Lent: What are you giving up?

[Xanadeas]

I honestly have no idea what this lent stuff is... Someone please do explain. That way I can continue to not do it. This time instead of out of ignorance but because I don't like giving up my stuff.

 

[ragestreet]

I'm giving up the ability to give things up for a day.

 

[ioxles]

Life.

/thread and existence.

 

[ThatTallGuy]

Honestly, I'm going to give up listening to my friends complain about what they gave up for Lent. Every year, about a week and a half in, they start to whine about missing their chosen thing. I don't really "do" Lent, but if I did, that's what I'd give up.

 

[Plinglebob]

I'm giving up posting on forum threads.....CRAP!!

OT: I'm not giving up anything as my devotion to God isn't that strong. If it was a normal year for game releases I'd probably have given up buying games, but there's just too many good things coming out in March.

 

[cheese_wizington]

Lent starts on Monday. What will you be giving up for it? Pop? Alcohol? Chocolate? Games (lawl)? If you're not religious/Christian and not participating, what would you give up, if you had to?

I'm not religious, but I'm taking this opportunity to stop eating fast food, looking to make it permanent. I've quit a couple times, but I keep going back. I just finished my last fast food meal, and to help, I'm going to write down everything I didn't like about it.

It's funny actually, I didn't have any fast food for a month, had a whopper Jr., and it tasted like shit. I haven't had fast food in like 4 months now, and it feels awesome.

 

[thehorror2]

I'm giving up soda and candy (with the exception of breathmints, without which no one could stand to be in my presence for long.). I've already caught myself buying a bottle of Mountain Dew on pure reflex. This will be difficult.

 

[Looking For Alaska]

Going to church. I kid, I kid.

I'm not a Christian but I might give up eating meat soon and become a vegetarian. Not out of any deep sadness for killing animals or anything, but just to see what it would be like.

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

Five years ago I gave up lent, I decided it was really good and I've stuck to it... I'm no quitter!

 

[Batfred]

1. Lent started on Thursday last week (in the UK anyway) as it is the first day after Ash Wednesday signifying 40 days till Easter and

2. Pringles. I'm sad and in withdrawal already :-(

 

[JEBWrench]

Wait, I don't understand. I have to willingly give up something fun, why?

That wasn't a stab at religion I'm genuinely clueless as to why someone would do that.

By observing Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus' withdrawal into the wilderness for 40 days. All churches with a continuous history before AD 1500 observe Lent.

"I give something up every year," Rodriguez said. "This year I've given up smoking, and I seem to be doing a good job at that so far."

In many countries, the day before Lent, these days are often called Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Carnival or Fasching, has become a last hoo-rah before the solemnity of Lent.

The Lenten fast is relaxed on the weekends in honor of the Sabbath and the Resurrection, or Saturday and Sunday. The Great Lent is followed by Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday which are feast days.

Pretty much a neat little test of willpower. I find it quite fun, to tell the truth. I'm giving up sports games. (Which, given that I'm addicted to Championship Manager, Eastside Hockey Manager, and Out of the Park Baseball, is more difficult than it sounds.)

 

[Benjeezy]

Lent starts on Monday. What will you be giving up for it? Pop? Alcohol? Chocolate? Games (lawl)? If you're not religious/Christian and not participating, what would you give up, if you had to?

I'm not religious, but I'm taking this opportunity to stop eating fast food, looking to make it permanent. I've quit a couple times, but I keep going back. I just finished my last fast food meal, and to help, I'm going to write down everything I didn't like about it.

It's funny actually, I didn't have any fast food for a month, had a whopper Jr., and it tasted like shit. I haven't had fast food in like 4 months now, and it feels awesome.

It is HEALTH. You are feeling HEALTH.

Wait, I don't understand. I have to willingly give up something fun, why?

That wasn't a stab at religion I'm genuinely clueless as to why someone would do that.

It's a tradition, I believe. Rooted deep in the lore of Christianity.

I think. IDK. I'm the worst Christian ever.

OT: I quit procrastinating. Or I will. Soon. I promise.

 

[jasoncyrus]

Absolutely nothing because I don't believe in punishing myself over some person whos been dead for over 2 millenia. My body is a temple, a temple to depravity, lust and endulgence

 

[Little Duck]

I would give up pepsi, and I would die.

Amen brother! Testify that!

For lent I'm giving up le-

For lent, I will be giving up lent...

Wow. That was quick. Ermmmm. I'm giving up celebrating July 4th. At least until lent's over. I'll still not celebrate it afterward. It's about the only war Britiain ever lost.

 

[AngloDoom]

For lent I will give up the law.

Or at least, that will be my defence...

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I would give up pepsi, and I would die.

Amen brother! Testify that!

For lent I'm giving up le-

For lent, I will be giving up lent...

Wow. That was quick. Ermmmm. I'm giving up celebrating July 4th. At least until lent's over. I'll still not celebrate it afterward. It's about the only war Britiain ever lost.

Yeah, Britian was too busy single handedly saving Europe at the time, we didn't have the spare resources to deal with that little uprising.