Why 2K?
Ken Light
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This was my first post, on 9/30/10:
Noob mistake. Submitting a terrible answer to a contest in the TPB forum as my first post. It was largely ignored. Thanks for letting it slide.
I later introduced myself, on 1/26/11. I was nervous, so it took 4 months
I needn't have been nervous. The welcome was enormous. Thanks for that.
Since then I've offended a lot of people, but more importantly made a lot of friends on here. I've made some trades, I've written some tirades. I've sent and received some bombs. Mostly I've found great advice and community here and have grown up and evolved as a person considerably since those first few posts, but haven't grown out of anything I said. I've been silent for about a week now trying to figure out what to do for 2K (and losing my @$$ to Vegas, oh well).
As sometimes happens when I'm trying to figure something out like this, something falls into my lap and says "This, dummy." So the Beard made an error with an order recently and I find myself with a couple extra boxes of cigars. My first instinct was to break them down, throw in 10 from my stash, and pack that all into 10 bombs. But they'd be underwhelming. Plus, how do I pick only 10 of you? Impossible.
So instead I want to give these to the two most continually generous people I know on here: MVW and webmost. I know Mike will probably bomb people on here with some of his box (Diesel HotD toro) and Davis will hand some of his (Ramon Bueso Odyssey toro) off to people in real life. Neither are likely to hit me back (I'm looking at you, Mike, don't do it, respect this request). Davis's box was three short, so I tossed in a couple of a different size and a 2012 forum blend, hopefully for review.
Thanks, everyone, even those no longer posting in case you still read (Sniper? You out there?). Here's to many more!!!
DC's:
Mike 9505510110443162474174
Davis 9505510110443162474501
Oh yeah, why 2K? Cuz I had nothing better to do. What, you wanted something profound?
Ken Light:5 finger death punch?
Noob mistake. Submitting a terrible answer to a contest in the TPB forum as my first post. It was largely ignored. Thanks for letting it slide.
I later introduced myself, on 1/26/11. I was nervous, so it took 4 months
Ken Light:So I've been lurking on this forum for months now and have been meaning to introduce myself to you guys, so here goes. My name's Ken, I'm 31, live in central jersey, work as a research scientist at Rutgers University, and have been smoking cigars for a couple years. I started out loving Rocky Patel and Gurkha but have since grown far more fond of AJ Fernandez's blends, especially Diesel and MoW. I have also started brewing my own beer in the past 6 months and am very interested in brewing beers that pair well with my favorite cigars, as well as finding wines, liquors (particularly scotch and bourbon), and other beers that go well. I'm looking forward to getting to know you guys on here! Also, if someone could reply or PM me with a way to get started on the trades/passes part of this, that'd be great!
I needn't have been nervous. The welcome was enormous. Thanks for that.
Since then I've offended a lot of people, but more importantly made a lot of friends on here. I've made some trades, I've written some tirades. I've sent and received some bombs. Mostly I've found great advice and community here and have grown up and evolved as a person considerably since those first few posts, but haven't grown out of anything I said. I've been silent for about a week now trying to figure out what to do for 2K (and losing my @$$ to Vegas, oh well).
As sometimes happens when I'm trying to figure something out like this, something falls into my lap and says "This, dummy." So the Beard made an error with an order recently and I find myself with a couple extra boxes of cigars. My first instinct was to break them down, throw in 10 from my stash, and pack that all into 10 bombs. But they'd be underwhelming. Plus, how do I pick only 10 of you? Impossible.
So instead I want to give these to the two most continually generous people I know on here: MVW and webmost. I know Mike will probably bomb people on here with some of his box (Diesel HotD toro) and Davis will hand some of his (Ramon Bueso Odyssey toro) off to people in real life. Neither are likely to hit me back (I'm looking at you, Mike, don't do it, respect this request). Davis's box was three short, so I tossed in a couple of a different size and a 2012 forum blend, hopefully for review.
Thanks, everyone, even those no longer posting in case you still read (Sniper? You out there?). Here's to many more!!!
DC's:
Mike 9505510110443162474174
Davis 9505510110443162474501
Oh yeah, why 2K? Cuz I had nothing better to do. What, you wanted something profound?
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Instead, I will put these to real good use mid-July on my second annual Johnny Sotweedseed project. I have been stashing away metal canisters and water pillows. Been looking for a good couple boxes to buy. This will get me half way there all in one swell foop! Yepper, this will surely do for The Peripatetic Potlatch, Part Deux.
Last time motorcycling down the BRP on this errand, I handed out seven canisters, each with five cigars, one water pillow, and a box of matches. Sitting round the evening bonfire, burning my favorite skeeter repellent, sipping my favorite despondency repellent, any time I found a newb who was willing to try a cigar, I would hit him with a whole canister. "Here, deal with it!" is Johnny's motto.
In addition I took a fistful of black cigar tubes with me, each holding one select sotweed cylinder. Whenever I found a real cigar smoker, I would hit him with a tube. Amazing how many motorcycle riding smokers had never heard of the pneumatic telescoping cigar tube.
Thanks to catfishblues and MVW67 for introducing me to the thrilling sport of cigar bombing.
Thanks to Ken Light for giving me a head start on the project this year.
Oh, it's a grand life.
I've had others like it but this one I decided to keep.
Well he did a thorough job of it.
But of course the choice is yours in the end. Don't smoke 'em if you hate 'em or anything though! Although the one I've smoked was damn good.