End of Lent

[pips1]

Just over half an hour to go and I can have a packet of crisps! Gave them up for Lent as they are my weakness but, contrary to popular belief, they can't be that bad for you as I haven't lost an ounce!

[classylady60]

Awww that's a swizz then...give up something else next year, it might make a difference lol.

[mike11111]

All very well giving them up for Lent, but did you put the money you would otherwise have spent on them in the poor box?

[Maydup]

Which flavour will it be pips?

[pips1]

No Mike but that's a good idea, I'll add it up and then at least some good will come of it.

[mike11111]

I once knew a priest, who later became a suffragan bishop, an inveterate chain-smoker who always gave up the cigs for Lent. After the first Eucharist of Easter Sunday he was as high as a kite!

[pips1]

haha I can imagine. I will be having lightly salted kettle chips maidup.

[Maydup]

Good choice - enjoy. I recommend the Black Pepper ones for tomorrow.

[Hopkirk]

I too have given up crisps for lent (with only a small relapse)

I intend to continue to avoid them, not for calorie reasons, but due to the salt.

[pips1]

Ah but they do unsalted ones Hopkirk, having said that I am not going to eat as many as I did.

[Hopkirk]

What is the point of unsalted crisps? You might as well toast a corn flake packet and cut it up into mouth sized pieces.

[boxtops]

Hopkirk, that's Ryvita

[Hopkirk]

Oh yes, Sorry.

[sophie_1003]

When you say crisps what does that include pips, I had a friend who gave up crisps for Lent but ate mini cheddars, doritos and any other crisp-y snack that wasn't made of potatoes I thought she was cheating!

[Hopkirk]

Agreed Sophie - although mini cheddars are more biscuity aren't they?

[pips1]

I just gave up crisps Sophie as I was having too many, I did have a couple of small bags of mini chedders but nothing else as I felt guilty.

[sophie_1003]

If she had normal cheddars then yes they are biscuits, mini cheddars (in my opinion) are a crisp replacement and as such should be given up during Lent (if the idea is to stop eating crisps), I'm not so sure where I stand on Snack a Jacks!

[Hopkirk]

I'm OK if I have none, but once you pop you can't stop*



* as a certain designer crisp in a tube claims.

[sophie_1003]

Will let you off a couple pips lol, to be honest it was the Doritos that I was really insistent on; how anyone can say they're not included in the crisp category is beyond me!

[sophie_1003]

Designer crisp, hahaha, would flavours include Salt and Versace or Jimmy Choos and Onion?

[Hopkirk]

Wolverhampton Wanderers used to be sponsored by Doritos when they were in the Championship.

The Baggies said it stood for Division One Rubbish in Tatty Orange Shirts.