I want chocolate. Now!

[TheEarl]

I bloody hate Lent.

As is my tradition each year, I give up chocolate for Lent and give the money that I would've spenton it to charity. It's driving me absolutely spare! I've got such a bad craving for chocolate, and I can't have any.

Any suggestions?

The Earl

 

[LadyJeanne]

Chocolate is a substitute for sex, so if you can't have chocolate, I'd suggest having sex.

Or white chocolate. I don't believe white chocolate has any actual cocoa in it. And cookies are comforting, too - try oatmeal nut raisin.

 

[Guest]

You're supposed to suffer, dear, that's the point. Deal with it.

Pear

 

[KarenAM]

Stay out of the Land of Chocolate.

Mmmmmmm.... land of chocolate.... Glaaaaaggghhhhh....

 

[Whisky7up]

Eat chocolate, but donate what you spend on it to charity

 

[Blackie Malone]

You're supposed to suffer, dear, that's the point. Deal with it.

Pear

I do that 365 why do we need a special 40 days of it?

 

[CharleyH]

You're supposed to suffer, dear, that's the point. Deal with it.

Pear

LOL, how true, how true

 

[Guest]

I do that 365 why do we need a special 40 days of it?

Cos otherwise you'll go to hell. But perhaps that's redundant for you? P.

 

[Blackie Malone]

Cos otherwise you'll go to hell. But perhaps that's redundant for you? P.

you rock you sexy mexi.

 

[TheEarl]

You're supposed to suffer, dear, that's the point. Deal with it.

Pear

I'm not a Catholic, so I'm not bothered about my suffering-deficit. It's more of a personal willpower thing, than anythign to do with religion.

LadyJeanne: I'm quite strict - nothing chocolate-based, chocolatey, cocoa-based or anything even remotely related. My general substitute was large amounts of peanut butter, but I'm trying to boost my fitness atm, so that's out.

At least it's not as bad as last year. My sister cooked chocolate brownies, completely missing my evil glares as the smell of chocolate filled the house. She only remembered it was Lent when her offer of brownie was answered through gritted teeth.

The Earl

 

[BlackShanglan]

Repeat this mantra taught to me by a graduate of the Citadel, a military college where he learned the quaint phrase:

"Pain is the feeling of weakness leaving your body."

It's so delightfully ... masochistic. At the bottom of it. Well, if you're me.

Shanglan

 

[Liar]

Lent?

 

[Kassiana]

I find giving up Lent works better.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

I find giving up Lent works better.

A friend insisted that I must give something up to observe Lent, so I gave up wearing panties.

It turns out that I will be doing plenty of suffering.

They tell me some years the snow hangs around here until well after Easter.

 

[SeaCat]

I gave up something else for Lent. Man it's been a long day.

Cat

 

[Guest]

big
HUGE
ginormous box of godiva sitting on my desk...
YUM
filled with choco-caramels...mmmmmmmm
sometimes, it pays to be pagan.

 

[logophile]

My best friend gives up soda for lent. It works better for her than giving up chocolate. She'd kill us all if she tried that!

 

[Hulder]

Remove the core of an apple, fill with chopped nuts and raisins. Sprinkle a little sugar on top if you like, but isn't nessecary. Bake in oven until soft. Eat with whipped cream with a few drops vanilla essence in. It's a chocolate-substitute as good as any. The vanilla makes all the difference though, so don't even think about leaving that out Unless perhaps replaced with rum...


Good luck from the kitchenwitch!

 

[elsol]

Carob dog biscuits...

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[Guest]

[/COLOR]Give up chocolate, wow, thats, well i'm in awe actually..........I gave up crisps for Lent, work thing, donate etc..........its killing me...but chocolate is a good substitute for it.

Not quite so worried about breaking - though its completely possible, love barbecue crisps, but i've booked my seat in hell many many years ago so one completed lent is not going to help me..........or 10 or more for that matter, so much more fun that way.

 

[TheEarl]

big
HUGE
ginormous box of godiva sitting on my desk...
YUM
filled with choco-caramels...mmmmmmmm
sometimes, it pays to be pagan.

You have no self-control!

That lucky Lucky.

The Earl

 

[OhMissScarlett]

Where were you when I was ranting about lent yesterday? Well, see, here's a real sacrifice. I'm on a low carb diet and I also can't have chocolate. Mostly, I try to fill up on regular food and water until I don't even crave sweet stuff. If you just have to have something sweet, eat some dried fruit or a big juicy orange. Or a banana

 

[Kassiana]

A friend insisted that I must give something up to observe Lent, so I gave up wearing panties.

Wow. You must not wear much that needs to be dry-cleaned.

 

[Pornofan420]

My sympathies, bro. I could give up chocolate about as easily as I could give up cunnilingus. Best of luck with your willpower thing.

 

[Liar]

I repeat: Lent?