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This evening, I reached for old faithful: a Juan Lopez Seleccion No.2. These are my favourite cigars. I have never had one that disappointed.

I agree. Klose's second challenge was deserving of a card, but not his first.

I smoked an Illusione 88 today (well, part of it anyway). The first one of these that I tried was quite good. But this one was hugely disappointing. It was mostly plugged. I could feel thick stems in the filler near the head of the cigar. After struggling without success for some time to improve...

This tournament is picking up! Argentina looks really strong. Theirs was a masterful win today. The Spain loss to Switzerland and the Mexico victory over France certainly added some drama. How are you England and USA fans feeling about your chances tomorrow?

Fair point, but I do think that if he is to be considered amongst the best strikers in the world (and I realise that it is others who are labeling him as such), he will have to find a way to turn in better performances in major international matches. I was pleased to see the Dutch collect three...

I have to say, I was hoping for more from the England/US game. There wasn't a lot of sustained build-up from either side. Gerrard had a good game. But Rooney really called that one in. In my opinion, both sides will have to do much better if they want to go anywhere in this tournament. Germany...

That was a beautiful goal from Tshabalala to get this thing going! With the two draws today, France vs. Mexico could be a great game, unless of course the French have decided to exit another World Cup without scoring a goal. But I think it could be a great game. And those Mexico jerseys are some...

What are you saying? Up 6-1 in a friendly, you're not supposed to try the double twisting back heel in the pike position? :blush:

The latest report is that Robben should be fit to play in Holland's opener against Denmark on the 14th. :thumbs:

True, very true. That tackle on Ballack was one of the dirtiest I have seen on a star player in some time.

I figured that we should have a thread for discussions of the World Cup (separate from the pool that is running in the Lobby). Like many of you, I am sure, I cannot wait for tomorrow when the tournament will get under way. I'll put my colours out there right away: I am a Netherlands fan through...

Congrats to the Hawks and to their fans. That was certainly an exciting game to watch (even for a Canucks fan)!

I agree that the call was beyond comprehension. However, I don't really know what an umpire with a long and distinguished career would have to gain from forever associating his name with such a botched call.

Thanks for the review Greg. And thanks for reminding me that I smoked my last of these a few weeks back and definitely need to replenish my stock. I'm sorry to hear that you had draw problems with yours. But, I have to say, that this is one of the six or eight cigars that I like always to have...

Does MLB need to make greater use of video replay? In the wake of Jim Joyce's blown call that cost Armando Galarraga his perfect game, we are already hearing many loud calls for MLB to bring in more video replay. The arguments for increased use of replay are relatively straightforward: replay...

Thanks for another great review Greg. I have never had one of the PCs, but have been meaning to try one for some time. This review will likely hasten that purchase! I'm interested to note that you punched this cigar with the largest size punch on your knife. As I said, I have never had a PC...

Summer has officially arrived up here. Today it is 33 degrees (91 for you guys south of the border) with high humidity (feels like 41C/108F). Yes, the annual battle to fight high humidity in my humidors has been engaged! Being a cold weather guy by nature, I waited until the sun had passed...

I'm very glad to hear that the package arrived safely Dan. I'm also thrilled that it could add to an already momentous day for you. A while back, I promised to send out a package to the individual who recommended the cigar in my shopping list thread that I most enjoyed. I was very pleased to...

I just got the driver error message while trying to access a thread. I had not gotten the error message since last night.

I couldn't agree more! But, on to more serious matters. Congratulations to the Flyers and to their fans. I thought the Flyers were lucky to come away with a couple of their early wins in the series. But no question, when the chips were on the line, they showed up and Montreal just didn't seem...