Lent

Grayson · 28-02-2013 05:51PM

fishy fishy wrote: »

yard never see the ould cardinals doing that sh*te, or the oul pope in his prada shoes. :o

Reminds me of that nutcase dictator Turkmenbashi. He used to make his entire government walk to the top of a mountain every year, so they could show their devotion to the state. He'd meet them at the top after getting a lift in a helicopter.

Mr Benevolent · 28-02-2013 05:54PM

Da fuk? WHo does lent nowadays? Grannies and the like I imagine.

kylith · 28-02-2013 06:01PM

true-or-false wrote: »

No. You're supposed to keep it up all through lent. The St. Patrick's day thing is something made up because it's incredibly inconvenient to follow lent on a national day of indulgence.

If you're gonna bother doing it, you might as well do it right. No chocolate for you.

You're wrong. The RCC says that you lenten sacrifice doesn't have to be done on Sundays. What, whatever you've given up, you can eat/drink/smoke/snort/whatever as much as you can every Sunday.

ScumLord · 28-02-2013 06:04PM

Come over to the Dark (chocolate) side, eat the chocolate.

dan1895 · 28-02-2013 06:54PM

Sure didn't Jesus himself come out of the desert on St. Patrick's Day to over-indulge on beer and sweets?

ScumLord · 28-02-2013 06:57PM

dan1895 wrote: »

Sure didn't Jesus himself come out of the desert on St. Patrick's Day to over-indulge on beer and sweets?

For all we know he brought a can of beer and a mars bar into the desert and gorged himself for 30 days.

tony007 · 28-02-2013 07:06PM

Grayson wrote: »

I never got giveing up stuff. Or climbing Croagh Patrick barefoot. I'm sure that's what jesus wanted. people making themselves miserable and suffering pointlessly. Why the **** don't they go and do something good to help others?

Bejaysus, its only a couple of biscuits.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-02-2013 07:42PM

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I failed my lent thing the next day it was to be ontime for college as I'm always late I was late by 10mins. I did try setting my phone time 20mins ahead the next time I just about managed it I still can't seem to be ontime I'm always either 10mins later or 10mins early.

My second lent thing was to get back to the gym and go 3 times a week thats going well but that my new years resolution too.

How the bloody hell do you ge all that into the Trocaire box??

fishy fishy · 01-03-2013 10:19AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Not entirley sure you understand what a fable is!

on the contrary - I am not sure that you understand that fable can have more than one "meaning"

1.
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
2.
a story not founded on fact:
3.
a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents;
4.
legends or myths collectively
5.
an untruth; falsehood

fishy fishy · 01-03-2013 10:22AM

dan1895 wrote: »

Sure didn't Jesus himself come out of the desert on St. Patrick's Day to over-indulge on beer and sweets?

that's only cause he was at the parade.

alph · 01-03-2013 10:29AM

I gave up chocolate too OP. I actually have a box full of fun size treats beside me and I haven't touched a single one since lent. Can't say I'm missing them to be honest.

maximoose · 01-03-2013 10:31AM

OP you are pathetic, you need to ring the Matty Hislop crowd.

Duggy747 · 01-03-2013 10:33AM

Eat chocolate on St. Patrick's Day and eternal damnation will be awaiting you, Heathen, where you'll spend a firey, painful eternity with Hitler.....................and homosexuals...................and Bosco.

IM0 · 01-03-2013 10:49AM

I gave up god for lent and the proof was it didnt rise again and even now years later. in your face god.

ScumLord · 01-03-2013 02:37PM

IM0 wrote: »

I gave up god for lent and the proof was it didnt rise again and even now years later.

God hasn't given up on you! He is currently writing a sad, sorry ballad to try and get you back.

Lawrence1895 · 01-03-2013 03:18PM

I'm glad to be an Atheist

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-03-2013 05:10PM

fishy fishy wrote: »

on the contrary - I am not sure that you understand that fable can have more than one "meaning"

1.
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
2.
a story not founded on fact:
3.
a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents;
4.
legends or myths collectively
5.
an untruth; falsehood

Fair enough. I was going on the first definition more, myself. I always felt you could have a fable based on fact as much as on mythology, as long as the moral was there.

the culture of deference · 01-03-2013 06:20PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I had an uncle who gave up alochol religiously for lent, but went back on it for Paddy's Day. He said it was called a "bridge".

not sure if the same applied to choclate. Eating ****loads of chocolate is not really a Paddy's Day tradition.

I love this.

A fictitious religion makes lent up in the 4th century and the Irish use a fictitious saint to get out of it.

Tarzann wrote: »

The 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays. Therefore you can eat whatever you want on Sundays.

Do all school kids know this, I bet the K fiddlers in our primary schools haven't mentioned this.

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I always felt you could have a fable based on fact as much as on mythology, as long as the moral was there.

A mythical based fable invented by someone who doesn't understand the word fact.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-03-2013 08:19PM

the culture of deference wrote: »

I love this.

A fictitious religion makes lent up in the 4th century and the Irish use a fictitious saint to get out of it.

Not entirely sure St Pat was ficticious. Like Jesus, probably did exist, although the stories are bull****. The Catholic Chruch are certainly not ficticious.
Good gist though.

Do all school kids know this, I bet the K fiddlers in our primary schools haven't mentioned this.

Would certainly have been useful knowledge when I was kid!! I'll assume the reference to "K fiddlers" is there for cool factor.

A mythical based fable invented by someone who doesn't understand the word fact.

Capt'n Midnight · 02-03-2013 02:53AM

nbar12 wrote: »

I gave up chocolate for lent and I'm struggling badly.

The Pope's set a high bar this year all right.

bar

hmmm barrr

yummy , yummy bar of chocolate

you know you want it , don't you ...

Capt'n Midnight · 02-03-2013 02:57AM

Lars1916 wrote: »

I'm glad to be an Atheist

:rolleyes:

The traditional version is

Thank God I'm an Atheist.

Duggys Housemate · 02-03-2013 03:03AM

the culture of deference wrote: »

I love this.

A fictitious religion makes lent up in the 4th century and the Irish use a fictitious saint to get out of it.

Neither the religion nor the saint are fictions. New Atheists are embarrassing what was once an educated belief system.

Duggys Housemate · 02-03-2013 03:04AM

Patrick wrote a book. That's generally proof of existence.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 02-03-2013 03:13AM

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

Neither the religion nor the saint are fictions. New Atheists are embarrassing what was once an educated belief system.

Correct early historians and even Richard Dawkins agree that Jesus Christ did most likely exist. The question is was he the son of God? People of faith agree that he was and that's their free choice. This petty sneering at Christianity has to stop, we don't why we're here? Why not be open to and entertain all possibilities. What's the worst that could happen.

Canis Lupus · 02-03-2013 03:28AM

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

Neither the religion nor the saint are fictions. New Atheists are embarrassing what was once an educated belief system.

Define a 'new atheist' for me.

Duggys Housemate · 02-03-2013 03:31AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Correct early historians and even Richard Dawkins agree that Jesus Christ did most likely exist. The question is was he the son of God? People of faith agree that he was and that's their free choice. This petty sneering at Christianity has to stop, we don't why we're here? Why not be open to and entertain all possibilities. What's the worst that could happen.

Well I wasn't even going that far ( but your statements are true). He said the religion( not the God) was fictious and St Patrick was fictious. Both statements are incorrect.

kowloon · 02-03-2013 07:11AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I'll assume the reference to "K fiddlers" is there for cool factor.

It's so hard to keep up with the hip-hop these days.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 02-03-2013 07:39AM

kowloon wrote: »

It's so hard to keep up with the hip-hop these days.

Ah, sure they make it up as they go along these days for the street cred. Unless he means "Kowlook fiddler", but I assume that's private...

Ghost Buster · 02-03-2013 10:04AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Define a 'new atheist' for me.

I think he means those whos posts he attempts to counter by calling the posters 'New Atheists' in an attempt at being derogatory. Thats it i think...

im invisible · 02-03-2013 10:08AM

I gave up lent for girth

Lent

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