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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on July 13, 2015, 12:00:14 AM
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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!
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Good morning guys.
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Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2015. There are 171 days left in the year.
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Highlight in History
On July 13, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.)
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On this date
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1793, French revolutionary writer Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, who was executed four days later.
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In 1863, deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City. (The insurrection was put down three days later.)
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In 1923, a sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision (the last four letters were removed in 1949).
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In 1939, Frank Sinatra made his first commercial recording, "From the Bottom of My Heart" and "Melancholy Mood," with Harry James and his Orchestra for the Brunswick label.
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In 1955, Britain hanged Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old former model and nightclub hostess convicted of killing her boyfriend, David Blakely (to date, Ellis is the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom).
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1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
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1972, George McGovern received the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Miami Beach.
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In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
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In 1978, Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II.
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In 1985, "Live Aid," an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for Africa's starving people.
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In 1990, the romantic fantasy "Ghost," starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, was released by Paramount Pictures.
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In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the "Railroad Killer," surrendered in El Paso, Texas. (Resendiz was executed in 2006.)
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Ten years ago: A suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys in Iraq, killing more than two dozen people, including 18 children and teenagers and an American soldier. Former WorldCom boss Bernard Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years in prison for leading a massive corporate fraud. A fuel gauge aboard Discovery that mistakenly read full instead of empty forced NASA to call off the first shuttle launch in 2 1/2 years.
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Five years ago: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died in Tampa, Florida, nine days after turning 80. The National League won the All-Star Game, defeating the American League 3-1 in Anaheim, California, to capture its first Midsummer Classic since 1996. Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for World War II valor in 1997 after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the award because of his race, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho; he was 90.
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One year ago: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors as the Obama administration tried to get support from states that would host thousands of Central American children who had crossed the Mexican border on their own. Thousands of Palestinian residents fled their homes to seek safety in U.N. shelters, heeding warnings from the Israeli military about impending plans to bomb the area in the sixth day of an offensive against Hamas. Germany scored a 1-0 victory over Argentina to win the World Cup final. Death claimed conductor Lorin Maazel, 84; Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, 90; author Thomas Berger, 89.
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Thought for Today: "Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen." - Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967).
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Wrong Choice
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The couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto for weeks.
He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she
could zip through traffic around town. He would probably have settled
on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way
out of their price range.
"Look !" she said. I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds
or less. "And my birthday is coming up. You could surprise me."
For her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale.
Services are pending.
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Time to hit the road for work , enjoy your day guys.
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Morning Chip.
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Morning Chip.
Good morning Dave, I hope you had a great weekend.
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Time for a sheesh.
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What a crappy bunch of cigar deals today!
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What a crappy bunch of cigar deals today!
+1
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Morning LSU & Golf, time for you to wake up Golf.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
Morning Dean, Fuk Mondays.
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Time to get ready for work, in the office this week. :(. BBL
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Morning LSU & Golf, time for you to wake up Golf.
Lol, sorry, got stuck in a YouTube rabbit hole.
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Morning Chip.
Good morning Dave, I hope you had a great weekend.
Indeed I did. Hung out with the family, saw some friends last night I haven't seen in a couple of years. Good times all around.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
Good morning Dean.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
Morning Dean, Fuk Mondays.
Thats how I feel. Good morning Native.
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look at it this way guys. today is another day closer to retiring.
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look at it this way guys. today is another day closer to retiring.
Not if you're like me and assume you'll never retire.
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Morning Chip, Dave, Dave and Dean.
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Morning Chip, Dave, Dave and Dean.
morning Dave.
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look at it this way guys. today is another day closer to retiring.
Not if you're like me and assume you'll never retire.
Same here, retail people don't retire, we simply just expire.
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Morning Chip, Dave, Dave and Dean.
Good morning Dave, headed to Athens today?
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look at it this way guys. today is another day closer to retiring.
Not if you're like me and assume you'll never retire.
Well then it's one day closer to the inevitable dirt-nap, morning Dave
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Sis is offering a Graycliff today. Used to be a lot of varieties of them available, really seem to have fallen off in the last couple of years.
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Morning Chip, Dave, Dave and Dean.
Good morning Dave, headed to Athens today?
Thursday. Three days in the office first.
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good morning funeral Scott.
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good morning funeral Scott.
He is a real joy boy isn't he.
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look at it this way guys. today is another day closer to retiring.
Not if you're like me and assume you'll never retire.
Well then it's one day closer to the inevitable dirt-nap, morning Dave
Amen to that. Morning Scott.
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Good Monday morning, guys.
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In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
I remember it well.
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Good Monday morning, guys.
Good morning Tony.
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Good Monday morning, guys.
Good morning Tony.
Howdy Chip.
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Good Monday morning, guys.
morning Tony.
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
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Morning Intimate Monday Lunchers, please keep your Googlie Eyes to yourselves.
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Jeeez, fuk'n workaference waiting on me to get here this morning.
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Morning Bean and Mr. Mayor
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In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
I remember it well.
Wasn't there a pretty good one much more recent?
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Good Monday morning, guys.
morning Tony.
Happy Monday, Deano.
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In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
I remember it well.
Wasn't there a pretty good one much more recent?
Yea, 2003.
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
How goes it, DPGSprinterMark?
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Morning Intimate Monday Lunchers, please keep your Googlie Eyes to yourselves.
So what's with the Monday lunch, intimate or otherwise?
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Morning Bean and Mr. Mayor
Hiya Gramps. Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend.
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
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In 1977, a blackout lasting 25 hours hit the New York City area.
I remember it well.
Wasn't there a pretty good one much more recent?
Yes, August 14, 2003.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
Not yet. Tab opened. The quixotic quest goes on.
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
Not yet. Tab opened. The quixotic quest goes on.
Bueso's on regular rotation this morning....just saying.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
Not yet. Tab opened. The quixotic quest goes on.
You must continue the persuit at all costs~! ::)
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Morning Bean and Mr. Mayor
Hiya Gramps. Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend.
Indeed I did. Think that is THE weekend of this summer.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Hope vaca is going well. Good morning, David.
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Morning Bean and Mr. Mayor
Hiya Gramps. Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend.
Indeed I did. Think that is THE weekend of this summer.
I had to run my lawn sprinklers last night for the first time this year. Sure has been nice saving about $75-80/month on the water bill.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Chuck anything into the canal?
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Hope vaca is going well. Good morning, David.
tony, when I see vaca I think of vaca frita, now I'm hungry.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Chuck anything into the canal?
the cigar was smokable 😉
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
Not yet. Tab opened. The quixotic quest goes on.
Bueso's on regular rotation this morning....just saying.
Pepin Blue's came up a few minutes ago. I got greedy trying to hit it below $37, but there seems to be a stop-loss at $37.50 or so. Or some other cheap bastige is stealing them out from under me. Looks like I'll have to settle for the $2 next time.
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Coffee then going to the cemetery to visit my fathers resting place. RIP. Adios muchachos.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
So Bean, have you saved $2 yet?
Not yet. Tab opened. The quixotic quest goes on.
Bueso's on regular rotation this morning....just saying.
Pepin Blue's came up a few minutes ago. I got greedy trying to hit it below $37, but there seems to be a stop-loss at $37.50 or so. Or some other cheap bastige is stealing them out from under me. Looks like I'll have to settle for the $2 next time.
Sorry about that!
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Good morning Dave, Dave, Dave, Chip, Dean, dirtnapbiebs, Mr. Mayor.
good morning Mr Mark.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
morning DaveOy.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
The sprinter is always FS
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
GFreeshY
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
The sprinter is always FS
Try to keep up, Scott.
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Morning Intimate Monday Lunchers, please keep your Googlie Eyes to yourselves.
So what's with the Monday lunch, intimate or otherwise?
TxDave is referencing a Dean post from Friday I think. He's getting jealous of Dean and his bikerlady encounters.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
GFreeshY
Great, it works, thanks!
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
The sprinter is always FS
Try to keep it up, Scott.
TWSS (points off for edit)
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Morning Intimate Monday Lunchers, please keep your Googlie Eyes to yourselves.
So what's with the Monday lunch, intimate or otherwise?
TxDave is referencing a Dean post from Friday I think. He's getting jealous of Dean and his bikerlady encounters.
GFY and get your facts straight
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
The sprinter is always FS
Try to keep up, Scott.
Oops...GFY!
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Morning Intimate Monday Lunchers, please keep your Googlie Eyes to yourselves.
So what's with the Monday lunch, intimate or otherwise?
Closely related to your Text - More Deanisms.
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Hey Bean
On the Devil:
DPG Blue Exclusivo (Grand Corona) 5/23 with 13:30 to go, lot of 1
DPG Blue Generosos (Toto) 5/21 with 1 day, 13 hrs, lot of 10
DPG Blue Delicias (Churchill) box of 24 at $55 with 2 days 12 hours, lot of 1
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
The sprinter is always FS
Try to keep it up, Scott.
TWSS (points off for edit)
LALTS
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Hey Bean
On the Devil:
DPG Blue Exclusivo (Grand Corona) 5/23 with 13:30 to go, lot of 1
DPG Blue Generosos (Toto) 5/21 with 1 day, 13 hrs, lot of 10
DPG Blue Delicias (Churchill) box of 24 at $55 with 2 days 12 hours, lot of 1
Already higher priced than the jam and no FS. What are you thinking?!?!?
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Hey Bean
On the Devil:
DPG Blue Exclusivo (Grand Corona) 5/23 with 13:30 to go, lot of 1
DPG Blue Generosos (Toto) 5/21 with 1 day, 13 hrs, lot of 10
DPG Blue Delicias (Churchill) box of 24 at $55 with 2 days 12 hours, lot of 1
Already higher priced than the jam and no FS. What are you thinking?!?!?
Just providing options....or incentive.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
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Morning, muchachos.
This space for rent.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
GFreeshY
LMAO!
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
Yes, at least it has regular movement.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
I agree. At least the Acid Deep Dishes go by in less than a minute.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
Missed them, workaference. Next time, or perhaps the time after that for sure. Hopefully.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
Yes, at least it has regular movement.
Are you talkin' Dean's Penis again?
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
Yes, at least it has regular movement.
Are you talkin' Dean's Penis again?
Don Pepins, Dean's Penis, to-mayto, to-mahdo.
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
Glad to hear it. I'll get down there one of these days, hopefully take some killer deal Blue's with me ;)
i still have a few at home, don't like them any more they are free falling at oy.com
He'll take 10 for $37.25.
With FS of course
Ogie, you have a coupon code for Oy?
GFreeshY
LMAO!
Thank you, geez. Gold.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
Yes, at least it has regular movement.
Bowel Movements but at least they are regular.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
Yes, at least it has regular movement.
Are you talkin' Dean's Penis again?
Dean gave his Penis the day off yesterday.
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Good morning gentlemen!
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Good morning gentlemen!
Morning SS
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good morning Chip, Dave, and Dave. what a beautiful day for a Monday.
one more Dave and good day to all.
Morning OY, back from the beach yet?
no, a few more days. It was nice meeting up with a fine BOTL KC, having a cigar on the back porch with a good drink and good conversation was a fine way to spend an evening.
It was my pleasure, a fine evening indeed. Oy even got to hold and pet Jackie.
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Morning Sam, Ogie and Raz.
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They're sprinting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
$37.20
This is more fun to monitor than a jam.
I agree. At least the Acid Deep Dishes go by in less than a minute.
Both times...
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Morning, muchachos.
This space for rent.
Morning Raz
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Testing, testing......are we on?
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Testing, testing......are we on?
It's just another manic Monday...
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Testing, testing......are we on?
Did somebody say something?
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Blues sprinting!
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$36.06
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
Hopefully just completing the purchase.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
Hopefully just completing the purchase.
But I doubt it.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
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He would be on here doing his happy dance.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
I'm gonna smoke one on the way home today. I have at least 10 of them still in my humidor from 7 months ago.
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Off to a 2 hr. lunchtime meeting. Try to keep up the pace Dave and Tony.
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Off to a 2 hr. lunchtime meeting. Try to keep up the pace Dave and Tony.
The pace of one post an hour? I'll try.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
I hope he never gets them, tired of his act already! ;D
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
Hopefully just completing the purchase.
But I doubt it.
F'n workaference. I'm never gonna score at this rate (TWHS)
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
I hope he never gets them, tired of his act already! ;D
That trashtalk just increases my resolve, MF'er.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
I hope he never gets them, tired of his act already! ;D
Lol, tough crowd!
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
I hope he never gets them, tired of his act already! ;D
That trashtalk just increases my resolve, MF'er.
Now he's going to go for sub-$36!
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
I hope he never gets them, tired of his act already! ;D
That trashtalk just increases my resolve, MF'er.
Ooooooooooh!!!!
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
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Gotta head out for a few hours. Don't buy up the Blue's while I'm out, ya bastiges (Scott).
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
You're here aren't you?
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
The question was more focused on, Did you get any?
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
You're here aren't you?
Good Point!
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
You're here aren't you?
Exactly.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Golf said he had a very happy weekend so unless there is something wrong with him he must have.
I think there could be something wrong with him AND he could have gotten some. I don't see those as being mutually exclusive.
I think something being wrong with me was established long ago.
The question was more focused on, Did you get any?
I did not. Wife worked Friday and Saturday nights, I went to bed early last night to be up for work this morning.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
I may have heard that they are making a comeback at this year's IPCPR. I also hear that Crowned Heads is suppose to release a cigar with a new name but will essentially be last year's Las Calaveras.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
I may have heard that they are making a comeback at this year's IPCPR. I also hear that Crowned Heads is suppose to release a cigar with a new name but will essentially be last year's Las Calaveras.
And in other such news we landed a man on the moon!
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More Bueso's!
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Hazzuh!
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
I may have heard that they are making a comeback at this year's IPCPR. I also hear that Crowned Heads is suppose to release a cigar with a new name but will essentially be last year's Las Calaveras.
??? Then again you may have just suffered a brain fart. ::)
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Hazzuh!
Later Golf.
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Hazzuh!
Later Dave...and Hazzuh!
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Hazzuh!
Later LTG!
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Dave and CrankyBiebs outahere!
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
I may have heard that they are making a comeback at this year's IPCPR. I also hear that Crowned Heads is suppose to release a cigar with a new name but will essentially be last year's Las Calaveras.
In spite of Fishy piss and vinegar, you are right on both counts Mr. Mayor.
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$36.06
....and Bean is off napping somewhere....
You snooze you lose!
I think I may buy them next time they dip below $38, just to fuck with him.
If I had any I would give them to Bean as I reallly don't even much like them myself, I know I am the only one but that is just the way it is.
Make room for more Murcielago's
I may have heard that they are making a comeback at this year's IPCPR. I also hear that Crowned Heads is suppose to release a cigar with a new name but will essentially be last year's Las Calaveras.
In spite of Fishy piss and vinegar, you are right on both counts Mr. Mayor.
Apparently old news. Sheesh.
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catching up and just lurking, hello boys, good bye LTG and Scott.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Thanks for that.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
Ahhh! You mean No One finally joined? been after him to join for a while. nice guy, kinda quiet.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
Ahhh! You mean No One finally joined? been after him to join for a while. nice guy, kinda quiet.
Too quiet, if you ask me. ;)
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catching up and just lurking, hello boys, good bye LTG and Scott.
Hiya Flip. Hope your weekend was good.
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Gurkha Overruns....another oxymoron.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
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I am going to the house! Later Folks.
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I am going to the house! Later Folks.
Later, Dave.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
What did they go through the joke of a vote for when the government went ahead and conceded everything they were asked for in the first place.... :o
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Thanks for that.
You're welcome. There are, however, far worse conceivable posts that could be made.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
Because then you might feel compelled to post pictures in return.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
Because then you might feel compelled to post pictures in return.
That's never gonna happen.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
What did they go through the joke of a vote for when the government went ahead and conceded everything they were asked for in the first place.... :o
At the risk of talking politics on here, I saw the following and wonder how much of it is true...
- People seem to forget that the Greek debt crisis—which is becoming a European and even possibly a world economic crisis—grew out of a deal with Goldman Sachs, engineered by Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein.
Several years ago, Blankfein and his Goldman team helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt—and in the process almost doubled it. When the first debt deal was struck in 2001, Greece owed about 600 million euros ($793 million) more than the 2.8 billion euros it had borrowed. Goldman then cooked up an off-the-books derivative for Greece that disguised the shortfall but increased the government's losses to 5.1 billion euros.
In 2005, the deal was restructured and the 5.1 billion euro debt was locked in. After that, Goldman and the rest of Wall Street pulled the global economy to its knees—whacking Greece even harder.
Undoubtedly, Greece suffers from years of corruption and tax avoidance by its wealthy. But Goldman Sachs isn't exactly innocent. It padded its profits by catastrophically leveraging up the global economy with secret, off-balance-sheet debt deals.
Did any of its executives ever go to jail? Of course not. They all got fat bonuses and promotions. Blankfein, now CEO, raked in $24 million in 2014 alone. Meanwhile, the people of Greece struggle to buy medicine and food.
Economists Thomas Piketty and Jeffrey Sachs also have weighed in, writing in The Nation that the results of European austerity in Greece have hit the vulnerable the worst—"40 percent of children now live in poverty, infant mortality is sky-rocketing and youth unemployment is close to 50 percent."
Debt restructuring must be part of any solution for economic reforms in Greece. But instead of doing that, the European powers have made eleventh-hour, draconian demands: slash pensions, privatize even more core state functions, and attack unions and workers' collective bargaining rights.2
The U.S. can help make things better (instead of worse, like Goldman Sachs did). In addition to diplomatic power, the U.S. has voting power in the International Monetary Fund—one of Greece's creditors.
President Obama and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew can use their pulpits and their votes to yield a positive and just outcome. The Greek parliament on Friday approved a new plan that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proposed, but so far the European parties aren't offering up the debt restructuring that's needed for a real solution and instead are demanding even more draconian austerity measures from Greece to even keep talking.
-Robert Reich
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I am going to the house! Later Folks.
Cya TR
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Yeah ... amazing, really one man ... the swing vote ... also key word "sentiment" ... the agenda was masterful in evoking feelings ... going with emotions over reason & the sound thinking that allowed Western civilization and the U.S. to flourish and prosper over the last couple millenia in the first case and couple hundred years in the latter.
Cigar talk: Had a Diesel UHC belicoso yesterday evening ... really enjoyed the first 3 inches ... after that, started to get a little bitter ... so I tossed it.
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I am having Hillary Clinton Lunch, preparing for what is ahead so I will not get left out.
Chipolte Vegie Bowl
Oh yeah, I did not leave a tip either.
That statement makes no sense, so yeah, proper name for your lunch, ya commie.
Spending 3 days trying to save $2 and failed at it makes no sense either.
Damn. No one got laid this weekend?
Uh...yeah. But I'm not going to post pictures.
Why not? No one is on here.
Because then you might feel compelled to post pictures in return.
No, I am not so cruel.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Cigar talk: Had a Diesel UHC belicoso yesterday evening ... really enjoyed the first 3 inches ... after that, started to get a little bitter ... so I tossed it.
TWSS.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Sure, every day the 1%ers manage to do that.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
What did they go through the joke of a vote for when the government went ahead and conceded everything they were asked for in the first place.... :o
At the risk of talking politics on here, I saw the following and wonder how much of it is true...
- People seem to forget that the Greek debt crisis—which is becoming a European and even possibly a world economic crisis—grew out of a deal with Goldman Sachs, engineered by Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein.
Several years ago, Blankfein and his Goldman team helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt—and in the process almost doubled it. When the first debt deal was struck in 2001, Greece owed about 600 million euros ($793 million) more than the 2.8 billion euros it had borrowed. Goldman then cooked up an off-the-books derivative for Greece that disguised the shortfall but increased the government's losses to 5.1 billion euros.
In 2005, the deal was restructured and the 5.1 billion euro debt was locked in. After that, Goldman and the rest of Wall Street pulled the global economy to its knees—whacking Greece even harder.
Undoubtedly, Greece suffers from years of corruption and tax avoidance by its wealthy. But Goldman Sachs isn't exactly innocent. It padded its profits by catastrophically leveraging up the global economy with secret, off-balance-sheet debt deals.
Did any of its executives ever go to jail? Of course not. They all got fat bonuses and promotions. Blankfein, now CEO, raked in $24 million in 2014 alone. Meanwhile, the people of Greece struggle to buy medicine and food.
Economists Thomas Piketty and Jeffrey Sachs also have weighed in, writing in The Nation that the results of European austerity in Greece have hit the vulnerable the worst—"40 percent of children now live in poverty, infant mortality is sky-rocketing and youth unemployment is close to 50 percent."
Debt restructuring must be part of any solution for economic reforms in Greece. But instead of doing that, the European powers have made eleventh-hour, draconian demands: slash pensions, privatize even more core state functions, and attack unions and workers' collective bargaining rights.2
The U.S. can help make things better (instead of worse, like Goldman Sachs did). In addition to diplomatic power, the U.S. has voting power in the International Monetary Fund—one of Greece's creditors.
President Obama and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew can use their pulpits and their votes to yield a positive and just outcome. The Greek parliament on Friday approved a new plan that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proposed, but so far the European parties aren't offering up the debt restructuring that's needed for a real solution and instead are demanding even more draconian austerity measures from Greece to even keep talking.
-Robert Reich
Thanks Tony for the insights ... where was this published?
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Cigar talk: Had a Diesel UHC belicoso yesterday evening ... really enjoyed the first 3 inches ... after that, started to get a little bitter ... so I tossed it.
TWSS.
I got the feeling when I finished writing, that I had just tee'd it up for someone to knock it over the fence.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Cigar talk: Had a Diesel UHC belicoso yesterday evening ... really enjoyed the first 3 inches ... after that, started to get a little bitter ... so I tossed it.
TWSS.
I got the feeling when I finished writing, that I had just tee'd it up for someone to knock it over the fence.
It was a short fence, and not far away. I won't brag about it.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
Sure, every day the 1%ers manage to do that.
The 1%ers sway the government, but public sentiment? I'm not so sure.
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Five years ago: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died in Tampa, Florida, nine days after turning 80. The National League won the All-Star Game, defeating the American League 3-1 in Anaheim, California, to capture its first Midsummer Classic since 1996. Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for World War II valor in 1997 after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the award because of his race, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho; he was 90.
George Steinbrenner died? I just saw him recently on Seinfeld.
Next thing you're going to tell me is that Casey Stengel is no longer with us.
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Five years ago: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died in Tampa, Florida, nine days after turning 80. The National League won the All-Star Game, defeating the American League 3-1 in Anaheim, California, to capture its first Midsummer Classic since 1996. Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for World War II valor in 1997 after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the award because of his race, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho; he was 90.
George Steinbrenner died? I just saw him recently on Seinfeld.
Next thing you're going to tell me is that Casey Stengel is no longer with us.
Sheesh.
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Five years ago: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died in Tampa, Florida, nine days after turning 80. The National League won the All-Star Game, defeating the American League 3-1 in Anaheim, California, to capture its first Midsummer Classic since 1996. Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for World War II valor in 1997 after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the award because of his race, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho; he was 90.
George Steinbrenner died? I just saw him recently on Seinfeld.
Next thing you're going to tell me is that Casey Stengel is no longer with us.
Sheesh.
Indeed.
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
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... Cigar talk: Had a Diesel UHC belicoso yesterday evening ... really enjoyed the first 3 inches ... after that, started to get a little bitter ... so I tossed it.
(TWSS) Howdy, Sly
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
I have to pick something to smoke too. So long, Sam.
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
Howdy Sam ... hope you enjoy that stick and the ride.
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
I have to pick something to smoke too. So long, Sam.
Hey Tony ... appreciated your Goldman Sachs/Greece debt post. Got anything lined up for after work?
What car repair did you have done the other day ... was it brakes ... how much for one axle (pads, rotors and labor)?
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
I have to pick something to smoke too. So long, Sam.
Hey Tony ... appreciated your Goldman Sachs/Greece debt post. Got anything lined up for after work?
What car repair did you have done the other day ... was it brakes ... how much for one axle (pads, rotors and labor)?
It was indeed brakes. I didn't have to do the back but the front needed new rotors and pads. I believe the final tally, including labor, was $275.
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Holy smokes, I somehow missed a half page of posts. Sorry about the repeated TWSS.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
All that and based on Greek Folklore my post had nothing to do with Homosexuality.
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Too damn hot out here for a smoke.
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Probably good that the Greeks have many years of anal entry experience because with the debt deal they just go it will make it easier on the everyday citizen's anus.
Hey TR, good news! Can't even blame that on the Greeks. I heard an excellent talk (Part 1, Part 2 is later this week) by the author of "Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexuality Is Changing Everything", who did a serious job in researching the subject and quoted from the Greek philosophers showing that it was looked down upon in the Greek culture. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes in the efforts to make us look old fashioned, out of date and bigoted. He never quotes Scripture in the book, he relies on the right use of reason, honestly applied. About the Author
Robert R. Reilly was Senior Advisor for Information Strategy (2002-2006) for the US Secretary of Defense, after which he taught at National Defense University. He was the director of the Voice of America (2001-2002) and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President (1983-1985). A graduate of Georgetown University and the Claremont Graduate University, his books include The Closing of the Muslim Mind and Making Gay Okay.
Regardless what reason, or logic, or our particular respective convictions might say, the public sentiment is now in favor of Making Gay Okay, and the Supreme Court has declared that gay marriage, at least, is legal under the law of the land.
I do find it fascinating though. Has there ever been so slim a minority that has so thoroughly swayed the public sentiment and the machinery of government?
All that and based on Greek Folklore my post had nothing to do with Homosexuality.
No, but Sly hijacked your post.
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Too damn hot out here for a smoke.
Stand out in it for a while and you'll smoke whether you want to or not.
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Thanks Tony for the insights ... where was this published?
You're not gonna like my source... Moveon.org. Robert Reich, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration.
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I'm heading out with a DPG Blue. Doin' it for Mark!
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I'm heading out with a DPG Blue. Doin' it for Mark!
Enjoy. An AB Presando with coffee here while I reboot the sprinter and lie in wait for my prey. ;)
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I'm heading out with a DPG Blue. Doin' it for Mark!
Enjoy. An AB Presando with coffee here while I reboot the sprinter and lie in wait for my prey. ;)
Ah, the hunter...
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I'm heading out with a DPG Blue. Doin' it for Mark!
That Tony, what a swell guy taking one for the team.
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I'm heading out with a DPG Blue. Doin' it for Mark!
Enjoy. An AB Presando with coffee here while I reboot the sprinter and lie in wait for my prey. ;)
Ah, the hunter...
Or Active Shooter, as the case may be.
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Gurkha over-runs are back. "Gurkha cigars are considered some of the most super-premium blends in the world and are enjoyed by society's elite social groups, including heads of state and even the Sultan of Brunei." Damn, I should probably buy those instead.
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Gurkha over-runs are back. "Gurkha cigars are considered some of the most super-premium blends in the world and are enjoyed by society's elite social groups, including heads of state and even the Sultan of Brunei." Damn, I should probably buy those instead.
Big hitter, the Sultan.
This space for rent.
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Gurkha over-runs are back. "Gurkha cigars are considered some of the most super-premium blends in the world and are enjoyed by society's elite social groups, including heads of state and even the Sultan of Brunei." Damn, I should probably buy those instead.
Indeed you should. What with being part of society's elite social groups and all ie. the CigarBanter. Gotta be smokin' what all the cool kids are and just think of the money you'll save.
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Gurkha over-runs are back. "Gurkha cigars are considered some of the most super-premium blends in the world and are enjoyed by society's elite social groups, including heads of state and even the Sultan of Brunei." Damn, I should probably buy those instead.
Big hitter, the Sultan.
This space for rent.
Mayhap the Sultan will rent your space.
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Gurkha over-runs are back. "Gurkha cigars are considered some of the most super-premium blends in the world and are enjoyed by society's elite social groups, including heads of state and even the Sultan of Brunei." Damn, I should probably buy those instead.
Big hitter, the Sultan.
This space for rent.
Mayhap the Sultan will rent your space.
He's probably lurking.
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Evening, ya lunatics! Enjoying a Cuarenta rob gifted by that fine gent Threebean. Love these Cuarentas. Thanks for sharing, Mark! Very much appreciated.
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Evening, ya lunatics! Enjoying a Cuarenta rob gifted by that fine gent Threebean. Love these Cuarentas. Thanks for sharing, Mark! Very much appreciated.
Here, here! On both counts.
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Evening, ya lunatics! Enjoying a Cuarenta rob gifted by that fine gent Threebean. Love these Cuarentas. Thanks for sharing, Mark! Very much appreciated.
Glad you're enjoying that one, Dave. Usually worth hitting those when they come up on the jam.
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Evening, ya lunatics! Enjoying a Cuarenta rob gifted by that fine gent Threebean. Love these Cuarentas. Thanks for sharing, Mark! Very much appreciated.
Glad you're enjoying that one, Dave. Usually worth hitting those when they come up on the jam.
I usually grab them from the famous auction. Get both the rob and the corona. Typically a bit less than the jam when all' said and done.
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Evening, ya lunatics! Enjoying a Cuarenta rob gifted by that fine gent Threebean. Love these Cuarentas. Thanks for sharing, Mark! Very much appreciated.
Glad you're enjoying that one, Dave. Usually worth hitting those when they come up on the jam.
I usually grab them from the famous auction. Get both the rob and the corona. Typically a bit less than the jam when all' said and done.
Very likely, especially when they put up those 50+ lots. And you purchase enough to "spread out the shipping". Gotta spend money to save money, lol!
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Thoroughly enjoyed the after work DPG Blue Generoso. Ya gotta try a little harder 3B.
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100 deg. heat index here today for the Rockford Pro/Am. Gerina Piller was strutting the course, so there was more drool than sweat on the links.
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Thoroughly enjoyed the after work DPG Blue Generoso. Ya gotta try a little harder 3B.
Indeed. Heading for the house now, and traveling the next few days, so will pick up where I left off on Friday. Y'all have a good evening.
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Thoroughly enjoyed the after work DPG Blue Generoso. Ya gotta try a little harder 3B.
Indeed. Heading for the house now, and traveling the next few days, so will pick up where I left off on Friday. Y'all have a good evening.
Take care, Mark.
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NR's are up now. Mazo of 25. I have plenty, but should be interesting.
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NR's are up now. Mazo of 25. I have plenty, but should be interesting.
$92.94
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NR's are up now. Mazo of 25. I have plenty, but should be interesting.
Went for $92.40. Not as good as the $89 someone else reported, but still a great deal.
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NR's are up now. Mazo of 25. I have plenty, but should be interesting.
$92.94
Yeah, what he said. OK, I'm gone now.
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NR's are up now. Mazo of 25. I have plenty, but should be interesting.
$92.94
Yeah, what he said. OK, I'm gone now.
Just missed the Bean. Still in his elusive quest?
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Evening YAD and CB.
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Hi & bye sly! Taking a Latitude Zero torp for the ride home. you all have a great evening!
I have to pick something to smoke too. So long, Sam.
Hey Tony ... appreciated your Goldman Sachs/Greece debt post. Got anything lined up for after work?
What car repair did you have done the other day ... was it brakes ... how much for one axle (pads, rotors and labor)?
It was indeed brakes. I didn't have to do the back but the front needed new rotors and pads. I believe the final tally, including labor, was $275.
Hi Tony, I wrote a response a couple hours ago and before I could post it, I accidentally hit one wrong key and it disappeared ... couldn't recover it ... anyways ... I had my rear brake pads and rotors replaced 1-2 months ago and when the guy told me it would be $450, I gasped ... I was expecting more in the neighborhood of what you paid ... $250 or so. To make it worse, he failed to recognize a problem with the right rear caliper and it ended up wearing out the pad and ruining the new rotor ... after hearing these terrible scraping sounds, I called him ... and he said he was in his boat on the Chesapeake Bay for the weekend, but that I shouldn't drive the vehicle for fear of worse damage. Aaaarrrgh ... so I went to a nearby mechanic that I had used before, and he was able to take me right away and check it out ... needed 2 new calipers and a new rotor and pads on that wheel ... $770 new dollars!