Re: Ban coffee?

On 3/31/2025 3:19 PM, Ed P wrote:

On 3/31/2025 11:27 AM, flood of sins wrote:

On 2025-03-30, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a
retarding effect.

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with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
top fresh in mind;
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a few years back we (my wife and i) hosted an early spring
family picnic. for dessert we brought out cake and ice cream. had
a relative ask if we had any gelato because she stopped eating
ice cream for lent. i loled. she got offended. retarding effect
indeed.
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 Her intentions were good and I'm doing similar.  For Lent I gave up bourbon aged more than 15 years, only A2 Wagyu beef, no A5, limit of 12 ounces of beer at a time.  Yes, it is difficult but you just have to do it.
 

My late Uncle married a Catholic woman.  (He did not convert but agreed to allow the children to be raised Catholic; as far as I know only my Aunt and their daughter took the whole Catholic thing seriously.)  Every year my Uncle gave up beer for Lent.  He had never been a beer drinker. ;)
Jill