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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on January 10, 2025, 02:27:52 AM
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It's Friday! Any 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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Morning, boyos. Happy Quitter's Day!
According to Google:
"Quitter's Day" refers to the second Friday of January, which is considered the day when most people tend to give up on their New Year's resolutions, making it a somewhat informal "holiday" signifying the point where many abandon their goals set at the start of the year; essentially, the day most people "quit" on their resolutions.
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Joe:
Door #1 - Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Robusto - 5/26.99
Door #2 - Gurkha Crest Torpedo - 10/37.50
Door #3 - Montecristo Blackjack 21-Cigar Mega-Sampler - 21/119.99
3 - White Label Rothschilde (5"x52)
3 - Viejo Vitola E (6"x54)
3 - Perlado Toro (6"x50)
3 - Platinum Toro (6"x50)
3 - Media Noche No.2 (6.1"x54)
3 - Nicaragua Toro (6"x54)
3 - Classic Churchill (7"x54)
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Sis:
Door #1 - La Perla Habana Black Pearl Original Belicoso - 10/29.99
Door #2 - Diesel Unholy Cocktail (Belicoso) - 10/34.99
Door #3 - Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 '50 Years' Robusto - 10/32.50
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Another frigid start to the day, 11 out right now. Boiler is humming.
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Morning, boyos. Happy Quitter's Day!
According to Google:
"Quitter's Day" refers to the second Friday of January, which is considered the day when most people tend to give up on their New Year's resolutions, making it a somewhat informal "holiday" signifying the point where many abandon their goals set at the start of the year; essentially, the day most people "quit" on their resolutions.
Good morning, QuitterDave.
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Another frigid start to the day, 11 out right now. Boiler is humming.
It's pretty freezing here too. I thought it was supposed to have warmed up by now.
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Morning, boyos. Happy Quitter's Day!
According to Google:
"Quitter's Day" refers to the second Friday of January, which is considered the day when most people tend to give up on their New Year's resolutions, making it a somewhat informal "holiday" signifying the point where many abandon their goals set at the start of the year; essentially, the day most people "quit" on their resolutions.
Actually, I made no resolutions so there's nothing to quit.
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There was recently a commercial on television where they referred to Quitter's Day. Not very effective marketing because I can't recall what the product was.
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Morning, boyos. Happy Quitter's Day!
According to Google:
"Quitter's Day" refers to the second Friday of January, which is considered the day when most people tend to give up on their New Year's resolutions, making it a somewhat informal "holiday" signifying the point where many abandon their goals set at the start of the year; essentially, the day most people "quit" on their resolutions.
Actually, I made no resolutions so there's nothing to quit.
Same here.
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Late start for me on the banter. So much going on today between work and home. Plus, my wife's cousin is flying in from Miami with her two daughters and staying with us for a few days. Not sure why she would pick this time of year, but whatever.
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Another frigid start to the day, 11 out right now. Boiler is humming.
It's pretty freezing here too. I thought it was supposed to have warmed up by now.
I'm not even sure if we've been above freezing yet this year. And according to the long range forecast, we're still more than a week away from a break. And even that is only a high of 33. Woof.
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Late start for me on the banter. So much going on today between work and home. Plus, my wife's cousin is flying in from Miami with her two daughters and staying with us for a few days. Not sure why she would pick this time of year, but whatever.
Is she one of those, "I've never seen snow" types? Because otherwise, I can't imagine a solid reason for coming north this time of year.
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Late start for me on the banter. So much going on today between work and home. Plus, my wife's cousin is flying in from Miami with her two daughters and staying with us for a few days. Not sure why she would pick this time of year, but whatever.
Is she one of those, "I've never seen snow" types? Because otherwise, I can't imagine a solid reason for coming north this time of year.
I think she's one of those, "the airfare was cheap because no one else wants to come there" types.
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Late start for me on the banter. So much going on today between work and home. Plus, my wife's cousin is flying in from Miami with her two daughters and staying with us for a few days. Not sure why she would pick this time of year, but whatever.
Is she one of those, "I've never seen snow" types? Because otherwise, I can't imagine a solid reason for coming north this time of year.
I think she's one of those, "the airfare was cheap because no one else wants to come there" types.
Like I said, I can't imagine another SOLID reason for coming. Lol
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
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Late start for me on the banter. So much going on today between work and home. Plus, my wife's cousin is flying in from Miami with her two daughters and staying with us for a few days. Not sure why she would pick this time of year, but whatever.
Is she one of those, "I've never seen snow" types? Because otherwise, I can't imagine a solid reason for coming north this time of year.
I think she's one of those, "the airfare was cheap because no one else wants to come there" types.
Like I said, I can't imagine another SOLID reason for coming. Lol
I'm just lucky I got out of having to pick them up from the airport.
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
Probably not. Though, I do wonder why, if they're intent on trying to generate interest over there, they keep sending the shittiest teams?
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I helped get us to Page 2, now it's time to buckle down and get some work done.
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I helped get us to Page 2, now it's time to buckle down and get some work done.
Get that bread, NoQuitTodayTony.
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
Probably not. Though, I do wonder why, if they're intent on trying to generate interest over there, they keep sending the shittiest teams?
Case in point - the Jets and Jaguars are also going to London this season. They're also going to Spain next year, along with a return trip to Germany.
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There was recently a commercial on television where they referred to Quitter's Day. Not very effective marketing because I can't recall what the product was.
It's a smart watch with motivational, tracking and goal setting features.
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
Probably not. Though, I do wonder why, if they're intent on trying to generate interest over there, they keep sending the shittiest teams?
Case in point - the Jets and Jaguars are also going to London this season. They're also going to Spain next year, along with a return trip to Germany.
Is that what we really want to do if we're trying to promote the sport?
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
Probably not. Though, I do wonder why, if they're intent on trying to generate interest over there, they keep sending the shittiest teams?
Case in point - the Jets and Jaguars are also going to London this season. They're also going to Spain next year, along with a return trip to Germany.
Is that what we really want to do if we're trying to promote the sport?
Exactly.
Morning, APNewsDave.
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Connections: Sports Edition
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Another frigid start to the day, 11 out right now. Boiler is humming.
It's pretty freezing here too. I thought it was supposed to have warmed up by now.
I'm not even sure if we've been above freezing yet this year. And according to the long range forecast, we're still more than a week away from a break. And even that is only a high of 33. Woof.
Just started snowing here. First time in three years.
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Another frigid start to the day, 11 out right now. Boiler is humming.
It's pretty freezing here too. I thought it was supposed to have warmed up by now.
I'm not even sure if we've been above freezing yet this year. And according to the long range forecast, we're still more than a week away from a break. And even that is only a high of 33. Woof.
Just started snowing here. First time in three years.
Good morning, FrostyDave.
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The NFL is subjecting London to the Browns in 2025. Still paying them back for the tea taxes, I guess.
It was inevitable since they wind up playing upwards of 4 games there. I'm not sure what is in store for next season, but I can't imagine there will be less games than this past year.
Probably not. Though, I do wonder why, if they're intent on trying to generate interest over there, they keep sending the shittiest teams?
Case in point - the Jets and Jaguars are also going to London this season. They're also going to Spain next year, along with a return trip to Germany.
Is that what we really want to do if we're trying to promote the sport?
Exactly.
Morning, APNewsDave.
I'm transitioning to UPI...
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Today is Friday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2025
with 356 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
On this date in history:
In 1789, the first nationwide U.S. presidential election was conducted. Electors chosen by the voters unanimously picked George Washington as president and John Adams as vice president.
In 1861, Florida seceded from the United States.
In 1878, a constitutional amendment that would give women the right to vote was introduced into the U.S. Senate. It wasn't until 42 years later that the amendment was enacted.
In 1901, oil was discovered at the Spindletop claim near Beaumont, Texas, launching the Southwest oil boom.
In 1920, the League of Nations came into being as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
In 1946, the first meeting of the U.N. General Assembly convened in London.
In 1957, Six dynamite blasts heavily damaged four black churches in Montgomery, Ala., and the homes of two ministers. No one was injured.
In 1984, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican for the first time in 116 years.
In 2003, North Korea announced it was withdrawing from the 1979 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
In 2008, Edmund Hillary, who gained international fame as a member of the first climbing party to scale Mount Everest, died in Auckland, New Zealand, at age 88.
In 2013, President Barack Obama signed legislation designating Pinnacles National Monument in California a national park. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif.
In 2017, a federal jury sentenced self-avowed White supremacist Dylann Roof to death for shooting to death nine people at a historic Black church in Charleston, S.C.
In 2022, the U.S. Mint announced it began shipping a new quarter featuring poet Maya Angelou, the first U.S. coin to feature a Black woman.
In 2024, gunmen besieged the TC Television studio during a live broadcast, taking hostages in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Police freed the hostages and arrested 13 people in the incident.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
musician Ronnie Hawkins in 1935;
historian Stephen Ambrose in 1936;
Olympic decathlon champion Bill Toomey in 1939 (age 86);
musician Jim Croce in 1943;
musician Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1944;
actor William Sanderson in 1944 (age 81);
musician Rod Stewart in 1945 (age 80);
musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) in 1948 (age 77);
X-rated film actor Linda Lovelace in 1949;
boxer George Foreman in 1949 (age 76);
musician Pat Benatar in 1953 (age 72);
musician Michael Schenker (Scorpions) in 1955 (age 70);
musician Shawn Colvin in 1956 (age 69);
screenwriter Fran Walsh in 1959 (age 66);
musician Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Evan Handler in 1961 (age 64);
musician Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) in 1964 (age 61);
actor/musician Jemaine Clement in 1974 (age 51);
musician Chris Smith (Kris Kross) in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sarah Shahi in 1980 (age 45);
musician Rauw Alejandro in 1993 (age 32);
actor/musician Reneé Rapp in 2000 (age 25).
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Today's Over/Under is 7
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=rock+you+like+a+hurricane&mid=A5FC87C0878061F01D87A5FC87C0878061F01D87&mcid=DF2188395FD34CB196F3658EC0D00227&FORM=VIRE
(little birthday wakeup)
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Today's Over/Under is 7
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=rock+you+like+a+hurricane&mid=A5FC87C0878061F01D87A5FC87C0878061F01D87&mcid=DF2188395FD34CB196F3658EC0D00227&FORM=VIRE
(little birthday wakeup)
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Not as many ladies today.
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and...
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Morning, muchachos.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
musician Ronnie Hawkins in 1935;
historian Stephen Ambrose in 1936;
Olympic decathlon champion Bill Toomey in 1939 (age 86);
musician Jim Croce in 1943;
musician Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1944;
actor William Sanderson in 1944 (age 81);
musician Rod Stewart in 1945 (age 80);
musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) in 1948 (age 77);
X-rated film actor Linda Lovelace in 1949;
boxer George Foreman in 1949 (age 76);
musician Pat Benatar in 1953 (age 72);
musician Michael Schenker (Scorpions) in 1955 (age 70);
musician Shawn Colvin in 1956 (age 69);
screenwriter Fran Walsh in 1959 (age 66);
musician Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Evan Handler in 1961 (age 64);
musician Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) in 1964 (age 61);
actor/musician Jemaine Clement in 1974 (age 51);
musician Chris Smith (Kris Kross) in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sarah Shahi in 1980 (age 45);
musician Rauw Alejandro in 1993 (age 32);
actor/musician Reneé Rapp in 2000 (age 25).
Fourteen. I should have known William Sanderson, but had to look him up.
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Not as many ladies today.
So we need to be careful to get them all. ;)
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
Okay, now I get it, but it's pretty lamely executed.
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
Okay, now I get it, but it's pretty lamely executed.
They've done this type of theme several times, so I spotted the spangram pretty quickly.
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
Morning, Dave.
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Not as many ladies today.
So we need to be careful to get them all. ;)
That's what I get when I rush.
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
I hate when that happens. Good morning, Bret.
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
Okay, now I get it, but it's pretty lamely executed.
I haven't looked at it yet, but from the discussion, I'm assuming one word from the Spangram is associated directly with a word from the opposite side. That has tripped me up in the past.
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Strands today - I've got 5 of 9 words including the spangram, and I still don't get the theme.
Okay, now I get it, but it's pretty lamely executed.
I haven't looked at it yet, but from the discussion, I'm assuming one word from the Spangram is associated directly with a word from the opposite side. That has tripped me up in the past.
CNS, can't get anything past you.
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Anita Bryant, Anti-Gay Rights Activist and Grammy-Nominated Pop Singer, Dies at 84
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Anita Bryant, Anti-Gay Rights Activist and Grammy-Nominated Pop Singer, Dies at 84
I saw that too, but I'm not familiar with her work or her politics.
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From what I'm reading, the snowfall in the Southern states is creating all sorts of havoc.
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Hazzuh!
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Hazzuh!
Let the weekend begin!
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
musician Ronnie Hawkins in 1935;
historian Stephen Ambrose in 1936;
Olympic decathlon champion Bill Toomey in 1939 (age 86);
musician Jim Croce in 1943;
musician Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1944;
actor William Sanderson in 1944 (age 81);
musician Rod Stewart in 1945 (age 80);
musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) in 1948 (age 77);
X-rated film actor Linda Lovelace in 1949;
boxer George Foreman in 1949 (age 76);
musician Pat Benatar in 1953 (age 72);
musician Michael Schenker (Scorpions) in 1955 (age 70);
musician Shawn Colvin in 1956 (age 69);
screenwriter Fran Walsh in 1959 (age 66);
musician Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Evan Handler in 1961 (age 64);
musician Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) in 1964 (age 61);
actor/musician Jemaine Clement in 1974 (age 51);
musician Chris Smith (Kris Kross) in 1979 (age 46);
actor Sarah Shahi in 1980 (age 45);
musician Rauw Alejandro in 1993 (age 32);
actor/musician Reneé Rapp in 2000 (age 25).
Today's Over/Under is 7
Nine.
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From what I'm reading, the snowfall in the Southern states is creating all sorts of havoc.
What a surprise. ::)
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From what I'm reading, the snowfall in the Southern states is creating all sorts of havoc.
You'd think they'd have some sort of plan in place to deal with stuff like this, since it seems to happen now every couple of years.
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Connections
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From what I'm reading, the snowfall in the Southern states is creating all sorts of havoc.
You'd think they'd have some sort of plan in place to deal with stuff like this, since it seems to happen now every couple of years.
We do. It's called stay home.
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From what I'm reading, the snowfall in the Southern states is creating all sorts of havoc.
You'd think they'd have some sort of plan in place to deal with stuff like this, since it seems to happen now every couple of years.
We do. It's called stay home.
I have a friend who lives in GA. Several years ago they had a bad ice storm and he was stranded on the side of a road for nearly a day. So clearly this plan was developed recently. 😆
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CAO Flathead
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I wasn't gonna get purple.
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Twinsies!
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Just as I suspected. No extras.
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