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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on October 21, 2025, 01:34:45 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:
Door #1 - AVO Classic Robusto - 5/24.99
Door #2 - Latitude Zero El Valle - 5/36.99
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Corona - 10/34.99
Door #2 - Man O' War Ruination 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Gordo - 10/49.99
Door #3 - Nica Libre 25th Anniversary Torpedo - 10/44.99
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Morning, twofers.
Good morning, DaveDave.
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Commute day for me.
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Commute day for me.
Hope there's no post-Diwali rush.
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20-count samplers at the Page today:
https://www.cigarpage.com/double-dip-double-down-on-double-ups.html
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #393
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Connections
Puzzle #863
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Morning Tony and Dave.
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Commute day for me.
Hope there's no post-Diwali rush.
Or hungover Marxists, ANTIFA's, America haters and other deplorables.
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Commute day for me.
Hope there's no post-Diwali rush.
Or hungover Marxists, ANTIFA's, America haters and other deplorables.
Goes without saying.
Morning, OverUnderDave.
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Commute day for me.
Hope there's no post-Diwali rush.
Wasn't too bad. About an hour. Then there was a post-Diwali rush at work. :-\
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Morning Tony and Dave.
Good morning, CheerfulDave.
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Morning, muchachos.
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Morning, muchachos.
Afternoon, GettingUsToPage2Raz.
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Today is Tuesday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2025
with 71 to follow.
The moon is new. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
On this date in history:
In 1805, in one of history's greatest naval battles, the British fleet under Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar off the coast of Spain.
In 1879, after 14 months of experiments, Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric incandescent lamp.
In 1948, Western Allies decided to withdraw their condemnation of Russia as a threat to peace on the condition that the Berlin blockade was lifted, accepting a small-nation formula as a "hopeful basis" for solving the Berlin crisis.
In 1959, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
In 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened in New York City. The building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is considered one of the finest examples of architecture in the 20th century.
In 1966, an avalanche of coal slag cascaded down a Welsh mountainside, burying a school in the town of Aberfan and killing 148 people, mostly young students.
In 1983, Grenada's newly installed military rulers sought to consolidate control as 1,900 Marines steamed toward the Cuban-backed island following a week-old coup that left as many as 15 people dead.
In 1991, Beirut University professor Jesse Turner, a hostage since January 1987, was released by his captors in Lebanon.
In 1994, Rosario Ames, wife of confessed spy Aldrich Ames, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for collaborating with him.
In 1999, the National Park Service redesignated the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument as a national park in Colorado.
In 2004, the most senior soldier accused in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq, Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was released on parole in 2007.
In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the United States would withdraw all troops from Iraq at the end of the year and engage in a "normal relationship" with the nation. "After nearly nine years," Obama said, "America's war in Iraq will be over."
In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Kateri Tekakwitha as the first Native American to become a saint.
In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after a prop gun handled by actor Alec Baldwin went off on the set of the movie Rust in New Mexico.
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Today's Birthdays
Those born this date are under the sign of Libra. They include:
poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1772;
scientist Alfred Nobel in 1833;
musician Dizzy Gillespie in 1917;
musician Celia Cruz in 1925;
Baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford in 1928;
writer Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929;
musician Manfred Mann in 1940 (age 85);
musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. and MG's) in 1941 (age 84);
TV personality Judge Judy in 1942 (age 83);
musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) in 1946 (age 79);
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1949 (age 76);
actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson in 1949 (age 76);
astronaut Ronald McNair in 1950;
musician Charlotte Coffey (Go-Go's) in 1953 (age 72);
filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke in 1955 (age 70);
actor/writer Carrie Fisher in 1956;
musician Steve Lukather (Toto/Bee Gees/Spinal Tap) in 1957 (age 68);
actor Ken Watanabe in 1959 (age 66);
actor Melora Walters in 1960 (age 65);
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prime minister and crown prince of Bahrain, in 1969 (age 56);
actor Andrew Scott in 1976 (age 49);
actor Jeremy Miller in 1976 (age 49);
musician Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion) in 1977 (age 48);
actor Michael McMillian in 1978 (age 47);
TV personality/entrepreneur Kim Kardashian in 1980 (age 45);
actor Matt Dallas in 1982 (age 43);
model Amber Rose in 1983 (age 42);
actor Glen Powell in 1988 (age 37);
musician Kane Brown in 1993 (age 32);
musician Doja Cat in 1995 (age 30);
actor Nick Wolfhard in 1997 (age 28).
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Today's Over/Under is 8
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Today's Over/Under is 8
7
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A drop-off, a pick up and a VB game coming up for me. Hazzuh!
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Today's Birthdays
Those born this date are under the sign of Libra. They include:
poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1772;
scientist Alfred Nobel in 1833;
musician Dizzy Gillespie in 1917;
musician Celia Cruz in 1925;
Baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford in 1928;
writer Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929;
musician Manfred Mann in 1940 (age 85);
musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. and MG's) in 1941 (age 84);
TV personality Judge Judy in 1942 (age 83);
musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) in 1946 (age 79);
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1949 (age 76);
actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson in 1949 (age 76);
astronaut Ronald McNair in 1950;
musician Charlotte Coffey (Go-Go's) in 1953 (age 72);
filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke in 1955 (age 70);
actor/writer Carrie Fisher in 1956;
musician Steve Lukather (Toto/Bee Gees/Spinal Tap) in 1957 (age 68);
actor Ken Watanabe in 1959 (age 66);
actor Melora Walters in 1960 (age 65);
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prime minister and crown prince of Bahrain, in 1969 (age 56);
actor Andrew Scott in 1976 (age 49);
actor Jeremy Miller in 1976 (age 49);
musician Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion) in 1977 (age 48);
actor Michael McMillian in 1978 (age 47);
TV personality/entrepreneur Kim Kardashian in 1980 (age 45);
actor Matt Dallas in 1982 (age 43);
model Amber Rose in 1983 (age 42);
actor Glen Powell in 1988 (age 37);
musician Kane Brown in 1993 (age 32);
musician Doja Cat in 1995 (age 30);
actor Nick Wolfhard in 1997 (age 28).
Eleven, and several names that when I looked them up, I said, "Oh THAT's who that is."
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Today's Birthdays
Those born this date are under the sign of Libra. They include:
poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1772;
scientist Alfred Nobel in 1833;
musician Dizzy Gillespie in 1917;
musician Celia Cruz in 1925;
Baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford in 1928;
writer Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929;
musician Manfred Mann in 1940 (age 85);
musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. and MG's) in 1941 (age 84);
TV personality Judge Judy in 1942 (age 83);
musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) in 1946 (age 79);
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1949 (age 76);
actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson in 1949 (age 76);
astronaut Ronald McNair in 1950;
musician Charlotte Coffey (Go-Go's) in 1953 (age 72);
filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke in 1955 (age 70);
actor/writer Carrie Fisher in 1956;
musician Steve Lukather (Toto/Bee Gees/Spinal Tap) in 1957 (age 68);
actor Ken Watanabe in 1959 (age 66);
actor Melora Walters in 1960 (age 65);
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prime minister and crown prince of Bahrain, in 1969 (age 56);
actor Andrew Scott in 1976 (age 49);
actor Jeremy Miller in 1976 (age 49);
musician Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion) in 1977 (age 48);
actor Michael McMillian in 1978 (age 47);
TV personality/entrepreneur Kim Kardashian in 1980 (age 45);
actor Matt Dallas in 1982 (age 43);
model Amber Rose in 1983 (age 42);
actor Glen Powell in 1988 (age 37);
musician Kane Brown in 1993 (age 32);
musician Doja Cat in 1995 (age 30);
actor Nick Wolfhard in 1997 (age 28).
Today's Over/Under is 8
Ten. (I somehow missed Celia Cruz the first time)
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Wordle 1,585 4/6
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #393
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Wordle 1,585 4/6*
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Failed Connections again today. I was going in a completely different direction for Green which almost worked anyway. I didn't know what one of the Purples was at all.
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Need a hint to get started AND my streak is now at 1, so I guess I never finished yesterday's. Oh well.
Strands #597
“Banding together”
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Closing out with a lull.
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No extras.
Strands #597
“Banding together”
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