What are you giving up (or going on) for lent? ( Archived) (16)

Feb 17, 2010 8:35 AM CSTWhat are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
martyb99
martyb99martyb99Dublin, Letterkenny, Dublin, Ireland11 Threads 4 Polls 928 Posts

What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?(Vote Below)

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Confectionary? (choc/sweets/chrisps/cola etc)
4
14%
Fast food (chinese, indian, chippie etc)
4
14%
Driving to work
1
4%
Eating after certain hour in evening?
1
4%
Swearing?
0
0%
Alchohol?
6
21%
An hour's walk each day?
1
4%
Internet?
2
7%
TV?
0
0%
Other?
9
32%
Total Votes
28
So what would you like to give up for Lent? or if you feel you already give up enough, what would you do (that is good) for you or those around you?

If its Other - list what you are giving up/going on....
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Feb 17, 2010 8:38 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
robpacciani
robpaccianirobpaccianiGalway, Ireland211 Threads 3 Polls 5,134 Posts
martyb99: So what would you like to give up for Lent? or if you feel you already give up enough, what would you do (that is good) for you or those around you?

If its Other - list what you are giving up/going on....


Seeing i dont buy into Lent, i am taking up stuff instead of going off stuff.
Im intaking more pints of special.
Cooking more often.
Running more often.
Golfing more often.
And more laugh
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Feb 17, 2010 8:44 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
FriendlyFeline
FriendlyFelineFriendlyFelineMayo, Ireland18 Threads 2,908 Posts
I'm non religous so I can do what ever I like...devil
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Feb 17, 2010 8:48 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
ladylumps
ladylumpsladylumpsDublin, Ireland105 Threads 4 Polls 9,454 Posts
Well Im not very religious but Im going to drink more water for Lent and giving up the other thing but thats not going to be too much of a sacrafice sigh
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Feb 17, 2010 8:52 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
martyb99
martyb99martyb99Dublin, Letterkenny, Dublin Ireland11 Threads 4 Polls 928 Posts
FriendlyFeline: I'm non religous so I can do what ever I like...


Neither am i but i've already given up half the things on the list - but i know there's a heap of folks who are the same but still feel guilty around lent time and give up stuff confused
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Feb 17, 2010 8:55 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
martyb99
martyb99martyb99Dublin, Letterkenny, Dublin Ireland11 Threads 4 Polls 928 Posts
ladylumps: Well Im not very religious but Im going to drink more water for Lent and giving up the other thing but thats not going to be too much of a sacrafice


I'm cutting back on the internet in the evenings - going to cut down from XX hours to 1 hour an evening....

Might help with my sleep patterns too sleep
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Feb 17, 2010 9:09 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
FriendlyFeline
FriendlyFelineFriendlyFelineMayo, Ireland18 Threads 2,908 Posts
martyb99: I'm cutting back on the internet in the evenings - going to cut down from XX hours to 1 hour an evening....

Might help with my sleep patterns too
I know where you are coming from there! But it's always when I should be thinking about going to bed that I find something interesting on the net or something decent comes on TV and before I know it its 2am, could still end up reading for an hour when I get to bed.
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Feb 17, 2010 9:09 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
tw1gm4n
tw1gm4ntw1gm4nwexford, Wexford Ireland25 Threads 1 Polls 215 Posts
martyb99: So what would you like to give up for Lent? or if you feel you already give up enough, what would you do (that is good) for you or those around you?

If its Other - list what you are giving up/going on....

givin up alcohol for last 10 years
one year lasted 47 days
another year 9 days
paddys day is the big challenge
and odd night when champs leauge on in local pubbeer wine cheers grin
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Feb 17, 2010 9:14 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
Kalimera
KalimeraKalimeraDublin, Ireland6 Threads 1,708 Posts
Isnt this the third time we have been asked this? laugh

Not giving up anything but will go to early mass every day.
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Feb 17, 2010 9:25 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
TheRocker
TheRockerTheRockerDublin, Ireland3 Threads 95 Posts
I give up the drink and give money saved to trocaire.
Wished i could give up women have to have a few to do that one!heart beating
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Feb 17, 2010 10:03 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
Crazylegs
CrazylegsCrazylegsDublin, Ireland71 Threads 6,737 Posts
TheRocker: I give up the drink and give money saved to trocaire.
Wished i could give up women have to have a few to do that one!


ok does lent start today or tomorrow???? confused
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Feb 17, 2010 10:04 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
robpacciani
robpaccianirobpaccianiGalway, Ireland211 Threads 3 Polls 5,134 Posts
Crazylegs: ok does lent start today or tomorrow????


today
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Feb 17, 2010 10:06 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
flick1980
flick1980flick1980Offaly, Ireland27 Threads 1 Polls 1,684 Posts
i think they might as well bury me beside jesus if i had to give up alcohol laugh

chocolate and crisps for me for as long as i can last. ill be lucky if i last till 8 o clock tonight grin
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Feb 17, 2010 10:07 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
Crazylegs
CrazylegsCrazylegsDublin, Ireland71 Threads 6,737 Posts
flick1980: i think they might as well bury me beside jesus if i had to give up alcohol

chocolate and crisps for me for as long as i can last. ill be lucky if i last till 8 o clock tonight



rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Feb 17, 2010 10:39 AM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
chuckles25
chuckles25chuckles25Dublin, Ireland73 Threads 3 Polls 5,479 Posts
im gonna give up being nice

laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh

plus im gonna stop being a taxi for my brothers rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Feb 20, 2010 11:16 PM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
haiqu
haiquhaiquClarinda, Victoria Australia2 Threads 47 Posts
I'm giving up celibacy.
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Feb 24, 2010 2:40 PM CST What are you giving up (or going on) for lent?
coors01
coors01coors01cork, Cork Ireland90 Posts
martyb99: So what would you like to give up for Lent? or if you feel you already give up enough, what would you do (that is good) for you or those around you?

If its Other - list what you are giving up/going on....


going on a diet and giving up men lol
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