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fusuf · 20-02-2012, 21:18

What are yous giving up for lent this year lads? I need ideas.

starbelgrade · 20-02-2012, 21:19

I'm giving up beetroot.

cocoshovel · 20-02-2012, 21:19

giving 2 fuks

Fromthetrees · 20-02-2012, 21:19

Cock.

Herb Powell · 20-02-2012, 21:19

Catholocism

chin_grin · 20-02-2012, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herb Powell

Catholocism

Cathotrolololoolololocism or Catholicism?

efb · 20-02-2012, 21:22

A guy asked me that in work today- like wtf! Lent was my reply!
I asked him how Ramadan was going for him

*the groutch* · 20-02-2012, 21:23

Lent is for weak-willed people who need a specific date to try giving up stuff and fail miserably, and will usually pick the same stuff they made New Year's resolutions about

**whoopsadaisydoodles** · 20-02-2012, 21:23

Nothing.

I ain't no quitter.

EGAR · 20-02-2012, 21:23

I give up being nice.

stampydmonkey · 20-02-2012, 21:24

Go on ill get it out of the way...your Ma

starbelgrade · 20-02-2012, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by efb

A guy asked me that in work today- like wtf! Lent was my reply!
I asked him how Ramadan was going for him

Ramadan. Sounds like the name of a gay nightclub.

im invisible · 20-02-2012, 21:24

Coke, and hookers

The King of Moo · 20-02-2012, 21:25

I gave up giving things up for Lent years ago.

Partly because I'm not religious, but partly because it's usually counter-productive. If you give something up completely for a few weeks, you're more likely to overdo it after (or on Patrick's Day if you allow yourself to take that day off).
It's like going on a crash diet, then breaking and binging.

If you're eating too much unhealthy food or drinking too much, you don't need to give them up completely (unless you think you're an alcoholic).
Just cut down on them for the whole year, but still allow yourself to enjoy them.

Also, if you're cutting something that's bad for you out of your life, what good will it do you if you do it for 40 days out of 365/366?
It would seem much more sensible to me to have a forty-day period of complete indulgence, with moderation the rest of the time.

frozenfrozen · 20-02-2012, 21:26

I'm cherry-picking the good parts of lent, I'll eat loads of pancakes tomorrow and I'll have some easter eggs whenever you're supposed to and then I'll wait till next year to do it again

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starbelgrade Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20,360 Adverts \| Friends	I'm giving up beetroot.

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cocoshovel Closed Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,963 Adverts \| Friends	giving 2 fuks

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Fromthetrees Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,738 Adverts \| Friends	Cock.

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Herb Powell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,675 Adverts \| Friends	Catholocism

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efb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In your wet dream Posts: 10,520 Adverts \| Friends	A guy asked me that in work today- like wtf! Lent was my reply! I asked him how Ramadan was going for him

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the groutch Subscriber Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9,533 Adverts \| Friends	Lent is for weak-willed people who need a specific date to try giving up stuff and fail miserably, and will usually pick the same stuff they made New Year's resolutions about

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whoopsadaisydoodles Sure couldn't it be worse! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,446 Adverts \| Friends Mod: After Hours, Ladies Lounge Mods, The Ladies' Lounge, TTC	Nothing. I ain't no quitter.

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EGAR Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Co. Galway Posts: 2,783 Adverts \| Friends	I give up being nice.

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stampydmonkey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 361 Adverts \| Friends	Go on ill get it out of the way...your Ma

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im invisible Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,188 Adverts \| Friends	Coke, and hookers

20-02-2012, 21:25	#14
The King of Moo Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Moo Posts: 6,621 Adverts \| Friends	I gave up giving things up for Lent years ago. Partly because I'm not religious, but partly because it's usually counter-productive. If you give something up completely for a few weeks, you're more likely to overdo it after (or on Patrick's Day if you allow yourself to take that day off). It's like going on a crash diet, then breaking and binging. If you're eating too much unhealthy food or drinking too much, you don't need to give them up completely (unless you think you're an alcoholic). Just cut down on them for the whole year, but still allow yourself to enjoy them. Also, if you're cutting something that's bad for you out of your life, what good will it do you if you do it for 40 days out of 365/366? It would seem much more sensible to me to have a forty-day period of complete indulgence, with moderation the rest of the time.

20-02-2012, 21:26	#15
frozenfrozen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,704 Adverts \| Friends	I'm cherry-picking the good parts of lent, I'll eat loads of pancakes tomorrow and I'll have some easter eggs whenever you're supposed to and then I'll wait till next year to do it again