top | item 2300011 Ask HN: Giving up anything for lent? 6 points| forkandwait | 15 years ago | reply When somewhat looks into my eyes, and says "Are you Christian", I struggle to muster a "sort of". What I want to say is "I like Christianity". In any case, I am giving up alcohol and sweet dessert for 40 days. Anybody else giving up anything? 7 comments order hn newest [+] [-] patio11|15 years ago|reply McDonalds. Time to break a new habit before it becomes an old habit. [+] [-] derrida|15 years ago|reply Superstitious belief systems. [+] [-] mapster|15 years ago|reply Yes, as of now I am also giving up alcohol and sweets. So you have company :) Thanks for the 'push' because I forgot all about it. [+] [-] appliedlogic|15 years ago|reply In 2003 I gave up shaving [+] [-] smashing|15 years ago|reply YCombinator. [+] [-] onlythestrong|15 years ago|reply church [+] [-] xentac|15 years ago|reply When I was twelve, I decided to do that. No one else thought it was as good of an idea as I did...These days I don't reserve 40 days to give it up, I give it up all year round!
[+] [-] patio11|15 years ago|reply McDonalds. Time to break a new habit before it becomes an old habit.
[+] [-] mapster|15 years ago|reply Yes, as of now I am also giving up alcohol and sweets. So you have company :) Thanks for the 'push' because I forgot all about it.
[+] [-] onlythestrong|15 years ago|reply church [+] [-] xentac|15 years ago|reply When I was twelve, I decided to do that. No one else thought it was as good of an idea as I did...These days I don't reserve 40 days to give it up, I give it up all year round!
[+] [-] xentac|15 years ago|reply When I was twelve, I decided to do that. No one else thought it was as good of an idea as I did...These days I don't reserve 40 days to give it up, I give it up all year round!
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[+] [-] onlythestrong|15 years ago|reply
[+] [-] xentac|15 years ago|reply
These days I don't reserve 40 days to give it up, I give it up all year round!