I grew up Catholic in a highly Catholic town, where most of the restaurants would have fish specials on Fridays in Lent.
Awwww, yeah, fish fries are back!
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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Steph L. - Mar 05, 2014 7:06:13 am PST #21532 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jesse - Mar 05, 2014 7:18:18 am PST #21533 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Lent itself has always been part of the Christian tradition across the gamut.
I'm pretty sure these Baptists were saying they hadn't heard much about Lent as any kind of thing, in their youths.
The cafeteria at my old job always had a Friday fish special during Lent. Boston!
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2014 7:26:51 am PST #21534 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!
sumi - Mar 05, 2014 7:28:39 am PST #21535 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
My work computer is chockful of viruses so it has been taken away by its and I will be without until tomorrow or Friday and I hope no later than that.
Zenkitty - Mar 05, 2014 8:17:26 am PST #21536 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I've been without my work computer since before I left for vacation. I was supposed to have it back yesterday morning, but it seems they've somehow lost it. I expect they sent it to the wrong address.
Consuela - Mar 05, 2014 8:28:53 am PST #21537 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!
IIRC, pre-Vatican II, Catholics were supposed to fast (not eat meat) on Fridays year-round. It was only after Vatican II that it was limited to Lent.
As it was, in New England in the 60s and 70s, you had non-meat options for meals on Fridays pretty much year-round, as a holdover, I figure.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2014 8:38:10 am PST #21538 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
As it was, in New England in the 60s and 70s, you had non-meat options for meals on Fridays pretty much year-round, as a holdover, I figure.
I remember my grade school cafeteria (1977-1985) never offered a meat option on Fridays. Any Friday, not just Lent. It was either a fish sandwich or that gross-but-awesome pizza rectangle.
Dana - Mar 05, 2014 8:38:17 am PST #21539 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Places in New Orleans still tend to offer seafood options on Fridays.
Laura - Mar 05, 2014 8:42:31 am PST #21540 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!
Indeed. It is something my family does all summer when I go up to Otter Lake. And yes, when I grew up Catholic it was every Friday that was meatless. I don't know when they changed it to Lent.
Theodosia - Mar 05, 2014 8:44:04 am PST #21541 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
::ponders giving up cow-based products for Lent::