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Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: RecycleMichael on February 24, 2009, 07:43:43 AM
I am not Catholic, but the idea of giving up a vice for a month and a half to be closer to God seems like a good idea.

Last year I gave up cheeseburgers. I made it all the way till Easter, then had one for breakfast.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Gold on February 24, 2009, 08:26:14 AM
Nothing.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: rwarn17588 on February 24, 2009, 08:53:36 AM
I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: cannon_fodder on February 24, 2009, 09:03:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Gold

Nothing.



+1
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Townsend on February 24, 2009, 09:05:12 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Hoss on February 24, 2009, 09:34:54 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Townsend

quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.



How's that going?  You have support from me; I gave it up about 2 years ago and sure glad I did.  If you can make it 10 days there's a 50 percent better chance you'll stay off the sticks for good.

Good luck.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Townsend on February 24, 2009, 10:15:04 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Hoss

quote:
Originally posted by Townsend

quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.



How's that going?  You have support from me; I gave it up about 2 years ago and sure glad I did.  If you can make it 10 days there's a 50 percent better chance you'll stay off the sticks for good.

Good luck.



Thanks Hoss.  It's going.  It's a crazy thing, since I've quit I have less of an urge to go to a bar after work.  Guess the dogs at home appreciate that.

I keep seeing lighters around the house and think to myself "Don't need that much anymore".
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Conan71 on February 24, 2009, 11:25:28 AM
I thought about giving up beer for Lent, but then I remembered the quote from Ben Franklin:

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

So I'm going to give up being unhappy for Lent.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Conan71 on February 24, 2009, 11:26:31 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Townsend

quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.



Stick with it.  I'm 14 months nicotine-free and loving not being a slave to it any more.  

Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 24, 2009, 11:26:44 AM
I tried to give up quitting, but I didn't make it.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Michael71 on February 24, 2009, 11:33:04 AM
I usually drink vodka.  Guess I'll give that up & start drinking gin.  And give up the Marshall's  Pub Ale for the IPA.

Anything for Jesus or Mary or whomever!!
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: sauerkraut on February 24, 2009, 01:09:00 PM
As a Luthern we can eat anything during Lent, but we should avoid all meat on Good Friday. I'm planning on doing a 10-mile Easter Bunny run, I believe the race is on Easter Saturday at 7:45am, but not sure, it may be the Saturday before Easter.[:)]
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: dayzella on February 24, 2009, 05:20:39 PM
This year, I'm giving up ice cream.
I'll also be eating fish on Fridays.

Fwiw, I'm not Catholic or even particularly Christian.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: rwarn17588 on February 24, 2009, 05:26:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by Townsend

quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.



Stick with it.  I'm 14 months nicotine-free and loving not being a slave to it any more.  




Now you're just a slave to Eric Marshall's joyful elixir.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: mobboss on February 24, 2009, 05:30:54 PM
i'm giving up religion for lent!
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Ed W on February 24, 2009, 05:47:33 PM
I was thinking about giving up lentils for Lent, but then I thought it might be more effective to give up Catholicism.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Hoss on February 24, 2009, 06:03:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by Townsend

quote:
Originally posted by rwarn17588

I lent my neighbor some flour, and got some cookies in return.



That's good lenting.

I gave up smoking about a week and a half ago...that's all I'm willing to do for the moment.



Stick with it.  I'm 14 months nicotine-free and loving not being a slave to it any more.  




Now you're just a slave to Eric Marshall's joyful elixir.



Yeah, but last I checked Eric Marshall's brews don't kill you of cancer...

Willful slave of Marshall Beer present...
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Townsend on February 24, 2009, 07:07:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hoss

Willful slave of Marshall Beer present...



Eric...here's hoss, he's a slave for your stuff.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2807436871_338cbb01a1.jpg)
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 24, 2009, 08:19:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Townsend


Eric...here's hoss, he's a slave for your stuff.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2807436871_338cbb01a1.jpg)



Slave Girl Fantasy.. when the Romulan Ale wears off...
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Hoss on February 24, 2009, 10:02:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by Townsend


Eric...here's hoss, he's a slave for your stuff.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2807436871_338cbb01a1.jpg)



Slave Girl Fantasy.. when the Romulan Ale wears off...



Wow, that looks a little like a fat Gillian Anderson in green make-up.  Couldn't you have done a little better than that?  Maybe Rebecca Romijn in the X-Men?

[:D]

I also saw a guy at the hockey game wearing a Marshall Brewery hockey sweater and found out he's sponsoring a Men's League team that a buddy of mine plays on.  Pretty nifty sweaters.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Conan71 on February 24, 2009, 10:53:25 PM
See what kind acts of perversion rwarn got us off into now????

Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: rwarn17588 on February 25, 2009, 12:30:43 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

See what kind acts of perversion rwarn got us off into now????




Perversion? [;)]
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: cannon_fodder on February 25, 2009, 08:25:48 AM
I was looking for an antidote to the green monster. Now, I don't want to run afoul of the moderators, so I'll just tel the fine folks here to google image "full body paint."   This is a good day.
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 25, 2009, 08:51:47 AM
The original, for reference:
(http://civilservant.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/vina-as-orion-slave-girl.jpg)
Title: What will you give up for Lent?
Post by: Sardonicus Rex on February 25, 2009, 10:48:26 AM
I've given up being nice to people. Everybody'd better watch out for the next 40 days.