I have been sent a letter accompanied by a fine selection of stogies that says I am being hit with a mass nuke! The following individuals are reportedly to blame for this mass act of generosity:

HOSS - (organizer)

tuckersdad

bogeymachine

country

JJMD

burge

drathaar

andytv

hugh

lions

I do not know what I have done to deserve this, but thank you. The letter says I needed to be taught a "lesson", and what a lesson it is. I learned that there are some generous, and gracious people in this world that will do anything for a friend. That is what each and every one of you have in me, a friend. Anything you need, I am here for each and every one of you. You have made my week. Thank you all.

Well, Bogey and i were already a bit trigger happy and discussing who should get nailed when you slapped me with the most impressive 10 ct i've seen, knocking off about everything on the high end of my "to try" list. I was speechless. All this for a simple piece of info. I joked with you about owing me a fiver and i thought you were a complete newbie to the cigar world, so when i told you i was joking and you proved determined to hunt my addy down, well, i was expecting a fiver of little poochies when i came home to the crater where my house used to be. That was a very fine pkg you sent and it put you right on the top of my "sick em" list. I don't buy that caliber of smoke and every cigar in that pkg would have been a "special occassion" smoke to me. They are prized possessions now, safely snuggled into the bottom of my humi. So, to make a long story short(er), the target became very obvious that day. It was a matter of unfortunate timing (for you), my friend! I hope you enjoy the smokes. The reign of terror will probably last throughout early next week. Feel free to post a pic once they've all arrived...frankly, i'd like to see how my brothers in arms did!

Thanks again for your unswerving generosity...i know i'm not the only one on the before mentioned list that feels this way.

Hoss out.

I know!

Let's hit HOSS!

Hey now! I'm just starting to feel like i'm evening some scores...let's not dig me in any deeper...i'm not the one throwing out DC Max, Opus X, Ashton VSG, Graycliffs and the like as if they were swishers to everyone who crosses my path like this "newbie" here. He deserves a very warm welcome...i'm just trying to level the playing field a bit!

Bombs away!

You da man HOSS. Thank you to each and every one of you. You are all great BOTL.

yeah, he tossed me a couple of those sticks, as well. i ahdn't had any of them, but i actually bid over $40 for a 5er of those EXACT graycliffs--i fell WAY short (i was/am a newB).

so, i figure, i owe him for the trade, and christmas is coming, and everything i read about him is class. in my eyes, the guy is platinum on a board of metals!

now, that all of you are laughing at my metaphor, remember i studied and taught chemistry. i love metals. for comparison, i am possibly a copper (and that is perhaps a generous choice).

Enjoy Rick, and thanks again for snagging me those Perdomos. Tuck

ok, confession time. this may be a shameful point as soon as he gets it, but i gotta throw it out there before he gets the pack and says--what is this crap?

i actually sent 1 of each of my cbid purchases since i started (minus the questionable i.e. lower quality guys like tierra del sol, cu-avana, my felipes--dominica and gregorio, and of course, i would not send such a fine brother with such taste my erin go bragh tube). but EVERY other purchase (3er, 5er, 10er), he gets 1 of. for my biggest hit ever.

if he does not like it. i am gonna have to re-think my targets...maybe i can hit as high as silver...stay away from gold and platinum. 😉

is he worried? how many sticks have i bid on? what does BB smoke?

I am glad that I was able to be apart of this For such a fine Botl

=^-.-^=

an all-star cast of givers, a receiver, and me...glad i made the cut. whew!

well i guessi;ll drop mine so-low.....

i would have liked to have been in on the initial drop, that's twice now that i'd have liked to be in on the kill but creep in on the scaps.

one of these day's i'll get an invite!!

dude, sorry you were not in...perhaps everyone knew your bombing habits...dup, you may make the rest of us look bad. chin up. you will do us all proud.

ya got an awful tough line-up there to try to beat.

but i guess a quick slap is as good as anything!!

hehehe

might try to time it , so it lands closed to xmas.

if you drop it on monday, it might hit a day after most of us, or the same as us...the only good part about japan (there are really many good points) is that although Christmas is a holiday AND a sunday, i can still get a package, though i doubt i do. it is technically possible.

hehehe

who said anything about you.....i'm talk'in about slapping rick with a little boomer.

"your" package i need to repackage it so it looks better !! an take out the cds.....i'll send them to ya later.

Laodin' up eh Rick ?

Good to see my brother !

You're gonna' need it ! ! !

LOL edbug

the elusive bug.........

Hows it goin......

hehehehe

(thinking to self)

(his time will come)

(year....2006)

dup, i did not mean i could get a package from you...i meant, the JPO makes deliveries ON Christmas day over here, even though it is a holiday AND a Sunday.

i would never be so bold as to predict getting a package.

burge, what the ____ did you do? I know you have been bidding daily for like the past few months. I can only imagine what that incoming looks like. You are out of control my friend.

dup, you do not owe me anything. you will be the one getting hit real soon. Your time is coming, beware my friend.

edbug, did you get my end of the TTT? I have a few big guns waiting here for you in the duel. You are going down. Just you wait my friend.