16 hot takes on Ash Wednesday

9.

Personally, I’ve never been one to give things up for Lent. I remember I said as much a few years ago and Sir Al Ferguson promptly sent me a text saying “Apart from that 12 point lead, you mean?” which I felt was disappointing from a knight, frankly.

— Galactic Keegan (@GalacticKeegan) March 6, 2019

10.

As we prepare for Ash Wednesday, I really need to know: what is the proper greeting when you encounter another ash-marked person in public? Should we say "a very penitent Ash Wednesday to you!" or "Greetings, Ash-fellow. I too will die, as will all my family & friends" or…??

— Joy Marie Clarkson ☀️ (@joynessthebrave) March 5, 2019

11.

Him: I can't wait for all the Easter eggs I can eat after Lent..

Me: yes, it'll be eggs sell Lent!*

*I'll get my coat

— Jude D (@heyitsJudeD) March 5, 2019

12.

Lent commemorates the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness when he was trying to quit smoking, which is why it begins on Ash Wednesday.

— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) March 5, 2019

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https://twitter.com/DaftLimmy/status/1102979162267111424

14.

Annual reminder that “Lent” is French for slow and English for fast.

— Nicholas Mulroy (@nickmulroy) March 5, 2019

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https://twitter.com/buttabarba/status/1103081471072522240

16.

Can I give up my job for lent? I’ll come back after 40 days

— Snr. Chang (@Dlala_Mzolo) March 5, 2019

If you thought the Ash Wednesday would be all solemn hymns and sooty foreheads, you’d be wrong.
https://twitter.com/ivanMONaSTERial/status/1103112926662029312