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Most people buy their grits at the grocery store. As far as cooking them I am no chef but grits are pretty easy to make. I guess you have to figure out what consistency you like em at is the hardest thing IMO.:tu

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I do love (ok, maybe just strongly like) you guys, but this horse is DEAD! :D

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Looking for this? :D

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...dead-horse.gif

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Looks more like a llama to me:confused:

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Better?

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...dead_horse.jpg

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here's a 2fer...

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...ad_horse_2.gif http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...deadhorse1.gif

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Dead horse? Ha. This is an important topic. I mean its important to smoke the best right? Well its important to smoke cigars. Well we like cigars. Well ok its silly. But fun.

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The best aren't legal in the US... so it don't really matter.

I mean seriously, cigars with weed in them rule! :wo

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I heard there is a conspiracy that Cuba sends their seconds to companies who sell to America and saves their good stock for Europe. :rolleyes:

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(long blank stare with eyes really big)



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Uh Ok. Go with the nice men in the white coats. They're you're friends.

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:r

Where the hell is the smoke ring bumper thingy!?

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Funny you should mention it. Look into Spain.

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Have the locals at the B+M proven your conspiracy theory as fact 100% of the time on Cubans as well? :confused:

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So do you smoke cigars marketed for France backwards? Lighting the head and puffing on the foot?

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Please enlighten us further.

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I looked into Spain and saw Spainards.

MCS

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They say Spain is pretty though I've never been.
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen.

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I ... Was ... Being ... SARCASTIC!!!!

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I don't even know what this thread is about anymore.

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He Should know He's been there enough.

Man. I miss Daniel. I miss him so MUCH!!!!:r

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Last you piped in it was about Stogies with weed in 'em rasta bro.:confused::al

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Is that CL Daniel?

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:tu :r

Nope....EJ's blind brother Daniel. ;)

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crabgrass?

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No dandelion. Its quite the rage in France.

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I had some dandelion wine in Florida when I was a yute that knocked me on my arse. ;)

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Why not? I can't imagine it going so badly.

"Mr. Garcia, we've noticed that many times the cigars from our lounge are better than ones we buy online from the big guys. Is there a difference?"

"you and the rest of you bastards from your lounge down here to tour my factory get out. I can't believe you would ask such a question" followed by ranting and rambling in Spanish.

Nope. I don't see it. What's the harm?

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The question would probably make him laugh so hard he could injure himself.

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Think about it this way, you are a guest in Pepin's facility and you ask him a question that implies that he compromises his standards in order to sell to large accounts. How would any rational person react?

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Probably like the kid in your avatar. :D

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Pepin takes pride in the quality of the product he releases. I think to go into his factory and toss out some absurd accusation that he is intentionally lowering his quality standards for certain clients would be an insult to him. :2

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Fixed.

Don Pepin speaks no english. I've met with him twice once with Pete Johnson and Once with the head of 5 Vegas both times required someone to translate for me.

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I'm not implying that he compromises standards.

Again. If you are a farmer and even though all of your tomatoes are good. You give the select ones to those customers you now would be a pain. Who you want to keep in business because they are a good chunk of your base. No standards are compromised


I don't know how many different ways I can say it. I apologize if I gave the wrong impression in prior wording. We are not talking about big differences.

Besides. When I asked Eddie Ortega he was not offended.

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I'll have to brush up on my espanol.

Donde esta los cigaros

He he he he.

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How could they be different cigars if nothing has been compromised? Still not sure how you are going to make cigars differently without making them different blends to be different cigars. Unless you and your B+M are the only people in the world with a palate so refined you can taste the differences so subtle in the same cigars. :confused:

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Fixed that for you. :r

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:bh:bh:bh

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You are suggesting that any B&M is a bigger account than any of the big online retailers that sell DPG?

Bzzzzztt

Sorry, that didn't pass the laugh test.

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What was Mr. Ortega's comments?

(If I missed it earlier please link and forgive me)

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I think it was something along the lines of :r

Actually he said there is no difference :rolleyes:

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legend, did you recently buy a bunch of cigar web sites?

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Some others have covered this, but I said I wouldn't ask him. You can do what you want.

The implication is that he sells an inferior/different product to the online retailers and is less than honest. That would be an embarassing subject to broach for both, and if I were his guest, I wouldn't dare. I would not disrespect the man in his own house. Much less what will be lost in translation.

But hey, feel free to make an a$$ of yourself and let us know how it goes.

Not intended as a personal attack Legend, just my explanation / reasoning of my prior statement.

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:r:r:r

I'm surprised my secretary didn't just pop in and ask what was so funny! Still chuckling over here!

:r :r

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Uh huh cuz I see tomato farmers hand sorting by destination all the time

http://pro.corbis.com/images/CB05104...-EA4DB5BD1118}

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Mmmmmmmm!!!! Cuban tomatoes!!! :dance:

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is there a way to hide a thread, for lack of a better term? i keep coming here, like someone staring at a car wreck, with morbid curiousity and this thread keeps making my brain hurt... maybe if i can't see it, i won't look.

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You just don't get it. You don't. You don't.

Mini me. You hungry? Want a hot pocket?

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499

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500!!!

Legendary