Hey it's Lent

xcrement5x · 02/15/2018, 12:30 PM

So Lent started yesterday and runs until Thursday, March 29.

Anyone here observe, traditional or otherwise? I know there has been an upward trend of people doing "secular lent" and giving up various things for the period. I guess Twitter is the most popular thing for people to give up for Lent this year.

hoobs88 · 02/15/2018, 12:44 PM

Doesn't Lent run until Easter?

Galad · 02/15/2018, 01:36 PM

Where did you get March 29 from?

NecroPhile · 02/15/2018, 01:51 PM

Xele is a good Catholic. Lent ends on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Last Supper.

I don't do anything for lent. I don't really have any luxuries or vices that I could give up that would really be a sacrifice.

Arkhan Asylum · 02/15/2018, 01:59 PM

im gonna lent my foot in someones ass

JoshTurboTrollX · 02/15/2018, 02:27 PM

I'm giving up gamehuggers for lent. Can't wait until April!!

xcrement5x · 02/15/2018, 02:36 PM

Quote from: JoshTurboTrollX-16 on 02/15/2018, 02:27 PMI'm giving up gamehuggers for lent. Can't wait until April!!

Goddamnint Josh, you can't give up something you've already given up.

And I'm actually not a good Catholic (is anyone really?), I got the date from Google because most of the time it knows more than me.

crazydean · 02/15/2018, 04:54 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 02/15/2018, 01:51 PMXele is a good Catholic. Lent ends on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Last Supper.

I don't do anything for lent. I don't really have any luxuries or vices that I could give up that would really be a sacrifice.

What about PC Engine?

NecroPhile · 02/15/2018, 05:35 PM

I wouldn't want to give it up, but it wouldn't be that much of a sacrifice for only 40 days. Harder would be to give up gaming altogether.

TheClash603 · 02/15/2018, 06:35 PM

I just do the no meat on ash Wednesday and for all Fridays through lent. I'm not a church going type, but being born and raised in a predominantly Roman Catholic city has rubbed off on me this much.

...Plus it makes my mom proud of me, for once.

ToyMachine78 · 02/15/2018, 09:23 PM

It's Lent!

NecroPhile · 02/16/2018, 09:11 AM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 02/15/2018, 06:35 PMI just do the no meat on ash Wednesday and for all Fridays through lent. I'm not a church going type, but being born and raised in a predominantly Roman Catholic city has rubbed off on me this much.

Priests rubbed off on a lot of boys over the years.

majors · 02/16/2018, 11:17 AM

Quote from: guest on 02/15/2018, 02:36 PMAnd I'm actually not a good Catholic (is anyone really?)

Typical Catholic. My fam are much more religious, but I'm the fallen one as I'm told. Last mass I attended was prolly when my cousin got married 5-6 years ago...I've been to my girls' Episcopalian more recently, but as my fam tells me, "that does not count".

So, No. I'm not doing shit for lent.

LostFlunky · 02/16/2018, 04:14 PM

I am thinking about giving up my dumb lent joke...

"I'm giving up lent!"

Nah...

esteban · 04/15/2018, 09:48 AM

I gave up pcefx for Lent.

I blame the devil for this horrid affair with FacialBook and InstaShite.

NightWolve · 04/15/2018, 11:52 AM

Quote from: esteban on 04/15/2018, 09:48 AMI gave up pcefx for Lent.

I blame the devil for this horrid affair with FacialBook and InstaShite.

Just to give credit where credit is due, "FacialBook" was sparky's joke comrade. I know you heard it from me first and took a liking to it, but I should not let you continue to think I was responsible for that creativity. ;)

xcrement5x · 04/17/2018, 11:27 PM

I made it through my Lent abstinence but probably didn't get that much out of it. Didn't even go to church for Easter, but I made it last week.

My daughter loves church because she has somehow associated it with the donuts afterwards.

esteban · 04/18/2018, 12:24 AM

Quote from: guest on 04/17/2018, 11:27 PMI made it through my Lent abstinence but probably didn't get that much out of it. Didn't even go to church for Easter, but I made it last week.

My daughter loves church because she has somehow associated it with the donuts afterwards.

Let me be the first atheist to admit that I would go to church if I was guaranteed donuts and coffee.

Amen.

crazydean · 04/18/2018, 12:32 PM

Quote from: esteban on 04/18/2018, 12:24 AM
Quote from: guest on 04/17/2018, 11:27 PMI made it through my Lent abstinence but probably didn't get that much out of it. Didn't even go to church for Easter, but I made it last week.

My daughter loves church because she has somehow associated it with the donuts afterwards.
Let me be the first atheist to admit that I would go to church if I was guaranteed donuts and coffee.

Amen.

The churches I went to as a kid always had free coffee and sometimes donuts!

I have been to a few that actually sell coffee...that's a little too close to business in a house of worship to me. I'm not personally offended, but it's quite hypocritical.

NecroPhile · 04/18/2018, 12:37 PM

Some friends go to a church with two hour services with a half hour "intermission" for coffee and donuts right in the middle. I love me some donuts, but damn... two hours?!?

Still, I almost feel cheated only getting a little cracker.

esteban · 04/18/2018, 04:03 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 04/18/2018, 12:37 PMSome friends go to a church with two hour services with a half hour "intermission" for coffee and donuts right in the middle. I love me some donuts, but damn... two hours?!?

Still, I almost feel cheated only getting a little cracker.

Pour some Velveeta on that cracker and

HailingTheThings · 04/18/2018, 05:20 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 04/18/2018, 12:37 PMSome friends go to a church with two hour services with a half hour "intermission" for coffee and donuts right in the middle. I love me some donuts, but damn... two hours?!?

Still, I almost feel cheated only getting a little cracker.

Churches have come a long way. These days its commonplace for them to prominently feature same-sex couple make out tents right next to the smoking section.

God bless America.

<3

wildfruit · 04/18/2018, 06:20 PM

I agnostically abstain from abstaining. Though my dad only had fish on Friday growing up and when I was younger I did go church occasionally. Not too regularly but I went to a church school so it was like going every day.

soop · 04/18/2018, 06:30 PM

Fun fact: back in the day, the church declared that beavers were fish. The reason? So the pope could eat beavers on the sabbath. No innuendo intended.

NightWolve · 04/28/2018, 02:01 PM

Quote from: soop on 04/18/2018, 06:30 PMFun fact: back in the day, the church declared that beavers were fish. The reason? So the pope could eat beavers on the sabbath. No innuendo intended.

So that was true, ha! I thought your denial of innuendo was sarcasm!

Hey it's Lent

Galad