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Title: 11/29/2022
Post by: CigarBanter on November 29, 2022, 12:02:52 AM
Happy Tuesday! In between insults we'll occasionally discuss cigars.  Join in 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!
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 05:43:48 AM
Morning, all. Happy twofer.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 05:44:21 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 05:44:47 AM
Joe:

HC Series Red Corojo Toro - 20/44.99
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 05:45:35 AM
Sis:

Door #1 - Macanudo Maduro Hyde Park (Robusto) - 10/39.99

Door #2 - J.F.R. Lunatic Maduro Short Robusto - 10/29.99

Door #3 - Graycliff G2 Maduro Pirate (Torpedo) - 10/34.99
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 06:35:12 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 06:35:34 AM
Morning, all. Happy twofer.
Good morning, Dave.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 06:38:31 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 06:38:50 AM
Morning, all. Happy twofer.
Good morning, Dave.
It was until I got all riled up about ESPN again.  ;D
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 06:46:13 AM
Morning, all. Happy twofer.
Good morning, Dave.
It was until I got all riled up about ESPN again.  ;D
CNS. I hear ya.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 07:48:01 AM
@LuvTooGolf: Saw that post you had yesterday about the new schedule going forward for the WC games. I can't make sense of it.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 07:49:19 AM
@LuvTooGolf: Saw that post you had yesterday about the new schedule going forward for the WC games. I can't make sense of it.
Yeah, no idea. I thought maybe it was for some religious reason, but nothing I've read has mentioned a reason.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 08:26:17 AM
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Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: razgueado on November 29, 2022, 09:13:01 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: razgueado on November 29, 2022, 09:13:19 AM
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Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 09:13:45 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page1Raz.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:41:39 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 09:43:26 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:45:00 AM
@LuvTooGolf: Saw that post you had yesterday about the new schedule going forward for the WC games. I can't make sense of it.
Yeah, no idea. I thought maybe it was for some religious reason, but nothing I've read has mentioned a reason.
Last time FIFA sets the tourny in an Arab country...even with a great bribe.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:46:12 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 09:47:50 AM
Good morning, Raz and ClemsonDave.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:48:27 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:48:59 AM
Morning Tony, Dave and Razzmatazz.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:53:43 AM

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2022.
There are 32 days left in the year.



Today’s Highlight in History:

On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews; 33 members, including the United States, voted in favor of the resolution, 13 voted against while 10 abstained. (The plan, rejected by the Arabs, was never implemented.)

On this date:

In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.

In 1910, British explorer Robert F. Scott’s ship Terra Nova set sail from New Zealand, carrying Scott’s expedition on its ultimately futile — as well as fatal — race to reach the South Pole first.

In 1924, Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died in Brussels before he could complete his opera “Turandot.” (It was finished by Franco Alfano.)

In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first airplane flight over the South Pole.

In 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.

In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

In 1981, film star Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California, at age 43.

In 1986, actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82.

In 1987, a Korean Air 707 jetliner en route from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok was destroyed by a bomb planted by North Korean agents with the loss of all 115 people aboard.

In 2001, former Beatle George Harrison died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58.

In 2008, Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel, ending a 60-hour rampage through India’s financial capital by suspected Pakistani-based militants that killed 166 people.

In 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensified in the city.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 09:55:11 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
But you probably have to log in to do that, don't you? I don't have a TV provider to log in with, so my ESPN+ access doesn't give me the main ESPN feed.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:56:09 AM
Ten years ago: The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a vote that came exactly 65 years after the General Assembly adopted a plan to divide Palestine into separate states for Jews and Arabs. (The vote was 138 in favor; nine members, including the United States, voted against and 41 abstained.) President Barack Obama had lunch with defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the White House’s private dining room; the White House says they discussed America’s leadership in the world.

Five years ago: North Korea launched its most powerful weapon yet, claiming a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believed could put the entire U.S. East Coast within range. “Today” host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC called “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a colleague; a published report accused him of crude and habitual misconduct with women around the office. Garrison Keillor, who’d entertained public radio listeners for 40 years on “A Prairie Home Companion,” was fired by Minnesota Public Radio following allegations of inappropriate workplace behavior.

One year ago: A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of the social media platform; he was succeeded by Twitter’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. LSU hired Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program to a Southeastern Conference powerhouse. Arlene Dahl, a 1950s movie star who later remained prominent in television, died in New York at 96. Merriam-Webster chose “vaccine” as its 2021 word of the year.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 09:56:13 AM
In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first airplane flight over the South Pole.
I just finished reading the book about Byrd's excursions in the Antarctic. Fascinating stuff.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:59:32 AM
Today’s Birthdays:

Blues singer-musician John Mayall is 89.
Actor Diane Ladd is 87.
Songwriter Mark James is 82.
Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 82.
Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) is 80.
Former Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee is 76.
 Actor Jeff Fahey is 70.
Movie director Joel Coen is 68.
Actor-comedian-celebrity judge Howie Mandel is 67.
Former Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN’-oh) is 65.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is 63.
Actor Cathy Moriarty is 62.
Actor Kim Delaney is 61.
Actor Tom Sizemore is 61.
Actor Andrew McCarthy is 60.
Actor Don Cheadle is 58.
Actor-producer Neill Barry is 57.
Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 54.
Rock musician Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) is 54.
Actor Jennifer Elise Cox is 53.
Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera is 53.
Actor Larry Joe Campbell is 52.
Rock musician Frank Delgado (Deftones) is 52.
Actor Paola Turbay is 52.
Contemporary Christian singer Crowder is 51.
Actor Gena Lee Nolin is 51.
Actor Brian Baumgartner is 50.
Actor Julian Ovenden is 47.
Actor Anna (AH’-nuh) Faris is 46.
Gospel singer James Fortune is 45.
Actor Lauren German is 44.
Rapper The Game is 43.
Actor Janina Gavankar is 42.
Rock musician Ringo Garza is 41.
Actor-comedian John Milhiser is 41.
Actor Lucas Black is 40.
NFL quarterback Russell Wilson is 34.
Actor Diego Boneta is 32.
Actor Lovie Simone (TV: “Greenleaf”) is 24.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 09:59:57 AM
Today's Over/Under is 12
Raz Over/Under is 15
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 10:01:06 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
But you probably have to log in to do that, don't you? I don't have a TV provider to log in with, so my ESPN+ access doesn't give me the main ESPN feed.
I don't think so.... but I forget, worth a try.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 10:02:13 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
But you probably have to log in to do that, don't you? I don't have a TV provider to log in with, so my ESPN+ access doesn't give me the main ESPN feed.
I don't think so.... but I forget, worth a try.
In any case, your ESPN+ would give you access.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 10:12:15 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
But you probably have to log in to do that, don't you? I don't have a TV provider to log in with, so my ESPN+ access doesn't give me the main ESPN feed.
I don't think so.... but I forget, worth a try.
Next time there's something I want to watch, I'll give it a whirl.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 10:12:48 AM
You know, I specifically pay for the ESPN+ app. You'd think that would entitle me to being able to watch ESPN, but you'd be wrong.
That's interesting. Well anyway, you missed a heck of a game.
It's asinine. Someone pays their cable company, they give a tiny portion of that to ESPN and they get to watch. I specifically give just them money every month, and I don't get to watch? It's not like I thought I would when I signed up for it, but come on, that's just dumb.
You can always get it on your computer in a pinch.
How's that work?
Go to ESPN.com and on the main page in the upper right there is "Watch"  Click on that and it gives you the many options .
That usually how I catch the games while enjoying a cigar.
But you probably have to log in to do that, don't you? I don't have a TV provider to log in with, so my ESPN+ access doesn't give me the main ESPN feed.
I don't think so.... but I forget, worth a try.
In any case, your ESPN+ would give you access.
Not to the main ESPN channel, no. That's my gripe with them. Stupid for me to pay for the app and not have access to it, isn't it?
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 10:15:07 AM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 10:15:50 AM
Today's Over/Under is 12
Raz Over/Under is 15
13
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: razgueado on November 29, 2022, 10:36:50 AM
Today's Over/Under is 12
Raz Over/Under is 15
Yup.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 11:54:52 AM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
That kinda makes sense.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 12:00:03 PM
Heck of a performance from Senegal, getting that clinching goal right after giving up the tying goal. Onwards they go.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 12:09:05 PM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
That kinda makes sense.
And the first two teams to play and open up this year's WC have both been eliminated.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 01:19:01 PM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
That kinda makes sense.
And the first two teams to play and open up this year's WC have both been eliminated.
And Qatar is the first host team to ever lose all 3 games in the opening round. Almost like they shouldn't have gotten it in the first place...
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 01:50:04 PM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
That kinda makes sense.
And the first two teams to play and open up this year's WC have both been eliminated.
And Qatar is the first host team to ever lose all 3 games in the opening round. Almost like they shouldn't have gotten it in the first place...
I like that fact that we're seeing new teams. Italy was humbled and I think a few other countries could use some humbling also.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 01:57:53 PM
Ok, I think I figured out why the matches today are playing out at the same time - it's to avoid one match locking in an outcome in the other match in the group, so that one doesn't become meaningless and not worth watching/attending.
That kinda makes sense.
And the first two teams to play and open up this year's WC have both been eliminated.
And Qatar is the first host team to ever lose all 3 games in the opening round. Almost like they shouldn't have gotten it in the first place...
I like that fact that we're seeing new teams. Italy was humbled and I think a few other countries could use some humbling also.
We'll likely see lots more in 2026 when they open it up to 48 countries instead of 32.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 02:00:16 PM
Time to get it on. Gonna have to watch the Telemundo version until the hazzuh, then try to follow the second half while picking up the kids from school. I won't be home until after it ends.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 02:20:39 PM
Hazzuh!
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 04:18:25 PM
Time to get it on. Gonna have to watch the Telemundo version until the hazzuh, then try to follow the second half while picking up the kids from school. I won't be home until after it ends.
Woohoo! 1-0! We'll take the W. Love it when our destinies are made by ourselves instead of relying on other teams to win or lose.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 04:25:45 PM
Today's Over/Under is 12
Raz Over/Under is 15
Only 10.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 04:27:53 PM
Time to get it on. Gonna have to watch the Telemundo version until the hazzuh, then try to follow the second half while picking up the kids from school. I won't be home until after it ends.
Woohoo! 1-0! We'll take the W. Love it when our destinies are made by ourselves instead of relying on other teams to win or lose.
Was a hell of a match. Got to watch the last 25 minutes or so while waiting in the parking lot for the younger 2 to get out of student council.

I do hope they find some scoring before the knockout round.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 04:52:39 PM
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Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: bluecollar on November 29, 2022, 05:50:17 PM
I didn't know you guys were such soccer nuts
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: bluecollar on November 29, 2022, 05:53:25 PM
Ever have one?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221129/b70d875ebb2a653af1f78ff037e37c2b.jpg)
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 06:17:48 PM
I didn't know you guys were such soccer nuts
Yo, I'm italiano!
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 29, 2022, 06:22:28 PM
Ever have one?(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221129/b70d875ebb2a653af1f78ff037e37c2b.jpg)
No sir. But it looks to be right up my alley.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 06:42:33 PM
I didn't know you guys were such soccer nuts
I've really only gotten into it in the last 2 years or so. But I fell hard.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 29, 2022, 06:47:40 PM
I didn't know you guys were such soccer nuts
I've really only gotten into it in the last 2 years or so. But I fell hard.
In fact, I'm watching ESPN FC right now.
Title: Re: 11/29/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 29, 2022, 11:22:52 PM
Wrapping up the evening.