Lent

[jonnygospeltent]

What are you giving up for your Lenten Devotian?

[tangledupinblue]

Certainly not the Jazz Fest Board.

I am giving up meat on Fridays! I think that is hard enough, considering I have already eaten two different animals today and I haven't eaten dinner yet!

[Zydekitten]

What are you giving up for your Lenten Devotian?

I'm giving up Lent for Lent

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[mightyradgumbo]

I am giving up....alcoholic beverages /gasp/ It is something I give up every year and makes those beverages taste sooo much better at Fest. Prior to Gumbo's lenten repenten tour though is Mardi Gras celebration with Charles Neville @ Bob's Southern Bistro in Boston. WOOHOO!

[Priestboy]

I'm giving up chocolate, but am also going to do more charity-type things ("giving up" time, as it were). Happy Lent, everyone!

[MzJoey]

I am giving up....alcoholic beverages /gasp/ It is something I give up every year and makes those beverages taste sooo much better at Fest. Prior to Gumbo's lenten repenten tour though is Mardi Gras celebration with Charles Neville @ Bob's Southern Bistro in Boston. WOOHOO!

My family asked me to never to that again...hahahahaha!
Ok, for really reals...i'm giving up all wheat products. And every year i try to give up talkin trash about my (evil) sister in law ...that one never works too well.
Will also be doing meatless Friday's, but that's a cakewalk, I was a just lil catlick' when EVERY Friday was meatless, not just the Fridays in Lent. (i'm thinkin 1963 when that change was made)

[grisgris]

I giving up watermelon, I want to make sure there is enough for the watermelon sacrifice during Fest.

[Priestboy]

In my house, Irish-Catholic as it was, every Friday was meatless (even after the change in '63)...Fishstick (or Fishcake, depending on the "shape" the frozen, breaded critters took!) Friday, I used to call it!

[jonnygospeltent]

We have pepper and egg sandwiches every Friday in lent,yummy yummy.

[dank_bass]

Once Again, I will be giving up sobriety

[MzJoey]

,,,and half my family migrated up from west coast of Mexico...so Fridays in Lent can be shrimp & cucumber ceviche on tostada shells, fish tacos (i like to use tilapia(fried nice & crispy), it's sweet and is good contrast to cabbage and tangy white sauce, on soft corn tortillas, and because we can grill 365 days a year, halibut with lemon and butter (prolly dill too)...i love halibut!!
My g/friend who grew up Baptist in Bogalusa, said she loved Lent because all the luncheries had great fish on Friday's...bless her heart!

[tangledupinblue]

I'll be there on Friday MZ!!!

[MzJoey]

Mi casa es su casa, just let me know when you're on yo way to da airport!!:D

[ohio]

I have lent all over my sweater.

[tangledupinblue]

I have lent all over my sweater.

There are "Rollers" for that problem. They are called "Holy Rollers"

[grisgris]

I have lent all over my sweater.

Ohio thats kibbie hair.

[Zydekitten]

Once Again, I will be giving up sobriety

I'm witchu, Dan!!!

;)

[pokerchick66]

I have the best intentions of giving up fried foods.

[mrSteve]

That's an interesting one PC, I don't usually give up anything but I may go with that one. (just on fridays, right?)

[pokerchick66]

That's an interesting one PC, I don't usually give up anything but I may go with that one. (just on fridays, right?)

No way! The whole time, mrSteve! That way you will lose about ten pounds, bra. And it's healthier eating for you, too. :)

[ibjamn]

What are you giving up for your Lenten Devotian?

GOOD GAWD, MAN, LET US GET THROUGH MARDI GRAS PLEASE!!!! ;)

[mrSteve]

No way! The whole time, mrSteve! That way you will lose about ten pounds, bra. And it's healthier eating for you, too. :)

I'm not sure I'm that strong PC, as Mel always say's "baby steps"

[Frosty]

I'm giving up shoveling snow.

[mightyradgumbo]

I'm giving up shoveling snow.

and chipping Ice-good gawd talk about frozen tundras..I could rent my front yard out to hockey teams...mid 40s though today so some of it may melt

[pokerchick66]

Sending some sunshine your way, Gumbo!

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[mightyradgumbo]

Thanks, chipchopchick...feeling warmer already ;)

[tangledupinblue]

I have been near concussion zone about 7 times this week. The ice is thick enough to skate on for sure.

[MzJoey]

I cannot imagine, what it means to chip ice or shovel snow!! My hands are so bad now, i'm sure i wouldn't be able to do it ifn i lived back there...guess i'd have to live in a condo or somethin? I don't know how you dog owners do it!>!>! I'm sorry it's so cold...sounds tuff!!

[ohio]

Thank goodness the evil weather has broken! My company ground to a halt a couple of weeks ago. Will be nice to start back up as soon as the ground thaws fully. 50's here today, a good half of the snow is gone!

[grisgris]

Last hamburger & fries before Lent today. And the best King Cake I have EVER had. I WILL SURVIVE! Rice cakes anyone?

[Orleansnj]

Lent.....I'm gonna die.....

this year no cookies, no candy, no chocolate and no cake.

hell = no life.....

but I am not insane - I did not give up alcohol !:D

[steffie]

I'm giving up saying my favorite curse words - all the four letter ones - and coffee. May the Lord give my friends the strength to still be my friends when all is said and done.:eek:

[festivalgirl]

Sorry, guys .... nice??, good ;) , okay, Jewish Girl here. I don't even make it 24 hours once a year. But I'm here for y'all.

[BigDag]

Plastic beads, moon pies and going to parades.

[Amyloves...]

I have never successfully given up anything for Lent in my life I don't think. But I do curse way too much so Steffie you gave me a great idea. That is definitely what I'll be working on. Glad you caught me early today!

So cursing way less and praying more often, that will be my Lenten promise.

[MzJoey]

Plastic beads, moon pies and going to parades.

Oh yeah...well I'm going to give up goin to work!!

[Frosty]

I cannot imagine, what it means to chip ice or shovel snow!! My hands are so bad now, i'm sure i wouldn't be able to do it ifn i lived back there...guess i'd have to live in a condo or somethin? I don't know how you dog owners do it!>!>! I'm sorry it's so cold...sounds tuff!!

Well, we decided to adopt a puppy right about when the temps hit 0 and for the next two weeks the lows were at or below that, with some highs pretty close as well. Add about a foot of snow and its been a real fun couple of weeks with her. I'm sure glad that is over.

[Orleansnj]

Oh yeah...well I'm going to give up goin to work!!

Now that's the best idea I've heard yet !!!!!!!!;)

[pokerchick66]

I have never successfully given up anything for Lent in my life I don't think. But I do curse way too much so Steffie you gave me a great idea. That is definitely what I'll be working on. Glad you caught me early today!

So cursing way less and praying more often, that will be my Lenten promise.

I didn't know that about you, Amy. I cuss like a sailor. That is a HARD habit to break.

[NeenAtlanta]

I didn't know that about you, Amy. I cuss like a sailor. That is a HARD habit to break.

You and me both, sister. And the more stressed I get, the less I'm able to control the filters in my brain to stop. I've gotten to be quite a little cusser at work lately.

[mangoon]

I'm a serial cusser myself. If your going to cuss alot, works a good a place as any.

[pokerchick66]

Sometimes, it's just a natural reaction; I don't even mean to do it, like in traffic.
I wish cussing wasn't a bad thing cuz sometimes I just feel that no other word will suffice!

[mangoon]

Yep. Sometimes crap, dagnabbit and oh poop, just does not do the situation the propper justice.

[pokerchick66]

lol, yyr!

[Priestboy]

I try and use words and phrases that SOUND like swears, but really aren't, like "mother-trucker" or "cheese-and-crackers", or "bucket-head". That way, I get the feeling out, but not with "real" obscenities!:)

[Zydekitten]

Oh you bunch of fargin' iceholes . . .

;) :D

[Priestboy]

I'm a serial cusser myself. If your going to cuss alot, works a good a place as any.

Not at my worksite! :D

[mangoon]

Lol. Good Point.

[funkkjunkie]

I'm giving up trips to New Orleans.

[esnyc]

I'm a potty-mouth too, and try to give up the swearing every year as New Year's Resolution. Lent is my refresher course, so to speak...

and the no-meat-on-Friday thing, too, being a Catholic girl (lapsed, but I still follow that tradition LOL)...

[ohio]

Oh you bunch of fargin' iceholes . . .

;) :D
Bastidges!

[ohio]

I'm giving up trips to New Orleans.
now you have to give up fibbing....

[MzJoey]

You only need to keep your Lenten promise until Easter, which is April 8th this year. So if she goes to JF, it will be AFTER Lent.

[funkkjunkie]

YYR, joeygirl. I checked before I gave them up.

[Lostcajun]

You people crack me up. I'm doing what I usually do. Give up TV, not much of a sacrifice, because most of it is crap. I guess I "should" give up something I love, but not gonna happen. No TV gives that much more time to do better things.

Not giving up cussing, it's just the words I use. Hey a problem with cussing is my bluetooth headset for my cell phone. The other day, some guy was driving recklessly putting everyone in danger and I called him a sh*thead right when my bluetooth turned on to answer a call. ooooops, good thing it was a friend who cusses more than me.

[mightyradgumbo]

You people crack me up. I'm doing what I usually do. Give up TV, not much of a sacrifice, because most of it is crap. I guess I "should" give up something I love, but not gonna happen. No TV gives that much more time to do better things.

Not giving up cussing, it's just the words I use. Hey a problem with cussing is my bluetooth headset for my cell phone. The other day, some guy was driving recklessly putting everyone in danger and I called him a sh*thead right when my bluetooth turned on to answer a call. ooooops, good thing it was a friend who cusses more than me.

ROTFLMAO, LC :D

[pokerchick66]

Heyyy LC! :D

[Amyloves...]

You people crack me up. I'm doing what I usually do. Give up TV, not much of a sacrifice, because most of it is crap. I guess I "should" give up something I love, but not gonna happen. No TV gives that much more time to do better things.

Not giving up cussing, it's just the words I use. Hey a problem with cussing is my bluetooth headset for my cell phone. The other day, some guy was driving recklessly putting everyone in danger and I called him a sh*thead right when my bluetooth turned on to answer a call. ooooops, good thing it was a friend who cusses more than me.

Was it me?? The caller, not the driver.

Too funny today yall. I'm trying to tell Jimmy something this morning and I sounded like I had a stutter cause I was watching my words. It was like, "Well yeah, that really p-p-p-p-p-p-, uh, makes me mad".....then two seconds later "Sometimes I do have to b-b-b-b-b-b-, uh, fuss at him." Then I said I had to go cause it was just too hard to talk. He was laughing at me.

[festivalgirl]

Yep. Sometimes crap, dagnabbit and oh poop, just does not do the situation the propper justice.

Never in Brooklyn!!!!!! Let me tell you, "normal" language @ home in NYC does not always go over well here in LA LA Land. The "you can take the girl out of New York......" explanation doesn't always work.

"oh poop" NEVER works in LA traffic! ;)

[steffie]

Never in Brooklyn!!!!!! Let me tell you, "normal" language @ home in NYC does not always go over well here in LA LA Land. The "you can take the girl out of New York......" explanation doesn't always work.

"oh poop" NEVER works in LA traffic! ;)

Oh you are so right when I lived in LA they didn't take kindly to my all purpose noun, verb, and f'in adjetive. ( can't take the Jersey out of the girl :D ) I lasted 8 hours without letting it slip out. Gosh darn it, do I get to start fresh tomorrow or am I in s.......ugar?:o

[Zydekitten]

Oh you are so right when I lived in LA they didn't take kindly to my all purpose noun, verb, and f'in adjetive. ( can't take the Jersey out of the girl :D ) I lasted 8 hours without letting it slip out. Gosh darn it, do I get to start fresh tomorrow or am I in s.......ugar?:o

That's because they prefer shooting to swearing down in the Land of LA (I used to live there too, and my commute was from Playa del Rey to Vermont and Wilshire - it could be an hour and a half one way) . . .

As we say up here in NorCal, "the fu*kin' fu*ker's fu*ked, dude."

;)

[steffie]

I'm embarassed to admit this but I used the horn so much on my car along with flippin the bird I had to get a new horn after living there for 4 months
( it wasn't even a beater car , it was only 2 years old)

[Zydekitten]

I'm embarassed to admit this but I used the horn so much on my car along with flippin the bird I had to get a new horn after living there for 4 months
( it wasn't even a beater car , it was only 2 years old)

Wow . . . and I thought I used the horn a lot (not to mention the bird, but when I was living there in the 80-90's and the freeway shootings began, my ex-husband convinced me I probably would get plugged with the way I drove and used my digital communication)!!!

Funny story about using car horns - I was driving my lovely Georgia grandmother in her Caddy in her bucolic town of Dalton, GA and after sitting at a red light for a bit, it changed to green and the driver in front of us didn't proceed forward at all . . . so, I used the car horn for its God-given purpose. My gran got all upset with me and said, "Don't do that, they might think we know them!"

Apparently, down in Dalton, GA - one only uses one's horn to signal to one's chums - sheesh!

:D

[stlbarb]

Catholisism

[stlbarb]

ok, only slighly more serious. i once told a boss i was giving up celibacy for Lent.
he said, that sounds right - it should be something difficult to do.

Pagans for Excess!

[mangoon]

Yep. Sometimes crap, dagnabbit and oh poop, just does not do the situation the propper justice.

Propper=proper. I gave up spelling correctly for lent!

[NeenAtlanta]

I've switched from flipping the bird, to flipping a peace sign instead. It really confuses people!

[dank_bass]

I didn't know that about you, Amy. I cuss like a sailor. That is a HARD habit to break.


Take a rubber band (nice thick one) and keep it around your wrist, everytime you cuss, pull it back and let it go with a snap. You'll start to think twice about F@*!ing cussing!!

[Amyloves...]

So will that really help or are you just trying to torture me further? So far, I am not very successful. It's 8:56am and I have already blurted a few. *&^%!!

[dank_bass]

Wow . . . and I thought I used the horn a lot (not to mention the bird, but when I was living there in the 80-90's and the freeway shootings began, my ex-husband convinced me I probably would get plugged with the way I drove and used my digital communication)!!!

Funny story about using car horns - I was driving my lovely Georgia grandmother in her Caddy in her bucolic town of Dalton, GA and after sitting at a red light for a bit, it changed to green and the driver in front of us didn't proceed forward at all . . . so, I used the car horn for its God-given purpose. My gran got all upset with me and said, "Don't do that, they might think we know them!"

Apparently, down in Dalton, GA - one only uses one's horn to signal to one's chums - sheesh!

:D

Car horns should be used whensomeones about to die ... outside of that, I'd like to meet the people who are so freaking important that 2.5 seconds is going to make or break their day ...

[Carolina Beadhead]

Wow . . . and I thought I used the horn a lot (not to mention the bird, but when I was living there in the 80-90's and the freeway shootings began, my ex-husband convinced me I probably would get plugged with the way I drove and used my digital communication)!!!

Funny story about using car horns - I was driving my lovely Georgia grandmother in her Caddy in her bucolic town of Dalton, GA and after sitting at a red light for a bit, it changed to green and the driver in front of us didn't proceed forward at all . . . so, I used the car horn for its God-given purpose. My gran got all upset with me and said, "Don't do that, they might think we know them!"

Apparently, down in Dalton, GA - one only uses one's horn to signal to one's chums - sheesh!

:D

LOL Yep. That's the way it works in my little southern town, too.

In fact, I don't think I've used my car horn more that 2 or 3 times since I've had my car.

I bought it '01....

(Hell, I can't even "find" it on the steering wheel when I DO need it.)

:D

[festivalgirl]

Oh you are so right when I lived in LA they didn't take kindly to my all purpose noun, verb, and f'in adjetive. ( can't take the Jersey out of the girl :D ) I lasted 8 hours without letting it slip out. Gosh darn it, do I get to start fresh tomorrow or am I in s.......ugar?:o

I keep trying to explain that if you use that perfect all purpose word as often as possible to fellow drivers, the desire to shoot the goes way, way down.

Of course, I am risking being shot at......:eek:

[Zydekitten]

Car horns should be used whensomeones about to die ... outside of that, I'd like to meet the people who are so freaking important that 2.5 seconds is going to make or break their day ...

Well . . . I'm not that freaking important, Dank - but in SoCal traffic, one does get rather frustrated with the quite a bit more than 2.5 seconds wasted sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

However, I generally agree with you - leaning on the car horn isn't a constructive action - but like swearing (another flaw of mine), it makes one feel better while in the morass of traffic and stupidity.

[Priestboy]

Car horns should be used whensomeones about to die ... outside of that, I'd like to meet the people who are so freaking important that 2.5 seconds is going to make or break their day ...

One of the benefits of living in a small town (two traffic lights)...less need to use the horn. I mean, people here actually STOP for people in CROSSWALKS!!:eek: Not like Boston (where I used to live before moving to the "sticks" as some of my friends have called it), where they give points for "creative" driving!;)

[socaleric]

I gave up choking the chicken, stroking the salami, ...

[sophisticated sissy]

Throttling Thor?

Last year, I gave up all alcoholic bevvies for Lent. I started eating ice cream instead. I gained 15 pounds. I'm not Catholic, btw. Do you think there may be a connection?:eek:

[pokerchick66]

I gave up choking the chicken, stroking the salami, ...

No way!

[steffie]

Car horns should be used whensomeones about to die ... outside of that, I'd like to meet the people who are so freaking important that 2.5 seconds is going to make or break their day ...

I'm so freaking important I used my horn to let the lovely LA LA drivers know that they were about to run in to me when they cut me off or stopped for no reason in LA LA land because they were so self absorbed ( because a 2.5 second mistake can kill some one and has )

[stlbarb]

I'm so freaking important I used my horn to let the lovely LA LA drivers know that they were about to run in to me when they cut me off or stopped for no reason in LA LA land because they were so self absorbed ( becaue a 2.5 second mistake can kill some one and has )

LA = Los Angelos, Louisianna, or Lower Arkansas?

[steffie]

LA = Los Angelos, Louisianna, or Lower Arkansas?

Los Angeles

[pokerchick66]

LA = Los Angelos, Louisianna, or Lower Arkansas?

You forgot Lower Alabama.

[stlbarb]

You forgot Lower Alabama.

there's roads in lower Alabama?

[Priestboy]

LA = Los Angelos, Louisianna, or Lower Arkansas?

or perhaps the Lesser Antilles?:)