WhoTF knows. Izon types the first thing out of his brains (...or what is believed to be his “brains”...) with a sharpness that cuts like the best Japanese sword.

I couldn’t decipher his comment either but guessing he’d been hitting his gifted bourbon bottles from Spey so as I used to say in my youth:

“Drunk no count.”

If we wait a bit, he’ll be back to either ‘splain hisself or give some snide comment that will further mystify us. I’m betting on the latter.... :-"

Palama wrote:

It's a wildlife reference. The poster said "I'm game". To which Izonfire retorted "Snipe?"

Snipes a bird. And a game that sends newbs out at night with sacks "snipe hunting", generally to humiliate and scare the **** out of.

USNGunner wrote:

It's a wildlife reference. The poster said "I'm game". To which Izonfire retorted "Snipe?"

Snipes a bird. And a game that sends newbs out at night with sacks "snipe hunting", generally to humiliate and scare the **** out of.

USNGunner wrote:

there was even a Cheers episode about it.

frankj1 wrote:

It's a wildlife reference. The poster said "I'm game". To which Izonfire retorted "Snipe?"

Snipes a bird. And a game that sends newbs out at night with sacks "snipe hunting", generally to humiliate and scare the **** out of.

USNGunner wrote:

there was even a Cheers episode about it.

frankj1 wrote:

It's a wildlife reference. The poster said "I'm game". To which Izonfire retorted "Snipe?"

Snipes a bird. And a game that sends newbs out at night with sacks "snipe hunting", generally to humiliate and scare the **** out of.

USNGunner wrote:

I have to bow out guys. Sorry. Just isn't going to work this year.

kombat96 wrote:

Now me and Luke can sleep tonight. 😄

Palama wrote:

Happy to know you were able to cuddle together and get a good nights sleep.
____

BTW - very creepy to know that you lie awake at night and think about me...

izonfire wrote:

Spey said you had “dreamy eyes”. 🙄

Palama wrote:

well...I'm probably stepping in where I don't belong, especially since I'm not in this year's Secret Santa nor have I been in the past .
But I just want to say something.

I've been accepted here from day one, and I am not often in the majority. One reason I don't join this yearly event is simply because I am not a follower of any Christian denomination. But I love everyone who is and derive great pleasure from reading these Santa threads. It makes me feel wonderful to see how my friends here are so caught up in the spirit and lessons that define this Christmas thing you all have...a vicarious joy that comes from the way you all do it. This thread epitomizes the amazing generosity that is unique to our cbid community.

So I just want to say I am saddened to see the shunning of a member. And in a Christmas special no less!

Not everyone is universally liked, it's not realistic. But I've always thought there are certain special times when people put aside their differences in the spirit of these times.
For some reason I thought Christmas was one of those special times with special meaning and lessons by which to live...

I'm having second thoughts about posting this, but it really saddened me and I don't even have a relationship with this individual.

Feel free to tell me to myob, or use even stronger language and I will completely understand. I really will understand. I'm rereading it and it truly sounds holier-than-thou. But I decided to not delete.

And I'll follow along silently in any event, it's one of my favorite rites of passage here...but I didn't want to hold that in in case others felt uneasy too.

Sorry, in a way.

frankj1 wrote:

i see your heart frank...and i like it

but

as i Christian i do not feel cigar forum secret santas are anything but secular and really have no deeper meanings

i will refrain from commenting on the goings ons with certain individuals as i do not think i have enough information to make a valid judgment

gummy jones wrote:

per usual, on point.
I get it, thanks.

frankj1 wrote: