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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Ban coffee?
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:20:42 +1100
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:56:08 -0400, Jill McQuown
<j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

>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. ;)

Ok, I'll give up bourbon for Lent.

-- 
Bruce
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