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Well, it's that time again. It's the time where Catholics and maybe other Christian denomination practice Lent. Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday, and Easter. Now in Catholicism, during Lent you can either give up something, or do something extra. However, I do not know what to do. I mean for the past few Lents I've given up M&Ms, but I want to try something new, however I don't think there's anything else I could give up. I thought about doing something extra, do volunteer work, that sort of stuff. So what do you guys think? Also feel free to talk about Lent in general on this thread. :)

You could give up NationStates, or perhaps coffee or something.

As for me, I'm an athiest, so unlike Lenters, I have nothing keeping me from doing anything. Bwahahahaha!

i give up candy and buying little things that i don't need usually

you should give up sinful thoughts about sex with your gf!

now that would be a real sacrifice.

There's no way in Hell that's happening. I finally discover the wonderful world of sex and love making, and I ain't giving it up.

you should give up sinful thoughts about sex with your gf!

now that would be a real sacrifice.

cut off your big toe.

As my family is Catholic, this means I somewhat have to suffer with them and not eat meat on Fridays. Like you're going to hell if you eat meat.

Well, I give up nothing. :)

I remember last year when Rotovia did this, it was funny.

why did i think that was what your reaction would be?

Because you know me too well?

I gave up masturbating, and I'm not even religious.

There's no way in Hell that's happening. I finally discover the wonderful world of sex and love making, and I ain't giving it up.

why did i think that was what your reaction would be?

Well, it's that time again. It's the time where Catholics and maybe other Christian denomination practice Lent. Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday, and Easter. Now in Catholicism, during Lent you can either give up something, or do something extra. However, I do not know what to do. I mean for the past few Lents I've given up M&Ms, but I want to try something new, however I don't think there's anything else I could give up. I thought about doing something extra, do volunteer work, that sort of stuff. So what do you guys think? Also feel free to talk about Lent in general on this thread. :)

I'm giving up worshipping Satan.

One roommate is giving up meat, the other is giving up seafood. Seeing as I gave up food in general for 48 hours for my own religious purposes, I'm doing jack shit.

One roommate is giving up meat, the other is giving up seafood. Seeing as I gave up food in general for 48 hours for my own religious purposes, I'm doing jack shit.

hear, hear.

The best was the year my roommate gave up sweets. My parents get me a king cake every year, so I got to enjoy it without him taking a single piece. He kept claiming that I was trying to torture him and make him miserable. I just kept reminding him of the times that I fast/can't eat bread and he will order me food, then claim to have "forgotten".

All Lent means for me is that the Catholic church down the street is going to be ringing it's annoying fucking bells even more often than usual.

Since I work third shift, this can be a problem...:mad:

I gave up masturbating, and I'm not even religious.Why, then? I'm thinking that a certain someone saw a certain movie starring a certain... ah, screw it -- 40 Days and 40 Nights. Right?

That would be an interesting thing to try, though -- certainly easier than giving up NSG (:eek:). Reminds me of that one Seinfeld episode where they do the contest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Contest_%28Seinfeld_episode%29)...

I've never seen the movie, but I came to the conclusion that doing it 4 times a day was overboard so I stopped.

I actually stopped five or so months ago, and I'm still goin'.

I'm giving up Jesus for Lent.

I've never seen the movie, but I came to the conclusion that doing it 4 times a day was overboard so I stopped.

I actually stopped five or so months ago, and I'm still goin'.

I wonder what the charge time on new sperm is on average for men.

Fuck why did I jsut type that? and here I go typing more about it, damn you Maraque!!

Screw it I asked some one gimme an answer...

eww.....





... >.>

I intend to give up trying to take over the world.

Enjoy your four weeks of safety!

I came up with a few possible things to give up for Lent this year: Passive smoking, the letter 'e', right turns while cycling.

The worst suggestion was to give up tea. I just thought, 'How could I live without tea? 'Tis impossible'.

I'll be giving up church for Lent. No, seriously, I will unfortunately be undergoing a high dose of church between tomorrow (Ash Wednesday service,) this Sunday (Rite of Election, Rite of Reception, Right of Nicene, Rite of Whatever the Fuck This Sunday Is About Considering I Made Up Everything In This Parenthetical Phrase Except Rite of Election,) some business about the Stations of the Cross (never mind that it's my dog's birthday the day we're doing it,) Palm Sunday (from what I hear, this service is looooooooooong,) and all of Holy Week (with all the classes and all the horseshit I go through for this, it's making me wonder why I didn't just become a fucking Muslim. All you have to do for that is read something like two fucking sentences in Arabic and change your middle name to something Islamic. That and I wouldn't have to shave. Hell fucking yeah. But then I couldn't eat pork. Shit.)

Really? I intend to give up a whole load of shit starting tomorrow. Why? Because it's time for my fat ass to lose weight. I push 300 pounds right now. If I can sheer it down to 250 by Thanksgiving, I am doing something right, and hopefully I can settle in to a nice, cozy 225 and fit into pants with a 40" waist. How will I do this? Simple. Nothing that tastes good. No fried food. No pre-packaged snacks (baked chips are acceptable.) Minimal fast food (those fish sandwiches are still OK on Fridays, but anything deep fried from Long John Silver's is out.) No soda unless it's diet AND caffeine-free. No french fries, and butter only on baked potatoes. And I actually have to make myself ask for low-fat Italian dressing.

The worst part? I look outside, and the sidewalks are still fucking covered with snow and ice - and I have to start exercising. Maybe I can trip, break my arm, and sue my apartment complex for some outrageous amount of money, take a year or two off, go back to business school, and buy the fucking place and actually hire people to shovel the sidewalks. Oh yeah, and charge a bit extra in rent. Financial gain has to be part of my scheme. It's a rule.

One Lent I gave up meat. Another, I gave up all recreational reading material. Once, I took over the Social Justice Committee at the Newman Center. But the one that beat them all, and I've done it every Lent since, is giving up Lent.

I'm giving up Jesus for Lent.

I gave up his Dad.

I'm giving up lent for lent.

I'm giving up rent boy's shitty pants. It will give me more time to attend to my Lib Dem duties.

hear, hear.

The best was the year my roommate gave up sweets. My parents get me a king cake every year, so I got to enjoy it without him taking a single piece. He kept claiming that I was trying to torture him and make him miserable. I just kept reminding him of the times that I fast/can't eat bread and he will order me food, then claim to have "forgotten".
Reminds me of when I started to buy a candy bar for my mom because I forgot that she now has diabetes. :(

I'm giving up bourgeois food for lent. No profitteroles, no olives with sundried tomatoes, no good wine.

Mince and tatties, black pudding and beer here we come!

I wonder what the charge time on new sperm is on average for men.

Fuck why did I jsut type that? and here I go typing more about it, damn you Maraque!!

Screw it I asked some one gimme an answer...

eww.....





... >.>You freak.

Convert to atheism (or at least pretend to), and you won't have to give anything up.

I wonder what the charge time on new sperm is on average for men.

72 hours maximum, usually closer to 24 hours. Only a portion of your sperm is released when you orgasm, so as to allow for back-up sperm in case you want to impregnate someone else or something.

Well, it's that time again. It's the time where Catholics and maybe other Christian denomination practice Lent. Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday, and Easter. Now in Catholicism, during Lent you can either give up something, or do something extra. However, I do not know what to do. I mean for the past few Lents I've given up M&Ms, but I want to try something new, however I don't think there's anything else I could give up. I thought about doing something extra, do volunteer work, that sort of stuff. So what do you guys think? Also feel free to talk about Lent in general on this thread. :)

I'm giving up snack foods, second helpings, computer games and sleeping late in the morning. I'm also going to read at least ten chapters of the Bible daily.

I may be trying to do too much this year :)

i already gave up alcohol for new year. i won't be drinking again til after lent.

:(

I'm an atheist, so I won't be giving anything up for lent, but I am curious. I'm assuming there's a meaning, a symbolism, behind giving something up?

I will wiki it too.

Got that ash on my forehead and is presently trying to eschew sexual desires. :headbang:

If I was back about three decades, Lent would kill me. Eating only once a day (fasting), or eschewing meat (abstinence) is not good for me ~ I like to eat and I don't like veggies or seafood.

In lieu of that, I am trying to erase carnal thoughts in my mind. *munches on a hotdog sandwich* Yum.

72 hours maximum, usually closer to 24 hours. Only a portion of your sperm is released when you orgasm, so as to allow for back-up sperm in case you want to impregnate someone else or something.

Or something? My mind is boggling trying to imagine any evolved purpose to impregnating things :eek:

Well, it's that time again. It's the time where Catholics and maybe other Christian denomination practice Lent. Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday, and Easter. Now in Catholicism, during Lent you can either give up something, or do something extra. However, I do not know what to do. I mean for the past few Lents I've given up M&Ms, but I want to try something new, however I don't think there's anything else I could give up. I thought about doing something extra, do volunteer work, that sort of stuff. So what do you guys think? Also feel free to talk about Lent in general on this thread. :)

You could give up starting threads for 40 days. ;)

I'm an atheist, so I won't be giving anything up for lent, but I am curious. I'm assuming there's a meaning, a symbolism, behind giving something up?

I will wiki it too.

Part of it is just the making of a sacrifice - i.e. giving up something you really enjoy. Perhaps it's out of love for God that one sacrifices something worldly; perhaps it's out of making people appreciate things. Part of it is also discipline - I wouldn't observe Lent if I didn't have the chance to prove to myself that I can do things. The first three days are shitty - no meat on Ash Wednesday OR the Friday after it, PLUS all those things that I could do yesterday are forbidden now - and the last week will suck balls, but beyond that, it's an exercise in discipline.

That and my wife gives up soda for Lent every year. If I sat in front of her guzzling a Coke during Lent without her knowing that I am giving up something equally devastating (worse in my case this year) then she might first-degree me in my sleep. And it turns out I am lot more of a sound sleeper than I think I am, so I don't think I would hear it coming.

I'm giving up snack foods, second helpings, computer games and sleeping late in the morning. I'm also going to read at least ten chapters of the Bible daily.

I may be trying to do too much this year :)

I am stunned by your sense of sacrifice.

I really liked lent. One of the many things I miss about Catholicism.

Although i am a Christian I'm not giving anything up for lent. I have enough troubles as it is.

As today is Ash Wednesday, I saw a lot of people walking around with the crosses on their foreheads, mostly old people, but some students too.

It made me think if it's ok to walk around a public school like that, but then I quickly changed my mind to "Why do I care?"

You could somewhat pick out the Catholics at lunch, because they didn't eat meat today.. Although there was this girl who said she couldn't eat meat today, then went on to eat a grilled chicken salad, then someone explained to her that it's fish you can eat, not chicken..

She also started arguing about how Catholicism isn't a form of Christianity.

:p

I cant take Lent seriously theese day not after watching Father Ted