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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on October 27, 2018, 12:39:55 AM
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What's up cigar enthusiasts?! Any cigar deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something along the way. Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either... And welcome aboard!
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Good blustery Saturday to you!
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Today is Saturday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2018.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 27, 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (men-AH’-kem BAY’-gihn) were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
On this date:
In 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published.
In 1795, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo (also known as “Pinckney’s Treaty”), which provided for free navigation of the Mississippi River.
In 1858, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City.
In 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, was inaugurated in New York City.
In 1938, Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: “nylon.”
In 1947, “You Bet Your Life,” a comedy quiz show starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio. (It later became a television show on NBC.)
In 1954, U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was promoted to brigadier general, the first black officer to achieve that rank in the USAF. Walt Disney’s first television program, titled “Disneyland” after the yet-to-be completed theme park, premiered on ABC.
In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr.
In 1992, Petty Officer Allen Schindler, a gay U.S. Navy sailor, was beaten to death near Sasebo Naval Base in southwestern Japan by shipmate Terry Helvey, who pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
In 1998, Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean, pummeling coastal Honduras and Belize; the storm caused several thousand deaths in Central America in the days that followed.
In 2002, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (loo-EEZ’ ee-NAH’-cee-oh LOO’-luh duh SEEL’-vuh) was elected president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country’s first elected leftist leader.
In 2004, the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4, 3-0.
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Ten years ago: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted in Washington of seven corruption charges for lying about free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil contractor. (A judge later dismissed the case, saying prosecutors had withheld evidence that might have been favorable to Stevens at trial.) Umpires halted play in Game 5 of the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays tied at 2 because of rain. (The game was completed two days later, at which time the Phillies beat the Rays 4-3 to win the Series.)
Five years ago: The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 to tie the World Series at two games apiece; the game finished with a pickoff play, a first in postseason history. Lou Reed, 71, who radically challenged rock’s founding promise of good times and public celebration as leader of the Velvet Underground and a solo artist and was a founder of indie rock, died in Southampton, New York.
One year ago: Spain fired Catalonia’s regional government and dissolved its parliament, after a Catalan declaration of independence that flouted the country’s constitution. Golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving, resolving charges from an arrest in which he was found passed out in his car with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system. The White House said federal officials had played no role in selecting a tiny Montana company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown for a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid. Facebook executives said they would verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring them to reveal correct names and locations.
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Birthdays Today
1728 James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (R: 1901-09; Nobel 1906), born in NYC, New York (d. 1919)
1872 Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), born in Baltimore, Maryland [or Oct 3rd, 1873] (d. 1960)
1920 Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares], American actress and singer (Love Life, Caesar's Hour, One Day at a Time), born in San Diego, California
1926 H. R. Haldeman, Nixon's White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure), born in Los Angeles (d. 1993)
1932 Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist (Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
1939 John Cleese, English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
1940 John Gotti, mafia head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York
1941 Dick Trickle, American race car driver, born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
1942 Lee Greenwood, American country singer (God Bless the USA), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 Phillip Catherine, Belgian jazz guitarist, born in London
1945 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), born in Barrington, Illinois (d. 2004)
1945 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 35th President of Brazil (2003-11), born in Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
1945 John Kane, British actor and writer, born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
1946 Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave), born in Komárno, Slovakia
1946 Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1946 Leslie Byrne, American politician (Rep-D-Virginia), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1946 Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut, USAF (STS 51-G, 61-A, 37, 55), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2014)
1946 Terry J. Hart, American astronaut (STS 41C), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Terry Anderson, American journalist, US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91), born in Lorain, Ohio
1948 Byron Allred, Logan Ut, rocker (Steve Miller Band)
1948 Sherman Robertson, American blues musician (I'm the Man), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
1949 Garry Tallent, American rocker (E Street Band), born in Detroit, Michigan
1949 Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
1949 Mike Kopetski, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Oregon), born in Pendleton, Oregon
1949 Clifford Antone, American businessman, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2006)
1950 Fran Lebowitz, American author and actress (Resident Alien), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1951 Jayne Kennedy-Overton, actress (Penitentary), born in Washington, D.C.
1951 K. K. Downing, English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
1951 Carlos Frenk, Mexican/British cosmologist
1951 Nancy Jacobs, American politician (R), Senator Maryland (1999-2015), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1951 Edward Lee Howard, American CIA Case Officer and alleged Soviet spy who defected to the Soviet Union in 1985, born in Alamogordo, New Mexico (d. 2002)
1952 Roberto Benigni, Italian director and actor (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow), born in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
1953 Michael Baker, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 43, 52, 68, 81), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1953 Peter Firth, Bradford England, actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
1953 Robert Picardo, actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1954 Chris Tavaré, British cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs), born in Orpington, Kent
1954 Jan Duursema, American comic book artist (Star Wars comics)
1955 Debra Bowen, American politician, 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15), born in Rockford, Illinois
1956 Patty Sheehan, American golfer (6 LPGA major titles incl. US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont
1956 Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer, born in California
1957 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer ball player (Tottenham), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England
1957 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1958 Hazell Dean, English rocker (Always Doesn't Mean Forever), born in Chelmsford, Essex, England
1958 Simon Le Bon, English rock vocalist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
1958 Lee Carter, Alabama Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit
1958 Manu Katché, French drummer (Peter Gabriel, Preface), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
1960 Tom Nieto, American baseball player, born in Downey, California
1961 Rick Gibson, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA), born in Calgary, Alberta
1963 Deborah Moore, actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives), born in London, England
1963 Marla Maples, American actress (Will Rogers Follies), ex-wife of Donald Trump, bor
n in Dalton, Georgia
1964 Jill Hetherington, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Brampton, Canada
1964 Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994), born in Leeton, Australia
1964 Mary Meagher-Plant, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 gold/silv/br-84, 88), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1965 Krista Blomquist, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1966 Brad Lauer, NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
1966 Grant Kenny, Norfolk Island NSW, Australian golfer
1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
1966 Matt Drudge, American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
1967 Jaren Jackson, NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1967 Scott Weiland, American singer (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver), born in San Jose, California (d. 2015)
1968 Antoinette Lucas, American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Crozier, Virginia
1968 Kata Karkkainen, Finnish author and Playmate (Dec, 1988), born in Helsinki, Finland
1968 Vinny Samways, English footballer, born in Bethnal Green, London
1969 Corey Foster, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1969 John Kasay, NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers), born in Athens, Georgia
1970 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
1970 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
1970 Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth)
1971 Liz Pagano, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994), born in Seattle, Washington
1971 Matt Brown, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 Mike Ricci, Scarborough, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
1971 Zaddick X Longenbach, Greenwalds Pa, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996)
1971 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
1971 Jade Arcade, American comics artist and writer
1971 Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
1972 Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
1972 John Steel, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1972 Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)
1972 Lee Clark, English footballer
1972 Elissa (singer), Lebanese singer
1972 Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea)
1973 Alison "Ali" Malyn Shumate, Union City Tenn, Miss America-Tenn (1996)
1973 Monica Louwerens, Miss America (Miss-Top 10-1996), born in Greenville, Mississippi
1974 Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player (Ajax, NEC)
1975 Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America (Oregon-2nd-1996)
1977 Jiří Jarosík, Czech footballer
1977 Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician
1978 Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
1979 Melanie Vallejo, Australian TV actress
1980 Tanel Padar, Estonian singer
1980 Cassia Riley, American model
1981 Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress
1981 Kristi Richards, Canadian freestyle skier
1982 Patrick Fugit, American actor
1982 Dennis Moran, American computer hacker
1982 Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor
1982 Keri Hilson, American singer, songwriter
1983 Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
1984 Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
1984 Brady Quinn, American football player
1984 Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
1986 Matty Pattison, English footballer
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good morning Dave.
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Good blustery Saturday to you!
63 non blustery degrees here, heading to the mid 80's.
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Good morning Dave, Dean, and any bleary-eyed baseball fans. Very nice day in store for central Texas.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
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Holy cow, Mr. Mayor, those are outstanding! Love the social commentary aspect as well.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
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great costumes Tony. they are definately not losers.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3fa7215a0551ad33a47a5ef6907a0ae7.jpg)
Holy cow, Mr. Mayor, those are outstanding! Love the social commentary aspect as well.
Danke. The social commentary came at the last minute but completes the costume. The other parents really got a kick out of it.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3fa7215a0551ad33a47a5ef6907a0ae7.jpg)
great costumes Tony. they are definately not losers.
Wish I could say the same about their dad. Sent myself to urgent care making those costumes. 4 stitches in my left hand.
Their actual feet are under the pedestal made of upside-down shoe boxes. Therefore, I had to cut a hole through the gold shoes. Didn't make it big enough and in an attempt enlarge them at the last minute...
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3fa7215a0551ad33a47a5ef6907a0ae7.jpg)
great costumes Tony. they are definately not losers.
Wish I could say the same about their dad. Sent myself to urgent care making those costumes. 4 stitches in my left hand.
Their actual feet are under the pedestal made of upside-down shoe boxes. Therefore, I had to cut a hole through the gold shoes. Didn't make it big enough and in an attempt enlarge them at the last minute...
that doesn't make you a loser, just a klutz.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3fa7215a0551ad33a47a5ef6907a0ae7.jpg)
great costumes Tony. they are definately not losers.
Wish I could say the same about their dad. Sent myself to urgent care making those costumes. 4 stitches in my left hand.
Their actual feet are under the pedestal made of upside-down shoe boxes. Therefore, I had to cut a hole through the gold shoes. Didn't make it big enough and in an attempt enlarge them at the last minute...
that doesn't make you a loser, just a klutz.
Plus now LTG has company in that club.
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Happy late Saturday morning to all. My boys won best group costume.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3fa7215a0551ad33a47a5ef6907a0ae7.jpg)
great costumes Tony. they are definately not losers.
Wish I could say the same about their dad. Sent myself to urgent care making those costumes. 4 stitches in my left hand.
Their actual feet are under the pedestal made of upside-down shoe boxes. Therefore, I had to cut a hole through the gold shoes. Didn't make it big enough and in an attempt enlarge them at the last minute...
that doesn't make you a loser, just a klutz.
Plus now LTG has company in that club.
My injury wasn't Gurkha related.
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Home Depot lunch again. hot Italian sausage, chips, and pop, $6.
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Home Depot lunch again. hot Italian sausage, chips, and pop, $6.
That looks damn good.
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Home Depot lunch again. hot Italian sausage, chips, and pop, $6.
That looks damn good.
it was too. 😉
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Short Story and coffee.
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Cold and rainy here all day but football is still on. Joy.
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Laranja's all around. Nice comfortable win!
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Laranja's all around. Nice comfortable win!
Congrats!
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Laranja's all around. Nice comfortable win!
Indeed, UnderstatementDave. ND up 27-0 at the half against Navy. Comfort doesn't set in until the final whistle, though.