December 23 is Festivus, the “holiday for the rest of us” popularized by Seinfeld that involves an “airing of grievances” — all of the annoying things that happened in the last year — followed by “feats of strength,” such as wrestling the head of the household to the ground. Instead of a tree, there’s a “Festivus pole,” usually made out of aluminum because George’s father Frank Costanza thought tinsel was “distracting.” In fact, last week, a Florida blogger set up one made out of PBR cans to protest a nativity scene in the rotunda of the Florida state capitol building in Tallahassee.
So in honor of the beloved parody holiday, NewsFeed looks back at some of the people — well-known and lesser-known — who went viral for airing their grievances in 2013:
• The woman who screamed at an Apple Store employee became a hit on Vine:
• 9News anchor Kyle Clark’s on-air viewpoint urged Colorado residents to upload fewer boring photos of snow-covered patio furniture to social media and more of the state’s breathtaking natural landscape:
