“Your’re giving up WHAT for Lent?!!”

23 Responses to “Your’re giving up WHAT for Lent?!!”

1. MisterH says:

   11 February 2013 at 6:54 PM

   Lent is coming!

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   More details here:
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2. Michelle F says:

   11 February 2013 at 6:58 PM

   Oh, good! I needed a laugh after this day!
3. Andrew says:

   11 February 2013 at 7:19 PM

   Not funny.
4. frjim4321 says:

   11 February 2013 at 7:24 PM

   Funny.

   Thanks for the link.
5. abasham says:

   11 February 2013 at 7:25 PM

   At least the Church managed to steal the President’s thunder.
6. Phillip says:

   11 February 2013 at 7:41 PM

   It’s been a long and strange day. I chuckled. Thanks, Father.
7. Stumbler but trying says:

   11 February 2013 at 8:46 PM

   Ah…it is a good thing to have a sense of humor and after the tears comes a smile. Thanks, Fr. Z. ^^
8. kat says:

   11 February 2013 at 8:55 PM

   Both are laugh out loud funny. Thanks Father!
9. Bea says:

   11 February 2013 at 9:05 PM

   As Phillip said

   “It’s been a long and strange day.”

   Thanks Fr. Z. We needed that. It lightened the load.
10. StJude says:

    11 February 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Nice to smile after a day of shock and tears.
11. Legisperitus says:

    11 February 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Whoa! That was a page from a tear-off calendar, published last year! Did the Pope have that on his desk or something?

    The odds against that are like… winning the lottery. Or… getting struck by lightning.
12. Therese says:

    11 February 2013 at 9:31 PM

    Still in shock, but now feeling selfish to boot.

    He’s leaving quickly, too quickly for me, in any case. But there’s no reason to tarry, is there? He’d like to get out of the way of the next pope.

    I wonder if we’ll ever see him again. The thought is heartbreaking. (Can anyone imagine Obama quietly “retiring”?)

    Great cartoons, Father.
13. southIndia says:

    11 February 2013 at 10:31 PM

    Extremely sad. What glorious 7 years of reign !! Now to loose him!!! Very painful to even think about it. But unable to not think about it. We are losing our Shepherd !!! I am in deep mourning. The loss is just too much. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and your Vicar Benedict XVI.
14. Random Friar says:

    11 February 2013 at 10:43 PM

    I looked it up. “Strohsack” = lit. “straw mattress” or “a donkey’s breakfast.”
15. aragonjohn7 says:

    11 February 2013 at 11:23 PM

    Which part of the phrase in the first comic is given up?

    : )

    God bless y’all
16. Lauren says:

    12 February 2013 at 8:39 AM

    Thank you Father Z – I needed to good laugh and a smile. The strips are harmless and cute – no disrespect meant or taken. Boy, I’m going to miss him terribly. I feel like he has actually died :(
17. Lauren says:

    12 February 2013 at 8:40 AM

    Thank you Father Z –

    I needed to laugh and smile. The strips are harmless and cute – no disrespect meant or taken. Boy, I’m going to miss him terribly. I feel like he has actually died :(
18. Joan M says:

    12 February 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Like Lauren, I, too, am feeling bereaved. I fully understand his need to retire – he is about 2 years older than my priest brother, who constantly feels exhausted. I miss him already, and will be looking for every chance to see him (on tv or the internet) for the rest of the month – and longer.
19. letchitsa1 says:

    12 February 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Both of the cartoons were hilarious, but I particularly liked the first one.
20. MAJ Tony says:

    12 February 2013 at 4:43 PM

    Kuendige, literally “to give notice.”
21. MAJ Tony says:

    12 February 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Technicalities, I know, but from what I’ve researched, a resignation noun form would be “Rücktritt” and the verb is zurcktreten.
22. MAJ Tony says:

    12 February 2013 at 4:49 PM

    Sorry, that should be “zurücktreten.” Seems I hit cut, instead of copy, when grabbing the “ü”.
23. Imrahil says:

    12 February 2013 at 5:40 PM

    “Kündigen”, as used here, is the standard term for to quit (or whatever the usual word in English is) a job.