View Full Version : Lent...so it begins
DALAZ_68
02-17-2010, 08:59 AM
yes its that day, ash Wednesday...
just wondering what you guys are giving up this year...
i know this might be a bit religious but i know a few friends who are even part of the churches who do this just to do it...
and frankly i need ideas...last year i gave up coffee for the whole year for my resolution, and gave up sweets in general for lent...
this year i dunno what to do...lol
exitspeed
02-17-2010, 09:40 AM
Lent the games begin!
I just wanted to say that. That is all.
CrimsonRockett
02-17-2010, 09:53 AM
I'll give up cigarettes.
I don't even smoke. So, that should be fairly easy for me.
:keke:
ManoNegra
02-17-2010, 10:01 AM
I gave up religion decades ago
working out pretty well actually
g00se
02-17-2010, 10:04 AM
I gave up red meat and soda/alcohol =/
LeftNutOfGowd
02-17-2010, 10:09 AM
I gave up porn I deleted 200 gigs of it yesterday and thinking about giving away my bang bros pass :(
Soup Nazi
02-17-2010, 10:10 AM
It's really hard for me to give up anything.
So probably nothing
90hatchie
02-17-2010, 11:55 AM
im gonna give up procrastonating
Phlip
02-17-2010, 11:59 AM
thinking about giving away my bang bros pass :(
[email protected] when you make a decision on that
Me, I am giving up beer.
DALAZ_68
02-17-2010, 12:32 PM
I'll give up cigarettes.
I don't even smoke. So, that should be fairly easy for me.
:keke:
puss...
I gave up religion decades ago
working out pretty well actually
as have I, just respecting parents wishes pretty much...nothing big...
I gave up porn I deleted 200 gigs of it yesterday and thinking about giving away my bang bros pass :(
fuck Phlip, send that pass my way...lol
[email protected] when you make a decision on that
Me, I am giving up beer.
I was thinking of giving up beer as well...or atleast hard alkie...
mmm JD & C...seven on seven...i miss you already...
coww-cho!!!!!
02-17-2010, 12:58 PM
hmmmm i might have to give up soda
i have'nt been to church in years though. in junior high i was in a catholic private school so i was religious then, but once i got in H.S. i just dropped all that, but my mom got the usual call fro my aunt so my whole fam in going tonight and gettn the ashes on the forehead
fckillerbee
02-17-2010, 02:13 PM
I stop lent(ing). lol...what am I saying...i'm not morman! lol
tacotacotaco
02-17-2010, 02:25 PM
Im giving up zilvia!! peace out
BustedS13
02-17-2010, 02:28 PM
I gave up religion decades ago
working out pretty well actually
I've been agnostic for about 8 years, and it's working out great.
DreamN
02-17-2010, 02:32 PM
Steve, give up the coupe. ;)
dert420sx
02-17-2010, 02:43 PM
what about giving up your ipod for lent like uk bishops are urging?
Give up your iPod for Lent, bishops urge - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100216/od_nm/us_britain_lent_ipod)
Give up your iPod for Lent, bishops urge
Tue Feb 16, 12:30 pm ET
LONDON (Reuters) – British church leaders are encouraging people to give up their iPods for Lent, instead of more traditional vices such as chocolate, to help save the planet.
The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, and the Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, are among those calling for a carbon fast for Lent -- a period ahead of Easter which Christians traditionally consider a time of penance and reflection -- which begins on Wednesday.
As well as spending a day without using technology such as mobile phones or iPods, the 46 daily suggestions also include eating by candlelight, cutting meat and vegetables thinner so they cook faster and flushing the toilet less often.
"Instead of giving up chocolate for Lent, why not fast for justice ... to help those suffering from the effects of climate change," said Jones.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Steve Addison)
redZENKI
02-17-2010, 04:08 PM
im gonna give up procrastonating
I thought about that too
...maybe next year :D
Bubbles
02-17-2010, 04:14 PM
I gave up porn I deleted 200 gigs of it yesterday and thinking about giving away my bang bros pass :(
Paying for porn??????????
Saving porn??????????
It's 2000 whatever, get with the times.
Touge Noob S13
02-17-2010, 04:16 PM
Had a really good steak last night because Im not going to be eating meat until easter.
Quail
02-17-2010, 04:35 PM
^ Wow, thats a big one!
I gave up Chocolate, but I don't think its enough. I think I'll give up Vodka too. Its a serious vice when I'm out.
BustedS13
02-18-2010, 12:16 AM
Paying for porn??????????
Saving porn??????????
It's 2000 whatever, get with the times.
word. streaming free porn is the wave of the future. they'll be using it on the mars mission and shit.
I LUV MY S13
02-18-2010, 12:25 AM
I've been agnostic for about 8 years, and it's working out great.
ehhh, being agnostic is a headache
im gonna give up procrastonating
hmm good idea
ima just giv up soda, i rarely drink the stuff anyways
upsdude
02-18-2010, 01:30 AM
i gave catholicism...does that count?
oh and after the baby i gave up sleep for a few years too :)
flip3d
02-18-2010, 01:34 AM
why do WE have to give shit up now?
juve_240sx
02-18-2010, 08:00 AM
why do WE have to give shit up now?
did you read any of the post above
DALAZ_68
02-18-2010, 08:49 AM
Steve, give up the coupe. ;)
GTFO...lol
Had a really good steak last night because Im not going to be eating meat until easter.
i was hoping to go to a KBBQ AYCE joint...but ended up passing out and waking up the next day...hungry, and sad
why do WE have to give shit up now?
i just do ti out of respect for the rents...
i think im just gonna give up hard liquor, which is a constant weekend thing for me...and soda...which ive cut nearly completely out of my life, but i need less of it...i plan on actually loosing some weight... maybe...lol
flip3d
02-18-2010, 12:42 PM
did you read any of the post above
No shit. It's a Catholic thing. I went to Catholic school until like 8th grade.
I still don't understand the significance of giving shit up. Oh shit, can't eat meat today. durrr.
blitzsti22
02-18-2010, 12:55 PM
I gave up porn I deleted 200 gigs of it yesterday and thinking about giving away my bang bros pass :(
lmao :rofl:
ronmcdon
02-18-2010, 01:26 PM
idk know about streaming.
I'd still rather download stuff.
I don't mind paying for a new external hd or two every year.
$130-$260/year isn't unreasonable imo.
I don't mean to brag,
but 200g of porn is fairly modest imo.
DALAZ_68
02-18-2010, 01:26 PM
No shit. It's a Catholic thing. I went to Catholic school until like 8th grade.
I still don't understand the significance of giving shit up. Oh shit, can't eat meat today. durrr.
its also a christian thing,
catholics do it for 44 days
christians is like 46 or something...
how bout you google it and stop shitting on my thread...
Teddy
02-18-2010, 01:32 PM
I heard about this lent business on the news yesterday.
flip3d
02-18-2010, 03:43 PM
its also a christian thing,
catholics do it for 44 days
christians is like 46 or something...
how bout you google it and stop shitting on my thread...
I'm not trying to shit on your thread. I just don't understand the significance of it today.
I did google Lent and fasting. I know how and why they did it back then. It was done for practical reasons related to agriculture practices and food supply. It was also done for weird sexual reasons. Apparently when the body is well nourished there is a greater surplus for seminal matter and that leads to lust. It's 40 something days because Christ spent that time in the wilderness.
What I still don't understand is why we still fast. There's no logical/practical reason for doing it other than tradition.
So instead of being an ass, maybe you can enlighten me. I honestly don't know why or what the purpose is.
soreballz
02-18-2010, 04:10 PM
I don't have to give up anything for any period of time.
+1 for the non-believers, woooohoooo.
brndck
02-18-2010, 05:52 PM
i believe in kyle.
i'm giving up ernie.
Tearlessj
02-19-2010, 12:36 AM
idk know about streaming.
I'd still rather download stuff.
I don't mind paying for a new external hd or two every year.
$130-$260/year isn't unreasonable imo.
I don't mean to brag,
but 200g of porn is fairly modest imo.
Werd. With this new blu-ray stuff, one dvd can be 25+ gigs.
Not like I would know or anything.
spooled240
02-19-2010, 01:13 AM
I've given up meat and and sweets for the 40 days in the past and lemme tell you guys that the first week is hell. No meat at all, no sweets/sweet snack stuff/ice cream/candy nothing. It was rice past a fruit for 40 days lol. I don't know if I'm gonna do anything this year..it seems like i'm less integrated w/ the catholic church the older I get.
Drift Style S14
02-19-2010, 02:10 AM
Gave up my car.
thought of giving up zilvia.. but realized i would have nothing to do at school for almost two months..
i think i'll give up shopping, clothes AND shoes :(
but on the bright side, that means more money for parts! :D
Teddy
02-19-2010, 02:46 AM
or a car...
CAMBOS13
02-19-2010, 02:56 AM
im giving nothing up.
franklin93zx
02-19-2010, 10:19 AM
I'm giving up gum, I am a frequent gum chewer... Of course I got the why don't you give up your car joke like 8 times.... around the third time it started to get annoying and I just said started to say way to be original douche
LeftNutOfGowd
02-19-2010, 03:03 PM
[email protected] when you make a decision on that
fuck Phlip, send that pass my way...lol
:keke: Pass sent enjoi :keke:
Bubbles
02-19-2010, 03:11 PM
its also a christian thing,
catholics do it for 44 days
christians is like 46 or something...
Not a single christian I knew did the lent thing.
However, every single catholic did.
WIKID S4TEEN
02-19-2010, 03:25 PM
I still don't understand the significance of giving shit up
It has to do with God giving up his life...or something like that...IDK!
I wanna give up beer, but with the "buddies", it's too hard watching them pound and one just watching them!!!
or a car...
lol, maybeeee i'll save up for a missile! :naughtyd:
i know you'll love that! :D <3
g-via
02-19-2010, 07:39 PM
sex, meat, fast food, liquor, soda, coffee, salt.
articdragon192
02-20-2010, 10:38 AM
Not a single christian I knew did the lent thing.
However, every single catholic did.
Fyi, Catholics are Christians too. I don't get why people differentiate. Anyways, instead of giving up something for Lent, I'm trying to change a few bad habits of mine, that will hopefully end up positively changing me, and lead to changes even after Lent is done.
Btw, a lot of rituals are based on tradition. The no eating meat is obviously based on tradition, and therefore still sticks.
CleanAndLegit
02-20-2010, 11:34 AM
idk what ill be giving up :O and there is a small diff between christians and catholics... SAINTS, anyway i am neither and none, i belive in no religion but i believe in our father and lord GOD! religion is a pointless and seperating idea.
BonesZ33
02-20-2010, 11:51 AM
give up religion, fairytales are for kids silly
Bubbles
02-20-2010, 02:20 PM
Fyi, Catholics are Christians too. I don't get why people differentiate.
Yeah, I know Catholicism is considered a part of Christianity, I was using it in basic terms since I assumed everyone else knew this also.
wh0aitznic0
02-22-2010, 10:45 PM
I'm trying to give up smoking. Nearly one week down the drain and it's killing me softly.
Couple of years back, I gave up rice and meat (nearly IMPOSSIBLE if you're Filipino). I managed to stay with that for over a year.
Bubbles
02-22-2010, 11:13 PM
Give up meat?
Protein son, ya needz it.
MisawaJason
02-22-2010, 11:20 PM
alright alright, I'll work with you and give up the midget porn. I bet I dont make it past a week, but I'll try
wh0aitznic0
02-22-2010, 11:56 PM
Give up meat?
Protein son, ya needz it.
Beanz, son.
Bubbles
02-23-2010, 11:03 AM
I eat eggs, chicken, oatmeal, and red meat every single day and I would say I could use more.
Beans aren't on the get big program.
TeamFRAT
02-23-2010, 11:40 AM
Gave up sobriety. Seemed most logical at the moment.
bardabe
02-23-2010, 12:36 PM
I gave up religion decades ago
working out pretty well actually
I 2nd this motion
wh0aitznic0
02-23-2010, 12:45 PM
Beans beans, they're good for your heart. The more you eat the more you f...
Seriously though, I ate alot of eggs and oatmeal in my little veggie stint. Would never do it again.
PNgo12
02-23-2010, 04:51 PM
I've given up meat and and sweets for the 40 days in the past and lemme tell you guys that the first week is hell. No meat at all, no sweets/sweet snack stuff/ice cream/candy nothing. It was rice past a fruit for 40 days lol. I don't know if I'm gonna do anything this year..it seems like i'm less integrated w/ the catholic church the older I get.
woowww giving up meat is tough... as girly as it sounds i gave up shopping :keke: ive been buying clothes lately so i figured id give it up :cool:
DALAZ_68
02-25-2010, 09:21 AM
i gave up hard liquor and soda...i gave up two things to not give up meat...fuck that mess...going to InNOut today ...lol
Silky_Johnson
02-25-2010, 10:58 AM
RICE... =/
but im not sure how long i can hold that promise. lol
Avante
02-27-2010, 12:08 PM
i gave up shame.
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