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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
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New Format?
Logged on today and like how the place is laid out with some minor tweaks that keep things easy and organized...anything to idiot proof a Cigar Site. Well done! Two icons that help us post easily....the 2 step cha-cha.....Post Thread/Preview.- Cigary43
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You know, cigars must be good for you
Saved me from mini-strokes as well. This hobby over a lifetime of ( 65 years ) has been the equivalent of tobacco prozac and anything tobacco like pipes, snuff, loose leaf/long leaf is something that calms me down in stressful situations esp. before I retired in 1996. I'm sure I was on the... -
Is it just me
Smoking has a lot to do with cadence and draw...relaxing so that you're not under duress from some other activity that tends to keep you from enjoying the whole experience. When diverted from smoking your cigar you tend to pick up a pace that is too fast...the cigar burns hotter and faster and... -
About Hard Boiled Eggs
Only reason I eat eggs and drink beer ..SBDCC....(# silentbutdeadlyconversationkiller). The facial expressions are awesome when they discover what just happened.- Cigary43
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About Hard Boiled Eggs
Drink enough beer and the shells become irrelevant... conversely the effects of beer and hard boiled eggs become very relevant.- Cigary43
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Happy belated birthday Tom
I'm so old not only do I forget my B'Day... I forget others unless I read about them on forums. Hope yours was unforgettable!- Cigary43
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My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me because of cigars
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My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me because of cigars
25 years ago was the story....but if that makes you feel superior by all means throw the first stone....look that one up Doctor. -
My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me because of cigars
And DUDE YOUR IN COLLEGE AND THE PRIME OF YOUR LIFE! WHORE IT UP! Wow....so this is the best advice that can be given to prepare young adults for their future endeavors....I'm always amazed at advice being given on Cigar Forums and then when the advice fails to make a better Society then the... -
My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me because of cigars
F'n A bubba...been there done that! My ex waited til I was on a business trip and smashed 4 beautiful wood humis ( 300 count sized ... 2 were filled with CC's... the other NC's )... took a pair of scissors and cut them all up... threw my cutters and lighters into the woods and served me with... -
My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me because of cigars
Either you have an honest relationship or you don't....it's called repercussions/consequences and if you have a hobby/vice then tell your significant other. My wife knew about my cigars while we dated and I asked her if it was going to be an issue if we wanted to marry even though she didn't... -
How do YOU pronounce Choix Supreme?
It's amazing how many cigar names I've butchered over the years... I finally had to look up and research how to pronounce them esp. when I pronounced Behike.... bee-hickee ... shameful, -
How do YOU pronounce Choix Supreme?
Pronounced....in the plural form..... https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/choix#Pronunciation Schwa..... -
CH Las Calaveras 2019
Sometimes our tastes get altered with age...meds...different foods that can have spices...etc. I remember CAO Brazilia a long time ago and tried a couple of those and thought...wth do people see in this cigar? Revisited it a couple of years later and to my surprise it was a really good cigar... -
Need a new dishwasher
Most do which is why they have cleaners to dissolve those nasty food particles ....Finish is one product that works pretty well but doing an empty load with a cup of white vinegar in adishwasher-safe container on the upper rack of the machine. Run the dishwasherthrough a hot-water cycle. This...- Cigary43
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Since Aristocrat Is No Longer an Option.....
I've used almost every type of humidor out there. .. .easiest and cheapest is Tupperware by far. I have at least 6 of the 2.5 gallon size that house around 250 cigars where I put cedar trays inside for that great transfer.. .I keep 8 ounces of KL and one shot glass of DW inside that I can see... -
Need a new dishwasher
Bosch...have had experience with GE (crap) Whirlpool (crappier) Maytag (used to be great...not so much anymore) and if you plan on living in your house for at least 6 years...get the Bosch. Appliances in the last 10 years are mostly plastic parts and are not designed to last as they used to...- Cigary43
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Cigar under the faucet?!?!
Holy Moley....after reading thru the whole thread I see that it veered off into the weeds quickly enough and I expected it. I first discovered the "wetting" process in 2010 and thought somebody was pulling a prank until I read about a serious BOTL who wouldn't lie about this process,,,,he... -
The Official Cigar Deals Thread
That deal is too good for MF hobbyists...my credit card is screaming like a mf'r as I post this right now. Better to double the order to keep shipping reasonable. -
A look back at cigar prices
1970 prices at Tinder Box was fair. ......$1 and for a sophomore in HS. .. affordable. Today one has to be a cigar shopper and wait for the good deals... free shipping .and coupon codes help alot. Almost 50 years later one can still get good deals and .one can be stiffed by unscrupulous...