I realise it's ages away, but I've already decided to stop swearing. This will extend even to made-up swearwords.
You?
I once gave up 2000AD.
This year, I think I have quite a lot of time to prepare for it.
Perhaps I'll stop slagging off Dabnett and Pat Mills.
Perhaps not. :-)
- Trout
Nothing, finding it a little pointless when I'm not religious at all. Maybe 'letting my house catch fire' would be a sensible one!?!
Be interested to know what others are doing though
I'm not religious either,I just think i need to stop swearing so much.
Nah, not really necessary. Just learnt to filter what you use and when. Swearing is excellent if you're nice with it, and not just insulting and offensive.
Very wise advice.
The power of words is all about when to use them.
Be polite to a rude person and it can shock them.
Save your swearing for a time you really need it and it has more impact.
That said, I probably swear too much, too.
- Trout
Is this fucking filtered enough for you:) (JOKING)
I'm also going to give something unpleasant up.
I'd better get ready for the torrent of abuse I'm about to get...
That's it.
I'm outta here.
Bye.
- Trout
I'm going to give up keeping all my old computer games magazines from about four years ago as well as the crappy early nineties comics I have.
Do I really need a few issues of "Mortal Kombat the Komic" or an incomplete collection of "Street Fighter II"?
What am I giving up for Lent?
Abstinence.
davidbishop
Nope i disagree with this whole, 'oooo better suffer some' philosphy, ( memo to self, don't start causing controversy this early in morn, you know what will happen next..)
I mean we're just getting stuck in with self-improving new years resolutions,( yes you are all sticking to them arent you ? i am. ), the idea of giving something up, implys greed & excess too me, which should be given up all the time anyway.
me? i could give up not eating very well. or not sleeping enough, or working every waking hour.. etc
However if you are religious, then by all means, as an expression of faith & reminder of some basic Christian principals, thats fine, ignore the above. My cynicism only applies to fellow heathens.
an interesting question Mr Krustabi. This year possibly coffee, possibly reading magazines on the train (which will cause a huge backlog). Giving up coffee is the only one I`ve been able to stick to in the past.
I AM religious, or at least Christian, but I`ve only recently started giving things up for Lent...none of the churches I`ve been in have been very big on giving things up for that time. Perhaps giving things up for Lent should come under the heading of breathing new life into old sayings rather than religion
yours abstinently,
Floyd
I've just had my appointment through so can confirm i shall be giving up my gall bladder for lent.
This year, I shall be mostly giving up: heterosexuality. The Great New Relationship Hope for 2004 lasted approximately three weeks - personally I think it's Wyatt's fault for jinxing it - and I've decided that being gay has *got* to be easier, on account of how the two people involved are at least speaking the same language.
Obviously this poses a slightly awkward religious conundrum.... on the one hand I'm observing lent and am therefore fulfilling my Christian responsbility. On the other, I'm promoting filthy deviant and non-biblical practices, and will clearly go to hell.
Fortunately, seeing as how I'm not religion, and certainly wouldn't choose christianity if I *was*, everyone's a winner.
-Whingeing Twat.
Starting to think you've hit the nail on the proverbial there.... Got a friend whose finally come out - we took him to his first 'gay'bar (i hate that phrase) the other night and he became a total slut - and loved it. Its sooo much easier if they're the same sex...... ;-)
I think Ill give up..... putting off my housework till tomorrow..
I always thought that being gay would be 'same shit, different sex', so I never thought it to be an answer to girlfriend difficulties...
Steve
Something fishy, OUCH ! sorry to hear that mate.
Simon, " " " "... no wait, forgettaboutit! relationships are a total drain on psychological resources whatever gender! get writing more & embrace Single celebatedom ! its great ! ( if only all the cute ex's would stop phoning )
I'm giving up giving up.
Seriously I never make the effort for lent, buying off ebay would be a tough challenge though.
Ed
I'm going to try to give up stupid teenage strops. If only I could persuade my siblings to do the same...
I WOULD give up "not having an icon", but that isnae going to happen isn't it?
women who really are far too young for me but look so pretty i cant resist
well
i will try
i am considering giving up chocolate.
part of my new year thing to loose wieght. which is still going ok.but i still eat chocolate now and then.so that shall stop.
Would Jude from DMW give up "being dead"?
Cheers Bou.
It's ouch now but i'm assured it won't be once they've got the bugger out and it heals.
"i am considering giving up chocolate. "
you may as well die
life without chocolate urgghghghg
Hey Fishy,
Hope it all goes ok. Keep us posted. At least we know what you will be doing while you are recuperating, on the boards all the time!
Hey Krustabi, O source of all knowledge, when IS Lent? I`m never sure (one reason why I didn`t give anything up for it most years)
yours still favouring giving up magazines on trains, procrastination or coffee
Floyd
not a lot
stront692
cheers madgirl. i shall certainly get more time in here once i'm at home resting.
cool.
Floyd - I think pancake day is the day after Oddgirl's birthday - therefore Ash Wednesday should be 25th February (making Easter Sunday 11th April I think)
Hmm, here's a curious factoid that my calculator has just told me - Lent (the time when Jesus went out in the desert & resisted the temptations of Satan) lasts for 6.66 weeks.
As soon as Lent ends I plan on waking my house up with a torrent of f's, c's & sh's...
So it'll just be another day, eh?
The Great New Relationship Hope for 2004 lasted approximately three weeks - personally I think it's Wyatt's fault for jinxing it
Heh heh heh heh heh heh...
But seriously, does this mean that if you get murdered when drunkenly stumbing from Camden to Kentish Town you're going to blame me for that too?