This is neither a uk or American thing. It comes from the Christian religion where people are supposed to give up a vice for 40 days. It starts from March-April. It can be any vice such as chocolate, drinking alcohol, gambling, sex, etc. and the joke is that when you say you give up serial killing for lent, the girl knows she won't be killed because of your religious faith. It's just a joke, but it shows you're un-phased by her accusing you of being a murderer. Also i'm being nitpicky but I wouldn't use the "last year" part of Alex's line because lent is every year and it's funnier if you say that line even though the time period isn't in March-April.
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"You're good. I gave up serial killing for lent last year"
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don’t know if this is a uk thing but i’ve never heard the word lent in my life
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This is neither a uk or American thing. It comes from the Christian religion where people are supposed to give up a vice for 40 days. It starts from March-April. It can be any vice such as chocolate, drinking alcohol, gambling, sex, etc. and the joke is that when you say you give up serial killing for lent, the girl knows she won't be killed because of your religious faith. It's just a joke, but it shows you're un-phased by her accusing you of being a murderer. Also i'm being nitpicky but I wouldn't use the "last year" part of Alex's line because lent is every year and it's funnier if you say that line even though the time period isn't in March-April.
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Alex explain Lent, why him and not Bundy, and some chicks say lents been over. Come on man I’ve been on you for like a month about this lol
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I'm confused what you're talking about here. "For lent" means "For good"