Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm around and have officially begun the pee-pee dance... Just didn't want anyone to interpret my silence as not being ready and waiting for this bad boy. - Oak

5am? It's my birthday - 5am nights are for herfs, birthdays require special attention... What do you think I am - an amateur...? :D Birthday celebration just ended - I'm off to sleep... Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone...

No viruses yet - but Macs are becoming a target of the entry level folks: Entry-Level Trojan (well - not really a "trojan" - but aspiring trojan?. This is amusing. It is simply a packaged piece of malware - which looks like an installer (just by the name) for the new Mac version of MS Word...

After seeing the discussion on Jameson's in another thread I thought I'd post a quick review of Red Breast Irish Whiskey. First of all - I am a fan of Irish Whiskey in general - and choose it over scotch when presented with good choices. One issue is that almost every bar has at least a 5-6...

I'll go post my thoughts on Redbreast in another topic right now... Also, in reference to your first post re: bushmills - I actually prefer the 16 out of all of them. It is the sweetest of all the Bushmills that I've had - has almost a wine-like finish. Cheers, - Oak

Bah. Rednecks heal quick ... the injuries to that pony brought a tear to my eye... :sign: J/K, Beef... glad you made it through ok - let me know when you're on your feet and we'll setup a herf again to celebrate.

Just FYI... I'm moving this weekend... So the few of you with the old address - toss it out...

I'm not surprised it was a Monte 4 - but quite surprised it was so young. Goes to show that my bias towards larger cigars needs to be tested out. I've pretty much ignored any ISOM smaller than a robusto, and have gravitated towards the largest cigars I can find... Well - I'm off to buy a box...

I just smoked mine...! Review to follow...

OK... this will come out all wrong no matter how I tell it... The main thing I remember from Catholic school is: Catholic school girls are still virgins so long as they only do it from beh... Do I need to finish? No... I am not sure of the relevance... but go with god... ;) - Oak

Also, I've decided I'm not anti-Bush anymore - but heading slowly towards being pro-douchebag... :sign: No opinions either way on the site above (I haven't read all of it), but you gotta admit the concept of the site is amusing. Every democrat I know (including me) has this sort of...

Completely agree... My mistake on that one. Thanks for holding the flames in check...

If she didn't kill you yet - Here's something genuinly offensive for you to show her: Real Page from a Housekeeping Magazine (circa 1955) Interesting how real-life from '55 can exceed humor from 2004? Truth is stranger than fiction, eh... Just posting this as a curiousity... no one send your...

Are you guys actually still carrying your damnable hillbilly conversations into the board? :sign: (I'm betting me and Trooper John Moses* both agree that a sport made up of doing left turns is for wusses... :D Of course, unlike Moses, I remember to duck when I take pot-shots...

The original post on USNewswire is here: USNewswire Link Here's a better link to read, though: Grassley's Entire Release... PDF Format If you are interested, start with the PDF and then dig deeper. All that glitters ain't gold from these two guys. Although I am of the opinion that...

Here's another pic, with a substitution of Anna (sp?) (AVB's charming wife) instead of my mug... Thanks to everyone for coming - it was a blast... Cheers, - Oak

Ummm... Errr... Getting to know the local flavor...? ;) Beef pointed out an enjoyable area in town before he headed home, and it all went naturally from there...

OK... Up In Smoak Version 2 just officially ended... *whew* Baltimore is cool... :D

Rod... I have your answer (over two years later).. Have I tried a Middleton? Yes, Rod, yes - I have. Two nights ago I encountered this particular breed of tobacco - and felt obliged to search for the name before starting a new topic... I was at a tavern and ran into a group of cigar...

I would not recommend the scepter series at all, which is the less expensive of the two lines. Very mild, similar to an entry-level avo (so similar that they taste like the same blend to me). The crown series is quite good, IMO, very smooth with a sort of hidden strength to it. Kind of...