View Full Version : What (if anything) did you give up for Lent?
flatsixes
03-10-11, 02:12 PM
Last week my wife "suggested" that I give up ice cream for Lent.
Her children, too, thought that my giving up ice cream for Lent was a good idea.
Consequently, I have given up ice cream for Lent.
This is how democracy works.
What about y'all? (Understanding, of course, that Lent is something that only some of "y'all" observe.)
Rockstar
03-10-11, 03:21 PM
I live on an island with only 400 people. Mostly all United Methodist and believe it or not there's one break away group down the block. I am friends with everyone here yet I do not attend either. I think I missed this Lent ritual because I went to the doctors that day.
Which is fine by me because I really really like my Klondike Bars and all of the sweet chocolaty fatty goodness. :DL
frau kaleun
03-10-11, 03:54 PM
What (if anything) did you give up for Lent?
Self-denial. :yeah:
Gargamel
03-10-11, 03:57 PM
Self-denial. :yeah:
Ooooooooooh....
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_8XG5aqgFiIksdk318E00-yMpH6esyZiomvTo4aaQgv4puvI_
Ducimus
03-10-11, 04:17 PM
What the heck is Lent? :O:
GoldenRivet
03-10-11, 04:22 PM
For those unfamiliar, It is the period extending from Ash Wednesday (Yesterday) through to the Saturday immediately before Easter.
During this time period it is common to "sacrifice" something for this period.
Some people give up drinking, eating ice cream or certain meats, or in Dowly's case... fapping etc.
Ducimus
03-10-11, 04:29 PM
What the heck is Ash Wednesday ? :O:
(Edit: Yes i know these are Catholic things, i'm just being a smart ass)
Takeda Shingen
03-10-11, 04:32 PM
I gave up tea.
sharkbit
03-10-11, 04:33 PM
Sex!
....oh wait, I gave that up after we had kids.
Ummmmm....I'll get back to you on that.
Seriously though-I didn't give anything up. I'm making it a point to read one of the 4 Gospels from the Bible.
:)
This topic birngs to my mind my early days of childhood spent in Catholic school. From kindergarten to 8th grade (roughly age 14 years), whenever Lent came around we were required to specify what we were giving up for the Lenten period. On top of specifying our "sacrifice" we were also graded by the nuns on our adherance to our pledge. A rather large number of my classmates, including myself, wracked our brains to figure out a pledge that would satisfy the nuns criteria with minimal impact to ourselves. As I remember, the pledges were "honored" more in breach than observance. I am currently what is referred to a "lapsed Catholic", which seems to imply my license has expired. I am rather glad to be done with all the ritual and observances, but if I had to chose now I would give up sacrificing.
Platapus
03-10-11, 04:48 PM
I wanted to give up temptation.
Growler
03-10-11, 04:56 PM
I gave up religion.
Armistead
03-10-11, 05:31 PM
Geesh, what people have to do to feel good about themselves.
Tchocky
03-10-11, 05:36 PM
Shame
Castout
03-10-11, 05:44 PM
Errrr nothing?! I'm a bad Christian :O:
Growler
03-10-11, 05:45 PM
Geesh, what people have to do to feel good about themselves.
Hey, now, this is a family forum.:D
Errrr nothing?! I'm a bad Christian :O:
So you gave up giving things up?
mookiemookie
03-10-11, 08:16 PM
I went to a private Catholic high school even though I'm not a Catholic myself. Lent meant nothing to me except for "ooh, this is the time of year they serve those awesome fish and chips at lunch on Fridays!" I still miss those fish and chips. Our cafeteria was awesome.
Growler
03-10-11, 08:26 PM
Our cafeteria was awesome.
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mookiemookie
03-10-11, 08:59 PM
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:rotfl2::rotfl2:I know, no one ever believes me when I say it. My school was small - our graduating class was something like 75-100 students. The cafeteria was run by parents of students.
Put it this way - the pizza they served us daily was so good that they had a booth at the county fair that served it, and it was one of the most popular booths there.
frau kaleun
03-10-11, 09:09 PM
I went to a private Catholic high school even though I'm not a Catholic myself. Lent meant nothing to me except for "ooh, this is the time of year they serve those awesome fish and chips at lunch on Fridays!" I still miss those fish and chips. Our cafeteria was awesome.
My first job out of high school was working in a Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe. WE HATED LENT. :O:
Sailor Steve
03-10-11, 09:12 PM
I went to a private Catholic high school even though I'm not a Catholic myself.
So did I. Funny, I don't remember seeing you there...
Castout
03-10-11, 09:20 PM
So you gave up giving things up?
Nice line.
I just don't feel like giving up anything during Lent :hmmm:
Madox58
03-10-11, 10:51 PM
I gave up enuff with the bad economy.
If I gave up anything more?
I'd starve to death!
Nowt I am a pagan... although my daughter who is also not a christian has given up chocolate, but not for lent, her reason being that Eostre eggs taste better after a chocolate fast :woot:
Blessed Be
Garion
bookworm_020
03-11-11, 12:50 AM
I gave up my ex wife, I just don't want her back after lent is over.........
nikimcbee
03-11-11, 01:50 AM
I gave up lent for lent.:D
Sailor Steve
03-11-11, 01:52 AM
I gave up lent for lent.:D
But you're still collecting lint. I know because you never returned the lint brush I lent you last lent.
frau kaleun
03-11-11, 03:26 AM
http://cheezfailbooking.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/funny-facebook-fails-lent-fail.jpg
UnderseaLcpl
03-11-11, 04:35 AM
I gave up the ship.
Tchocky
03-11-11, 04:36 AM
But you're still collecting lint. I know because you never returned the lint brush I lent you last lent.
*twitch*
flatsixes
03-11-11, 02:29 PM
Talk about self-sacrifice (http://consumerist.com/2011/03/man-gives-up-all-sustenance-except-for-beer-water-during-lent.html)....
To everyone who thought you couldn't have a less healthy diet than that of The McRunner, meet the Iowa man who says he's going to consume nothing but beer and water for the entirety of Lent.
Yep, while some Catholics are giving up alcohol for the 6-week period leading up to Easter, this guy has gone the opposite route — and he's not even Catholic.
Somehow I don't think I would have gotten that one past mrs. flatsixes.
:dead:
Growler
03-11-11, 02:30 PM
Talk about self-sacrifice (http://consumerist.com/2011/03/man-gives-up-all-sustenance-except-for-beer-water-during-lent.html)....
Somehow I don't think I would have gotten that one past mrs. flatsixes.
:dead:
Well.... beer is liquid bread, so...
Gargamel
03-11-11, 02:45 PM
Well.... beer is liquid bread, so...
Correction... Guinness is liquid bread, half baked and requires a spoon. Most other beers are just liquefied grain.
Spoon 11th
03-11-11, 02:46 PM
We don't have that anymore here in Europe. EU commission erased lent from the calendar so that we don't offend muslims.
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