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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: felix rex on February 25, 2012, 12:08:35 PM
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The lady in front of me at the liquor store last night bought two bottles of wine, a fifth of vodka, and a lottery ticket. But "no beer this time; I'm giving that up for Lent."
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Not going to buy crap I don't need/want. :pray:
EDIT: Not having loose bowel movements. :thumbsup:
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Soda
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
Sushi would've been great. Stuck with PBJ.
:blank:
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
I am an embarresment to sushi eaters. I got a thriller and a blue volcano :frown:
http://www.bluesushisakegrill.com/menu/
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
I had sushi last night because of lent. 90% of the time when I call my local sushi place for a pick up it is ready by the time I get there. Last night I waited 10 minutes before I left the house and still had to wait 15 minutes for it to be ready. When I paid I asked the little lady running the register if they were busy, she said it was the busiest night they have had in the 9 months since they opened and she didn't know why. I told her to expect the same for the next 5 Fridays. After I told her why she got excited and I saw $$$ in her eyes.
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Soda
Just give it up completely. Its horrible for you in every way.
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Soda
Just give it up completely. Its horrible for you in every way.
Its not horrible for your taste buds.
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
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Soda
Just give it up completely. Its horrible for you in every way.
I know. Hopefully it becomes a habit.
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
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A girl I know gave up chocolate. However, healthy stuff with chocolate on it is negotiable.
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
This. Lent is a dumb holiday
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
This. Lent is a dumb holiday
:thumbs:
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
This. Lent is a dumb holiday
Well it's not really a holiday.
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
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I am not giving up a God damn thing.
This. Lent is a dumb holiday
Well it's not really a holiday.
I know i was just trying to be edgy
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
I think it has its merits.
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If you are giving up something because it is bad for you and you would rather not do it, I think it is silly to need an outside reason to do so, have some self-control. If you are just giving up something for the sake of giving it up in some sort of sacrificial sense, why bother?
Fun fact: In 2nd grade, 8manpick was outed by a couple girls in his class as not very religious when he had no idea what they were talking about when they asked what he had given up for Lent.
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If you are giving up something because it is bad for you and you would rather not do it, I think it is silly to need an outside reason to do so, have some self-control. If you are just giving up something for the sake of giving it up in some sort of sacrificial sense, why bother?
It's not about giving up something that's bad for you, people that spin it that way are missing the point. The point is to give up something that you love. Something that you "can't live without" A much much smaller sacrifice, but likened to, the one that Jesus made.
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If you are giving up something because it is bad for you and you would rather not do it, I think it is silly to need an outside reason to do so, have some self-control. If you are just giving up something for the sake of giving it up in some sort of sacrificial sense, why bother?
I'm not going to let this devolve into an internet theology discussion because those are just the worst, but it is supposed to be sacrificial. We bother because it's part of our religion and it's important to us.
Also, for what it's worth, I completely understand why people think it's stupid.
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
I think it has its merits.
Jesus fasted for forty days in the desert....giving up soda in an attempt to victoriously live through his sacrifice is a slap in the face.
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If you are giving up something because it is bad for you and you would rather not do it, I think it is silly to need an outside reason to do so, have some self-control. If you are just giving up something for the sake of giving it up in some sort of sacrificial sense, why bother?
It's not about giving up something that's bad for you, people that spin it that way are missing the point. The point is to give up something that you love. Something that you "can't live without" A much much smaller sacrifice, but likened to, the one that Jesus made.
I guess I can begrudgingly see the logic in that. Will attempt not to D-K Dome this thread anymore.
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
I think it has its merits.
Jesus fasted for forty days in the desert....giving up soda in an attempt to victoriously live through his sacrifice is a slap in the face.
I'm not pretending that my sacrifice is at all similar, but it serves as a reminder. In fact, here we are discussing it.
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
I think it has its merits.
Jesus fasted for forty days in the desert....giving up soda in an attempt to victoriously live through his sacrifice is a slap in the face.
I'm not pretending that my sacrifice is at all similar, but it serves as a reminder. In fact, here we are discussing it.
Sorry bro, I see this is a soft spot for you. This should cheer you up
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Lent is dumb. Fixed.
I think it has its merits.
Jesus fasted for forty days in the desert....giving up soda in an attempt to victoriously live through his sacrifice is a slap in the face.
I'm not pretending that my sacrifice is at all similar, but it serves as a reminder. In fact, here we are discussing it.
Sorry bro, I see this is a soft spot for you. This should cheer you up
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:emawkid:
Thanks, man.
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In all seriousness, the Friday seafood menus at Hibachi Hut during lent are pretty legit.
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A girl I know gave up chocolate. However, healthy stuff with chocolate on it is negotiable.
There's a girl at work who gave up chocolate...but only "solid chocolate".
On the other end of the spectrum, my Maronite in-laws give up all animal products along with caffeine, alcohol, sex, etc. They're basically brown vegan Mormon nuns for two months (b/c for some reason their lent is longer than normal lent).
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I don't know anything about this at all.
What religion is giving up meat on Fridays? Or is it every day for 6 weeks. Always seemed weird to me that restaurants break out or feature new non-meat menu items for a segment of people who can't eat their processed meat for 1/7 of the days over 6 weeks.
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I don't know anything about this at all.
What religion is giving up meat on Fridays? Or is it every day for 6 weeks. Always seemed weird to me that restaurants break out or feature new non-meat menu items for a segment of people who can't eat their processed meat for 1/7 of the days over 6 weeks.
The catholics make up a pretty large chunk of the population, and most people don't really know how to cook seafood so a large percentage of them go out to eat every Friday during Lent. Couple that with the fact that Friday evening is one of the busiest times for restaurants anyway, and no catholic would go to a restaurant that didn't have some kind of seafood option, and you can see why the catholics really have the restaurant industry by the balls this time of the year.
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I don't know anything about this at all.
What religion is giving up meat on Fridays? Or is it every day for 6 weeks. Always seemed weird to me that restaurants break out or feature new non-meat menu items for a segment of people who can't eat their processed meat for 1/7 of the days over 6 weeks.
The catholics make up a pretty large chunk of the population, and most people don't really know how to cook seafood so a large percentage of them go out to eat every Friday during Lent. Couple that with the fact that Friday evening is one of the busiest times for restaurants anyway, and no catholic would go to a restaurant that didn't have some kind of seafood option, and you can see why the catholics really have the restaurant industry by the balls this time of the year.
Yeah, I get nice Friday night restaurants making sure they have a non-meat special on Fridays during this time. I don't get McDonald's and every fast food joint marketing the crap out of their "seafood" options every day for six weeks. Who's eating McDonald's 7 days a week and has a dilemma on Fridays? Get a salad. Make a grilled cheese.
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I never fully understood why it's ok to eat eggs on friday but not chickens.
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How in the eff is fish/seafood not considered meat?
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How in the eff is fish/seafood not considered meat?
That's puzzled me as well.
You are supposed to be giving up a luxury, aren't you? Since when is ground beef a luxury? In Kansas, fish is more of a luxury than ground beef. Back in the days of Jesus and whatnot, beef was not as plentiful as it is now.
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How in the eff is fish/seafood not considered meat?
This is a great question...
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How in the eff is fish/seafood not considered meat?
That's puzzled me as well.
You are supposed to be giving up a luxury, aren't you?
no.
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How in the eff is fish/seafood not considered meat?
That's puzzled me as well.
You are supposed to be giving up a luxury, aren't you?
no.
Well then what's the deal? You are just supposed to give up something awesome?
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i mean, i guess you can use the term luxury but to your point, it's really not applicable anymore.
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I never fully understood why it's ok to eat eggs on friday but not chickens.
It does sort of go against the strong anti-abortion stance they have.
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I don't know anything about this at all.
What religion is giving up meat on Fridays? Or is it every day for 6 weeks. Always seemed weird to me that restaurants break out or feature new non-meat menu items for a segment of people who can't eat their processed meat for 1/7 of the days over 6 weeks.
The catholics make up a pretty large chunk of the population, and most people don't really know how to cook seafood so a large percentage of them go out to eat every Friday during Lent. Couple that with the fact that Friday evening is one of the busiest times for restaurants anyway, and no catholic would go to a restaurant that didn't have some kind of seafood option, and you can see why the catholics really have the restaurant industry by the balls this time of the year.
Yeah, I get nice Friday night restaurants making sure they have a non-meat special on Fridays during this time. I don't get McDonald's and every fast food joint marketing the crap out of their "seafood" options every day for six weeks. Who's eating McDonald's 7 days a week and has a dilemma on Fridays? Get a salad. Make a grilled cheese.
Yeah, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, either, but I guess poor catholics have to eat, too. Just look at the parking lot and drive thru of your local Long John Silver's next Friday. There is definitely a market for Friday fast food fish during lent.
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I love lent. I don't practice, but I love the infusion of fish sandwiches everywhere.
:lick:
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I gave up religion for lent.
Zing
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Wasn't no meat on Fridays just a way to force people to buy from fishermen back in the old days? Weren't all of the disciples fishermen? hmmmmmmm
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Technically catholics are supposed to eat fish every friday all year. :bait:
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any god worth a damn would require the fish be sustainable
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When I worked at DQ in high school we would have popcorn shrimp during lent. I ate a lot of it. Therefore, I like lent.
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Wasn't no meat on Fridays just a way to force people to buy from fishermen back in the old days? Weren't all of the disciples fishermen? hmmmmmmm
:sdeek:
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Wasn't no meat on Fridays just a way to force people to buy from fishermen back in the old days? Weren't all of the disciples fishermen? hmmmmmmm
:sdeek:
It's a nice theory, but it was the catholic church hundreds of years later that started lent. Jesus and the disciples played no part.
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Wasn't no meat on Fridays just a way to force people to buy from fishermen back in the old days? Weren't all of the disciples fishermen? hmmmmmmm
:sdeek:
It's a nice theory, but it was the catholic church hundreds of years later that started lent. Jesus and the disciples played no part.
Cant the same be said about the whole documented religion?
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Wasn't no meat on Fridays just a way to force people to buy from fishermen back in the old days? Weren't all of the disciples fishermen? hmmmmmmm
:sdeek:
It's a nice theory, but it was the catholic church hundreds of years later that started lent. Jesus and the disciples played no part.
Cant the same be said about the whole documented religion?
To an extent, but there is some documented religion that was actually written by people who lived during the time period. How much of that original documentation still remains after the church translated it and kings were allowed to edit it is certainly up for debate, though.
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The important part is that fishermen, not kings, wrote it down.
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omg, something that has to do with religion doesn't make sense?
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pop
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ice cream
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snack foods
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diet drinks
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her husband let us all know beforehand though, THANK GOD.
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I'm giving up eating shitty "seafood" and/or krab products from fastfood joints. It's gonna be rough.
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her husband let us all know beforehand though, THANK GOD.
lol
One rainy morning at the proverbial coffee shop with ten cake feeders in the parking lot, I once saw a really fat cowboy get in a fight with an either fatter rancher in overalls b/c the cowboy guy was a super serious catholic who went to mass in Latin as a kid and stuff and the overalls guy announced that he was giving up "meaningless traditions and watermelon" for Lent.
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her husband let us all know beforehand though, THANK GOD.
lol
One rainy morning at the proverbial coffee shop with ten cake feeders in the parking lot, I once saw a really fat cowboy get in a fight with an either fatter rancher in overalls b/c the cowboy guy was a super serious catholic who went to mass in Latin as a kid and stuff and the overalls guy announced that he was giving up "meaningless traditions and watermelon" for Lent.
Does the bible cover face-hating and fighting as a way of Spreading The Good Word? Also, are overalls a required uniform of the Catholic Church? Maybe the overalls signify some form of Enforcer in the hierarchy of the church and this guy was simply tending the flock?
Either way, I bet the cake looked scrumptious.
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overalls guy wasn't a catholic :dunno:
Once had a catholic girlfriend that wanted to give up "under the clothes stuff" for Lent.
catholic girls :love:
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I always thought giving up stuff for lent was a catholic/lutheran tradition? does everyone do it?
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
I am an embarresment to sushi eaters. I got a thriller and a blue volcano :frown:
http://www.bluesushisakegrill.com/menu/
Sakitini?
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I always thought giving up stuff for lent was a catholic/lutheran tradition? does everyone do it?
No. I definitely could get behind seafood Fridays, though.
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
I am an embarresment to sushi eaters. I got a thriller and a blue volcano :frown:
http://www.bluesushisakegrill.com/menu/
i have a friend that works there, he says it's pretty good
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
I am an embarresment to sushi eaters. I got a thriller and a blue volcano :frown:
http://www.bluesushisakegrill.com/menu/
i have a friend that works there, he says it's pretty good
it is. next time you are here we can sushipak his face
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omfg, went to a sushi place last night. bad decision. catholics party with sushi and sapporo like no other.
what did you get? I have been in a sushi rut lately and would be interested in a change up
I am an embarresment to sushi eaters. I got a thriller and a blue volcano :frown:
http://www.bluesushisakegrill.com/menu/
i have a friend that works there, he says it's pretty good
it is. next time you are here we can sushipak his face
in
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I always thought giving up stuff for lent was a catholic/lutheran tradition? does everyone do it?
I'm not giving up anything. In fact, I'm going to start indulging in even more stuff that I don't usually partake.
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I always thought giving up stuff for lent was a catholic/lutheran tradition? does everyone do it?
I'm not giving up anything. In fact, I'm going to start indulging in even more stuff that I don't usually partake.
:bwpopcorn:
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Komo quit cocaine.
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Komo quit cocaine.
crap. Does this mean no more crazy PM's or are we still ok cause he still smokes? :bigtoke:
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Komo quit cocaine.
crap. Does this mean no more crazy PM's or are we still ok cause he still smokes? :bigtoke:
It just means he will get more sleep.
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taken today at the topeka best buy.
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Ha!
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Work with a guy that makes it a point to bring the biggest piece of beef to chew on Fridays during lent.
Efffff you HH!
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IT'S LENTEN SEASON 2014. LET'S GET SOME PENANCE UP IN HERE.
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Online shopping.
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Work with a guy that makes it a point to bring the biggest piece of beef to chew on Fridays during lent.
Efffff you HH!
Haven't worked with you in years ... get over it you Columbus Knight (whatever that is, sounds fake, you don't even have a suit of armour).
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HellHammer is my idol.
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taken today at the topeka best buy.
I am taking this post as doing exactly what the Taurus told you not to do.
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Work with a guy that makes it a point to bring the biggest piece of beef to chew on Fridays during lent.
Efffff you HH!
Haven't worked with you in years ... get over it you Columbus Knight (whatever that is, sounds fake, you don't even have a suit of armour).
Philistine
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I'm an atheist, but I like the idea of giving up stuff. I also did Ramadan one year.
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I try new things during lent, because I can.
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I try new things during lent, because I can.
me too, why limit yourself ?
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One year I thought about only consuming beer for Lent. I think I read about a monk who did this. Definitely going to try this in the future.
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I'm an atheist, but I like the idea of giving up stuff. I also did Ramadan one year.
me too. not the ramadan part, but maybe someday. i think i'll do lent this year.
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I've never ate at Fuzzys Tacos or ridden a motorcycle. I might try one or both of those things soon.
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I've never ate at Fuzzys Tacos or ridden a motorcycle. I might try one or both of those things soon.
Meh. They both suck.
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I've never ate at Fuzzys Tacos or ridden a motorcycle. I might try one or both of those things soon.
Meh. They both suck.
I'd still like to try them out to get the experience. That's what lent is all about.
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I try new things during lent, because I can.
you are giving up doing the same old stuff all the time
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No way Jesus didn't eat for 40 days in the desert.
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I always thought it was lint. Oh well.... People should give up on stupid religions based on total bullshit once a year for at least 40 days.
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I always thought it was lint. Oh well.... People should give up on stupid religions based on total bullshit once a year for at least 40 days.
But sports matter, like, a crap ton though, right?
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I always thought it was lint. Oh well.... People should give up on stupid religions based on total bullshit once a year for at least 40 days.
But sports matter, like, a crap ton though, right?
huh?
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No way Jesus didn't eat for 40 days in the desert.
the irish hunger strikers made it more than 70 days without food before dying.
or are you saying that you think he was doing his feed the 5k-trick when the gospel writers weren't looking?
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I really like all the fish sandwiches. Also some churches have really good fish fry deals on Fridays.
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No way Jesus didn't eat for 40 days in the desert.
the irish hunger strikers made it more than 70 days without food before dying.
or are you saying that you think he was doing his feed the 5k-trick when the gospel writers weren't looking?
They snuck food constantly
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I'm done.
I'm done.
I'm done.
:scary movie:
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I always thought it was lint. Oh well.... People should give up on stupid religions based on total bullshit once a year for at least 40 days.
But sports matter, like, a crap ton though, right?
huh?
The only butthurt worse than kU bball butthurt is Jesus/God butthurt. Can Confirm.
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I'm an atheist, but I like the idea of giving up stuff. I also did Ramadan one year.
last year alone I practiced Ramadan and Christmas in the same year.
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Had a nice convo with Mrs. WonderMeal last night about Lent. She's Catholic, so I'm not sure if this is something that's common w/ Catholics (Paging DLew, esq.) or if she just found it on the online web, but we talked about reflecting during Lent to improve:
-Our relationships w/ each other
-Our relationships w/ the Little WonderMeals
-Our relationships with others
-Our relationships w/ our self (self-improvement), and
-Our relationships w/ God.
Regardless of whether or not you believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I think at least the first four are nice to reflect on every once in a while. If Lent is the catalyst for that reflection great, great. If not, no biggie. JMHO.
#1cat
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Had a nice convo with Mrs. WonderMeal last night about Lent. She's Catholic, so I'm not sure if this is something that's common w/ Catholics (Paging DLew, esq.) or if she just found it on the online web, but we talked about reflecting during Lent to improve:
-Our relationships w/ each other
-Our relationships w/ the Little WonderMeals
-Our relationships with others
-Our relationships w/ our self (self-improvement), and
-Our relationships w/ God.
Regardless of whether or not you believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I think at least the first four are nice to reflect on every once in a while. If Lent is the catalyst for that reflection great, great. If not, no biggie. JMHO.
#1cat
this sounds like a pinterest thing most likely
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One year I thought about only consuming beer for Lent. I think I read about a monk who did this. Definitely going to try this in the future.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/25/my-take-what-i-learned-from-my-46-day-beer-only-fast/ (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/25/my-take-what-i-learned-from-my-46-day-beer-only-fast/)
Sounds like an effective diet plan :dunno:
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Maybe giving up 1 thing a week then switching to something else for a week etc you could learn something, but sheesh 40 days without the same thing, no way.
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This year for Lent, I'm giving up yard orgies.
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Line was out the door at Okie Joe's today per usual. Fake rough ridin' Catholics.
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Some great fish frys kicking off tonight y'all
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beef
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beef
Not awesome.
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Cheese :frown:
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being mean to wacky
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beef
Not awesome.
You don't think beef is awesome, or it's not awesome that someone might give it up for lent?
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beef
Not awesome.
You don't think beef is awesome, or it's not awesome that someone might give it up for lent?
I think beef is awesome. I'd never have the balls to give it up for lent. :frown:
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being mean to wacky
:D How many weeks does that give me?
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Christianity
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
That is pretty great, Pete. Also, hit those fish sandwiches hard as a mother. It's also what Pope Francis would do.
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Lent is a scam perpetuated by Big Seafood.
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I read that too Pete, and it was a great thought by Pope Francis. The impact of lent should be a time of reflection and service, he hit both of those!
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I read that too Pete, and it was a great thought by Pope Francis. The impact of lent should be a time of reflection and service, he hit both of those!
Yep, he is awesome. But, I am going to eat meat on Friday, as my Protestant fore fathers did!
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I'm not going to participate, but Pete and cf3 get "it"
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But if I give up booze and am nicer to my Uber driver in the process, does that count? Need a ruling from Padre.
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First, how is this thread not in the Pit?
Pope Francis makes an excellent point. However, if it takes Lent for you to go out and do good in your community then that seems like a bigger issue.
Lent and sacrifices made during Lent mean different things to different people. In my case, is giving up cheese life changing? Of course not. But you know what, I really enjoy eating cheese and I'm not going to do it for the next 46 days. And every time I feel like I want to give in and have some it will cause a brief moment of reflection of what I am doing.
Religion in general has many aspects that are private and personal. Participate or don't, it's entirely up to each person.
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I'd give up football, if I practiced
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
what a great opportunity to put that mountain bike on the shelf for the next 6 weeks
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
what a great opportunity to put that mountain bike on the shelf for the next 6 weeks
Wouldn't be a true sacrifice with the weather recently...now, 6 weeks after that boy howdy!
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First, how is this thread not in the Pit?
Pope Francis makes an excellent point. However, if it takes Lent for you to go out and do good in your community then that seems like a bigger issue.
Lent and sacrifices made during Lent mean different things to different people. In my case, is giving up cheese life changing? Of course not. But you know what, I really enjoy eating cheese and I'm not going to do it for the next 46 days. And every time I feel like I want to give in and have some it will cause a brief moment of reflection of what I am doing.
Religion in general has many aspects that are private and personal. Participate or don't, it's entirely up to each person.
You bet, to each his own, man.
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
what a great opportunity to put that mountain bike on the shelf for the next 6 weeks
Wouldn't be a true sacrifice with the weather recently...now, 6 weeks after that boy howdy!
we'll have plenty of great riding days b/w now and then. imagine those first 70 degree days and having to dream about your bike while you're serving the chow line at the salvation army
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I read a really interesting article about Pope Francis' guidance for what/how to give up for lent. I am not Catholic, but it was really inspiring. I rough ridin' love the crap out of Pope Francis.
Essentially the message was that one ought to sacrifice in a way that helps others. Giving up chocolate is superficial, when compared to giving up a leisure activity to instead volunteer somewhere, for example. Everything should be viewed through the lens of service to others.
Made me really think a great deal. Pope Francis is a badass [redacted].
I am going to choose a leisure activity to give up and use that time to volunteer and be of service to others. I am going to roll with Francis on this one!
what a great opportunity to put that mountain bike on the shelf for the next 6 weeks
Wouldn't be a true sacrifice with the weather recently...now, 6 weeks after that boy howdy!
we'll have plenty of great riding days b/w now and then. imagine those first 70 degree days and having to dream about your bike while you're serving the chow line at the salvation army
Or you could help on a trail build day!
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From Pope Francis:
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be careful not to practice your good works before men to be seen by them”… “When you give to the poor do not sound a trumpet before you”… “Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you”.
The Word of God gives us the right perspective in which to live Lent well. When we do something good, sometimes we are tempted to seek praise and to be rewarded: that’s human glory. But it’s a false reward because it makes us focus on what others think of us.
Jesus asks us to do good for the sake of good. He asks us to feel we are under the watchful gaze of our Heavenly Father at all times and to live in relationship with Him – not in relationship with the opinion of others.
Living in the presence of the Father gives us a much deeper joy than worldly glory can give us. May our attitude this Lent be one of living in secret where the Father sees us, loves us and waits for us. Naturally, exterior things are important too, but we must always choose to live in the presence of God.
Let us do what we can, in prayer, in sacrifice, and in acts of charity, humbly before God. This way we will be worthy of God the Father’s reward.
I wish you a blessed Lent.
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How are you so capable of ruining everything?
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great thread kill, edn.
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People get kinda upset about this I guess.
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How are you so capable of ruining everything?
be free my shadow
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
It's YOUR journey, just as we are all on our own journeys. :cheers:
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Well put, I like that.
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
I think you're there 99% of the way, and maybe I'm off on what you're saying too, but you can do something in the community or pool, in a group, or in the public sphere. But you aren't necessarily doing it for that recognition. You wouldn't go on your fast or weight loss challenge and talk about it at the water cooler about how great of a "lenter" (wtf does that even mean ednksu?) you are and you really kick that calorie count's ass, Jesus loves me. But you could be supportive of someone who is making changes. Congratulate them when you see them make positive steps. You wouldn't want to see someone on the side of the road picking up litter in an orange vest that says "#1 lent leader." But if it spurs you to action and it's something you keep up after, that is a positive act. Now for me I've come to realize that you don't give up Chocolate bars in lent because it's a great treat and you're totes doing what Jesus did. Instead you give that up so you can donate that $1.50 ($6-9 total at 1 a week?) to charity so someone else can get a basic meal (7 Dolars in MHK handed out little boxes for Catholic Relief Services for just that). You recognize that you are giving up something small to spur reflection in my opinion.
I think the best bible quote on Lent is from Matthew:
Matthew 6:16-18: And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee .
Don't wear your sacrifice for sacrifice sake. As Emo said, it's your journey and it has to be personal to you for your own growth. If you do it for the recognition from others, it's a doomed process from the start.
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
It's YOUR journey, just as we are all on our own journeys. :cheers:
I grew up with the "you give something up for Lent" to show self-sacrifice. Recently a friend of mine asked me why I do a certain thing. I told him it was an act of self-denial, which I believe can be good for a person. Of course, that was scoffed at, but that is one of the quirks of my journey. As an adult I take Lenten sacrifices in two ways. First I deny myself of a few things that I really love. I don't donate that money to charity; I just don't get everything I want. Secondly, I do special things for others. Some of those no one ever knows about, and some of them are shared. I don't share to gloat, but because the act of doing for others brings me joy and some semblance of peace. Just my two cents on Lent...
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
you should consider gifting me your hottub
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I get the idea of humble acts without publicity, that's great and I don't disagree with Pope Francis that it is a useful exercise. However there is also utility in the solidarity of a group effort.
In the office pool weight loss challenge, do the participants not really lose weight because they disclosed their sacrifice to others? Is that weight not gone? Those signs on the highway about the groups that clean up those stretches of road, did those people not really give up their free time to clean the road for all of us? Was the road still actually dirty? I grew up around a ton of Catholics, great people, who would all chat away with each other all lent about how they were struggling with their lent sacrifices did they not create moments of reflection and gratitude.
To each his own, man.
But if you do something for someone else...and a rough ridin' tree falls in the woods and your brain is really in a jar in a scientist's lab, blah,blah,blah...something was still done for someone else.
For me, I am going to participate in this in my own way, not disclose the precise details, and I will rest assured it is worth while even though I generally disclosed that I am participating. I am doing this for me, not anyone else. I mean, I am going to do stuff for others, but it's to help me be less of a rough ridin' bad person and have more peace. I'm not trying to get rough ridin' voted Jesus here, but me doing this is sure as eff better for the universe than if I don't.
you should consider gifting me your hottub
Ya, no dice, I am not a saint.
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https://twitter.com/cpinckard/status/1105386369285668864
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Went to an ash Wednesday service last night. The focus was on Repentance.
We prayed this prayer collectively and I found it meaningful and helpful. Maybe it could be helpful today.
Cheers to those celebrating the season of Lent
Celebrant: Merciful Father: We confess to you and
to one another, that we have sinned by our own fault in
thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by
what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our
neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we
have been forgiven.
People: Have mercy on us, Lord.
Celebrant: We confess to you, Lord, all our past
unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our
lives.
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and
our exploitation of other people,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our anger and frustration, and our envy of
those more fortunate than ourselves,?
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our unrestrained love of worldly goods and
comforts, and our dishonesty in daily life and work,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our negligence in prayer and worship, and
our failure to share the faith that is in us,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Accept our repentance, Lord, for the
wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and
suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty.
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: For all judgmental and uncharitable
thoughts toward our neighbors, and for our prejudice and
contempt toward those who differ from us,?
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: For our waste and pollution of your
creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after
us,
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger
depart from us;
People: Hear us, for your mercy is great.
Celebrant: Accomplish in us the work of your
salvation,
People: That we may show forth your glory in
the world.
Celebrant: By the cross and death of your Son our
Lord,
People: Bring us with all your saints to the joy
of his resurrection.
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No going out to lunch by myself. Jason's Deli and its free softserv will have to WAIT.
PBJ-ville USA till Easter.
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Went to an ash Wednesday service last night. The focus was on Repentance.
We prayed this prayer collectively and I found it meaningful and helpful. Maybe it could be helpful today.
Cheers to those celebrating the season of Lent
Celebrant: Merciful Father: We confess to you and
to one another, that we have sinned by our own fault in
thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by
what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our
neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we
have been forgiven.
People: Have mercy on us, Lord.
Celebrant: We confess to you, Lord, all our past
unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our
lives.
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and
our exploitation of other people,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our anger and frustration, and our envy of
those more fortunate than ourselves,?
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our unrestrained love of worldly goods and
comforts, and our dishonesty in daily life and work,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Our negligence in prayer and worship, and
our failure to share the faith that is in us,
People: We confess to you, Lord.
Celebrant: Accept our repentance, Lord, for the
wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and
suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty.
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: For all judgmental and uncharitable
thoughts toward our neighbors, and for our prejudice and
contempt toward those who differ from us,?
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: For our waste and pollution of your
creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after
us,
People: Accept our repentance, Lord.
Celebrant: Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger
depart from us;
People: Hear us, for your mercy is great.
Celebrant: Accomplish in us the work of your
salvation,
People: That we may show forth your glory in
the world.
Celebrant: By the cross and death of your Son our
Lord,
People: Bring us with all your saints to the joy
of his resurrection.
This is a nice prayer.
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Big supporter of Lent, here.
Cartier and I hit Long John Silver's on a Friday a few years ago. Was tremendous.
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yeah gives great excuse to get some fish. Where should I go tonight?
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yeah gives great excuse to get some fish. Where should I go tonight?
Arby’s
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Culvers has Fried Walleye
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yeah gives great excuse to get some fish. Where should I go tonight?
Have you tried out Joe?
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Big supporter of Lent, here.
Cartier and I hit Long John Silver's on a Friday a few years ago. Was tremendous.
We ought to make that a Lent tradition.
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Culvers has Fried Walleye
Lent is maybe the greatest thing to happen to fast food once a year. I’m going to smash that Walleye next week.
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Culvers has Fried Walleye
Lent is maybe the greatest thing to happen to fast food once a year. I’m going to smash that Walleye next week.
It's so good, their regular cod basket is wonderful as well.
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Bbq place here is doing smoked lobster tails. They looked pretty good.
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Culvers has Fried Walleye
i hit culvers (state line) on ash wednesday and got the cod sandwich. the guy in the kitchen must have been trying to hook me up because he put three planks on my sandwich. wow!
that walleye is high dollar there, like $15 for the meal, wow!
tonight we had minsky’s cheese. long live lent!
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Tri-planker from Culver's, wow someone's been a good boy!
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maybe he knows how much I love dem planks
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Guys the prank was dugout saying Joe who’s.. and then me hitting him with a Joe mommas :lol:
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My grandmother is not catholic but she had the fish and chips at gov stumpy's today out of support.
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yeah gives great excuse to get some fish. Where should I go tonight?
Have you tried out Joe?
Whats Joe?
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No going out to lunch by myself. Jason's Deli and its free softserv will have to WAIT.
PBJ-ville USA till Easter.
You should DCA that lunch budget into stonks.
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My very Catholic wife is a big salmon patty fan. McFish, LJS, Salmon on the grill in the Lent rotation. Need to work Culver's in it sounds like.
Tom
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Another great thing about Lent? Lenten music >>> christmas music. Gimme all those minor key latin chants, baby.