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    Bidding against myself on CBid...

    OK, not exactly the brightest bulb in the marque, however, I would not intentionally raise my own winning bid. Without help from CBID, that is. I placed a auto bid for two packs of Gurkas, 11 w...
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    60 in April - not a pretty site. I was carded at...

    60 in April - not a pretty site. I was carded at Hooters the other nite - explained I hadn't be carded in her lifetime :smiley5: Began smoking cigars last summer after falling off an adventure bike...
  3. Thread: RP order

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    Missed that deal, not that I am short on smokes! ...

    Missed that deal, not that I am short on smokes!

    I have not found a RP that I wasn't impressed by. Have only tried the Vintage 92, Edge, OSG and SG but they have rapidly jumped to the top of my...
  4. Thread: Scotch

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    Sounds like you're a B&W kinda guy. I strongly...

    Sounds like you're a B&W kinda guy. I strongly suggest there are other alternatives to falling into the SMS trap - what ever the hell that is...

    Taste is always subjective. And I stand by my...
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    Damn! Couldn't pass these up either - at current...

    Damn! Couldn't pass these up either - at current rate of consumption, I am set to live another 50 years... :smiley31:

    Cheers
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    thanks for the tip/link. Couldn't resist the...

    thanks for the tip/link. Couldn't resist the recommendations. Haven't used CC much, if any, but like the comments and user reviews. Interesting little perfecto (?)

    Cheers,

    Rusty
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    Haven't jumped on the hd/br wagon yet. ...

    Haven't jumped on the hd/br wagon yet. Gernerally, the deciding factor is when and what is finally available in the rental market. I think Blockbuster (big around here) has decided to support...
  8. Thread: Thanks Diesel

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    Thanks Diesel

    Thanks for time, effort and innitiave for putting together the Newbie Secret Santa 2007! Such things are always more work that imagined but it really was fun and a great way to begin to "get...
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    I am ecstatic when I can wrestle some covers from...

    I am ecstatic when I can wrestle some covers from our Lab! Oh, relaxing on a warm day with a scotch/drink and discovering a delicious cigar - recently have been RP OSG and Sun Grown have rocked my...
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    well, that's one way to get your post count up...

    well, that's one way to get your post count up :smiley5:

    sorry for the multiple posts - gee this another one :smiley29:

    Cheers,

    Rusty
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    While chair bound and committing a slow death by...

    While chair bound and committing a slow death by Oprah following a little tumble off a motorcycle, a friend brought by a travel humidor with smokes, cutter and lighter. By that time I could hobble...
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    While chair bound and committing a slow death by...

    While chair bound and committing a slow death by Oprah after a little tumble of a motorcycle, a friend brought by a travel humidor with smokes, cutter and lighter. I'd been reading Hemingway and...
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    Welcome from OK. Great group to hang with...

    Welcome from OK. Great group to hang with :smiley1:
  14. Thread: Going to Texas

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    Spent some time in Houston in December and got...

    Spent some time in Houston in December and got lucky... Apparently there is only one (1) cigar bar that sells liquor and allows smoking - Downing Street Pub, cf ...
  15. Thread: After Taste

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    I am a noob so take this with that in mind. I...

    I am a noob so take this with that in mind. I agree that the stick appears to make a huge difference in the taste and after-taste. Now I don't taste the cherry-oak-etc flavors but have begun to...
  16. Thread: Thanks Santa

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    Thanks Santa

    Package arrived several days ago, posted to a continuing thread, however, obviously better to start a new one! Had to make a quick trip to Houston which became extended. Don't know when the package...
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    Cigar Bar list/index

    I wonder it if might be of interest to begin a list of good cigar bars in towns. Probably not critical if smoking is allowed, however, a recent trip to Houston revealed there is only one place to...
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    I certainly bitched enough, so definitely owe you...

    I certainly bitched enough, so definitely owe you a big thanks for fixing the problem! Thanks :smiley20:

    Sorry to hear you had to end up hacking the library, typically means it rears its head...
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    Thanks for all the good comments and suggestions....

    Thanks for all the good comments and suggestions. I find something very elegant in the property "a cigar I would buy again" - that is probably what it is all about???

    I have had the opportunity...
  20. Thread: Scotch

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    Frankly, if you aren't an "experienced" scotch...

    Frankly, if you aren't an "experienced" scotch drinker, I would suggest you avoid the pricier bottles and instead get a couple of single malts, McClellands offers an Islay (very smoky) and a Highland...
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    Package received - actually, I had to go the the...

    Package received - actually, I had to go the the a-hole of the US (known by some as Houston) - confirmed that it has developed a serious case of 'roids :smiley38: Not a fan of Houston, apologies to...
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    Thanks for the information and insight W. Ran...

    Thanks for the information and insight W. Ran across a tremendous range in premiums for the maduro, from none to about double as you suggest. The Cbid thread has the same issues compounded with an...
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    It seems difficult to definitively tell from the...

    It seems difficult to definitively tell from the photo on cbid, there is a link http://www.vitolas.net/displayimage.php?album=35&pos=7 on vitolas.net (interesting site) that has both the maduro and...
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    A Fuente Hemingways on CBID?

    located several lots of Hemingways, e.g. http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=515872. the image appears to be a maduro wrapper, however, there is no mention in the description and all the...
  25. Thread: Maduro Review

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    What a command of the King's English :smiley20: ...

    What a command of the King's English :smiley20: I am sure your reviews would be much more fun and every bit as useful as the mags!

    Look forward to more reviews:smiley32:

    Cheers,

    Rusty
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