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Title: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: CigarBanter on November 24, 2016, 12:00:45 AM
CigarBanter.com would like to wish you and your family the happiest and healthiest of Thanksgivings.  Here's hoping we all get time to enjoy a great cigar today.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: SLY on November 24, 2016, 01:16:59 AM
CigarBanter.com would like to wish you and your family the happiest and healthiest of Thanksgivings.  Here's hoping we all get time to enjoy a great cigar today.
Thank you, Tony, same back atcha.  Happy Thanksgiving to all the BOTLs, SOTLs and your loved ones.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 01:20:40 AM
CigarBanter.com would like to wish you and your family the happiest and healthiest of Thanksgivings.  Here's hoping we all get time to enjoy a great cigar today.
Thank you, Tony, same back atcha.  Happy Thanksgiving to all the BOTLs, SOTLs and your loved ones.
Thanks, Sly. Doing anything good for Turkey Day? Sure hope you'll get to smoke something better than what Joe's offering.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:10:25 AM
Good Morning Turkey Hunters!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:11:20 AM
November 24 is......... Thanksgiving Day 2016!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:17:12 AM
I definitely plan to enjoy a great cigar or two today along with Morning Blood Mary's then after lunch with some vintage Charleston Madeira.

Selections to be made after I get the turkey on the smoker.

Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:21:49 AM
Sad to hear that by necessity they have bomb squads, bomb sniffing dogs, armored vehicles and snipers protecting the Macy's Parade.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:59:13 AM
FORBES QUOTE OF THE DAY

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them."

John F. Kennedy
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:12:58 AM
44 degrees now sunny and 73 for the aftrnoon.  Nice!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:26:47 AM
A feast of football

12:30 ET.   Lions host division rival Vikings on Thanksgiving

Can Matthew Stafford and the retooled Lions offense hold their own against the reigning NFC North division champions in the opening game of Thanksgiving day?

4:30 ET.     Redskins set to face Cowboys at Jerry World

The NFC East produces some of the league's top rivalry games, and this classic Thanksgiving matchup between two bitter divisional enemies should be no different.

8:30 ET.     Steelers visiting Colts in prime-time showdown

Andrew Luck will look for his first win over the Steelers, but will have a tough task in outscoring Big Ben and the high-octane Pittsburgh offense.



Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:37:55 AM
SHEESH!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 06:40:37 AM
good morning and Happy Thanksgiving EVERYBODY!
been going since 4:30am. pies are out of the oven and the bird is in.
Oliva O maduro and coffee for breakfast. woohoo
🦃
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 06:41:24 AM
SHEESH!
awww, it's not that bad Dave. Happy Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:44:38 AM
Morning Chef Dean
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:45:08 AM
SHEESH!
awww, it's not that bad Dave. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thought nobody would ever show up this morning!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 06:49:05 AM
SHEESH!
awww, it's not that bad Dave. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thought nobody would ever show up this morning!
guess they're all busy cooking or still sleeping.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:50:41 AM
Morning Pilgrims.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:50:41 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:51:16 AM
Morning Pilgrims.
Morning Not-Travellin Dave
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:51:52 AM
Today is Thursday, Nov. 24, the 329th day of 2016. There are 37 days left in the year. This is Thanksgiving Day.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 24, 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Edwards v. California, unanimously struck down a California law prohibiting people from bringing indigent non-residents into the state.

On this date:

In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia.

In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

In 1865, Mississippi became the first Southern state to enact laws which came to be known as "Black Codes" aimed at limiting the rights of newly freed blacks; other states of the former Confederacy soon followed.

In 1939, British Overseas Airways Corp. (BOAC) was formally established.

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers based on Saipan attacked Tokyo in the first raid against the Japanese capital by land-based planes.

In 1950, the musical "Guys and Dolls," based on the writings of Damon Runyon and featuring songs by Frank Loesser (LEH'-suhr), opened on Broadway.

In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific.

In 1971, a hijacker calling himself "Dan Cooper" (but who became popularly known as "D.B. Cooper") parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over the Pacific Northwest after receiving $200,000 dollars in ransom; his fate remains unknown.

In 1974, the bone fragments of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed "Lucy."

In 1985, the hijacking of an Egyptair jetliner parked on the ground in Malta ended violently as Egyptian commandos stormed the plane. Fifty-eight people died in the raid, in addition to two others killed by the hijackers.

In 1991, rock singer Freddie Mercury died in London at age 45 of AIDS-related pneumonia.

Ten years ago: Shiite militiamen in Iraq doused six Sunni Arabs with kerosene and burned them alive and killed 19 other Sunnis, taking revenge for the slaughter of 215 Shiites in Baghdad's Sadr City the day before. Belfast's most infamous Protestant militant, Michael Stone, stormed into the Northern Ireland Assembly headquarters with a bagful of pipe bombs; he was quickly subdued. (Stone was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2008.) Opera singer Robert McFerrin Sr., the father of Grammy-winning conductor-vocalist Bobby McFerrin, died in suburban St. Louis at age 85.

Five years ago: After a meeting in Strasbourg, France, German Chancellor Angela Merkel deflected calls for the European Central Bank to play a bigger role in solving Europe's debt crisis but won the backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italy's new premier, Mario Monti, to unite the troubled 17-nation eurozone more closely. In the first NFL game featuring brothers as opposing head coaches, the Baltimore Ravens, led by John Harbaugh, beat the San Francisco 49ers, 16-6, under rookie coach Jim Harbaugh.

One year ago: In a show of Western solidarity, President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') met at the White House, where they vowed to escalate airstrikes against the Islamic State and bolster intelligence sharing following the deadly attacks in Paris. A suicide bomber struck a bus carrying members of Tunisia's presidential guard in the country's capital, killing 12 victims. Turkey shot down a Russian warplane that it said ignored repeated warnings after crossing into its airspace from Syria, killing one of the two pilots. (Turkey later formally apologized for the shootdown.)
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:52:25 AM
Today's Birthdays: Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson is 78. Country singer Johnny Carver is 76. Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG'-lee-uh-boo) is 76. Rock drummer Pete Best is 75. Actor-comedian Billy Connolly is 74. Former White House news secretary Marlin Fitzwater is 74. Former Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Dan Glickman is 72. Singer Lee Michaels is 71. Actor Dwight Schultz is 69. Actor Stanley Livingston is 66. Rock musician Clem Burke (Blondie; The Romantics) is 62. Record producer Terry Lewis is 60. Actor/director Ruben Santiago-Hudson is 60. Actress Denise Crosby is 59. Actress Shae D'Lyn is 54. Rock musician John Squire (The Stone Roses) is 54. Rock musician Gary Stonadge (Big Audio) is 54. Actor Conleth Hill is 52. Actor-comedian Brad Sherwood is 52. Actor Garret Dillahunt is 52. Actor-comedian Scott Krinsky is 48. Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live) is 46. Actress Lola Glaudini is 45. Actress Danielle Nicolet is 43. Actor/writer/director/producer Stephen Merchant is 42. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Chen Lu is 40. Actor Colin Hanks is 39. Actress Katherine Heigl (HY'-guhl) is 38. Actress Sarah Hyland is 26.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:52:59 AM
Thought for Today: "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." - William Arthur Ward, American writer (1921-1994).
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:55:13 AM
Sis must have heard our positive comments on LHC Core yesterday, offering them up today.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 06:56:17 AM
Morning CarolinaDave and Dean.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:57:25 AM
Sis must have heard our positive comments on LHC Core yesterday, offering them up today.
Smaller quantity but higher price. 

10/$27.50 with my gift card code.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 07:02:00 AM
A feast of football

12:30 ET.   Lions host division rival Vikings on Thanksgiving

Can Matthew Stafford and the retooled Lions offense hold their own against the reigning NFC North division champions in the opening game of Thanksgiving day?

4:30 ET.     Redskins set to face Cowboys at Jerry World

The NFC East produces some of the league's top rivalry games, and this classic Thanksgiving matchup between two bitter divisional enemies should be no different.

8:30 ET.     Steelers visiting Colts in prime-time showdown

Andrew Luck will look for his first win over the Steelers, but will have a tough task in outscoring Big Ben and the high-octane Pittsburgh offense.
Let us not forget:

7:30 ET.  LSU at Texas A&M


FRIDAY

12:00 ET  NC State at UNC
3:30  ET  Nebraska at Iowa
5:00  ET  Baylor at Texas Tech

...and 10 others

Then of course we have the full slate of Saturday Games on rivalry weekend.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:05:15 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.
I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:06:22 AM
Thought for Today: "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." - William Arthur Ward, American writer (1921-1994).
every day is a holiday, every meal is a feast.
me.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:06:53 AM
Morning CarolinaDave and Dean.
Happy Thanksgiving.
same back to you Dave.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:11:57 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.
I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
11# turkey here and just the warden and me this year.  Boy and DIL are coming for a week in mid-December for the holidays.  They are leaving SC after lunch today headed to Alabama to visit the new grandog for the weekend.

Invited the older neighbors down the street last year and they came at 10 in the morning, drank up a bottle of vodka worth of bloody Mary's before 1:00 pm lunch and then just stayed for dinner too.  They don't care about football just like to talk, Fuct up our whole day so they did not get an invite this year.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 07:26:19 AM
Picking up my parents, driving down to my brothers an eating whatever size turkey and whatever else they serve.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:28:49 AM
Beautiful daybreak this morning
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 07:29:10 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:29:57 AM
Picking up my parents, driving down to my brothers an eating whatever size turkey and whatever else they serve.
Saved yourself a lot of thinking and planning that way.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:30:18 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
Good start to the day!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:30:53 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.
I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
11# turkey here and just the warden and me this year.  Boy and DIL are coming for a week in mid-December for the holidays.  They are leaving SC after lunch today headed to Alabama to visit the new grandog for the weekend.

Invited the older neighbors down the street last year and they came at 10 in the morning, drank up a bottle of vodka worth of bloody Mary's before 1:00 pm lunch and then just stayed for dinner too.  They don't care about football just like to talk, Fuct up our whole day so they did not get an invite this year.
you better hope they don't think they have an open invitation now.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:32:05 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
ha, never seen one of those.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 07:34:16 AM
why is pardoning turkeys such a big fucking deal. I hope Donald doesn't take that route.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: sfish on November 24, 2016, 07:40:40 AM
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Looking forward to a couple smokes later around the turkey fryers
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:40:57 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.

I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
11# turkey here and just the warden and me this year.  Boy and DIL are coming for a week in mid-December for the holidays.  They are leaving SC after lunch today headed to Alabama to visit the new grandog for the weekend.

Invited the older neighbors down the street last year and they came at 10 in the morning, drank up a bottle of vodka worth of bloody Mary's before 1:00 pm lunch and then just stayed for dinner too.  They don't care about football just like to talk, Fuct up our whole day so they did not get an invite this year.
you better hope they don't think they have an open invitation now.
Ha, they asked us last week what we were doing for Thanksgiving and we told the getting the house ready to sell.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Looking forward to a couple smokes later around the turkey fryers
Morning Fish
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:44:38 AM
why is pardoning turkeys such a big fucking deal. I hope Donald doesn't take that route.
Be careful what you ask for:


President Harry S. Truman receiving a non-pardoned Thanksgiving turkey (this one a Bronze) from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board and other representatives of the turkey industry, outside the White House on November 16, 1949.
On various occasions, turkeys had been donated to the President as gifts from private citizens. Henry Vose, a Rhode Island turkey farmer, presented a turkey to the President each year from 1873 until his death in 1913.[2]

The official presentation of a turkey to the President each year began in 1947 under President Harry Truman, and many sources erroneously attribute the origin of the turkey pardon to Truman. However, the Truman Library says that no documents, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs or other contemporary records are known to exist that specify that he ever "pardoned" a turkey; there are records that he publicly admitted to eating at least some of them.[1][3] The Eisenhower Presidential Library says documents in their collection reveal that President Dwight Eisenhower ate the birds presented to him during his two terms. President John F. Kennedy spontaneously spared a turkey on November 18, 1963, just four days before his assassination. The bird was wearing a sign reading, "Good Eating Mr. President." Kennedy returned the massive 55-pound turkey to the farm, saying "we'll let this one grow."[4] At least one headline in the Los Angeles Times referred to it as a pardon, but Kennedy did not refer to it as such.[5] Likewise, Richard Nixon also spared some of the turkeys given to him during his time as President.[6]

The first President on record issuing a "pardon" to his turkey was Ronald Reagan, who pardoned a turkey named Charlie and sent him to a petting zoo in 1987. The reference to it being a pardon was in response to criticism over the Iran-Contra affair, in which Reagan had been questioned on whether or not he would consider pardoning Oliver North (who had yet to be tried for his involvement in the affair); Reagan conjured the turkey pardon as a joke to deflect those questions.[1][7] Reagan did not pardon a turkey in his final year as President in 1988, but his successor, George H. W. Bush, instituted the turkey pardon as a permanent part of the presentation beginning his first year in office, 1989, in response to the protests of animal rights activists.[2] Since then, at least one of the turkeys presented to the President has been taken to a farm where it will live out the rest of its natural life. For many years the turkeys were sent to Frying Pan Farm Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. From 2005 to 2009, the pardoned turkeys were sent to either the Disneyland Resort in California or the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, where they served as the honorary grand marshals of Disney's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2010, 2011 and 2012,[8] the turkeys were sent to live at Mount Vernon, the estate and home of George Washington; Mount Vernon stopped displaying and accepting the turkeys due to the fact that they violated the estate's policy of maintaining its own historical accuracy (Washington never farmed turkeys). The 2013, 2014 and 2015 turkeys were sent to Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia, the estate of former Virginia governor (and prolific turkey farmer) Westmoreland Davis.[9] Virginia Polytechnic Institute will house the 2016 pardoned turkey.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: sfish on November 24, 2016, 07:51:20 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.

I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
11# turkey here and just the warden and me this year.  Boy and DIL are coming for a week in mid-December for the holidays.  They are leaving SC after lunch today headed to Alabama to visit the new grandog for the weekend.

Invited the older neighbors down the street last year and they came at 10 in the morning, drank up a bottle of vodka worth of bloody Mary's before 1:00 pm lunch and then just stayed for dinner too.  They don't care about football just like to talk, Fuct up our whole day so they did not get an invite this year.
you better hope they don't think they have an open invitation now.
Ha, they asked us last week what we were doing for Thanksgiving and we told the getting the house ready to sell.
I may have to make a Bloody Mary this morning, sounds good
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: sfish on November 24, 2016, 07:52:25 AM
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Looking forward to a couple smokes later around the turkey fryers
Morning Fish
Morning Tex, Warheads and Neanderthals will be here tomorrow
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 07:54:39 AM
Picking up my parents, driving down to my brothers an eating whatever size turkey and whatever else they serve.
Saved yourself a lot of thinking and planning that way.
That's the plan.  I host Christmas eve, but don't do any cooking for that either... ???
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 07:58:54 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
ha, never seen one of those.
Viaje is not a broadly available brand, and now their entire line are limited release.  Got this one in 2014 as part of a Viaje sampler.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 08:04:32 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
ha, never seen one of those.
Viaje is not a broadly available brand, and now their entire line are limited release.  Got this one in 2014 as part of a Viaje sampler.
One of those interesting cigars that is rock solid to the touch but still manages an easy draw.  I always expect these "hard" cigars to be impossible to smoke.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 08:16:12 AM
Local store provided my favorite Thanksgiving pie fresh baked yesterday, Peach Praline.  They are some kind of good.

Everything else from scratch at home, Mesquite Smoked Turkey, Cornbread Dressing (made with homemade cornbread), Candied Sweet Potatoes (fresh sweet potatoes) and Green Bean Casserole made with fresh green beans.

I'm doing simple. cherry pie (frozen), apple raison (homemade ), pumpkin (filling from a can), custard (store bought), 16# turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner rolls. lady's oldest daughter might show up, and a friend of ours that has no family or place to go.
11# turkey here and just the warden and me this year.  Boy and DIL are coming for a week in mid-December for the holidays.  They are leaving SC after lunch today headed to Alabama to visit the new grandog for the weekend.

Invited the older neighbors down the street last year and they came at 10 in the morning, drank up a bottle of vodka worth of bloody Mary's before 1:00 pm lunch and then just stayed for dinner too.  They don't care about football just like to talk, Fuct up our whole day so they did not get an invite this year.
you better hope they don't think they have an open invitation now.
Ha, they asked us last week what we were doing for Thanksgiving and we told the getting the house ready to sell.
I may have to make a Bloody Mary this morning, sounds good
Long standing family tradition around here.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 08:18:59 AM
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all. Looking forward to a couple smokes later around the turkey fryers
Morning Fish
Morning Tex, Warheads and Neanderthals will be here tomorrow
I actually pre-ordered some Warheads and got them last Wednesday.  Probably try one today.  Ones from Famous were shipped but takes a week to get them here.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 08:22:39 AM
Guess I will get the smoker going.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 09:50:07 AM
Thought for Today: "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." - William Arthur Ward, American writer (1921-1994).
every day is a holiday, every meal is a feast.
me.
Amen.

Happy Thanksgiving, guys.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 09:53:01 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
Almost picked one of those up a number of times but doubted they'd be worth the price. Keep us posted.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 09:55:20 AM
Morning Mayor, Happy Thanksgiving!

What's cooking at your place today?
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 09:56:40 AM
Turkey on the smoker and cigars selected.

For Morning and For Afternoon
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 09:57:23 AM
Fixing to walk the dogs then have that morning Work of Art Maduro.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 10:05:39 AM
Morning Mayor, Happy Thanksgiving!

What's cooking at your place today?
I'm making some appetizers and sides. The Mrs is making cookies  (all sorts of kinds) and we're heading to the inlaws, where the turkey is being made.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 10:06:49 AM
Fixing to walk the dogs then have that morning Work of Art Maduro.
Sounds like a lovely plan. Enjoy.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 10:11:14 AM
But before that, starting out with this little number from Viaje:
Almost picked one of those up a number of times but doubted they'd be worth the price. Keep us posted.
Good cigar.  Have had a lot of Viaje's over the years.  Some interesting flavors, but very inconsistent from year to year and as you indicated, very pricy for what you get.  Still enjoy sampling, but don't consider any boxworthy.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 10:11:58 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Tony!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: sfish on November 24, 2016, 10:14:22 AM
Turkey on the smoker and cigars selected.

For Morning and For Afternoon
I'll need a full report on my desk for the Warhead. I'm going to smoke my last Warhead I later
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 10:38:34 AM
Quote from: dwgbryant on November 24, 2016, 07:34:16 AM
why is pardoning turkeys such a big fucking deal. I hope Donald doesn't take that route.
Be careful what you ask for:

personally I liked the publicity stunt of the company that threw 100 live turkeys out of a helicopter over a parking lot at a large chain grocery store. they didn't fly, all went SPLAT, and the people screamed. the place was a mess.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 10:52:23 AM
Quote from: dwgbryant on November 24, 2016, 07:34:16 AM
why is pardoning turkeys such a big fucking deal. I hope Donald doesn't take that route.
Be careful what you ask for:

personally I liked the publicity stunt of the company that threw 100 live turkeys out of a helicopter over a parking lot at a large chain grocery store. they didn't fly, all went SPLAT, and the people screamed. the place was a mess.
Wild turkeys can kinda fly given a running start but today's domestic turkey can hardly walk.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 10:53:29 AM
Fixing to walk the dogs then have that morning Work of Art Maduro.
Sounds like a lovely plan. Enjoy.
Work of Art Lit and a Bloody Mary mixed.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 10:53:37 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 10:54:15 AM
Turkey on the smoker and cigars selected.

For Morning and For Afternoon
I'll need a full report on my desk for the Warhead. I'm going to smoke my last Warhead I later
Yes Sir! ;)
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 10:56:00 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
Morning CB
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 11:06:44 AM
How ironic…  Son of cigarbreath is currently on temporary duty under the British Army in Kabul.  It gets better.  It is an honest-to-goodness Gurkha regiment.  The units are composed of all Nepalese Gurkha volunteers as has been the tradition since founding of the units in 1816.  Basically mercenary units fighting under the British flag similar to the French Foriegn Legion fighting for the French.  No mention of Kazaid Hansotia though.  Sheesh!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 11:12:32 AM
Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
Morning CB
Hey Dave!  Celebrated our Thanksgving yesterday.  Tim is deployed.  Colin manages a movie theater so we work around his work schedule.  Our last Thanksgiving celebrated with Colin was in 2007 before he went to work in Korea.  Was nice to renew the old traditions.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 11:32:13 AM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 11:50:13 AM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 11:51:48 AM
Some good Zing-Zang Bloody Mary's going here with a few olives and pickles to snack on.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 12:13:25 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:15:47 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Deadbeat?
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 12:20:22 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Deadbeat?
you could say that. old indian waiting on a hip replacement. walks at a 45° angle.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:28:29 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Deadbeat?
you could say that. old indian waiting on a hip replacement. walks at a 45° angle.
LMFAO, what a description .  I am trying to vision an old Indian walking at a 45 degree angle ???
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:32:44 PM
Turkey is done and resting.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:39:40 PM
Once great Aretha Franklin did (can't call it sang) the National Anthem at the Lions game and Lord, past time for her to be put out to pasture.  What a Fuk'n mess that was.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:48:55 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Deadbeat?
you could say that. old indian waiting on a hip replacement. walks at a 45° angle.
LMFAO, what a description .  I am trying to vision an old Indian walking at a 45 degree angle ???
Got me thinking about that fiasco with the neighbors last year, while they consumed almost a 1/5 of Tito's they complained the bloody Mary's were too spicy the whole time.

They used to go to another friends house for thanksgiving but his Bloody Mary's were too hot to even drink so they quit going there.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 12:51:05 PM
I guess John Madden is too old to do the 8 leg turkey deal anymore.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 01:49:04 PM
ha. less than an hour and dinner is done! dessert when there's room.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 01:51:53 PM
ha. less than an hour and dinner is done! dessert when there's room.
Same here, all was wonderful except my turkey was a little tough, not over cooked, nice and juicy but a little tough.  Tasted Great though.

Peach pie in about 30 minutes.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 01:53:23 PM
lady is grumpy. too many expectations for just her daughter and a friend.
LOL, you just can't win.  Sounds to me like a real nice dinner you put together.
guests were told to be here around 12:45. first and only guest showed up at 11 empty handed because he thought the local grocery was open today. he only needed to bring dinner rolls! local grocery is family owned and refused to open so the employees could enjoy the holiday.
Deadbeat?
you could say that. old indian waiting on a hip replacement. walks at a 45° angle.
LMFAO, what a description .  I am trying to vision an old Indian walking at a 45 degree angle ???
bad hip, bad back, surgery for him in February if he lasts that long. his cane is about 2' long.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 01:54:31 PM
ha. less than an hour and dinner is done! dessert when there's room.
Same here, all was wonderful except my turkey was a little tough, not over cooked, nice and juicy but a little tough.  Tasted Great though.

Peach pie in about 30 minutes.
my turkey came out great. old fashion. roaster in the oven.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Travellin Dave on November 24, 2016, 02:33:16 PM
How ironic…  Son of cigarbreath is currently on temporary duty under the British Army in Kabul.  It gets better.  It is an honest-to-goodness Gurkha regiment.  The units are composed of all Nepalese Gurkha volunteers as has been the tradition since founding of the units in 1816.  Basically mercenary units fighting under the British flag similar to the French Foriegn Legion fighting for the French.  No mention of Kazaid Hansotia though.  Sheesh!
He farms everything out as well.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 02:33:33 PM
Little nap done time for pie.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 03:04:38 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 03:07:03 PM
How ironic…  Son of cigarbreath is currently on temporary duty under the British Army in Kabul.  It gets better.  It is an honest-to-goodness Gurkha regiment.  The units are composed of all Nepalese Gurkha volunteers as has been the tradition since founding of the units in 1816.  Basically mercenary units fighting under the British flag similar to the French Foriegn Legion fighting for the French.  No mention of Kazaid Hansotia though.  Sheesh!
He farms everything out as well.
The Sultan of Kabul?  By the way, Kabul is a large metropolitan area with a population of over 3 million.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: cigarbreath on November 24, 2016, 03:09:20 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
40'ish and a grey overcast.  One of those days that makes you look forward to spring.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: FloridaDean on November 24, 2016, 03:30:01 PM
heading to the 'outlaws' for dessert.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Threebean on November 24, 2016, 03:34:28 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
Indeed.  Turkey consumed, Guardian of the Farm for dessert, with apple pie and ice cream later. 

Hope all are enjoying their Thanksgiving.   
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 03:40:51 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
Indeed.  Turkey consumed, Guardian of the Farm for dessert, with apple pie and ice cream later. 

Hope all are enjoying their Thanksgiving.
Afternoon Bean.

Reverse order here with Peach Pie consumed and now getting ready for my Cigar.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 03:41:59 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
40'ish and a grey overcast.  One of those days that makes you look forward to spring.
Forecasting rain here in the morning with cooler temperatures
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Threebean on November 24, 2016, 03:45:52 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
Indeed.  Turkey consumed, Guardian of the Farm for dessert, with apple pie and ice cream later. 

Hope all are enjoying their Thanksgiving.
Afternoon Bean.

Reverse order here with Peach Pie consumed and now getting ready for my Cigar.
Also a good plan.   
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:07:07 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:10:04 PM
Got some traditional Christmas Music on the jukebox
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Threebean on November 24, 2016, 04:11:13 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
40'ish and a grey overcast.  One of those days that makes you look forward to spring.
Forecasting rain here in the morning with cooler temperatures
Hmm, hadn't noticed that.  40% chance.  But those guys can't forecast there way out of a paper bag, so we'll see. 
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: Threebean on November 24, 2016, 04:11:42 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
That the lancero?
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:12:14 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
Very nice draw and like a smoke bomb going off.  Beautiful Cigar!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:14:10 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
That the lancero?
Yes, Cuban press Maduro Lancero.  They call it box pressed but really a Cuban press.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:14:48 PM
Beautiful sunny and 76 degrees here.
40'ish and a grey overcast.  One of those days that makes you look forward to spring.
Forecasting rain here in the morning with cooler temperatures
Hmm, hadn't noticed that.  40% chance.  But those guys can't forecast there way out of a paper bag, so we'll see.
True
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:17:52 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
Very nice draw and like a smoke bomb going off.  Beautiful Cigar!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:38:11 PM
Don't bother getting excited about the CI Black Friday offer, may as well go to KMart
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on November 24, 2016, 04:40:07 PM
Finished the appetizers and sides. Loaded them in the car and getting ready to head to the inlaws to eat some bird. We decided on Thanksgiving dinner this year instead of a late lunch. I'm famished. You all enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 04:43:40 PM
Finished the appetizers and sides. Loaded them in the car and getting ready to head to the inlaws to eat some bird. We decided on Thanksgiving dinner this year instead of a late lunch. I'm famished. You all enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your dinner Mayor.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:16:30 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
Very nice draw and like a smoke bomb going off.  Beautiful Cigar!
A very nice smoke, far and above the I &II for me and I like both of those.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 05:22:46 PM
GO COWBOYS!!!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:00:43 PM
GO COWBOYS!!!
Cowboys up 17-6 at the half!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 06:27:51 PM
Hell of a Black Friday Deal on Glock Magazines, lowest price I have seen in over 8 years.

$19.95 each with FS - minimum purchase of 3.  Most models in stock right now.

https://www.botach.com/glock-pistol-magazines-all-models-calibers/

Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:45:34 PM
COWBOYS WIN 31-26

10 Straight!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 07:46:28 PM
GO TIGERS!

Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on November 24, 2016, 08:23:33 PM
ESPN reporting Tom Herman (Houston) could be the next LSU Coach as early as Saturday.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! 11/24/2016
Post by: sfish on November 24, 2016, 10:32:46 PM
Igniting the first Warhead III....... Bomba Away!
Very nice draw and like a smoke bomb going off.  Beautiful Cigar!
A very nice smoke, far and above the I &II for me and I like both of those.
Excellent Tex, looking forward to smoking one