Lent?

Erithinal · Post by **Erithinal** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:05 pm

Just curious. What did everyone give up for lent? That is, if you actually practice lent. Personally, I gave up every drink except water.

Legault · Post by **Legault** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:16 pm

I gave up using a CD player. I have offically converted to Mp3-ism

Tortus · Post by **Tortus** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:39 pm

I gave up making good jokes. I only make bad ones now.

Much like this one.

Dugald · Post by **Dugald** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:04 am

I gave up meat and sweets.

Lathander · Post by **Lathander** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:23 am

I gave up giving up things.

Gratey · Post by **Gratey** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:25 am

Uh, I seem to be out of the loop, What is lent?
and why are people giving things up for it?
Sounds like a girlfriend to me

Tortus · Post by **Tortus** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:45 pm

Well, now that I've caught a few hours of sleep, I can honestly say that I've given up on butter for lent.

And Gratey, lent is the 40-day faste before Easter. I think it has something to do with deserts.

Amalia · Post by **Amalia** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:19 pm

Lent is the fast before Easter that's supposed to remind folk of what Jesus sacrificed by giving them the imperative to sacrifice something they like for 40 days. Not exactly like saying "Ok, drum some nails through my wrists and let me hang here and suffocate over the course of a day or so," but then, we're only mortal.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, started out as the festival to get rid of all the fatty, tasty foods that most people avoided eating during Lent. How the flashing started, I'm not sure.

I don't celebrate lent anymore, as I've morphed into some mix of a dirty athiest and a dirty Buddhist.

Gwain · Post by **Gwain** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:15 pm

I don't know how appropriate it is to really talk about outisde things on the mud forums like what you gave up for lent and such, maybe try to keep it to a minium...i've been in this boat myself. just my thoughts.

Mele · Post by **Mele** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:33 pm

I gave up showering for lent!

..bahaha.

Gidan · Post by **Gidan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:40 pm

I gave up posting in a completely unrelated Forumn!!!!!! oops looks like I messed up now

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:10 am

I would have given up procrastination...buuuuuuuuuuut.... i kept putting it off

Akela · Post by **Akela** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:31 am

Lathander wrote:I gave up giving up things.

Yes! I like this answer! I agree with it too..

Paskry · Post by **Paskry** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:34 pm

I am glad that I am not near Mele.

I gave up showering for lent!

Personally I would give up eating anything but gummybears and apple juice.

Paskry

Forgoil · Post by **Forgoil** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:06 am

Hmmm... If I was to give up something for lent it would probably be havign to do any more dang homework. And reports and ummm... More thigns that bug me. That's it.