Ash Wednesday is here, and the Twitter banter about Lent is lit
Ah, Lent, the annual era of chastisement and depravity where some of the finer things in life, including alcohol chocolate and takeaways, are shunned in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
It's officially Ash Wednesday, so it's time to get that grey smudge on your forehead and remove something delightful from your life until April, when the chocolate-fest that is Easter commences.
Here's some of the best Twitter banter about the season of soulful suffering.
10. When you instantly regret your life choices.
All the sweets, cake and biscuits have been cleared out of the house ahead of #Lent2017. My mother is like a junkie looking for a fix. pic.twitter.com/qLzR1icjIo
— Seán (@runningmatters_) February 28, 2017
9. Don't set yourself unrealistic expectations there.
Think I might give up wearing odd socks for #lent I dunno might be too hard
— Sara-jane (@sarajane__) March 5, 2014
8. Swearing and chocolate… the two toughest things.
Swear jar in work, should probably set up a direct debit now. #lent #f"@k #s"&:
— John (@johncole2911) March 5, 2014
7. Prior preparation prevents p*** poor performance.
When you eat nearly a whole jar of Nutella in one go in preparation for giving it all up during #lent, knowing full well you'll last a day.
— Sophie Fitzgerald (@Sophie_C_Fitz) February 28, 2017
6. Separating the believers from the heathens.
Best thing about #AshWednesday is when a friend comes in with ash on his forehead & all you can think is "Oh..I did not know that about you"
— Ryan Cullen (@RyanCullen90) March 1, 2017
5. They should make mass pulpits Pokestops.
The Catholic Church making one last desperate attempt to attract young mass goers… #AshWednesday #Lent pic.twitter.com/ETEYcwqlhb
— Conor Friel (@conorfriel93) March 1, 2017
4. That's our kind of Lent…
For #lent I'm giving up nothing, life is hard enough. I think I'll take up something like sleeping more
— Susan Buckley © (@SuBuckley) February 28, 2017
3. A missed opportunity.
Really offended Snapchat hasn't got an Ash Wednesday filter. #AshWednesday
— Cormac Moore (@CormacComedy) March 1, 2017
2. The feeling is extra strong today.
Fighting my annual urge to clean the schmutz off people's foreheads. #AshWednesday
— Josh СТРАУСС (@ctpaycc) March 5, 2014
1. We can get behind this one.
Life can be hard enough without giving up things that give us joy! So for #Lent this year I plan to do more of what makes me happy! #JoinMe pic.twitter.com/Tb15Zm4kOE
— Paul Dunphy Esquire (@pauldunphy) March 1, 2017
