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Title: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: CigarBanter on January 19, 2026, 04:33:59 AM
Happy Monday!  Any cigar deals on the various internet sites? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something about cigars 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: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:03:05 AM
Sleeping in on weekend day #3/4?  Quite the lull.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:03:35 AM
But let's get on with things...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:06:46 AM
Offer #1 from CI Joe

Diesel Whiskey Row Sampler
10 Cigars
| MSRP: $10.29 per cigar
$5.20 per cigar
$51.99 total price
Save 49%

The Diesel Whiskey Row Sampler includes:

5 – Diesel Whiskey Row Robusto (5.5” x 52)
5 – Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto (5.0” x 52)
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:08:14 AM
Offer #2 from CI Joe

HC Series Barber Pole Gordo
(6.0"x60) Pack of 20
| MSRP: $8.90 per cigar
$2.75 per cigar
$54.99 total price
Save 69%
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:08:49 AM
...go with the Diesel's.... 8)
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:17:19 AM
Offers from the Sis, Door #1

Punch Power Pack "15-Cigar Sampler"

Pack of 15
MSRP: Price reduced from$141.03 to $54.99

3 x Punch Clasico Natural Pita (6.1” x 50)

3 x Punch Gran Puro Nicaragua Toro (6.0” x 54) - '90' Rated

3 x Punch Gran Puro Toro (6.0” x 50)

3 x Punch Signature Pita (6.0” x 50) - '90' Rated

3 x Punch Bareknuckle Pita (6.0” x 50)
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 09:17:35 AM
Sleeping in on weekend day #3/4?  Quite the lull.
I was about to post the deals and then thought I should give you the opportunity to raise your post count.

Good morning, Dave.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:18:35 AM
Door #2

Torano Casa Torano

Torpedo (6.5" x 54) Pack of 5
MSRP: Price reduced from$35.75 to $24.99
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:19:07 AM
Sleeping in on weekend day #3/4?  Quite the lull.
I was about to post the deals and then thought I should give you the opportunity to raise your post count.

Good morning, Dave.
Very kind of you.  Good morning Tony.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:20:24 AM
Door #3

Diesel Cigars Unlimited

d.6 (6.0" x 60) Pack of 10
MSRP: Price reduced from$107.80 to $44.99
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:39:37 AM
I've actually had 10 from the Cigar Aficionado list this year.

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 09:39:51 AM
I was having issues accessing CigarBanter. I even considered implementing Plan B.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:40:52 AM
This article popped up....can't say I would reach for the majority of smokes suggested, regardless of mood.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/the-mood-matrix-a-smarter-way-to-choose-the-perfect-cigar-for-any-moment/ar-AA1LE9RI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=696e400b0727443991f53d97d29eaae7&ei=36
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:41:30 AM
I was having issues accessing CigarBanter. I even considered implementing Plan B.
I thought it was just me....but I'm on a quest!
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 09:41:35 AM
I hate this game, and not sure why I keep playing:

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #483
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #483 ranked average difficulty. Average solve rate: 46%
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Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 09:48:47 AM
This article popped up....can't say I would reach for the majority of smokes suggested, regardless of mood.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/the-mood-matrix-a-smarter-way-to-choose-the-perfect-cigar-for-any-moment/ar-AA1LE9RI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDBBAN&cvid=696e400b0727443991f53d97d29eaae7&ei=36
I read through it. Interesting that it would be posted on msn.com. In general, the article is ho-hum, and says nothing earth shattering.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:51:47 AM
Today is Monday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2026
with 346 to follow.

This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.


On this date in history:


In 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy.

In 1920, threats against the life of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, because of his activities in suppressing criminal radicalism, led officials to take every precaution to guard the head of the Justice Department.

In 1938, the Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more.

In 1961, President Eisenhower met with his successor, John F. Kennedy, to complete plans for the transition of power. Both met privately at first before conferring with the incoming and outgoing secretaries of State, Treasury and Defense.

In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.

In 1975, China published a new Constitution that adopted the precepts and policies of Mao Zedong.

In 1977, U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, who had been convicted of treason for her World War II Japanese propaganda broadcasts as Tokyo Rose.

In 1983, police in Bolivia arrested Klaus Barbie, the so-called Butcher of Lyons. Barbie was a Nazi Gestapo chief accused of for the capture, torture and deaths of thousands of Jewish people and French resistance workers in Lyon, France.

In 1995, Russian forces captured the presidential palace in the rebel republic of Chechnya.

In 2007, former U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, the only member of Congress to plead guilty in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Ney was released after 17 months.

In 2024, a grand jury in New Mexico revived a criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in 2021. A judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin in July 2024.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 09:57:41 AM
Today's Birthdays

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

engineer James Watt in 1736;
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 1807;
writer Edgar Allan Poe in 1809;
artist Paul Cezanne in 1839;
publisher John H. Johnson in 1918;
former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in 1920;
writer Patricia Highsmith in 1921;
actor Jean Stapleton in 1923;
actor Tippi Hedren in 1930 (age 96);
TV newscaster Robert MacNeil in 1931;
musician Phil Everly in 1939;
musician/actor Michael Crawford in 1942 (age 84);
musician Janis Joplin in 1943;
actor Shelley Fabares in 1944 (age 82);
musician/actor Dolly Parton in 1946 (age 80);
chef Paula Deen in 1947 (age 79);
musician Rod Evans (Deep Purple) in 1947 (age 79);
musician Dewey Bunnell (America) in 1952 (age 74);
musician/actor Desi Arnaz Jr. in 1953 (age 73);
artist Cindy Sherman in 1954 (age 72);
actor Katey Sagal in 1954 (age 72);
comedian Paul Rodriguez in 1955 (71);
musician Mickey Virtue (UB40) in 1957 (age 69);
artist Thomas Kinkade in 1958;
actor Paul McCrane in 1961 (age 65);
writer Edwidge Danticat in 1969 (age 57);
actor Shawn Wayans in 1971 (age 55);
musician John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) in 1971 (age 55);
actor Drea de Matteo in 1972 (age 54);
comedian Frank Caliendo in 1974 (age 52);
actor Jodie Sweetin in 1982 (age 44);
filmmaker Damien Chazelle in 1985 (age 41);
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Shawn Johnson in 1992 (age 34);
musician Mac Miller in 1992;
actor Logan Lerman in 1992 (age 34);
model Natalia Bryant in 2003 (age 23).
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 10:01:33 AM
Today's Over/Under is 17.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 10:15:04 AM
Today's Over/Under is 17.
7
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 10:15:50 AM
Morning, boyos. Last day of the long weekend, gonna make the most of it by hitting an indoor golf simulator before grocery shopping.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 10:25:10 AM
Here's another top 25 that I usually look at.  Bit of a different approach, and palate that I'm generally in agreement with.  This year he clearly likes the Perdomo Legacy offerings.

https://cigar-coop.com/2025-cigar-of-the-year
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 10:26:27 AM
I hate this game, and not sure why I keep playing:

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #483
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #483 ranked average difficulty. Average solve rate: 46%
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I took a break from the wordle after my streak ended. I think my plan will be to pause on all of them once their respective streaks are broken, at least for a little while.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 10:26:52 AM
But for now, we play on.

No extras

Strands #687
“Shaking things up”
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Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 10:46:29 AM
Morning, boyos. Last day of the long weekend, gonna make the most of it by hitting an indoor golf simulator before grocery shopping.
Sounds like a plan.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 11:40:29 AM
Bills fire coach Sean McDermott.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 12:41:01 PM
Bills fire coach Sean McDermott.
I read that this morning. The beatings will continue.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 02:27:41 PM
No school for the younger two tomorrow due to extreme cold temps incoming.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 02:29:47 PM
Golf done, and what fun it was to get to hit some balls again. And this place is one I just discovered, and they even had a chipping/putting area for practice on that, too. Think I'll be back again soon.

Now, it's grocery time.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:07:05 PM
Bills fire coach Sean McDermott.
Kinda hard to believe.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:29:44 PM
Bills fire coach Sean McDermott.
Kinda hard to believe.
And the Texans say Stroud is their man.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:30:36 PM
Page 3!
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:31:11 PM
with...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:31:48 PM
then...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:32:19 PM
also...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:32:50 PM
then...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:33:21 PM
with...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:34:20 PM
including...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 03:35:03 PM
finally...
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 19, 2026, 04:36:21 PM
I'd call that a lull.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 07:43:45 PM
I'd call that a lull.
Still don't like snow.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 07:54:21 PM
Connections lives to see another day.

Connections
Puzzle #953
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Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 07:56:05 PM
But Sports Connections does not. Two of the four words in purple I have no association with the category.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 19, 2026, 09:10:08 PM
I'd call that a lull.
Still don't like snow.
I'd put that on my Cheerios.
Title: Re: Happy MLK Jr. Day! - 1/19/2026
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 19, 2026, 09:56:02 PM
And now the oldest had her class cancelled tomorrow. Which means the youngest will miss her college class tomorrow night as well. Bully for everyone.