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by kevinwilson ^Pro @ 2009-02-21 – 10:55:24

so the thing is, what shall i give up for lent?

what could i abandon for forty days and forty nights that would improve my life, boost my health, give me added moral fibre, and make me feel generally good about myself?

giving up nude indoor hang gliding would be tough. and i have been invited to appear at the royal command performance this year - it's being held at the winter gardens, bognor regis - so i wil need to practice. i hear her majesty has ordered a new pair of binoculars for the occasion. i'll be flying at altitude and it will probably be quite chilly around the atrium.

being nice to ramblers ... nice idea, but it's completely out of the question.

i could start smoking for lent, i suppose.

difficult, isn't it?

is anyone considering giving something up for lent?
i'm planning to give up alcohol and could do with some mutual support!
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- MarikaSunSeeker
- 2009-02-21 @ 11:10:24
My goodness, is it that time of year already! As a kid, we did the Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday - give something up thing, but during the adult years I have strayed away from this procedure. I will give it some thought, to see if there would be any value in it being reinstated
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 11:42:26
  it's quite a tough decision to make!
  but then, that is the whole idea, i suppose.
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 2009-02-21 @ 11:11:34
have tried giving up the wine....

no joy i'm afraid....so no 12 step programme for me

xx
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 11:43:17
  oh no ... wonder if i should choose something easier!
  
  xx
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- GilraenH ^Pro
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- 2009-02-21 @ 11:17:54
I've decided to give up Greggs for lent. My waistline agrees.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 11:43:48
  awww, poor greggs!
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- la_spice
- 2009-02-21 @ 11:37:55
I'm giving up giving up
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 11:44:16
  that does sound sensible...
  - - la_spice
    - 2009-02-21 @ 12:11:18
    That's me Mrs Sensible!
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- avenscent
- 2009-02-21 @ 12:07:38
If i give up any thing i wont do anything atall,unless i give up chocalate of course, perrish the thought.lol.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:51:38
  that's a nice position to be in, though, not having anything to give up!
  - - avenscent
    - 2009-02-21 @ 16:51:35
    Not really it means you havent got much of a life kevin.lol.
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- Shipscook
- 2009-02-21 @ 12:42:25
How about lending?
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:52:26
  ha ha.
  
  i might give up past participles.
  or something.
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- Jenniebaby
- 2009-02-21 @ 13:13:10
I'm quite keen to give something up - not sure what yet though...
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:50:44
  well maybe you could come up with a shortlist and i'll pick one for you?
  sound fair and reasonable?
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- brokendownangel ^Pro
- 2009-02-21 @ 13:35:42
will the queen NEED the binoculars? My 9 year old is threatening to give up eating eggs (chickens not chocolate) which she never eats anyway - she hasn't quite got the hang of lent despite living in a catholic country! It all gives me too much of a headache so i shan't be giving anything up, unless the little bit of housework that i do manage counts?
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- brokendownangel ^Pro
- 2009-02-21 @ 13:37:10
Having thought it through, i would like to give up something really spectacular and will do so if someone flies me to a nice warm location for 40 days and 40 nights - may as well enact the scene properly
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:54:14
  ok, i'll dust off my eagle wings and whisk you off to Sunnier Climes, which is a holiday park just outside Bognor, i believe.
  - - brokendownangel ^Pro
    - 2009-02-21 @ 16:30:25
    thats good enough i shall pack light
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- lilian1
- 2009-02-21 @ 14:36:51
Kevin Her Majesty will not be amused if you give up the hang gliding now will she shes been waiting all year for this and so have we......
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:49:42
  i'm sure she's sick of seeing the crown jewels ...
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- davij ^Pro
- 2009-02-21 @ 14:42:23
.. i'm butting out!
quit smoking i mean..
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-21 @ 15:49:05
  good for you!
  i'll give up alcohol as a gesture of support!
  starting on ash wednesday, next week.
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- avenscent
- 2009-02-21 @ 17:05:09
hey! did you say for forty days and forty nights phew count me out i would die without chocalate for that long.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-22 @ 00:10:31
  you could give something else up!
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- mojacar
- 2009-02-21 @ 17:25:20
I have given up everything I could give up, over all my years. The best one I gave up was WORRYING, never worried since, so it worked!
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-22 @ 00:11:12
  that is very good news!
  - - mojacar (Visitor)
    - 2009-02-23 @ 22:21:14
    Hi, there is always the "alternative" lent, do something extra, do a daily kindness for someone during lent, even if it is only smiling at everyone.
    
    Read something.
    
    Do one last "thing" at the end of each day.
    - - kevinwilson ^Pro
      - 2009-02-23 @ 22:26:30
      that's a good way of looking at it, thanks!
      
      i've decided to give up alcohol for starters.
      how kind i'll feel afterwards is anyone's guess!
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- janeagain ^Pro
- 2009-02-21 @ 20:53:27
I don`t know what I would give up if I did the Lent thing. Perhaps I would give up Lima Beans.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-22 @ 00:11:47
  sounds fairly achievable, that one.
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- NotBob ^Pro
- 2009-02-21 @ 21:06:14
I've started early. I've given up one of my blogs.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-22 @ 00:12:28
  just for forty days, i hope!
  - - NotBob ^Pro
    - 2009-02-22 @ 00:14:20
    We'll see. My Bits are no longer on display.
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- Zappy5971
- 2009-02-21 @ 23:12:22
I think I'll give up working. I do hope it warms up around the atrium. You wouldn't want anything to shrivel up, drop off and land in HRH's G&T now would you?
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-02-22 @ 00:13:06
  what a terrible thought.
  i won't sleep tonight.
  - - Zappy5971
    - 2009-02-22 @ 00:24:33
    I don't think HRH will either. I emailed her on our private line and gave her a heads (or bottoms) up so to speak.
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 2009-02-23 @ 10:58:58
I'm giving up Lent this year!
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