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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on April 08, 2025, 03:00:16 AM
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Happy Tuesday! In between insults we'll occasionally discuss cigars. Join in 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, twofers.
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Joe:
Torano Exodus Silver Perfecto - 10/39.99
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Sis:
Door #1 - Pledge by E.P. Carrillo Prequel (Robusto) - 5/34.99
Door #2 - Nub 460 Maduro (Gordo) - 10/49.99
Door #3 - Montecristo Platinum Flight of 15 - 15/84.99
5 x Robusto (5.0"x50)
5 x No. 2 (6.1"x52)
5 x Toro (6.0"x50)
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Morning, twofers.
Good morning, DaveDave.
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I finally figured out the Half and Half Strands puzzle last night, but my phone died before I was able to post it here.
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Looks like I'll need my coat today for the commute in. We're in the 30s.
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I finally figured out the Half and Half Strands puzzle last night, but my phone died before I was able to post it here.
D'oh!
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Looks like I'll need my coat today for the commute in. We're in the 30s.
Glad I don't have anywhere to go at the moment. Only 28 here. I don't even want to look outside to see if any snow stuck to the ground.
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Looks like I'll need my coat today for the commute in. We're in the 30s.
Glad I don't have anywhere to go at the moment. Only 28 here. I don't even want to look outside to see if any snow stuck to the ground.
I'm down with the head in the sand approach.
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Looks like I'll need my coat today for the commute in. We're in the 30s.
Glad I don't have anywhere to go at the moment. Only 28 here. I don't even want to look outside to see if any snow stuck to the ground.
I'm down with the head in the sand approach.
No snow on the ground, but it was gently falling when they left for school. Oof.
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Speaking of school, oldest stayed home yesterday and middle kid stayed home today. Bit of sickness running through the house at the moment. Hoping to avoid it myself.
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Connections
Puzzle #667
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No extras
Strands #401
“Out of this world”
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #197
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Speaking of school, oldest stayed home yesterday and middle kid stayed home today. Bit of sickness running through the house at the moment. Hoping to avoid it myself.
I wish you lots of luck.
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Speaking of school, oldest stayed home yesterday and middle kid stayed home today. Bit of sickness running through the house at the moment. Hoping to avoid it myself.
I wish you lots of luck.
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Hot local singles at the Page today:
https://www.cigarpage.com/singles-singles-singles-singles-singles.html
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Hot local singles at the Page today:
https://www.cigarpage.com/singles-singles-singles-singles-singles.html
Good selection but prices don't look that great.
Singles always get penalized...
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Morning, muchachos.
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Today is Tuesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2025
with 267 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars and Uranus.
On this date in history:
In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted, requiring that U.S. senators be "elected by the people."
In 1918, actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin pitch Third Liberty Loan bonds in front of the Sub-Treasury (now Federal Hall National Memorial) in New York City.
In 1935, the U.S. Congress approved the Works Progress Administration, a central part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
In 1952, U.S. President Harry Truman ordered government seizure of the steel industry to avoid a general strike.
In 1960, the United States Senate passed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1960. President Dwight D. Eisenhower would sign it into law on May 6, 1960.
In 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's longstanding career record. Aaron played two more seasons, ending with 755 home runs, a total eventually surpassed by Barry Bonds, who had 762.
In 1990, Ryan White, who put the face of a child on AIDS, died of complications from the disease at age 18.
In 1992, former tennis great Arthur Ashe confirmed he had AIDS. He said he contracted the disease from a blood transfusion.
In 2005, about 250,000 mourners attended a 3-hour funeral mass for Pope John Paul II in Rome's St. Peter's Square while about 1 million others gathered nearby. Among those in attendance were U.S. President George W. Bush and about 100 other world leaders.
In 2008, American Airlines grounded all 300 of its MD-80 jetliners after an FAA review found faulty wiring in nine of them. Over the next five days, American canceled about 3,300 flights, disrupting travel of more than 100,000 passengers.
In 2013, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the merger of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham, or ISIS.
In 2021, archaeologists announced what they called the most important ancient Egyptian discovery since that of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 -- that of the so-called "Lost Golden City" of Aten.
In 2022, SpaceX made history by launching the first private crew of astronauts to the International Space Station to conduct dozens of science experiments. The Ax-1 mission docked with the ISS the next day.
In 2024, a rare total solar eclipse, the first in seven years and the last in two decades over the continental United States, completed its trek across the sky, viewable throughout North America.
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Today's Birthdays
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:
Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in 1726;
actor Mary Pickford in 1892;
Olympic figure skater/actor Sonja Henie in 1912;
first lady Betty Ford in 1918;
comedian Shecky Greene in 1926;
musician Jacques Brel in 1929;
actor/Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin in 1931;
journalist Seymour Hersh in 1937 (age 88);
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1938;
Basketball Hall of Fame member John Havlicek in 1940;
choreographer Michael Bennett in 1943;
musician Steve Howe (Yes) in 1947 (age 78);
filmmaker John Madden in 1949 (age 76);
Baseball Hall of Fame member Gary Carter in 1954;
writer Barbara Kingsolver in 1955 (age 70);
actor/musician John Schneider in 1960 (age 65);
musician Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses) in 1962 (age 63);
actor Dean Norris in 1963 (age 62);
musician Julian Lennon in 1963 (age 62);
actor Robin Wright in 1966 (age 59);
actor Patricia Arquette in 1968 (age 57);
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković;
musician Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five) in 1971 (age 54);
actor Sung Kang in 1972 (age 53);
actor Emma Caulfield in 1973 (age 52);
Navy SEAL veteran Chris Kyle in 1974;
actor Taylor Kitsch in 1981 (age 44);
musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) in 1984 (age 41);
actor Gabriella Wilde in 1989 (age 36);
actor Skai Jackson in 2002 (age 23).
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Today's Over/Under is 8
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Hot local singles at the Page today:
https://www.cigarpage.com/singles-singles-singles-singles-singles.html
Good selection but prices don't look that great.
Singles always get penalized...
Ain't it the truth. Morning OverUnderDave, Page2Raz.
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Morning Tony and Dave.
Long sleeves here for our morning walk. Only 50 degrees.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
4
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Morning Tony and Dave.
Long sleeves here for our morning walk. Only 50 degrees.
You poor thing.
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Chilly morning lull?
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Now that's just stupid.
https://halfwheel.com/asylum-announces-megalophobia-a-13-x-134-cigar/449332/
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Chilly morning lull?
Giggity!
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Now that's just stupid.
https://halfwheel.com/asylum-announces-megalophobia-a-13-x-134-cigar/449332/
Good gracious.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
Ten.
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Page 3.
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and...
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vintage...
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Today's Birthdays
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include:
Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in 1726;
actor Mary Pickford in 1892;
Olympic figure skater/actor Sonja Henie in 1912;
first lady Betty Ford in 1918;
comedian Shecky Greene in 1926;
musician Jacques Brel in 1929;
actor/Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin in 1931;
journalist Seymour Hersh in 1937 (age 88);
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1938;
Basketball Hall of Fame member John Havlicek in 1940;
choreographer Michael Bennett in 1943;
musician Steve Howe (Yes) in 1947 (age 78);
filmmaker John Madden in 1949 (age 76);
Baseball Hall of Fame member Gary Carter in 1954;
writer Barbara Kingsolver in 1955 (age 70);
actor/musician John Schneider in 1960 (age 65);
musician Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses) in 1962 (age 63);
actor Dean Norris in 1963 (age 62);
musician Julian Lennon in 1963 (age 62);
actor Robin Wright in 1966 (age 59);
actor Patricia Arquette in 1968 (age 57);
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković;
musician Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five) in 1971 (age 54);
actor Sung Kang in 1972 (age 53);
actor Emma Caulfield in 1973 (age 52);
Navy SEAL veteran Chris Kyle in 1974;
actor Taylor Kitsch in 1981 (age 44);
musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) in 1984 (age 41);
actor Gabriella Wilde in 1989 (age 36);
actor Skai Jackson in 2002 (age 23).
Today's Over/Under is 8
Nine.
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Cain Daytona
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https://www.nytimes.com/badges/games/mini.html?d=2025-04-08&t=163&c=cbc35ff66cce505ecbf7bc8ca7d0e205&smid=url-share
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Terrible second guess because I put one of the letters in the same incorrect position.
Wordle 1,389 3/6
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #197
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I did not have issues with my second guess.
Wordle 1,389 2/6*
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Connections
Puzzle #667
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I did not have issues with my second guess.
Wordle 1,389 2/6*
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My wife also got it in two.
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No extras.
Strands #401
“Out of this world”
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I'm pretty sure this concludes today's programming...
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Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. He was 51.