Admittedly, I do not watch the Blue Collar Comedy Hour, so much opinion in the matter isn't as well rounded as I would like, but it will have to do.

My disdain for this show can be traced to the fact it is responsible for the widely popular phrase "Git-R-Done." From the back windows and bumpers of cars, to t-shirts, online conversation, and casual conversing, this simple, but irritating redneck idiom has found its way into nearly every aspect of society, and has been annoying me since its inception.

I can't stand the fact that people constantly repeat this phrase, often time out of context. I also don't like the fact that the comedian who invented it, Larry the Cable Guy, is a stand up comedian dressed up as a cable guy. If he is actually that hilarious, he shouldn't need a gimmick like that.

"Git-R-Done" is just an incredibly lame phrase that has plagued this country for some time now. For Christmas, I am asking for the complete eradication of this saying from every apsect of my life.

Tommorow, December 23, should be a fantastic day. Thanks to everyone who has been pretty sweet. Commando Day, Live Day, Festivus... I am honestly at a loss of words. It is a day to throw caution to the wind, more specifically, underwear out the window. It is a day to disregard the feelings of your very best friends and look them in the eye and tell them where to stick it, and then rejoyce afterwords with a hug. It is also live day, and our good friend, Eric Hiryak will be performing with Howard Algeo, good luck to both of you, I am so proud of you, Yak, regardless of how much you laugh and if you ruin it. The day in itself is a Festivus miracle. I look forward to high fiving all of you commando day participators tommorow. Happy Festivus, Commando Day, and I guess Live Day.. mainly the first two though, Live Day will be okay, I'm sure Yak will be great.

The innovative and prodigious vision of which I write was first conceived when Frank Costanza, a fictional character in the hit TV series Seinfeld, became disenchanted with the commercialism and religious aspects of Christmas. During the episode, "The Strike," Frank vividly depicts the very moment when he realized the course of action he needed to take.

"Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."

It was at that exact moment in fictional time that Festivus was born.

Although the legitimacy of the actual event taking place may be called into question, Festivus is very, very real. Taking place every December 23rd, in conjunction with Commando and Live Day, Festivus has been able to transcend the artificial nature of the holiday season to which Christmas has fallen victim to.*

Festivus is not about shiny wrapping paper or cleverly tied bows. It's not about cheesy Christmas Carols or conifer trees suffocating in tinsel. Nor is it about the Salvation Army or holiday cheer. Festivus is about an aluminum pole, the airing of grievances, and a little thing known as the feats of strength. Yet above all, Festivus is about feeling good.

"At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year."

The "other way" of which Frank Costanza spoke has served as a beacon of light to the masses, guiding them through an otherwise confusing and depressing holiday season. It has given myself, and friends alike a reason to look forward to December 23rd with the same anticipation and excitment as we do Christmas.

So as you gather around the aluminum pole tomorrow evening, take time to tell each and every person in the room the countless ways they have pissed you of over the past 12 months. You will never feel so alive. Festivus has changed my life, as well as the lives of a number of my friends. It truly is amazing.

Here's wishing you and yours a Happy Festivus.

*Note... Kwanza has not fallen victim to such artificiality because it doesn't really exist.

Commando Day is tommorow, December 23. If you go commando, wear a bandana, preferably in your back pocket, but anywhere will do. This will make it easy to know who is commando in order to exchange high fives. If you really want to be a hardass or if you can't find a bandana, I suggest wearing the underwear you normally would have worn in your back pocket, you'll receive tremendous respect.

BigKev146: ass
SmarterChild: C'mon. Stop being so uncool to me.

I will give one dollar to the first person who can correctly comment as to who SmarterChild was doing an unintentional impression of. This shouldn't be too difficult.

Since I have attended Boyertown Senior High BASH TV NEWS has been calling their in studio Christmas tree, a "Holiday Tree." I would like to use this blog to politely inform them that there is no such thing as a freaking "Holiday Tree. "

Similar to medical conditions and science, "Holiday Trees" do not exist. BASH TV NEWS has a Christmas Tree in their studio, not a "Holiday Tree." Apparently they cant call it a Christmas Tree because they have to be sensitive to all religions and people who are godless. I believe "separation of church and state" was the term used to explain why its called a "Holiday Tree." The only thing that needs to be "separated" are the ass cheeks of people who use the fictional term "Holiday Tree' so a "Holiday Tree" can be jammed up their asses.

You cant just call a Christmas tree something its not. A Christmas tree is a Christmas tree regardless of what religion you are. Jewish people don’t have Christmas trees, and moo moo wearing Kwanzaa celebrators don’t have Christmas trees. Christmas is the only holiday that embraces the tree. Therefore there is no such thing as a "Holiday Tree." Jewish people have Menorahs. Do we call them Holiday Candelabras? Of course not, because that’s not what they are called. To call Menorah anything besides a Menorah is retarded. To call a Christmas tree a "Holiday Tree" is retarded. The 4th of July is a holiday, do we put decorations on "Holiday trees" then? Of course not, that would be messed up.

It is a fact that if you have a tree inside around Christmas time and you put ornaments on it, its called a Christmas Tree ( or XMAS Tree if you hate Jesus) There is no reason to be completely ignorant and call it a "Holiday Tree." If you are offended when someone refers to a tree that has a bunch of Christmas ornaments on it, and Christmas presents under it, and is put in a house during Christmas time, and is thrown out when Christmas is over, as a Christmas Tree, then you are a overly sensitive and should immediately put on a moo moo and celebrate Kwanzaa. You cant be mad at people for calling something its correct name.

If a "Holiday Tree" was real this is what I imagine the piece of crap would undoubtedly look like.

What Holiday has a tree? Christmas has a tree. Its a CHRISTMAS TREE.

Kwanzaa sucks. It's a documented fact.
It is a holiday which can trace its origins back not to Africa, but to California in 1966, as convicted felon Ron Karenga conjured up a new holiday in order to bring people of the African Community together after the race riots in Watts.
It is a holiday invented by a man who wanted to instill concepts of Marxism and separatism among African Americans under the mask of fake African symbolism.
This holiday is so bogus, even its founder, the aformentioned Ron Karenga, admits to its questionable origins. In an interview with the Washington Post some years ago, Karenga told a reporter, "People think it's African, but it's not. I came up with Kwanzaa because Black people wouldn't celebrate it if they knew it was American. Also, I put it around Christmas because I knew that's when a lot of Bloods (LA gang) are partying."
You dont see Jesus telling Christians that Christmas is a scam, or Moses tellings Jews that Hanukka was something he made up. If you're going to make up your own religion, at least don't let other people know how bogus it is.
Another problem with Kwanzaa is the fact that Karenga and his cronies couldn't even get their geography straight. Somehow they latched onto Swahili as their ancestral tongue. From my research, I have learned that Swahili is a language of the African east coast. Yet most of the African slaves in America were from the west coast, thousands of miles away, where they spoke completely different languages and had very different customs than in the east. Most of the customs of this holiday are as foreign to the people that celbrate it as Christian or Jewish customs are.
In short, Kwanzaa is an cheap American holiday passed off by a black dude to other black dudes as a tradition rich in African culture, when in fact, its entire history was written by an ex-con nobody. This is not a matter of race what-so-ever, so do not take it as such. This is just one man expressing how his distaste for a completely made up holiday.
So hang up the moo moos and put the cornucopias back in the pantry. Kwanzaa is, and has always been completely bogus.

This entry is mainly for Hause and I think Kevin? I forget if you were questioning MacLeish, I know Hause was.

Rick MacLeish is one of my favorite hockey players. I never saw him play, but from what I've read, he was a real badass. Some people have tried to tell me that Rick MacLeish wasn't that good. I told a story about how he had his neck slashed with a skate and he went out and had a cigar and smoke came out of the wound, and you guys didnt believe me. Here is my proof, I warn you it is a little graphic.

In a recent interview with MacLeish:

Zach Hill: You almost had a fatal accident in a game when your neck was accidentally slashed. Can you tell us about it?

MacLeish: “We were killing a penalty in Los Angeles against the Kings and Marcel Dionne came down the left side of the ice. He was getting ahead of me so I jumped toward him. Somebody knocked the puck away. As he turned away, his skate turned and caught me in the neck. It really did not hurt. It just felt like a boot hit me. When I skated to the bench I put my hand up to my neck and my fingers went into my neck. The blood started spurting out and that is when I realized it was serious. Thank goodness the carotid or jugular was not severed. Luckily our team doctor was there. He went out to the bus and got his kit and 180 stitches later I was all sewn up. He started stitching me in the first period and did not finish until the end of the game.”


Zach Hill: Did that you put you out for a while?

MacLeish: “Not exactly. After the game we went out for a couple of beers and cigarettes. Joe Watson said there was some smoke and beer coming out of my neck. I am not sure what it was, but it was definitely something. Around 4 a.m. that morning I woke up and I was bleeding all over the place because the stitches had broken. We called the team trainer and he took me to get new stitches.”

Rick MacLeish has the fourth most points in Flyers history. He led the playoffs in points both years the Flyers won the cup. I do apologize though because I originally told Hause that Paul Holmgren had the most penalty minutes in Flyers history, Hause said Dave Schultz. I was wrong. Paul Holmgren is second behind Rick Tocchet.

Now, I realize my opinion doesn't carry much weight in the grand scheme of things, but the point of this blog is to make it heard, so I will continue.
Recently, I have voiced my displeasure with a number of things including Urban Sea Gulls, Indoor Outerwear, Oprah Winfrey, and the "put this in your profile" thing. A new development with the latter has been brought to my attention, and I feel as though I'm obligated to bring it to yours.
"Put this in your profile if you, or someone you know is fighting Senoritis" has been popping up in a number of profiles as of late. This gets me mad for several reasons.

1 - It is essentially making fun of cancer, and people with cancer, and as I have said before, I don't mess around with cancer

2 - I for one, am not fighting senioritis. I am embracing it.

3 - I think, in some sick and twisted way, people who have put this in their profiles are actually only doing it just to spite me.

I guess I can't really ask for everyone to cease with the whole "put this in your profile" fad, so again, I will try to contribute:

Put this in your profile.....



















Yes, that is directed at you.