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Title: 11/5/2025
Post by: CigarBanter on November 05, 2025, 01:59:35 AM
Any hump day 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: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 05:59:00 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy StillScrapingByWednesday.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 06:00:10 AM
Sis:

Door #1 - La Herencia Cubana CORE Toro - 10/49.99

Door #2 - New World by AJ Fernandez Cigars Gordo - 10/64.99

Door #3 - Zino Platinum Scepter Series Grand Master - 10/54.99
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 06:00:43 AM
Joe currently has $11 RPs up, so we'll wait for the rain to stop over there.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 06:24:29 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy StillScrapingByWednesday.
And no payday. Good morning, Dave.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 06:37:06 AM
Sandwiches aren't gonna make themselves.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 07:07:57 AM
Sandwiches aren't gonna make themselves.
That's deep.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 07:08:19 AM
Wife is taking the oldest out today to get her first tattoo. Something she designed herself that's going on her leg.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 07:16:19 AM
Thankfully, it looks like we passed the school renewal levy. Without it, we'd have been in big trouble.

You'll also be happy to know that billboard guy running unopposed did, in fact, win. :D
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 07:21:41 AM
Wife is taking the oldest out today to get her first tattoo. Something she designed herself that's going on her leg.
My oldest has six of them now, I think. I'm not happy about it, but it is what it is.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 07:22:51 AM
Thankfully, it looks like we passed the school renewal levy. Without it, we'd have been in big trouble.

You'll also be happy to know that billboard guy running unopposed did, in fact, win. :D
We also had some unopposed local politics. Why bother with the advertising (costs) ?
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 07:29:21 AM
Thankfully, it looks like we passed the school renewal levy. Without it, we'd have been in big trouble.

You'll also be happy to know that billboard guy running unopposed did, in fact, win. :D
We also had some unopposed local politics. Why bother with the advertising (costs) ?
Indeed. My only thought is he had donations and felt like he needed to spend them on the campaign. Either way, helps the local economy, I guess.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 07:29:41 AM
Wife is taking the oldest out today to get her first tattoo. Something she designed herself that's going on her leg.
My oldest has six of them now, I think. I'm not happy about it, but it is what it is.
Yeah, I'd prefer she waited a while longer, but what can you do?
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 09:18:34 AM
Joe:

Door #1 - 5 Vegas Series 'A' Archetype - 10/29.99

Door #2 - Punch Rare Corojo Magnum - 10/37.50
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 09:28:44 AM
Wife is taking the oldest out today to get her first tattoo. Something she designed herself that's going on her leg.
She paying for it herself?  Wife getting a matching one?
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 09:30:10 AM
Good morning TatooTony and SkinDoodlesDave.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 09:30:39 AM
Joe:

Door #1 - 5 Vegas Series 'A' Archetype - 10/29.99

Door #2 - Punch Rare Corojo Magnum - 10/37.50
That's different. I kind of liked the RPs.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 09:31:43 AM
Good morning TatooTony and SkinDoodlesDave.
Good morning, ClemsonDave.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 09:31:55 AM
Wife is taking the oldest out today to get her first tattoo. Something she designed herself that's going on her leg.
She paying for it herself?  Wife getting a matching one?
She's definitely paying for it herself, but no, the wife isn't getting a matching one. Though, I think she did consider it for a couple of seconds.

Morning, OverUnderDave.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 09:40:34 AM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 09:57:05 AM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 10:06:29 AM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 10:06:53 AM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 10:08:52 AM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 11:24:30 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 11:54:20 AM
The US postal service is hilarious.  Yesterday a shipment I'm awaiting of some guitar parts arrived at the Auburn processing facility - 20 miles away.  This morning it arrived at the Seattle facility - 45 miles away. 
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 12:05:37 PM
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2025
with 56 to follow.

The moon is full. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.

On this date in history:

In 1605, Guy Fawkes and fellow conspirators attempted to blow up the English Parliament and failed. They were captured, tried and beheaded.

In 1854, combined British-French forces scored a decisive victory over the Russians in the Crimea.

In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony, in defiance of the law, voted for the first time. She is later fined $100.

In 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected 28th president of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1916, an armed confrontation in Everett, Wash., between members of the Industrial Workers of the World union and local police resulted in what's become known as the Everett Massacre.

In 1930, the first commercial television broadcast was aired.

In 1940, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected to an unprecedented third term. He won a fourth term in 1944.

In 1968, Republican Richard Nixon was elected 37th president of the United States, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey.

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York's 12th Congressional District as a Democrat. She served seven terms in office.

In 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini denounced the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as a "center of spying and plotting." Hours earlier Iranian students seized the compound taking 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage sparking a crisis that would last 444 days and bring down the presidency of Jimmy Carter.

In 1990, an Egyptian-born gunman, apparently acting alone, assassinated Meir Kahane, the U.S. native who founded the militant Jewish Defense League.

In 1991, the body of British media mogul Robert Maxwell was found in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

In 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton was re-elected, defeating Republican challenger Bob Dole.

In 2006, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death for his role in the 1982 Dujail Massacre which resulted in the deaths of more than 140 Shitte Muslims.

In 2007, Google unveiled the beta version of the Android mobile operating system. The first commercial version of the software was released in September 2008.

In 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, killed 13 people, including 10 military personnel, and injured 31 others in a shooting frenzy at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas. He was found guilty and sentenced to death in 2013.

In 2017, a gunman opened fire at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 people, including an unborn child. A civilian shot the gunman, who escaped and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

In 2024, Donald Trump became the second person to serve two non-consecutive terms as president of the United States -- 45th and 47th -- after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. The first to do so was Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 12:10:00 PM
Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include:


actor/musician Roy Rogers in 1911;
actor Vivien Leigh in 1913;
musician Ike Turner in 1931;
musician Art Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel) in 1941 (age 84);
writer/actor Sam Shepard in 1943;
musician Gram Parsons (Byrds) in 1946;
musician Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) in 1947 (age 78);
musician Jimmie Spheeris in 1949;
Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Walton in 1952;
TV personality Kris Jenner in 1955 (age 70);
actor Robert Patrick in 1958 (age 67);
musician Bryan Adams in 1959 (age 66);
actor Tilda Swinton in 1960 (age 65);
actor Tatum O'Neal in 1963 (age 62);
actor Andrea McArdle in 1963 (age 62);
actor Famke Janssen in 1964 (age 61);
actor Judy Reyes in 1967 (age 58);
actor Seth Gilliam in 1968 (age 57);
actor Sam Rockwell in 1968 (age 57);
musician Mark Hunter (James) in 1969 (age 56);
musician Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) in 1971 (age 54);
musician Ryan Adams in 1974 (age 51);
actor Keala Settle in 1975 (age 50);
actor Sebastian Arcelus in 1976 (age 49);
golfer Bubba Watson in 1978 (age 47);
actor Luke Hemsworth in 1980 (age 45);
musician Kevin Jonas in 1987 (age 38);
former NFL player/podcaster Jason Kelce in 1987 (age 38);
NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. in 1992 (age 33);
actor Zak Henri in 1994 (age 31);
actor Alex Hook in 2001 (age 24);
actor Jolie Hoang-Rappaport in 2007 (age 18).
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 12:12:14 PM
Today's Over/Under is 16
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 12:28:12 PM
Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include:


actor/musician Roy Rogers in 1911;
actor Vivien Leigh in 1913;
musician Ike Turner in 1931;
musician Art Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel) in 1941 (age 84);
writer/actor Sam Shepard in 1943;
musician Gram Parsons (Byrds) in 1946;
musician Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) in 1947 (age 78);

musician Jimmie Spheeris in 1949;
Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Walton in 1952;
TV personality Kris Jenner in 1955 (age 70);
actor Robert Patrick in 1958 (age 67);
musician Bryan Adams in 1959 (age 66);
actor Tilda Swinton in 1960 (age 65);
actor Tatum O'Neal in 1963 (age 62);
actor Andrea McArdle in 1963 (age 62);
actor Famke Janssen in 1964 (age 61);

actor Judy Reyes in 1967 (age 58);
actor Seth Gilliam in 1968 (age 57);
actor Sam Rockwell in 1968 (age 57);
musician Mark Hunter (James) in 1969 (age 56);
musician Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) in 1971 (age 54);
musician Ryan Adams in 1974 (age 51);
actor Keala Settle in 1975 (age 50);
actor Sebastian Arcelus in 1976 (age 49);
golfer Bubba Watson in 1978 (age 47);
actor Luke Hemsworth in 1980 (age 45);
musician Kevin Jonas in 1987 (age 38);
former NFL player/podcaster Jason Kelce in 1987 (age 38);
NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. in 1992 (age 33);

actor Zak Henri in 1994 (age 31);
actor Alex Hook in 2001 (age 24);
actor Jolie Hoang-Rappaport in 2007 (age 18).
Twenty.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 12:30:48 PM
I took a wild guess with Blue because I only knew two of them to be true. I'm still not sure I understand Green at all.

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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 01:03:53 PM
Morning, muchachos.
Afternoon, USPSHellRaz.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 01:05:27 PM
Today's Over/Under is 16
12
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 01:20:47 PM
I took a wild guess with Blue because I only knew two of them to be true. I'm still not sure I understand Green at all.

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They're the names of women's soccer teams in the NWSL.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 02:16:25 PM
Time for pick up. Hazzuh!
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 02:51:13 PM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 02:51:50 PM
then...
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 02:52:42 PM
finally...
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 04:52:38 PM
finally...
Vivien Leigh...all the beauty and twice the crazy.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 05:24:15 PM
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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 05:25:07 PM
finally...
Vivien Leigh...all the beauty and twice the crazy.

Beauty can make you overlook crazy. That's for sure.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 05:31:46 PM
finally...
Vivien Leigh...all the beauty and twice the crazy.
That sounded callous. Sorry.

Vivien Leigh suffered from bipolarity and was prone to episodes of psychosis. By accounts she could manage it courageously until the psychosis set in, and even so she somehow managed to inspire even people she'd badly wronged to care for and protect her.

My brother is a Type 1 Bipolar, and it is a common pattern among siblings that if one is Type 1, one of the others will be a Cyclothymic. Guess who won that lottery?

Cyclothymia is a "milder" form of bipolarity, in which there are long periods of slight elevation, punctuated by short, sharp plummets into the black hole of depression.  My therapist once likened it to walking around for weeks always with two martinis in me, and then a cumulative hangover sets in for a day.

I was in my forties before it was diagnosed. But it made life hell for my wife two or three times a year for twenty years.

So, anyway, I really wasn't mocking Vivien Leigh.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 05:44:52 PM
1 Extra. Damn plurals.

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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 05, 2025, 05:52:35 PM


finally...
Vivien Leigh...all the beauty and twice the crazy.
That sounded callous. Sorry.

Vivien Leigh suffered from bipolarity and was prone to episodes of psychosis. By accounts she could manage it courageously until the psychosis set in, and even so she somehow managed to inspire even people she'd badly wronged to care for and protect her.

My brother is a Type 1 Bipolar, and it is a common pattern among siblings that if one is Type 1, one of the others will be a Cyclothymic. Guess who won that lottery?

Cyclothymia is a "milder" form of bipolarity, in which there are long periods of slight elevation, punctuated by short, sharp plummets into the black hole of depression.  My therapist once likened it to walking around for weeks always with two martinis in me, and then a cumulative hangover sets in for a day.

I was in my forties before it was diagnosed. But it made life hell for my wife two or three times a year for twenty years.

So, anyway, I really wasn't mocking Vivien Leigh.

I didn't think you were being callous. Merely sharing an observation. We all have our crosses to bear. We don't judge.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: razgueado on November 05, 2025, 06:50:39 PM
Will wonders never cease?  Marjorie Taylor Greene now says she no longer believes in QAnon or "Jewish Space Lasers." 

Thank God for small favors.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 08:37:09 PM
Will wonders never cease?  Marjorie Taylor Greene now says she no longer believes in QAnon or "Jewish Space Lasers." 

Thank God for small favors.
That's gonna hurt her in the QAnon and Jewish Space Lasers demographic.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 08:46:50 PM
Had to guess for the last 2, but got there in the end.

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Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 09:31:15 PM
Will wonders never cease?  Marjorie Taylor Greene now says she no longer believes in QAnon or "Jewish Space Lasers." 

Thank God for small favors.
And that the Republicans are screwing up healthcare. 
She get hit in the head or something?
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 05, 2025, 09:33:48 PM
We're looko
ing at our first hard freeze on Tuesday.  Into the lower 20's.
I'll enjoy highs in the lower 70's the rest of this week.
Title: Re: 11/5/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on November 05, 2025, 09:40:52 PM
We're looko
ing at our first hard freeze on Tuesday.  Into the lower 20's.
I'll enjoy highs in the lower 70's the rest of this week.
They're talking about our first look at snow early next week. Bah.