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    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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  1. vperlman

    Lighter Problem

    Have you tried using a can of compressed air to blow any accumulated crud out of the burner? It's a good idea to do that fairly regularly.
  2. vperlman

    Permission to buy?

    I voted it depends. Generally, I follow a "don't ask - don't tell" policy about buying cigars, so most of the time the answer is No. However, if I am going to make a REALLY big purchase, I'll discuss it first. E.g., in the summer of 2008, when the first SCHIP bill was being pushed, I told my...
  3. vperlman

    Do all Lanceros and smaller RG sticks always burn hot?

    And that's why I prefer large RG cigars. :eyebrow:
  4. vperlman

    Ever think of quit smoking?

    Stop the madness! Why on earth would I want to do something as crazy as stopping cigar-smoking?
  5. vperlman

    CAO Cubist

    I know you don't want to hear this, but go with the Stinky. You will come to love it.
  6. vperlman

    Places that you have or would like to have a smoke one day?

    A Monty #2 in one hand, a cafe au lait in the other, while sitting at any sidewalk cafe in Paris. I've done it, and I can't wait to do it again.
  7. vperlman

    Cigar Colors

    I usually gravitate towards the dark end of the street, but I'll smoke just about any color wrapper, including candelas (which I like a few times a year for a change of pace).
  8. vperlman

    Newb question about "flavors"

    I hesitate to ask your basis for that opinion... :laugh:
  9. vperlman

    My new...

    Kewel! :applause:
  10. vperlman

    Newb question about "flavors"

    To me, all cigars taste like... smoke from burning tobacco! Call me crazy. :headroll: Seriously, I rarely detect any of those distinct flavors. I get, depending on the cigar, sweetness, sourness, irritation (what I think others call pepper) and that's about it. On really rare occasions, I...
  11. vperlman

    opinions, suggestions...

    Congratulations! Personally, I would not look for a rare or unusual cigar. Instead, I would ask myself, "what cigar do I light up, smoke, and say to myself, 'Damn, that is one great cigar?'" Then i would pick that one. For me, lately, that's been the now discontinued Edge Sumatra Torpedo...
  12. vperlman

    Don Pepin Garcia Blue - My first review

    One of my faves (without the fertilizer).
  13. vperlman

    I want to get a nice cutter. Help me please!

    Do yourself a favor and go with the Palio. If you don't like the looks of the black one, check out the wood and carbon fiber finished versions. I have a Palio, a Xikar, and a SAK. I like the cut of the Palio best. 'Nough said?
  14. vperlman

    Zinio vs. Palio vs. Xikar

    Yeah, what he said. BTW, I can't believe this thread got resurrected! :guitar:
  15. vperlman

    Casa Magna Colorado robusto

    I thought they were very good, but the best cigar of the year (according to you know who)? No way.
  16. vperlman

    inexpensive go to cigar?

    The Edicion Limitada version is even better (at least for us maduro smokers).
  17. vperlman

    Need an opinion...

    Is she married? :starrylov
  18. vperlman

    Notch cutters

    I abandoned my quest for a good, affordable notch cutter a year or two ago and now use my Palio.
  19. vperlman

    dull cutter and punch?

    Good luck. And let me know, if you do.
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