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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on January 02, 2025, 12:54:46 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, fellas!
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JoeCigar:
Diesel d.10th d.5552 (5.5"x52) - 10 / $39.99
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Cigar.com:
Door #1 - HC Series White Shade Grown Grande (Gordo) (6.0"x60) - 20 / $44.99
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Cigar.com:
Door #2 - Oliva Connecticut Reserve Robusto (5.0"x50) - 5 / $29.99
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Cigar.com:
Door #3 - Gurkha Centurian Double Perfecto (6.0"x60) - 5 / $24.99
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First day back to work for me. I imagine it will be slow, but those tend to be famous last words.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
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First day back to work for me. I imagine it will be slow, but those tend to be famous last words.
So far, so good. There is plenty to get done, but nothing earth-shattering to resolve. We are running with a skeleton crew today.
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I was planning to be in the office today but have a wake to attend this afternoon and decided to work remotely instead. It was an elderly friend of the family that passed.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
Morning, BackToTheGrindTony.
The kids and I were supposed to have dentist appts this morning, but they called to cancel because the hygentist didn't come in.
Our decorations are coming down today as well. But my tree is fake, so back in the container it goes.
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I was planning to be in the office today but have a wake to attend this afternoon and decided to work remotely instead. It was an elderly friend of the family that passed.
That's a shame, sorry to hear it.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
Morning, BackToTheGrindTony.
The kids and I were supposed to have dentist appts this morning, but they called to cancel because the hygentist didn't come in.
Our decorations are coming down today as well. But my tree is fake, so back in the container it goes.
Good morning, OHDave.
Despite the dog eating the tree, I don't see us giving up on getting a real one each year. At this point, it's tradition.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
Not me. Outside will remain lit till Jan 6. Inside will come down over the course of a week after that.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
Morning, BackToTheGrindTony.
The kids and I were supposed to have dentist appts this morning, but they called to cancel because the hygentist didn't come in.
Our decorations are coming down today as well. But my tree is fake, so back in the container it goes.
Good morning, OHDave.
Despite the dog eating the tree, I don't see us giving up on getting a real one each year. At this point, it's tradition.
Nothing wrong with that. I always enjoyed having a live tree. Daughter still gets one.
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Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2025.
There are 363 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to protest the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires on public land and to demand the federal government turn over public lands to local control.
Also on this date:
In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.
In 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 launched, becoming the first spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity.
In 1971, 66 people were killed in a pileup of spectators leaving a soccer match at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland.
In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.)
In 2023, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle during the first quarter of an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, requiring life-saving treatment on the field. The game was cancelled; Hamlin would recover fully and return to play the following season.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Filmmaker Todd Haynes is 64.
Baseball Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez is 62.
Actor-singer Tia Carrere is 58.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 57.
Model Christy Turlington is 56.
Actor Taye Diggs is 54.
Actor Renée Elise Goldsberry is 54.
Actor-comedian Dax Shepard is 50.
Singer-rapper Bryson Tiller is 32.
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Today's Over/Under is 4
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Longer list from UPI...
On Jan. 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union.
Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2025 with 363 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a Federalist from Massachusetts, became the first U.S. senator to be censured after being accused of publicly revealing secret presidential documents.
In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann, "The Most Hated Man in the World," went on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., eldest son of famed aviator, Charles Lindbergh.
In 1942, Japanese forces occupied Manila, forcing U.S. and Philippine forces under U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur to withdraw to the Bataan Peninsula.
In 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 1, the first unmanned spacecraft to travel to the moon.
In 1967, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as 33rd governor of California.
In 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a bill requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph or lose federal highway funds.
In 1981, police in Britain arrested the so-called "Yorkshire Ripper," after five years on the run. Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven more.
In 1990, Britain's most-wanted terrorism suspect, Irish Republican Army gunman Patrick Sheehy, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Republic of Ireland.
In 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County. One man was found alive after 41 hours trapped underground.
In 2011, Prince Harry, grandson of England's Queen Elizabeth II, was sent home from military service in Afghanistan after a magazine revealed his presence in the war zone. He later returned to continue training as a gunship pilot.
In 2019, two Indian women entered the Hindu Sabarimala temple, the first to do so since the courts ended a longtime ban on women in 2018.
In 2024, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea's main opposition party, was stabbed in the neck during an appearance in Busan. Lee survived and a real estate worker was arrested and confessed to attempting to assassinate the politician.
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And more birthdays....not all alive....
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:
industrialist Henry Flagler in 1830;
U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater in 1909;
writer Isaac Asimov in 1920;
televangelist Jim Bakker in 1940 (age 85);
zoologist Jack Hanna in 1947 (age 78);
journalist Judith Miller in 1948 (age 77);
filmmaker Todd Haynes in 1961 (age 64);
actor Gabrielle Carteris in 1961 (age 64);
actor Tia Carrere in 1967 (age 58);
actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in 1968 (age 57);
model Christy Turlington in 1969 (age 56);
actor Taye Diggs in 1971 (age 54);
actor/musician Renee Elise Goldsberry in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dax Shepard in 1975 (age 50);
musician Doug Robb (Hoobastank) in 1975 (age 50);
actor Paz Vega in 1976 (age 49);
musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) in 1979 (46);
actor Anthony Carrigan in 1983 (age 42);
musician Trombone Shorty (Stooges Brass Band) in 1986 (age 39);
actor Kate Bosworth in 1983 (age 42);
actor Shelley Hennig in 1987 (age 38);
actor Ben Hardy in 1991 (age 34);
musician Bryson Tiller in 1993 (age 32).
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Over/Under from this list is 11.
This is getting complicated...
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And UPI still has a thought for the day:
A thought for the day: "Most reform movements in our country have been cursed by a lunatic fringe and have mingled sound ideas for social progress with utopian nonsense." -- American writer/social worker Agnes E. Meyer
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Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Filmmaker Todd Haynes is 64.
Baseball Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez is 62.
Actor-singer Tia Carrere is 58.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 57.
Model Christy Turlington is 56.
Actor Taye Diggs is 54.
Actor Renée Elise Goldsberry is 54.
Actor-comedian Dax Shepard is 50.
Singer-rapper Bryson Tiller is 32.
Four
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Today's Over/Under is 4
6
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Over/Under from this list is 11.
This is getting complicated...
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Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year.
Morning, Page2Raz.
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I didn't intend to do it so soon, but all the Christmas decorations are already down and put away. The outside lights had been blown down by the heavy winds and the inside tree had nary a needle still on it. If I hadn't cut the tree down myself, I would have guessed it had been leftover from last year.
Not me. Outside will remain lit till Jan 6. Inside will come down over the course of a week after that.
Good morning, NeighborDave (Once I win the HGTV Dream Home).
This year is unusual for me. I never take stuff down before the Epiphany.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Filmmaker Todd Haynes is 64.
Baseball Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez is 62.
Actor-singer Tia Carrere is 58.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 57.
Model Christy Turlington is 56.
Actor Taye Diggs is 54.
Actor Renée Elise Goldsberry is 54.
Actor-comedian Dax Shepard is 50.
Singer-rapper Bryson Tiller is 32.
Today's Over/Under is 4
Six.
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And more birthdays....not all alive....
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:
industrialist Henry Flagler in 1830;
U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater in 1909;
writer Isaac Asimov in 1920;
televangelist Jim Bakker in 1940 (age 85);
zoologist Jack Hanna in 1947 (age 78);
journalist Judith Miller in 1948 (age 77);
filmmaker Todd Haynes in 1961 (age 64);
actor Gabrielle Carteris in 1961 (age 64);
actor Tia Carrere in 1967 (age 58);
actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in 1968 (age 57);
model Christy Turlington in 1969 (age 56);
actor Taye Diggs in 1971 (age 54);
actor/musician Renee Elise Goldsberry in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dax Shepard in 1975 (age 50);
musician Doug Robb (Hoobastank) in 1975 (age 50);
actor Paz Vega in 1976 (age 49);
musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) in 1979 (46);
actor Anthony Carrigan in 1983 (age 42);
musician Trombone Shorty (Stooges Brass Band) in 1986 (age 39);
actor Kate Bosworth in 1983 (age 42);
actor Shelley Hennig in 1987 (age 38);
actor Ben Hardy in 1991 (age 34);
musician Bryson Tiller in 1993 (age 32).
Over/Under from this list is 11.
This is getting complicated...
Only two additional for me for a total of eight. I know who the three dead guys are too, but not by sight.
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Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year.
Howdy, Bret.
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Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year.
Morning, Page2Raz.
Morning, Dave.
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And more birthdays....not all alive....
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:
industrialist Henry Flagler in 1830;
U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater in 1909;
writer Isaac Asimov in 1920;
televangelist Jim Bakker in 1940 (age 85);
zoologist Jack Hanna in 1947 (age 78);
journalist Judith Miller in 1948 (age 77);
filmmaker Todd Haynes in 1961 (age 64);
actor Gabrielle Carteris in 1961 (age 64);
actor Tia Carrere in 1967 (age 58);
actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in 1968 (age 57);
model Christy Turlington in 1969 (age 56);
actor Taye Diggs in 1971 (age 54);
actor/musician Renee Elise Goldsberry in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dax Shepard in 1975 (age 50);
musician Doug Robb (Hoobastank) in 1975 (age 50);
actor Paz Vega in 1976 (age 49);
musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) in 1979 (46);
actor Anthony Carrigan in 1983 (age 42);
musician Trombone Shorty (Stooges Brass Band) in 1986 (age 39);
actor Kate Bosworth in 1983 (age 42);
actor Shelley Hennig in 1987 (age 38);
actor Ben Hardy in 1991 (age 34);
musician Bryson Tiller in 1993 (age 32).
From this list, nine, if we presume that I could have picked the dead ones out of a lineup when they were alive.
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Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year.
Howdy, Bret.
Howdy, T.
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And more birthdays....not all alive....
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:
industrialist Henry Flagler in 1830;
U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater in 1909;
writer Isaac Asimov in 1920;
televangelist Jim Bakker in 1940 (age 85);
zoologist Jack Hanna in 1947 (age 78);
journalist Judith Miller in 1948 (age 77);
filmmaker Todd Haynes in 1961 (age 64);
actor Gabrielle Carteris in 1961 (age 64);
actor Tia Carrere in 1967 (age 58);
actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in 1968 (age 57);
model Christy Turlington in 1969 (age 56);
actor Taye Diggs in 1971 (age 54);
actor/musician Renee Elise Goldsberry in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dax Shepard in 1975 (age 50);
musician Doug Robb (Hoobastank) in 1975 (age 50);
actor Paz Vega in 1976 (age 49);
musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) in 1979 (46);
actor Anthony Carrigan in 1983 (age 42);
musician Trombone Shorty (Stooges Brass Band) in 1986 (age 39);
actor Kate Bosworth in 1983 (age 42);
actor Shelley Hennig in 1987 (age 38);
actor Ben Hardy in 1991 (age 34);
musician Bryson Tiller in 1993 (age 32).
From this list, nine, if we presume that I could have picked the dead ones out of a lineup when they were alive.
That is the understanding. I think they would look quite a bit different now.
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Page 3!
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and...
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wrapping with...
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Ladies lull?
First lull of the New Year?
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Ladies lull?
First lull of the New Year?
First work related lull of the year, for sure.
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Complete Sports Connections failure today. I only got yellow.
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #101
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Connections
Puzzle #571
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #101
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Impressive. Even after seeing the answers I'm not sure I could have gotten it.
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I got two out of the four and yellow isn't one of them. Perhaps I'm overthinking it.
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I got two out of the four and yellow isn't one of them. Perhaps I'm overthinking it.
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #101
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Impressive. Even after seeing the answers I'm not sure I could have gotten it.
Following soccer helped me with green, because I could see what they were going for. After that, no problem. But I would never have gotten purple except by default.
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