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[filkertom]

Anybody out there giving up anything for Lent? I'm giving up religious self-denial.

Comments

[madmanotl.livejournal.com]

I also give up religious self-denial every year at this time.

[partiallyclips.livejournal.com]

If I gave up my day job for 40 days, do you think they'd buy it? I don't want to quit, but I really need a break...

[pixelene.livejournal.com]

Just go on pregnancy leave... :P

[partiallyclips.livejournal.com]

Well, I AM expecting a new comic strip. And it's twins.

[jmthane.livejournal.com]

For Lent, I gave up Christianity a number of years ago. Seems to have worked - still not Christian... ;-)

[anansi133.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up being concerned with my credit rating.

[aiela.livejournal.com]

I'm going to attempt not to bite my nails, but I'm not Christian, it just seems a decent time frame. Last year I stopped biting them between Christmas and ConFusion, which was about as arbitrary a time period as "lent" in my world.

[poltr1]

I gave up 'giving up things for Lent' for Lent years ago.

(I wanna use my Zorak icon for this, but until I re-up, I'm down to 6 icons, and it's not one of the 6.)

[sylverwolfe.livejournal.com]

i decided to give up being ill. it's gonna take a few days yet before i really get the hang of it, but if i stick with it it'll guarantee i'll be healthy for my birthday, since that falls on the thursday before easter.
third principle that runs the universe, after all...enlightened self-interest.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

As always I'm giving up watermellon.

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

I gave up denial for Lent at birth; I was never taught this as an Episcopalian, and now, since I'm more-or-less Unity, such things are Someone Else's Problem.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell, Tom, I gave that up decades ago.

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

I gave up giving up...
not that I'm christian, but then neither is the holiday so that's ok.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I'm the only person in the local SCA who even seems to notice Lent. Which is weird because I'm a Jewish American Pagan... who is actually -interested- in History. Meh.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up the opportunity to kill and mulch any of the endlessly babbling idiots at work who have been going on about it all freaking day. *sigh*

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

I'm just plain giving up.

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, Tom. We can give it up together ;)

[braider.livejournal.com]

Chocolate.

I think reminding ourselves that we can choose to deny ourselves a vice/self-destructive activity, at least for 40 days, is a very useful yearly exercise.

[allisona.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. And the first day of Lent is always a good time to give up something that's bad for you that you've been indulging in too much, 'cause 40 days just seems very doable. For me this year it's chocolate and potato chips. Lent or not, I just gotta cut back.

[ladysmith.livejournal.com]

Giving up Catholicism. Works EVERY year...

[hughcasey.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up sacrifce and moderation.

Bring me ale and whores!

[gpeefalt.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up celebrating Catholic holidays.

I'm Jewish dammit.

[marahsk.livejournal.com]

Deprivation.

[ddrussianinja.livejournal.com]

I'm baha'i, so I just fast for 19 days.

Not me, but

[capplor.livejournal.com]

The other half of capplor is Bahai. I'll let him know.

[baristagoddess.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up caffiene and swearing. Thanks for asking. :)

[trdsf.livejournal.com]

I quit smoking and religion both last year. That's enough for life, I think.

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

Many years ago I gave up the belief that my religious views are by default correct and everyone else's is flawed. Felt so good I never noticed when lent ended.

[bardicwench.livejournal.com]

I gave up Catholicism for Lent when I was 13... and never took it back.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Well, it wasn't my idea, but I've given up my job.

Got fired today.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

F***. Sorry to hear that.

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up Lent for Lent. Of course, I'm not Catholic, so . . .

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I was about to say the same thing, but you beat me to it.

Back when I was Episcopalian...

[the-blue-fenix.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine always used to give up moderation for Lent.

It's not a bad custom, as these things go. A couple of times I gave up something, didn't miss it, and never picked it up again.

[oftenrebuked.livejournal.com]

Why do people always give up food for Lent? I don't think it is right you can choose what you want to abstain from, I think the Pope should decide. Hey then you would notice how many catholics really do listen to the Pope! Sorry. I am Catholic so I can poke fun.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Why should I give up something for that fuzzy stuff that accumulates on the screen in my drier? What has it given up for me?

[jss]

Better the dryer screen than your belly-button, I expect.

[skipjim.livejournal.com]

Me? I'm not giving up anything.

My wife on the other hand seems to be giving up a lot of things this year, primarily me. It's ok though, what she doesn't realize is that I'm part of a package deal which includes my paycheck.

[james-rayner.livejournal.com]

I'm Giving up Porn.

Let's see how long it lasts.

*14 seconds later*

Damn, That didnt take long. Wonder how I did it.

I must be Macguyver, lol.

/has been looking at YTMND too much
//Wait a minute, this isnt Fark...

[arcane-k.livejournal.com]

I'm giving up loaning stuff for Lent. Seems logical to me. Why do they call it "Lent" if they want you to give it up outright? They should call it "Postpone" or "Throw Away" or something like that.