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Title: 5/7/2023
Post by: CigarBanter on May 07, 2023, 01:30:48 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: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:33:45 AM
Morning, boyos.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:36:28 AM
Joe:

CAO Black Frontier - 10/34.99
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:38:05 AM
Sis:

Door #1 - Historic Herf Collection - 15/49.99
    1 x Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5.0” x 49) - '92' rated
    1 x Cohiba Nicaragua N54 (5.5” x 54) - '91' rated
    1 x Cohiba Connecticut Robusto (5.0” x 50)
    1 x Cohiba Puro Dominicana Toro (6.0” x 54)
    1 x Cohiba Black Supremo (6.0” x 54)
    1 x Partagas Cifuentes Diciembre (5.5" x 49)
    1 x Partagas Cifuentes Maduro Robusto (5.5" x 49)
    1 x Partagas Naturales (5.5" x 50)
    1 x Partagas Black Label Magnifico (6.0" x 54) - '90' rated
    1 x Partagas Legend Toro Leyenda (6.2" x 54)
    1 x La Gloria Cubana Wavell Natural (5.0” x 50) - '92' rated
    1 x La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro (5.0” x 50)
    1 x La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5 Natural (5.5” x 54) - '92' rated
    1 x La Gloria Cubana Serie R No 5 Maduro (5.5” x 54)
    1 x La Gloria Cubana Esteli Toro (5.5” x 54)

Door #2 - Punch Bareknuckle Pita (Toro) - 10/37.50

Door #3 - Hoyo Epicure Seleccion No.2 (Robusto) - 5/24.99
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:38:50 AM
Wordle 687 3/6*

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Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 09:39:14 AM
Good morning, Dave.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 09:40:45 AM
We have two games today and then we're having friends over for dinner. I'm thinking of making enchiladas.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 09:42:02 AM
Only just counted now. It seems I had 8 cigars yesterday.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:54:57 AM
Only just counted now. It seems I had 8 cigars yesterday.
That's definitely making up for lost time, well done.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:01:29 AM
Joe:

CAO Black Frontier - 10/34.99
Was hoping for a Bradfest sampler.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:03:02 AM
We have two games today and then we're having friends over for dinner. I'm thinking of making enchiladas.
No recovery day for you!
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:04:30 AM
We have two games today and then we're having friends over for dinner. I'm thinking of making enchiladas.
Got a game myself, against Louisville.  See if we can get the sweep for the weekend.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:05:59 AM
Banter is doing pretty good for a Sunday morning.  I had figured Tony would be herfed out and Dave sleeping in without an OT day.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:12:01 AM
Banter is doing pretty good for a Sunday morning.  I had figured Tony would be herfed out and Dave sleeping in without an OT day.
We're holding our own. What else is new?
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:15:57 AM
I'm gonna tell you that I thought the Viva La Vida by Artesano Del Tobacco Cigars was a good cigar but their El Pulpo is another level. I have a feeling we'll be seeing it in the top 10 for Cigar Aficionado this year.

The owners were very cool and I generally like everything I'm smoking during a herf but I don't think I'm jaded here. Planning to pick up a box.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:20:23 AM
Also scored a couple of Cohiba serie M (Miami) from the General rep (Mike). I didn't smoke it but those that did were raving about it and saying it doesn't compare to any other Cohiba (non Cuban) that they'd ever tried.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:21:46 AM
Not sure what's up with all the parenthesis. (I'm just in that kind of mood, I guess)
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:25:50 AM
Not bad prices for boxes of San Lotano at the Page.

https://www.cigarpage.com/san-low-tan-low.html
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:26:50 AM
Also scored a couple of Cohiba serie M (Miami) from the General rep (Mike). I didn't smoke it but those that did were raving about it and saying it doesn't compare to any other Cohiba (non Cuban) that they'd ever tried.
Did you have a goodie bag to take home from the party?
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:29:05 AM
Also scored a couple of Cohiba serie M (Miami) from the General rep (Mike). I didn't smoke it but those that did were raving about it and saying it doesn't compare to any other Cohiba (non Cuban) that they'd ever tried.
I smoked the Cohiba Riviera yesterday and I liked it. It was the torpedo and a bit underfilled. I also took home a 5er of robustos as a parting gift and those didn't feel as spongy. Looking forward to smoking it.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:29:48 AM
Not bad prices for boxes of San Lotano at the Page.

https://www.cigarpage.com/san-low-tan-low.html
Indeed. Not bad at all.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:30:10 AM
Today is Sunday, May 7, the 127th day of 2023.
There are 238 days left in the year.



Today’s Highlight in History:

On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams), France, ending its role in World War II.

On this date:

In 1889, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore opened its doors.

In 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner RMS Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of the nearly 2,000 on board.

In 1928, the minimum voting age for British women was lowered from 30 to 21 — the same age as men.

In 1939, Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.

In 1941, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Chattanooga Choo Choo” for RCA Victor.

In 1954, the 55-day Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces.

In 1963, the United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.

In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the “Vietnam era.”

In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.

In 1977, Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories.

In 2010, a BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.

In 2019, two students opened fire inside a charter school in a Denver suburb not far from Columbine High School, killing a fellow student, 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo, who authorities said had charged at the shooters to protect classmates. (Both attackers would be sentenced to life in prison; one who was 16 at the time of the shooting could be eligible for parole after about 20 years.)

In 2020, Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood near the port city of Brunswick. (The two men and a third white man would be convicted of murder in state court, and hate crimes in federal court.)
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:31:29 AM
Ten years ago: President Barack Obama and South Korea’s new leader, Park Geun-hye (goon-hay), met at the White House, where they projected a united front as they warned North Korea against further nuclear provocations. Twenty-four people were killed by a gas tanker-truck explosion on the outskirts of Mexico City. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time, ending the day at 15,056.20, up 87.31 points. Movie special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, 92, died in London.

Five years ago: First lady Melania Trump unveiled what she called the “Be Best” public awareness campaign to help children, focusing on childhood well-being, social media use and opioid abuse. Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the Marine at the center of the Iran-Contra affair in the Reagan administration, was named president of the National Rifle Association. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that he would be resigning from office after he was accused of physical violence by women with whom he had been involved; Schneiderman had been a high-profile advocate for women’s issues.


One year ago: Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa and bombarded a steel mill in Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of the port city in time for Victory Day celebrations. Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from the steel plant, a key Russian war objective that has long been under siege. Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed more than 40 people. Rich Strike, an 80-1 long shot, won the Kentucky Derby in the second biggest upset in the 148-year history of America’s best-known horse race.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:33:32 AM
Also scored a couple of Cohiba serie M (Miami) from the General rep (Mike). I didn't smoke it but those that did were raving about it and saying it doesn't compare to any other Cohiba (non Cuban) that they'd ever tried.
Did you have a goodie bag to take home from the party?
I did. The reps had left stuff with Brad and he was having a bit of a fire sale at the end of the night. I pretty much have mentioned the stuff I got. I threw it into the humidor when I got home at about 1:30. Should have taken a photo first.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:39:28 AM
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Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:42:53 AM

Today’s Birthdays:

R&B singer Thelma Houston is 80.
Actor Robin Strasser is 78.
Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff is 77.
Rock musician Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) is 77.
Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is 76.
Rock musician Prairie Prince is 73.
Movie writer-director Amy Heckerling is 71.
Actor Michael E. Knight is 64.
Rock musician Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 62.
Rock singer-musician Chris O’Connor (Primitive Radio Gods) is 58.
Actor Traci Lords is 55.
Actor Morocco Omari is 53.
Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 52.
Actor Breckin Meyer is 49.
Rock musician Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) is 37.
Actor-comedian Aidy Bryant is 36.
Actor Taylor Abrahamse is 32.
Actor Alexander Ludwig is 31.
Actor Dylan Gelula is 29.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:43:16 AM
Today's Over/Under is 1
Raz Over/Under is 5
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 10:45:36 AM
Today's Over/Under is 1
Raz Over/Under is 5
Two for me. Two other names on there are very familiar but can't but a face to 'em. I'm gonna look them up now.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 10:51:05 AM
Banter is doing pretty good for a Sunday morning.  I had figured Tony would be herfed out and Dave sleeping in without an OT day.
Probably because I am doing OT. Wrapping up in a bit, then heading to my parents house for dinner this afternoon.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 10:53:34 AM
Today's Over/Under is 1
Raz Over/Under is 5
3
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 11:25:09 AM
We have two games today and then we're having friends over for dinner. I'm thinking of making enchiladas.
No recovery day for you!
Change of plans. Company is coming too early and I won't have time to prepare the enchiladas. We're going out for Mexican instead.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 12:46:05 PM
My cigars finally arrived yesterday. This is a really good cigar. I just think I would enjoy it more if it was not a torpedo but it is a soft box press.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230507/b0afa2cf3950657293b6c6f3a8d6765d.jpg)
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 04:53:35 PM
Cigar arrival lull?
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 05:48:29 PM
Cigar arrival lull?
Well since no one can top the day you had yesterday you set the bar too high
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 05:52:54 PM
Cigar arrival lull?
Well since no one can top the day you had yesterday you set the bar too high
I agree. Can't wait for the next one. July 15th, I believe. But I'm in no rush to get there.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 05:52:56 PM
Just having some fun Tony
 Waiting for the rain to stop to take the little man for his walk.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230507/5f81f430abaeac59dc105830eacc60f6.jpg)
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 05:53:51 PM
Just having some fun Tony
 Waiting for the rain to stop to take the little man for his walk.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230507/5f81f430abaeac59dc105830eacc60f6.jpg)
Looks like the stick is floating.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 06:00:27 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 07:00:41 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
At least you're having some nice afternoon/evening cigars.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 07:01:30 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 07:44:54 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Guardians won, too.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 08:16:31 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
I agree.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 07, 2023, 08:17:03 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Congrats.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 08:59:38 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Is this NCAA? I don't remember you following an MLB team.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: bluecollar on May 07, 2023, 09:03:31 PM
This one took me for a surprise. Good cigar
Romeo y Julieta Media Noche,
Thanks George

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Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:05:44 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Is this NCAA? I don't remember you following an MLB team.
Pretty sure he's talking about Clemson.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 09:19:41 PM
Graycliff Fabrica

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Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 09:40:41 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Guardians won, too.
Yea, think I'm gonna go see them this week.   ;)
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 09:42:00 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Is this NCAA? I don't remember you following an MLB team.
Yea, don't really follow MLB.  Phillies a little.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 09:50:57 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Is this NCAA? I don't remember you following an MLB team.
Yea, don't really follow MLB.  Phillies a little.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 09:51:55 PM
Following Ricks lead.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 07, 2023, 10:37:54 PM
Vida Blue, legendary pitcher for the Oakland A's dead at 73.
Title: Re: 5/7/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on May 07, 2023, 10:46:42 PM
So as a life long Yankee fan I can honestly say I have lost all excitement for this year. There is something that just feels like "whatever"!
I think today's loss was inexcusable.
Our game was better.  Won 7-3 sweeping the series.
Is this NCAA? I don't remember you following an MLB team.
Yea, don't really follow MLB.  Phillies a little.
You're definitely dressed for it.