A perfectly reasonable life spins out of control . . .
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I've given up swearing for Lent
. . . and its bloody hard work I can tell you.
6 comments:
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I thought of giving up drinking for Lent because I'd planned to have a minor go off the booze and it happened to coincide, timing-wise, but then I thought it might be letting God into my life through the back door, and I can't go about challenging my atheism at my age, so I gave up the giving up idea and am happily boozing again. Phew! Good luck, though.
For some reason I swear much more in print than I ever do out loud. When I was a teenager my five-years-younger sister had to teach me to swear. I make up for it by hanging out with people who swear an extra-lot, so on average I'm not as noticeable in my deformity.
I'd like to say I'd given up something for Lent (not because I'm religious but because it appeals to my residual Calvinist streak) but I can't because I haven't.
I guess I could give up leaving inane comments on people's blogs?
Hi BiB - I can't be dealing with God right now. Prosit. Valerie, given that I don't remember you ever swearing ever at all in Blogville, you must swear - can one actually swear a negative amount? Maybe you just say an awful lot of really nice things. Reg - that's the spirit. I,LTV - hang on, I'm coming right over . . . Tim! HOW'S THE HEADACHE?
6 comments:
I thought of giving up drinking for Lent because I'd planned to have a minor go off the booze and it happened to coincide, timing-wise, but then I thought it might be letting God into my life through the back door, and I can't go about challenging my atheism at my age, so I gave up the giving up idea and am happily boozing again. Phew! Good luck, though.
For some reason I swear much more in print than I ever do out loud. When I was a teenager my five-years-younger sister had to teach me to swear. I make up for it by hanging out with people who swear an extra-lot, so on average I'm not as noticeable in my deformity.
I'm just giving up.
I'd like to say I'd given up something for Lent (not because I'm religious but because it appeals to my residual Calvinist streak) but I can't because I haven't.
I guess I could give up leaving inane comments on people's blogs?
CHRISTING BLIMEY BLINKHOLES! WITH ADDITIONAL MOIST DROOPY THINGS!!!!!
There, that's Lent flipped up the fundament.
BIT DRUNK.
Sorry.
Hi BiB - I can't be dealing with God right now. Prosit.
Valerie, given that I don't remember you ever swearing ever at all in Blogville, you must swear - can one actually swear a negative amount? Maybe you just say an awful lot of really nice things.
Reg - that's the spirit.
I,LTV - hang on, I'm coming right over . . .
Tim! HOW'S THE HEADACHE?
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