Lent: What are you giving up.

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I am giving up refined sugars and coffee in excess of my morning cup.

I don't believe in God but I do believe that Lent is a good ritual which secular humanists can and should coopt for the benefit of mankind. So we can talk about that too.

If you aren't Catholic, I suggest you try lent out this year. You can cheat on Sundays, according to some versions of the rules.

Renfrew · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:10 pm

I am not Catholic but I gave up masturbation for Lent a few years ago. I gave up not masturbating when wet dreams started kicking in.
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Wall of Beef · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Fart Beach

Im going to not watch "Two and a Half Men" for lent, so far lents been going since I first saw the show several years ago.
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taidan · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

The same thing my grandfather gave up each year.

Asparagus and rock climbing.

The Troops · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Location: Providence

Toothpaste.

GcDiaz · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Clinton, MA

Actually me and some people are waging bets on our Lent deprivations. I myself will actualy swear off alcohol. That may or may not include going out to bars and such; I am hesitant to waste their time by ordering juice and cola, so unless friends drag me out to play pool or something, I'm gonna be a big homebody. On the plus side I won't have any alcohol in my system and I'll save tons of money.

I didn't even start drinking until I was 24-25, so 40 days of sobriety won't hurt me.

This is all starting Friday at 12:01AM. Gives me time to go out tonight, and finish the last beer in the fridge.
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Let's bring sexy back!

stotelheim · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:42 pm

What's the point?

No, seriously. I don't really get it.

CubaLibre · the road lawyer Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: Balmer

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

The point is to experience life more richly and to assert your dominance over your desires.

For example, I gave up all condiments/seasoning a few years ago and only ate bread for lunch. Without all of these flavors on top of my meals I came to really appreciate the taste of foods which I had been eating forever but never really tasting.

Self discipline is also a thing worth developing. It eases my existential worries to control my desires some.

Adilegian · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:04 pm

I was raised to celebrate Lent by adding something better to my daily life, rather than subtracting something that I feel is negative.

So! From my end, I am trying to decide what I will add for Lent.
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brillo · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: Washington (the wet one)

I'm not Catholic either, but I'm doing a solidarity Lent with a (also non-Catholic) friend who's giving up masturbation. Gotta keep each other honest and all that.

Things have been going pretty well so far, but it's way too soon to tell.

Honestly I can only see good things coming from this.

Predator Goose · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Adilegian, adding things for lent is for milquetoasts.

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Brillo, I don't think giving up masturbation counts if you and your friend jerk eachother off instead of yourselves.

brillo · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: Washington (the wet one)

I was unclear (or e-sarcasm detector is off), he decided to give up masturbation. I said "Good plan, I'll join you (in not masturbating), knowing full well you'll probably give up (and start again) in a week or two and then I'll forget about it too (and start again)."

Just to be clear.

It's a very half-assed "me-too" lent. More of a social experiment than character-building really.

Renfrew · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:49 am

Sushi K · Joined: 08 Dec 2007

There are a few people who I hope give up the internet...
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Corinth · thatbox Joined: 05 Dec 2006

108 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:22 am

Yeah, I already don't drink, smoke, masturbate, eat meat, or eat sugar.

Pretty sure I don't have to participate in this!
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The Drunken Samurai · tedious Joined: 13 Dec 2006

you could always get over yourself
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Eudaimon · Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Location: Space City

Yeah, Catholic Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, which was yesterday (which I totally fucking didn't notice, I'm going to hell, etc.), but I guess I'll get a late start.

I'm already a bit ascetic, so it's hard to think of something. I guess I'll try to get out of bed before or at 8AM (I can't think of a way to use the term "give up" for this without implying that if I'm not out of bed by 8AM I would have to stay in bed the whole day).

Also, if you really want to play it Catholic, no meat on Fridays. Vegans, figure out your own translation of this, or not.

Ratoslov · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

I'm giving up tempting catholic girls into breaking vows of chastity for lent while they're dressed in their old catholic school girl uniforms.

I'm kind of tired of pleated plaid skirts, honestly.

Felix · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:58 am

RE: 108 and TDS

i guess i oughta try getting over myself, too

not that i'm not all about the cannabis at any rate

sync-swim · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: scissorgun

Five years ago for Lent I gave up Christianity (and ever since)

Zebadayus · pelvis othello Joined: 05 Dec 2006

GcDiaz · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Clinton, MA

Corinth · thatbox Joined: 05 Dec 2006

RyogAkari · Joined: 22 Dec 2006

bleh,

that was the one thing I absolutely hated about catholic school. They always served fish on friday and it's always nasty ass. I hate fish anyway.
Not only did I not get to eat lunch but when I came home, fish was waiting for me at the dinner table too. I quickly learned to go out with my baptist friends on friday nights.

DonMarco · graphics fucker Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Goddamnit Diaz, you had better not be wasting Grey Goose vodka like that. There are sober kids in Africa that don't have the luxury of wasting alcohol. We aren't going anywhere until you finish that bottle, and I mean it mister.

For Lent, I've given up ham and other pork products.
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GalaxyHead · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:08 pm

Diaz is that a sink or do you wash yourself with dish soap?

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

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Yeah, I already don't drink, smoke, masturbate, eat meat, or eat sugar. Pretty sure I don't have to participate in this!

secondpillow · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Location: Orlando

I don't actually have anything, but I'm still giving up nothing.

Talbain · Joined: 14 Jan 2007

I think I'll give up white people for Lent. See you in four weeks!
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Talbain · Joined: 14 Jan 2007

I just wanted to let you guys know that I failed at my resolution. :(
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wasted potential · Joined: 19 Jul 2007

The not masturbate thing sounds like a good idea. Just imagine the sex with 40 days of bottled up passion!

wait, is Lent forty days? blah

I don't think I'll ever be able to beat my previous record anyway.
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CubaLibre · the road lawyer Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: Balmer

Mikey · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Location: endless backlog

For me Lent has always been "You're not keeping your New Year's resolution so get to it!"

For Lent, I'm trying to reduce the amount of clutter in my life, be it physical or emotional.

John Mc. · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:16 pm

nothing.

Gouki · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Location: Australia.

Maztorre · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Ireland

I was raised Catholic so I'm going to be as outrageously unLenty as possible.

I'M TAKING BACK LENT

RobotRocker · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:03 am