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Title: 5/26/2018
Post by: CigarBanter on May 26, 2018, 12:46:21 AM
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!
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 06:42:43 AM
Good morning, banterers.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:34:32 AM
Morning all!  Memorial weekend specials from SBC

Memorial Day Specials!
 
Starting now until Monday 5/28/2018 at midnight we have four different Memorial Day Specials!

CODE: M1 = 15% off plus 5% reward points no minimum!

CODE: M2 = 20% off plus 5% reward points plus one Davidoff Art Edition 2017 on orders $125+

CODE: M3 = 25% off plus 5% reward points plus one Davidoff Royal Salomon on orders $250+ (20 Available)

CODE: M4 = 5% off plus 5% reward points plus one Davidoff Oro Blanco Coffin on orders $1000+ (1 Available)
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:37:51 AM
Jammin' for your Saturday.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:45:21 AM

Today is Saturday, May 26, the 146th day of 2018. There are 219 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 26, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal on the remaining charges.
On this date:
In 1647, Alse (Alice) Young was hanged in Hartford, Connecticut, in the first recorded execution of a "witch" in the American colonies.
In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Italy in Milan.
In 1897, the Gothic horror novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker was first published in London.
In 1918, the Democratic Republic of Georgia declared its independence. (Georgia was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1921, and did not reclaim its independence until 1991.)
In 1938, the House Un-American Activities Committee was established by Congress.
In 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.
In 1954, explosions rocked the aircraft carrier USS Bennington off Rhode Island, killing 103 sailors. (The initial blast was blamed on leaking catapult fluid ignited by the flames of a jet.)
In 1960, U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Soviets during a meeting of the Security Council of hiding a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United States that had been presented to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow. (The U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2002.)
In 1978, Resorts Casino Hotel, the first legal U.S. casino outside Nevada, opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In 1981, 14 people were killed when a Marine jet crashed onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off Florida.
In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court made it far more difficult for police to be sued by people hurt during high-speed chases. The Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island, historic gateway for millions of immigrants, was mainly in New Jersey, not New York.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:46:09 AM
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have "the courage and character to follow their lead" in preserving peace and freedom. Chinese officials said they would waive their one-child policy for families with a child who was killed, severely injured or disabled in the country's devastating earthquake. Oscar-winning movie director Sydney Pollack died in Los Angeles at age 73. Composer Earle H. Hagen, who wrote the themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," ''I Spy," ''The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 88.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them "every step of the way." A Nigerian tugboat carrying 12 crew members capsized and sank in about 100 feet of water; a sole survivor (Harrison Odjegba Okene) was miraculously rescued three days later. Tony Kanaan won the Indianapolis 500. Ten fans were injured during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway won by Kevin Harvick when a nylon rope supporting a FOX Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands onto the track surface. The lesbian romance "Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" won the Palme d'Or at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

One year ago: President Donald Trump, attending a G-7 meeting in Sicily, vowed to crush "evil organizations of terror" following an attack on Coptic Christians that killed at least 28 people near Cairo, Egypt. Two men were stabbed to death aboard a light-rail train in Portland, Oregon; police said the victims were trying to protect two women who were the target of a man's anti-Muslim rant. (A suspect faces trial.) President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski (ZBIG'-nyef breh-ZHIN'-skee), died in Falls Church, Virginia, at age 89. Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. senator Jim Bunning, 85, died in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:46:57 AM
Today's Birthdays: Sportscaster Brent Musberger is 79. Rock musician Garry Peterson (Guess Who) is 73. Singer Stevie Nicks is 70. Actress Pam Grier is 69. Actor Philip Michael Thomas is 69. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 69. British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is 69. Actress Margaret Colin is 60. Country singer-songwriter Dave Robbins is 59. Actor Doug Hutchison is 58. Actress Genie Francis is 56. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 56. Singer-actor Lenny Kravitz is 54. Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 52. Distance runner Zola Budd is 52. Rock musician Phillip Rhodes is 50. Actor Joseph Fiennes (FYNZ) is 48. Singer Joey Kibble (Take 6) is 47. Actor-producer-writer Matt Stone is 47. Contemporary Christian musician Nathan Cochran is 40. Actress Elisabeth Harnois is 39. Actor Hrach Titizian is 39.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:47:20 AM
Thought for Today: "The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls." — Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American feminist (1815-1902).
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 26, 2018, 07:47:37 AM
And do the day begins.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: FloridaDean on May 26, 2018, 08:26:07 AM
good morning Tony and Dave. three business mertings today, one at 10am, one at 1pm, last at 6pm. all about an hour long, all at different locations, only one I am concerned about or give a shit about, but will be at all three.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: FloridaDean on May 26, 2018, 08:55:45 AM
Oliva O maduro robusto and coffee. going to drain the pool a bit, predicting up to 6" of rain from Alberto.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: FloridaDean on May 26, 2018, 09:30:07 AM
was it my avi change?
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 09:36:34 AM
was it my avi change?
Nah. Saturday of a long weekend will have little traffic. Your avi is just fine. ☺
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: FloridaDean on May 26, 2018, 09:51:06 AM
was it my avi change?
Nah. Saturday of a long weekend will have little traffic. Your avi is just fine. ☺
just another Monday to me.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 09:51:08 AM


Today's Birthdays: Sportscaster Brent Musberger is 79. Rock musician Garry Peterson (Guess Who) is 73. Singer Stevie Nicks is 70. Actress Pam Grier is 69. Actor Philip Michael Thomas is 69. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 69. British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is 69. Actress Margaret Colin is 60. Country singer-songwriter Dave Robbins is 59. Actor Doug Hutchison is 58. Actress Genie Francis is 56. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 56. Singer-actor Lenny Kravitz is 54. Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 52. Distance runner Zola Budd is 52. Rock musician Phillip Rhodes is 50. Actor Joseph Fiennes (FYNZ) is 48. Singer Joey Kibble (Take 6) is 47. Actor-producer-writer Matt Stone is 47. Contemporary Christian musician Nathan Cochran is 40. Actress Elisabeth Harnois is 39. Actor Hrach Titizian is 39.

On June 8th, my brother-in-law will be premiering in Ocean's 8 with her. Does that make me 3° separated?
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 26, 2018, 11:59:31 AM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 12:07:51 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 26, 2018, 12:28:32 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Afternoon Mayor T,  I thought so too.

Might be good for the boy
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: FloridaDean on May 26, 2018, 03:30:14 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
looks good to me. I may just hit it once or twice later.

boring ass meetings.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Threebean on May 26, 2018, 04:21:16 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Haven't tried the DE, but otherwise a nice deal, especially with what appears to be FS this weekend. 
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 26, 2018, 05:37:32 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Haven't tried the DE, but otherwise a nice deal, especially with what appears to be FS this weekend.
Well it appears to be FS but they failed to show the fine print (took a page out of the Fanous book of tricks) and there is a $100 minimum for the FS so no go for me.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 06:20:42 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Haven't tried the DE, but otherwise a nice deal, especially with what appears to be FS this weekend.
Well it appears to be FS but they failed to show the fine print (took a page out of the Fanous book of tricks) and there is a $100 minimum for the FS so no go for me.
That's the one thing I was wondering about. If you buy 2, like Dean proposed, then I guess it works out.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: shank on May 26, 2018, 06:40:00 PM
Afternoon, gentleman (and I use the term loosely). :)

Here for my semi-annual check in. Graduated law school last weekend, and am 5 days into the drudgery of bar prep.

California notoriously has some of the lowest bar passage rates in the country. Here is a brief blurb on the results from February 2018 exam:

"Just 27.3 percent of would-be lawyers passed California’s February 2018 bar exam, an all-time low pass rate based on records stretching back to 1951, according to test data released Friday.

The dismal scores mirror a national trend for the winter sitting of the exam. The average score on February’s multistate bar exam, the 200 multiple-choice question portion of the test used in every state, fell 1.3 points from the previous year to 132.8, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. That is the lowest average score in more than 10 years and marks the fourth straight year that the February average declined.

First-time test-takers of the February 2018 exam continued to do better than those repeating the exam with a 39 percent pass rate. Graduates of American Bar Association-approved law schools based in California did the best of any group, with 46 percent passing."

My school's percentage pass rate typically falls around mid 70-80s. So I have that going for me. I shall spend the next two months focusing as much attention as I can muster on preparing diligently.

Hope all is well with you all!

Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Oyam18 on May 26, 2018, 06:53:09 PM
Afternoon, gentleman (and I use the term loosely). :)

Here for my semi-annual check in. Graduated law school last weekend, and am 5 days into the drudgery of bar prep.

California notoriously has some of the lowest bar passage rates in the country. Here is a brief blurb on the results from February 2018 exam:

"Just 27.3 percent of would-be lawyers passed California’s February 2018 bar exam, an all-time low pass rate based on records stretching back to 1951, according to test data released Friday.

The dismal scores mirror a national trend for the winter sitting of the exam. The average score on February’s multistate bar exam, the 200 multiple-choice question portion of the test used in every state, fell 1.3 points from the previous year to 132.8, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. That is the lowest average score in more than 10 years and marks the fourth straight year that the February average declined.

First-time test-takers of the February 2018 exam continued to do better than those repeating the exam with a 39 percent pass rate. Graduates of American Bar Association-approved law schools based in California did the best of any group, with 46 percent passing."

My school's percentage pass rate typically falls around mid 70-80s. So I have that going for me. I shall spend the next two months focusing as much attention as I can muster on preparing diligently.

Hope all is well with you all!
just what we need another lawyer! Congratulations
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: Oyam18 on May 26, 2018, 06:55:29 PM
Tony, your pic poster is broken.....
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 07:11:50 PM
This does not look like a bad offer, any thoughts?

https://www.seriouscigars.com/deal/notorious-nicaraguans-sampler-only-59-95?source=cj
Good day, SCTex. All good sticks for $3 each.
Haven't tried the DE, but otherwise a nice deal, especially with what appears to be FS this weekend.
Well it appears to be FS but they failed to show the fine print (took a page out of the Fanous book of tricks) and there is a $100 minimum for the FS so no go for me.
That's the one thing I was wondering about. If you buy 2, like Dean proposed, then I guess it works out.
SPEND $100, GET FREE SHIPPING & XIKAR TRAVEL HUMIDOR, WORTH $27.99, WITH CODE XTREME18
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 07:13:41 PM
Afternoon, gentleman (and I use the term loosely). :)

Here for my semi-annual check in. Graduated law school last weekend, and am 5 days into the drudgery of bar prep.

California notoriously has some of the lowest bar passage rates in the country. Here is a brief blurb on the results from February 2018 exam:

"Just 27.3 percent of would-be lawyers passed California’s February 2018 bar exam, an all-time low pass rate based on records stretching back to 1951, according to test data released Friday.

The dismal scores mirror a national trend for the winter sitting of the exam. The average score on February’s multistate bar exam, the 200 multiple-choice question portion of the test used in every state, fell 1.3 points from the previous year to 132.8, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. That is the lowest average score in more than 10 years and marks the fourth straight year that the February average declined.

First-time test-takers of the February 2018 exam continued to do better than those repeating the exam with a 39 percent pass rate. Graduates of American Bar Association-approved law schools based in California did the best of any group, with 46 percent passing."

My school's percentage pass rate typically falls around mid 70-80s. So I have that going for me. I shall spend the next two months focusing as much attention as I can muster on preparing diligently.

Hope all is well with you all!
Congrats on finishing law school.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 07:14:41 PM
Tony, your pic poster is broken.....
Hiya, David. Let me try...
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180526/c706c6586610f2c3f7daedbc615e3705.jpg)

Edit:That was with Tapatalk. Let me try directly through cigarbanter.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 07:35:40 PM
@Oy: If this works for me, it probably just means you need to logout and back in again. I've seen that happen.
Title: Re: 5/26/2018
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 26, 2018, 11:38:49 PM
Can't post a photo lull?