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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Ban coffee?
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:56:08 -0400
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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:
>>
>>> That shows, once again, that religion holds people back. It has a
>>> retarding effect.
>>
>> with the thread about a container of gelato having a stubborn
>> top fresh in mind;
>>
>> 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.
>>
> 
> 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