Chicago political reporter is giving up Diet Coke, swearing for Lent

As for me....hmmmm....elderly driver stories, maybe? And how about you? (Chicago Sun-Times)

Comments

[oldewave]

i've decided to give up denying myself stuff...

[sometimesilie]

Sobriety! j/k =)

[Kelly]

sometimesilie - Good one! Mind if I use that?

[Drake Timbershaft]

Not a catholic myself, but I have a friend who is giving up going to Church for lent. Seems like a loophole.

[Navy Chief]

Not Catholic, so this giving stuff up for Lent doesn't apply (go Martin Luther!). :-)

[Reno]

I'm giving up pickles for Lent. No pickle shall pass these lips for 40 days, I swear! :)

[ReginaFilangee]

I'm not Catholic, but I have put a lot of thought into it and have decided to participate in Lent this year.

I'm giving up all of my good habits. :P

[ReginaFilangee]

It's a good thing that no one plans to give up OSRR for Lent, Jim!

[USMerc]

As devout followers of MERCISM, there is a rule...it's gotta be written somewhere....that we must give up inhibitions for 40 days after any one of the devout says/speaks/writes/utters/or even thinks about the word......................

Jell-O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

Since I drink regular Coke and anything diet tastes like crap, I am giving up Diet Coke too.

As for swearing - that would be pointless. Ten seconds after I get into my car and try to drive anywhere, that would be history.

[ReginaFilangee]

It's funny how taste buds work, isn't it SEMSC?

To me, any regular coke tastes like pure syrup to me....totally disgusting. I can't even force it down. If they accidentally give me a regular coke at the drive-thru, I'll just about throw up right then and there. But diet tastes 'normal'....go figure.

[G-Man]

As a non-practicing Jew I don't do the Lent thing. I do however occasionally pick Lint out of my bellybutton.

[buddy]

jesus christ - "believe the myth"

[sometimesilie]

kelly, please do!

[RockyMtnMac]

Paying my Mortgage
Paying bills is vastly over rated.

Should I become homeless due to not paying my bills, I will move in with Troschne and become his hussy. If Troschne runs out of money (and he will - let's be realists here), I will leave him in a sex induced stupor when I jump ship and go live with Lizard. Oh sure he will run out money too, but we will have had a darn good (and I do mean GOOD) time. By then, Merc will be available and I will go be his hussy until a very wild night leaves him in a coma. On to G-Man who will have probably figured out my M.O. by then, where I will be arrested. I will go stand trial and will be acquitted because none of the guys with the goofy smiles STILL plastered on their faces will testify against me........
Not that I've really thought about it.

[Not Saying]

I give up heroin and serial murders ever year. Haven't fallen off the wagon yet.

[troschne]

RMM--it will be a good time while it lasts!

[USMerc]

Can't wait till my turn!!! :)

[RockyMtnMac]

What are you giving up Troschne? If you are giving up hussy's or fast women, I should be notified ASAP!

[Dick Weed]

I gave up religion - a fairy tale - many years ago and I have never returned.

[Soo]

I'm a former catholic, and trying to stay on the Lent wagon was a family sport. It still is with me. My decision to give up swearing for Lent lasted until rush hour yesterday.

I don't know what to do now. Maybe I should go ahead and instead of giving up swearing, I'll do a swears jar and then donate the money at the end.

[RockyMtnMac]

I can't tell any of you what I'm giving up because I already failed and I feel bad (for real)
But since I'm only Catholic in law, my Methodist guilt is easily drowned by beer (or bourbon if required)

[ReginaFilangee]

*hands RMM a double shot of Wild Turkey*

[outofsalt]

Coke (the soda), No Doze, and recreational chocolate.

[troschne]

RMM, I gave up brussel sprouts, so you're safe!

[Reno]

Isn't all chocolate recreational?

[RockyMtnMac]

*slamming shot of Turkey like a pro*
Thanks Regina.

[Phranqlin]

I really should give up OS&RR for Lent, as well as all of the other Internet time sucks that I indulge in. Not to mention cookies. But both the brain and the meat are weak.

However, I do like the idea of Soo's Lenten swear jar, and may do something along those lines. So I'll throw money into the jar every time I visit OS&RR or have a tollhouse, and give the proceeds to the food bank after Easter.

[Navy Chief]

Phranq - the question then is: How much money per occurance? Got to make it hurt at least a little. I suggest a quarter up to $5, depending on how proilific you are. :-)

[outofsalt]

Nope. Not all chocolate is created equal.

Recreational: Gee, I'm in the mood for a packet of M&Ms! Recreational: A chocolate chip cookie would really hit the spot just about now. Recreational: that mousse/frappuchino looks gooood. Recreational: intimacy products.

Non-recreational: A specially "baked" chocolate birthday cake from your 86 y/o Aunt Edna and her 50 y/o "bituminizing" oven, cat fur optional; just enough syrup so you can drink (chocolate) milk w/o spewing 'cause you're <30 and already have osteoporosis; and Ex-lax.

[Anna]

I gave up sex...
But after 4 marguerita's, last night, I totally forgot!
Dang!
Should have just given up chocolate....recreational & otherwise.

[ReginaFilangee]

LMAO @ "recreational" chocolate!

[LimeGreenLizard]

You know? I'm liking my new moniker. Can't wait till RMM licks my new moniker. Metallic-blue scrotum and a lime-green lizard. Now I can fulfill my life-long dream and be in a sideshow.

Now then, my Sweet Cakes RMM. Trust me. Broke though I may semi-be at the moment, with you as my shooting star and need to live, I shall most likely become extremely rich in short order. As long as I get to at least watch you and the other OS&RR girls squeal, hunger and devour in my Romper Room, of course.

However, not being an overly jealous man, you may have your Trysts at Will with Merc, Troschne, G-man and others. As was written in the prophesy. You'll just get blood work done afterwards. Not if you've "been" with Merc, of course. Being a god, he can't contract, neither can he carry a communicable disease. Troschne, G-man and the rest? You'll be repaid for your one month quarantine with the adept use of my many-talented fingers. After your quarantine, your sister goddesses will have to, um... cleanse you.

Merc, Troschne, G-man and my other fellow brethren here,
(Not you, buddy. Men and gods are talking here, Besides. Your mom told me it's way past your bedtime. You know, she's not bad looking. Your father must eat billygoats for a living.)

Wait, I was speaking to men and gods. What was I going to say? Oh yeah. Wy is it that most men havin't learned how to use their hands on a woman? Astonishing. Well, we'll just have to start a new organization. Hands Across All Women. Something like that. I dunno. Gimme another beer.

Oh buddy, in case your not in your crib yet with a fresh diaper.

buddy, "You get a goddamn job before sundown, or I'm shipping you off to military school with that goddamn Finkelstein... shit... kid! Sonofabitch!"

[LimeGreenLizard]

Hey Phranq! For a moment in my dyslexia, I thought you said Troll House. For a brief, shining moment, I saw myself standing outside a carnie trailer filled with guys like buddy whilst the good people of the world paid me a quarter each to ridicule my bevy of trolls!

(Sigh)

Well, I can still dream of the riches.

[Phranqlin]

You know you've got a troll infestation when you find little piles of trollhouse cookie crumbs all over your web site.

Anyhow, I've got the jar right here and have put in 50 cents so far today (basically all the loose change in my pockets).

[Soo]

re the swears jar:

I'm thinking a quarter for the occasional slip-up (like when I tell the kids to quit their bitching), and a dollar for each f-bomb. I also think I should drop $10 at least for the string of sailor-speech I uttered yesterday during traffic. It was legendary!

[nellagain]

Fretting over the economy.

We're also confiscating the keys to the station wagon for the duration

[twerp]

I gave up all sweets except peppermints and what's in my coffee/tea.

[RockyMtnMac]

omg!

[MONKEY JERK]

is this supposed to impress us?

[lynn]

i have my potty mouth jar now. after the doc cracked my neck thurs,i owe it $3 for the s-f-s explosion.

rmm, someone like you will never lack a home; i am even willing to share with you.

[pms]

I'm giving up swearing for lent.....hey, what's up with the @!#%&# stock market?....oh s#@!%......so much for lent.

[Navy Chief]

@twerp - Good luck with that. Me, I'm not sure I could make that work. So, do you mean nothing with sugar in it (like ketchup) or jsut things that are supposed to be sweet?

[twerp]

Just things that are supposed to be sweet. I've been really good too--suprising because those damn girl scout cookies and cadbury eggs are out. I did eat a granola bar yesterday after I gave blood because I had to.

[RockyMtnMac]

Can I give up lent for lent?

[troschne]

twerp, that's too bad--I ordered four boxes of GS Thin Mints--I got a recipe for a wicked mixed drink using them, and I was going to invite you over. Oh, well--maybe another time.

[Reno]

troschne, what's the recipe? I just bought me two boxes of them and damn they are yummy! Recreational chocolate here I come!

[USMerc]

Ohhhhh troschne....a co-worker just brought his daughter into the office with GS cookies! Yup...4 boxes sounded good to me...That's what I got too! What's the recipe? Everyone is invited! (I may just have to get more cookies!!!)

[LooseyGoosey]

I'm giving up the thing that has caused me anger, fear, panic, heartbreak & emotional devastation over the past six years. It's a nonissue until Easter, and then I'll revisit it, see if it still has power over me.

Seems a little more of a powerful sacrifice than chocolate this time around.

[lynn]

hi loosey }hug{
be strong