Festivus and the pole

S09E10 The StrikeliveDec 20, 19972 days later4 posts by 4 posters
🧠 Theory

Fans discuss the meaning of the Festivus pole from the episode, debating whether it's a totemistic symbol like a Christmas tree and whether its strength relates to aluminum's properties.

4 posts
Lee Salem

Casella wrote:

I think the "Festivus Pole" was simply a totemistic symbol like a Christmas Tree. Again, in keeping with Frank's psychotic worldview, it was unadorned with frills like branches, leaves or ornaments.

Casella↩ Lee Salem

Could someone please explain to me what the aluminum pole was all about? I know it had to do something with strength, but what exactly were they supposed to do with it?

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Matthew Montchalin↩ Casella

Exactly! Tinsel distracts the poor confused man...

At enim vela pendent liminibus grammaticarum scholarum, sed non illa magis honorem secreti quam tegimentum erroris significant. -Confessiones St. Aug.
Alex Young↩ Casella

I think you just put the pole in your living room like a christmas tree. The strength refrence is that aluminum has a very high strength to wieght ratio.

Casella wrote: