I'm only observing Ramadan between breakfast and lunch and then lunch through to dinner. Oh, and elevenses then afternoon tea and cake.
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Doing Ramadan
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A muslin collegue observing ramadan inspired me to give up alcohol for lent this year.
Bloody hard, but I'm glad I did it.Comment
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There is no point in torturing your body and mind by fasting or
denying yourself the pleasure of alcohol in the name of religion.
Life is too short, enjoy while you can.Comment
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Originally posted by Andy2 View PostThere is no point in torturing your body and mind by fasting or
denying yourself the pleasure of alcohol in the name of religion.
Life is too short, enjoy while you can.Comment
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Originally posted by Lucy View PostAre you muslim Sandy?Hard Brexit now!
#prayfornodealComment
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Originally posted by Orangutan View PostA muslin collegue observing ramadan inspired me to give up alcohol for lent this year.
Bloody hard, but I'm glad I did it.
muslin
collegueComment
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Originally posted by SandyDown View PostI find it strange that Muslims are teased about the bacon thing, Jews don't eat bacon too and no one seems to tease them about it.
One of my Jewish colleagues was asked if he was orthodox, he replied "Well, it's funny you should ask, because the saturday afternoon, as I walked down the highstreet to the diy store, eating a bacon sarnie and drinking a glass of milk..."Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Andy2 View PostThere is no point in torturing your body and mind by fasting or
denying yourself the pleasure of alcohol in the name of religion.
Life is too short, enjoy while you can.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostYeah, but if you do it right, then after you die, you get 70 virgins, or something. Mind you, if they stay virgins, I guess it isn't that much fun...How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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I do my own version of Ramadam. From sunrise to sunset nothing but Smirnoff touches my lips.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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