What to give up for Lent? (member, show, quote)

sleepy jack · 03-03-2006, 11:38 PM

More importantly, what does it have to do with songwriting?

Mama Booze · 03-03-2006, 11:39 PM

Yea, I was kinda wondering that too.

Mama Booze · 03-03-2006, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Forgive this dumbass, but whats Lent?

A catholic holiday where one would give up something of enjoyance until easter.

explosions-in-my-pants · 03-04-2006, 12:10 AM

Give up MB! haha..jk

i'm not planning on giving anything up this year (wonders if i ever actually have) i don't care enough.. its a pointless thing to do really.

almost like having christmas (jesus's birthday) on dec 25 every year.. when he was said to be born on jan 6th (old chirstmas day) i mean really can you just change a persons birthday??? so stupid....

if i was going to give up anything it would be dirty sexual thoughts.. but seeings how thats how my brain works it would be inpossible... so fuck that shit.. i enjoy my life far to much

TrampInaTux · 03-04-2006, 01:29 AM

The Catholic religion is full of these type of things-you always have to give up something or do more of something. I can't see what the point of it all is to be honest. The good thing about it is though it forces people to lay off fatty foods and whatever for about a month. So it's a good way to diet, but that's the only thing it is. I think the only time I have ever given up something for Lent was chocolate. And that lasted all of 2 days.

EDIT: I just read explosions' post and I also feel that the whole Jesus birthday thing is stupid. It has been proved that Jesus' birthday is Jan 6th, yet Christmas stays on December 25th obviously because it would be 'bad for business'. That shows you just how important the Catholic religion is these days.

MURDER JUNKIE · 03-04-2006, 01:32 AM

I decided to give up smack.

I have never done heroin so this should make it easy

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 03-04-2006, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by explosions-in-my-pants

almost like having christmas (jesus's birthday) on dec 25 every year.. when he was said to be born on jan 6th (old chirstmas day) i mean really can you just change a persons birthday??? so stupid....

Methinks it was september, its what Ive always been taught. . . Around about the 29th I believe. I think the Greeks started the january 6th thing, it relates to when their Gods were born or something along those lines. . .

Anyway, hell knows why I know that.

And yeah, I was lame and gave up eating chocolate & crisps [I chose to say "eating" so I could still drink hot chocolate] but then yesterday I completely forgot about it until half way through a packet of chocolate hobnobs

Merkaba · 03-04-2006, 03:18 AM

Bad artistintheambulance, bad girl.

Is there anything badluck supposedly attached to breaking Lent tradition?
I can never do that sort of thing, I always forget.

And how could you say chocolate! Thats like, an epic sacrifice

TrampInaTux · 03-04-2006, 03:23 AM

No there's no bad luck attached to Lent. I think it's classed as a sin though. Then again everything is *lights up a spliff downs a bottle of Stella and bangs a prostitute*

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 03-04-2006, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Bad artistintheambulance, bad girl.

Is there anything badluck supposedly attached to breaking Lent tradition?
I can never do that sort of thing, I always forget.

And how could you say chocolate! Thats like, an epic sacrifice

Aha. My mum told me I was gonna get fat if I carried on.
I'll admit, I used lent as an excuse to give it up. . .
But hey, its hardly a sin if I only went like, 2 days.
..Right??
I just couldnt resist the hobnobs

Hmm.
When I was ickle, my dad got me to give up violent games&tv programmes for lent.
Ive always felt really bad for not telling him I still played them at school without him knowing. . .
=/

03-04-2006, 03:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Bad artistintheambulance, bad girl. Is there anything badluck supposedly attached to breaking Lent tradition? I can never do that sort of thing, I always forget. And how could you say chocolate! Thats like, an epic sacrifice __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

03-03-2006, 11:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mama Booze Here's lookin at you, kid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The White Hotel Posts: 366	Yea, I was kinda wondering that too.

03-04-2006, 12:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 924	Give up MB! haha..jk i'm not planning on giving anything up this year (wonders if i ever actually have) i don't care enough.. its a pointless thing to do really. almost like having christmas (jesus's birthday) on dec 25 every year.. when he was said to be born on jan 6th (old chirstmas day) i mean really can you just change a persons birthday??? so stupid.... if i was going to give up anything it would be dirty sexual thoughts.. but seeings how thats how my brain works it would be inpossible... so fuck that shit.. i enjoy my life far to much

03-04-2006, 01:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,418	The Catholic religion is full of these type of things-you always have to give up something or do more of something. I can't see what the point of it all is to be honest. The good thing about it is though it forces people to lay off fatty foods and whatever for about a month. So it's a good way to diet, but that's the only thing it is. I think the only time I have ever given up something for Lent was chocolate. And that lasted all of 2 days. EDIT: I just read explosions' post and I also feel that the whole Jesus birthday thing is stupid. It has been proved that Jesus' birthday is Jan 6th, yet Christmas stays on December 25th obviously because it would be 'bad for business'. That shows you just how important the Catholic religion is these days.

03-04-2006, 01:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	I decided to give up smack. I have never done heroin so this should make it easy

03-04-2006, 03:23 AM	#19 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,418	No there's no bad luck attached to Lent. I think it's classed as a sin though. Then again everything is lights up a spliff downs a bottle of Stella and bangs a prostitute