Apparently, some prison guards have never watched Seinfeld. California inmate Malcolm Alarmo King reportedly convinced the Orange County jail that, as a celebrator of Festivus, he was entitled to the better quality kosher meals that some of the more religious inmates were enjoying. He managed to get salami-free sandwiches for two months before the order got thrown out, presumably once somebody headed to Google and figured out that Festivus is secular. The point is that nobody in California understands the meaning of Festivus, and we would kick their asses at the feats of strength.
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