http://www.festivuswine.com/
Anyone that pays $38 plus shipping for a plain metal pole is a MORON Funny concept, but I'm sure anyone could rustle up a pole out of their basement or garage