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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on January 10, 2019, 12:02:34 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 morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
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Good morning Dean. I'm about to go check the boilers. Plow has been through so hopefully commute won't be too bad.
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Good morning Dean. I'm about to go check the boilers. Plow has been through so hopefully commute won't be too bad.
good morning Rick. I see upstate NY is suppose to get 2' of lake effect.
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Yeah can only be lucky for so long with the lakes wide open. South towns got it good. It really is cold outside.
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Yeah can only be lucky for so long with the lakes wide open. South towns got it good. It really is cold outside.
cold front here, 43° now may hit mid 50's.
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Above freezing would feel good right now
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Morning Cigar Bunnies
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
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Yeah can only be lucky for so long with the lakes wide open. South towns got it good. It really is cold outside.
cold front here, 43° now may hit mid 50's.
37° here now with 12-15 mph north wind, high around 45° with gusty north winds.
Wind chill currently 30°
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
yes, I need time for coffee and cigar to start my day.
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Jamming underway🙄
Not much to offer with the early morning daily deals.
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Female cop shot and killed last night in my hometown of Shreveport which is sadly a gang-ridden mess now.
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Good cold morning, Dean, Rick and Dave.
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Good cold morning, Dean, Rick and Dave.
Good morning guys. Have a great day. Morning meeting.
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
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nice job litenup, but Dave would have broke it up to boost his post count.
nice of you to show up.
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
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Good cold morning, Dean, Rick and Dave.
morning Tony.
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had to tell Tire Kingdom that I'm paying them to change my oil, not dictate how often.
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Sex toys all the buzz at Vegas Consumer Electronics show
https://www.france24.com/en/20190109-sex-toys-all-buzz-vegas-tech-show
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
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Good morning OilChangeDean, FillingInTony, SnowShovelRick, and CheckingOutSexToysDave. Mid-40's up to 58 deg later. No rain or wind, so a nice day in store, at least weatherwise.
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
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Good morning OilChangeDean, FillingInTony, SnowShovelRick, and CheckingOutSexToysDave. Mid-40's up to 58 deg later. No rain or wind, so a nice day in store, at least weatherwise.
Filling out is more like it.
Good morning, Mark.
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Good eye Dean.
2nd try:
Today is Thursday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2019. There are 355 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 10, 1863, the London Underground had its beginnings as the Metropolitan, the world's first underground passenger railway, opened to the public with service between Paddington and Farringdon Street.
On this date:
In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argued for American independence from British rule.
In 1860, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Mass., collapsed and caught fire, killing up to 145 people, mostly female workers from Scotland and Ireland.
In 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
In 1920, the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
In 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London. The first manmade contact with the moon was made as radar signals transmitted by the U.S. Army Signal Corps were bounced off the lunar surface.
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam. That same day, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
In 1984, the United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than a century.
In 1994, President Bill Clinton, attending a NATO summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium, announced completion of an agreement to remove all long-range nuclear missiles from the former Soviet republic of Ukraine.
In 2000, America Online announced it was buying Time Warner for $162 billion (the merger, which proved disastrous, ended in December 2009).
In 2002, Marines began flying hundreds of al-Qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In 2006, Iran resumed nuclear research two years after halting the work to avoid possible U.N. economic sanctions.
Ten years ago: Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan, where he pledged long-term American support. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Europe and in Lebanon against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush was commissioned with its namesake, the 41st president, and other members of the Bush family on hand for the ceremonies at Naval Station Norfolk.
Five years ago: The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December 2013. Larry Speakes, who'd spent six years as acting press secretary for President Ronald Reagan, died in Cleveland, Mississippi, at age 74.
One year ago: Immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores nationwide before dawn to check on the immigration status of employees in what officials described as the largest operation so far against an employer under Donald Trump's presidency. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra said Charles Dutoit had stepped down as artistic director and principal conductor after multiple allegations of sexual assault. After nine terms in the House, California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced that he would not seek re-election.
Thought for Today: “You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain’t one.” — Dashiell Hammett, American author (born 1894, died this date in 1961).
[/quote]That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
Why not bend him over the sawhorse and treat him like all the others?
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
Why not bend him over the sawhorse and treat him like all the others?
A line is forming..
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
Why not bend him over the sawhorse and treat him like all the others?
A line is forming..
That’s more banterish!
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just got a call from my lawn care guy. three people I referred are using his service and I get 2 months of work free. woohoo.
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@ Bean - this is a twisted Shreveport Trust Fund Baby Story worthy of a tv documentary! sex, cage fighters, drugs, alcohol and death are just a few of twists. But I thought you might be surprised at one of the connections based on last name. Warden knows his father from the oil business and yes, there is a close relationship to the famous person with the same last name, Will in the article is a great nephew as she remembers. I know the guy that died in the story, all the talk is about alcohol but cocaine and probably heroine are the bigger factors
Being from Arkansas You will definitely recognize the name......
Wrongful death suit filed over drowning in swimming pool
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/wrongful-death-suit-filed-over-drowning-in-swimming-pool/article_45e376a8-104e-11e9-bcfa-8f5609348ea9.html
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
Why not bend him over the sawhorse and treat him like all the others?
He's gotta get his sea legs.
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just got a call from my lawn care guy. three people I referred are using his service and I get 2 months of work free. woohoo.
Has he even given you your first cut yet?
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just got a call from my lawn care guy. three people I referred are using his service and I get 2 months of work free. woohoo.
Has he even given you your first cut yet?
Like most of Dean's relationships...that escalated quickly!
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@ Bean - this is a twisted Shreveport Trust Fund Baby Story worthy of a tv documentary! sex, cage fighters, drugs, alcohol and death are just a few of twists. But I thought you might be surprised at one of the connections based on last name. Warden knows his father from the oil business and yes, there is a close relationship to the famous person with the same last name, Will in the article is a nephew as she remembers. I know the guy that died in the story, all the talk is about alcohol but cocaine and probably heroine are the bigger factors
Being from Arkansas You will definitely recognize the name......
Wrongful death suit filed over drowning in swimming pool
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/wrongful-death-suit-filed-over-drowning-in-swimming-pool/article_45e376a8-104e-11e9-bcfa-8f5609348ea9.html
Something there ain't right.
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@ Bean - this is a twisted Shreveport Trust Fund Baby Story worthy of a tv documentary! sex, cage fighters, drugs, alcohol and death are just a few of twists. But I thought you might be surprised at one of the connections based on last name. Warden knows his father from the oil business and yes, there is a close relationship to the famous person with the same last name, Will in the article is a nephew as she remembers. I know the guy that died in the story, all the talk is about alcohol but cocaine and probably heroine are the bigger factors
Being from Arkansas You will definitely recognize the name......
Wrongful death suit filed over drowning in swimming pool
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/wrongful-death-suit-filed-over-drowning-in-swimming-pool/article_45e376a8-104e-11e9-bcfa-8f5609348ea9.html
Something there ain't right.
Edit: should have been great nephew not nephew
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just got a call from my lawn care guy. three people I referred are using his service and I get 2 months of work free. woohoo.
Has he even given you your first cut yet?
yes, day he showed up to give me a quote. $40 first cut, $25 every two weeks as needed.
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Hopefully Dave returns soon......
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2018. There are 19 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida’s contested election.
On this date:
In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Oscar Straus to be Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish Cabinet member.
In 1913, authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the “Mona Lisa,” stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
In 1917, during World War I, a train carrying some 1,000 French troops from the Italian front derailed while descending a steep hill in Modane (moh-DAN’); at least half of the soldiers were killed in France’s greatest rail disaster. Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River. (Japan apologized, and paid $2.2 million in reparations.)
In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to be the site of the U.N.’s headquarters.
In 1963, Kenya became independent of Britain.
In 1977, the dance movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring John Travolta, premiered in New York.
In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland.
In 1995, by three votes, the Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.
In 1997, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the international terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal,” went on trial in Paris on charges of killing two French investigators and a Lebanese national. (Ramirez was convicted, and is serving a life prison sentence.)
In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chretien (zhahn kreh-TYEN’) as Canada’s prime minister. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.
Ten years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Actor Van Johnson died in Nyack, N.Y. at age 92.
Five years ago: The House voted to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure’s defeat. Actor-writer-producer Tom O’Laughlin, 82, creator of “Billy Jack,” died in Thousand Oaks, California.
One year ago: Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election over Republican Roy Moore, who had denied accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls that allegedly took place when he was in his 30s; it was the first Democratic Senate victory in Alabama in a quarter-century, and came despite an endorsement of Moore by President Donald Trump. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, the city’s first Asian-American mayor, died at the age of 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping.
Today’s Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Francis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Wings Hauser is 71. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 69. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 61. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 60. Pop singer Daniel O’Donnell is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 56. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 55. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 51. Author Sophie Kinsella is 49. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Model Bridget Hall is 41. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Manchester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14.
Thought for Today: “To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard, American author and publisher (1856-1915).
That was awfully kind of you. (Edit: You might want to check the calendar) Dave has some stuff to sort out but he'll be back.
Nice to see you on here again.
I was going to point that out, but being a noob and all I didn't want him to feel discouraged. Let him get comfortable here, then wham!
Agreed. We need to woo him.
Why not bend him over the sawhorse and treat him like all the others?
He's gotta get his sea legs.
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@ Bean - this is a twisted Shreveport Trust Fund Baby Story worthy of a tv documentary! sex, cage fighters, drugs, alcohol and death are just a few of twists. But I thought you might be surprised at one of the connections based on last name. Warden knows his father from the oil business and yes, there is a close relationship to the famous person with the same last name, Will in the article is a great nephew as she remembers. I know the guy that died in the story, all the talk is about alcohol but cocaine and probably heroine are the bigger factors
Being from Arkansas You will definitely recognize the name......
Wrongful death suit filed over drowning in swimming pool
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/wrongful-death-suit-filed-over-drowning-in-swimming-pool/article_45e376a8-104e-11e9-bcfa-8f5609348ea9.html
I certainly do recognize that last name. It's the reason there is a lawsuit in the first place.
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@ Bean - this is a twisted Shreveport Trust Fund Baby Story worthy of a tv documentary! sex, cage fighters, drugs, alcohol and death are just a few of twists. But I thought you might be surprised at one of the connections based on last name. Warden knows his father from the oil business and yes, there is a close relationship to the famous person with the same last name, Will in the article is a great nephew as she remembers. I know the guy that died in the story, all the talk is about alcohol but cocaine and probably heroine are the bigger factors
Being from Arkansas You will definitely recognize the name......
Wrongful death suit filed over drowning in swimming pool
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/wrongful-death-suit-filed-over-drowning-in-swimming-pool/article_45e376a8-104e-11e9-bcfa-8f5609348ea9.html
I certainly do recognize that last name. It's the reason there is a lawsuit in the first place.
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Yep, but the Carmody side of the story is also very wealthy.
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Twisted Story Lull?
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Morning, muchachos.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
Fortunately, like every other day, it will eventually end.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
Fortunately, like every other day, it will eventually end.
I know what you mean but at the same time I hate to wish my days away. It's a quandary.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
Fortunately, like every other day, it will eventually end.
I know what you mean but at the same time I hate to wish my days away. It's a quandary.
Just depends on the day.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
Fortunately, like every other day, it will eventually end.
I know what you mean but at the same time I hate to wish my days away. It's a quandary.
If it's any help there is a jam happening.
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Morning, muchachos.
Yes it is, Raz.
Fortunately, like every other day, it will eventually end.
I know what you mean but at the same time I hate to wish my days away. It's a quandary.
If it's any help there is a jam happening.
It helps a lot because I'm laughing my ass off. Thank you.
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small pan of lasagna in the oven for lunch.
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And here we go again, Sears is a running joke!
Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a revised takeover bid of more than $5 billion for the company on Thursday, a regulatory filing showed, providing hope the 126-year-old U.S. department-store chain could avoid liquidation.
Lampert has agreed to assume tax and vendor bills Sears has incurred since filing for bankruptcy protection in October last year that amounts to over $600 million, the filing from an affiliate of the billionaire's hedge fund ESL Investments Inc. showed.
The revised offer was submitted along with a $120 million cash deposit with an escrow agent selected by Sears (SHLDQ.PK).
Lampert proposes assuming roughly $166 million in payment obligations to vendors and $43 million in additional severance costs. The hedge fund will also assume $135 million in tax bills for properties that Lampert hopes to acquire as part of his bid.
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Sears lull?
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Sears lull?
126 years in the making..
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Sears lull?
126 years in the making..
Officially making it a doozy.
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
I had a bagel with jalapeño cream cheese. That's just as Mexican, no?
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
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Good morning OilChangeDean, FillingInTony, SnowShovelRick, and CheckingOutSexToysDave. Mid-40's up to 58 deg later. No rain or wind, so a nice day in store, at least weatherwise.
Filling out is more like it.
Good morning, Mark.
remember I said i was hovering around 175 lbs; well head
cold has affected my appetite, now the number is 170.
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
I had a bagel with jalapeño cream cheese. That's just as Mexican, no?
Maybe more Mexican
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
I had a bagel with jalapeño cream cheese. That's just as Mexican, no?
Maybe more Mexican
Jewish Mexican, "you know here in the northeast, the Jews eat more
Italian & Chinese foods, than any other nationality. If they stop eating, they could
close down two countries" - Pat Cooper
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
Where does Whataburger fit in here? I call sheesh on your sheesh.
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Hi Flip. Where ya been hiding?
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Sheesh, Whataburger Lull?
I had chicken enchiladas at Abuelos with the boy.
Where does Whataburger fit in here? I call sheesh on your sheesh.
What could be better than a Whataburger?
So tell me, exactly what does fit in here?
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I'm going to read the banter when I get home from the man cave. Are we still talking about Dean's lawn service?
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I'm going to read the banter when I get home from the man cave. Are we still talking about Dean's lawn service?
Might as well be. SCDave is having a senior moment, so that or any random thought works today.
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I'm going to read the banter when I get home from the man cave. Are we still talking about Dean's lawn service?
Might as well be. SCDave is having a senior moment, so that or any random thought works today.
Have to run to home Depot but I see I cigar in my very near future. Punching out for the man in 5
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
Afternoon, Alberto. What was for lunch?
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I'm going to read the banter when I get home from the man cave. Are we still talking about Dean's lawn service?
Might as well be. SCDave is having a senior moment, so that or any random thought works today.
Have to run to home Depot but I see I cigar in my very near future. Punching out for the man in 5
I'm eyeing the man cave and about to go humi diving myself.
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I'm going to read the banter when I get home from the man cave. Are we still talking about Dean's lawn service?
Might as well be. SCDave is having a senior moment, so that or any random thought works today.
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Hi Flip. Where ya been hiding?
Jersey and New York
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
Afternoon, Alberto. What was for lunch?
some homemade Dhosa, one of the guys just got back from a 5 week vacation in
in India.
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
Afternoon, Alberto. What was for lunch?
some homemade Dhosa, one of the guys just got back from a 5 week vacation in
in India.
Like most of your menu I had to google that one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa)
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
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took the pan of lasagna over to the Puerto Rican lady's house, she had fresh Cuban bread, and had we had PDR small batch reserves and expresso for dessert.
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
Afternoon, Alberto. What was for lunch?
some homemade Dhosa, one of the guys just got back from a 5 week vacation in
in India.
Like most of your menu I had to google that one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa)
tomorrow, I was thinking of having roasted frumious bandersnatch....
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took the pan of lasagna over to the Puerto Rican lady's house, she had fresh Cuban bread, and had we had PDR small batch reserves and expresso for dessert.
You have a lot of nice friends Dean
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
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took the pan of lasagna over to the Puerto Rican lady's house, she had fresh Cuban bread, and had we had PDR small batch reserves and expresso for dessert.
You have a lot of nice friends Dean
that I do.
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
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good morning Banter buddies. early morning oil change appointment at 7am.
CAO Gold and coffee here.
You getup at 4 a.m. to get your oil changed at 7? Sheesh!
if I were retired, my first appointment we be about noon, then again
I don't have hot & cold running women in my life 24/7 either.
hello Boys
Afternoon, Alberto. What was for lunch?
some homemade Dhosa, one of the guys just got back from a 5 week vacation in
in India.
Like most of your menu I had to google that one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa)
tomorrow, I was thinking of having roasted frumious bandersnatch....
LMAO!
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
actually if I never see snow again it'll be too soon.
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lol Actually not much fell as forcasted but the bright side is 4 months and I'll be golfing hopefully
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
actually if I never see snow again it'll be too soon.
Or frumious bandersnatch.
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
actually if I never see snow again it'll be too soon.
Or frumious bandersnatch.
oh JABBERWOCKY
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heading to a meeting. see yall in the morning.
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
actually if I never see snow again it'll be too soon.
Or frumious bandersnatch.
oh JABBERWOCKY
62° Tuesday, 26° and snow today.
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In the man cave with coffee and a Nica Rustica.
Freezing stones here. RP edge Maduro in MC
54° here, so it's cold for Florida.
Figured you wanted to see some snow.
Let's just say it's Cold(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/628a4ed126c7c1ccc41003457d386c2a.jpg)
actually if I never see snow again it'll be too soon.
Or frumious bandersnatch.
oh JABBERWOCKY
Twas brillig and the slithy toves...