Lent '09.

As far as Dave was aware, Lent began the day after Pancake Tuesday. This was of great concern to Dave, as he had only now, over a week later, decided what he would go without. Had he failed his pledge before it had even begun?

He searched for answers, and came acroos the following in the book of Freddie:

"And said the lord: tuesday surely is the day of pancakes but if thou hasth scheduling problems let there be pancake thursday. And it was good."

'Phew,' thought Dave. He'd have some pancakes tomorrow and start Lent on Friday. The book of Freddie was such a good book. Not quite the book of Dave, but still a pretty decent read.

So, what had Dave decided to give up this time? Chocolates? Sweets? Ney. This year he would try something new.

This year Dave would give up ... drum role... pause for effect.... his beard!

... wait for applause... waiting... acknowledge the tumbleweed... move on...

Yes, this year Dave would shave everyday of Lent. This may seem somewhat common to most folk, but several important reasons had stopped Dave in the past:

1. He was lazy.
2. Really lazy.
3. Standing in front of a miror, cutting his face open with a razor to "look good", just didn't appeal to him.
4. Shaving daily usually gave him a rather nasty rash.

So what had he done to help him overcome these vast obstacles? He had bought himself a new electric razor!!!

This helped in the following ways:

1. It was shiny.
2. It was a gadget.
3. It was quick.
4. It would hopefully not leave him looking like an extra on a zombie movie. Fingers crossed.
5. He had spent money on it. The novelty should at least last a few weeks.

Since 5 was bigger than 4, he was bound to succeed.

Maths is cool.