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NWStogie Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 2:59 PM EST
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Got bit by the cigar bug earlier this year and have been enjoying the hell out of it ever since.

I'm a busy guy who didn't know how to sit for an entire hour doing nothing until I joined the BOTL. Although I'm on the border of Baby Boomer and Gen X, I seem to have inherited my grandparents' depression-era work ethic. I tend to be a "human doing" instead of a "human being." If I don't have 3 or 4 projects going at the same time, I get bored. I had to learn the hard way that the best way I could f**k up a good cigar was to try to do something else while smoking it.

Since cigars found me, I've discovered how cool it is to watch the light change as the sun gets low in the sky. And I've discovered how cool it is to just be in the freaking moment rather than always focusing on the next task.

I usually smoke alone, on my country porch. But I've recently discovered some friendly faces at our local cigar store/lounge. We are a pretty eclectic bunch of knuckleheads. I like this.

I keep a journal and know what I've liked so far. I'm on my third humidor with my converted wineador. I'm looking forward to continuing to discover more smoky amazingness as I explore more.

I look forward to building trade cred as I learn from the vets and lose my Noob smell.

Matt
gummy jones Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 3:17 PM EST
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the only way to lose your noob smell is to bid hard and often and never lose. ever.
NWStogie Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 4:32 PM EST
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Lol. And make lots of friends by driving prices up in the process.
KingoftheCove Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 6:19 PM EST
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A camping trip would lessen your noob smell....
NWStogie Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 7:10 PM EST
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Perhaps. And some good trades under my belt. I currently have 263 sticks in my humidor: 83 diffs, with a stockpile of faves ID'd so far.
corey sellers Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 7:33 PM EST
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You need to pm ZRX for a camping trip he will hook you up

By the way pancakes or waffles


Also do you like long walks on the beach

Someone needs to post the thonganator link
Check it out something you will never forget
corey sellers Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 7:34 PM EST
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Sure I missed something just wait there will be more
delta1 Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 7:43 PM EST
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Welcome to the asylum NWStogie. Your spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure exceeds our standards for noobs...so GTFO...(until MACS gives his seal of approval...)
NWStogie Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 10:18 PM EST
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I was wondering wtf a camping trip was. Did a text search of forum posts and found no references to an alternate definition. Probs didn't go back far enough. Will pm ZRX, thx.

Waffles. Defs waffles. Especially made out of tater tots, cheese and bacon. I like to call 'em tot-waffles for obvious reasons.

Long walks on the beach? If there's a destination I'm trying to get to, cool stuff to pick up and look at or cool conversations to have with someone, awesome. Otherwise, I'd be bored out of my mind.

Thonganator sounds interesting...
Luke753 Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 10:30 PM EST
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NWStogie wrote:


Thonganator sounds interesting...



Oh you've GOT to see the Thonganator! It's a life changing experience.

Herfing
Palama Online
#11 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 10:48 PM EST
Joined: 02-05-2013
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Aloha from Hawaii! ThumpUp

Matt, good intro.

Question: do you imbibe in an adult beverage whilst you pondering the meaning of life on your country porch? If so, what's your choice?
NWStogie Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 11:01 PM EST
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Thx, Palama. Aloha, Brah. The only adult beverage in which I partake on my front porch is strong coffee. Preferably Kona. Preferably hand-ground, by me, just before brewing. No judgment on the more traditional adult beverages or their partakers. To each their own, I say.
NWStogie Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Sep 14 2016, 11:08 PM EST
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Found thonganator. Might need therapy. Or some more cigar time on the front porch.

Probably both.

Thanks for playing nice with the Noob, vets.
thurson Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 7:11 AM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
I was wondering wtf a camping trip was. Did a text search of forum posts and found no references to an alternate definition. Probs didn't go back far enough. Will pm ZRX, thx.

Waffles. Defs waffles. Especially made out of tater tots, cheese and bacon. I like to call 'em tot-waffles for obvious reasons.

Long walks on the beach? If there's a destination I'm trying to get to, cool stuff to pick up and look at or cool conversations to have with someone, awesome. Otherwise, I'd be bored out of my mind.

Thonganator sounds interesting...



ThumpUp ThumpUp

Sound view or Mountain view?
danmdevries Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 8:22 AM EST
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What kind of hot sauce?
NWStogie Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 8:23 AM EST
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Both. Sound framed by mountains. Perfection.
NWStogie Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 8:25 AM EST
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Ring of Fire - "So hot, it'll burn you twice!"
99cobra2881 Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 8:41 AM EST
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Buy a cooler buy more cigars repeat.

Welcome to cbid
NWStogie Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 9:01 AM EST
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Thx, Cobra. Filling up my humi. Trying to zero in on and buy quantities of what I like.
ZRX1200 Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 9:29 AM EST
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Do you use beads?

Have you been to a Turkish prison?

Have you seen a grown man nude?

What's your opinion on toilet paper?

And.....Waffles are for commies so I assume you're north of Eugene.
SMOKEYOU Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 9:45 AM EST
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Toilet paper? Are you implying he might be a wadder and not a wipe fold wipe fold type of guy?

1ply or 2ply? Not even a question.
NWStogie Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 9:46 AM EST
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Heartfelt. No experience with any others.

Not into gladiator movies. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

"Stroft" was a commie plot to weaken our resolve from the bottom up.

Pancakes are OK. But only when waffles aren't on the menu.

Southern tip of Puget Sound. Home of the best oysters in the world.
NWStogie Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 9:49 AM EST
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Plys are for wusses, where I come from. If you need to study origami to finish your food processing process, your diet ain't right.
BlueDude Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 10:40 AM EST
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Great intro Matt !

You discovered the Zen of Cigar Enjoyment. Welcome to CBid !

Go Seahawks !
harleyd31 Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 10:43 AM EST
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Welcome aboard Matt- great intro!! Good to see you found the same reason so many of us enjoy our "cigar" time. Have fun and let me know if you want to do a little trade....
cameroon Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 10:49 AM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
I tend to be a "human dong" instead of a "human being."

Matt


This one writes itself. You are hereby dubbed, The Human Dong.
NWStogie Offline
#27 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:28 AM EST
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cameroon wrote:
This one writes itself. You are hereby dubbed, The Human Dong.


LOL... Size does matter.
NWStogie Offline
#28 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:32 AM EST
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harleyd31 wrote:
Welcome aboard Matt- great intro!! Good to see you found the same reason so many of us enjoy our "cigar" time. Have fun and let me know if you want to do a little trade....


Thx, Harley. I'm up for a trade. What're you looking for? How would you like to make this happen?
NWStogie Offline
#29 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:33 AM EST
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BlueDude wrote:
Great intro Matt !

You discovered the Zen of Cigar Enjoyment. Welcome to CBid !

Go Seahawks !


Thx BD! We are Groot.
kaszkiet Offline
#30 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:50 AM EST
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Welcome to the madness. Hide, cut up, get rid off your credit card.
Speyside Offline
#31 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:53 AM EST
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Welcome.
ajerrils Offline
#32 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 11:59 AM EST
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Welcome, where the points don't matter since you spent all your money on cigars.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#33 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 12:34 PM EST
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Welcome!
NWStogie Offline
#34 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 2:10 PM EST
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Thx Kas, Spey, Aj & SM. CBid having the best opportunity to get good prices only means that I end up with more cigars. And because I'm an all or nothing type of guy, I'm on humidor #3 and currently have more on hand than I could smoke in a year. My wife used to scratch her head as to why I would have this much and still be looking for more. I think she understands a bit of it now.
harleyd31 Offline
#35 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 2:12 PM EST
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PM sent....
MACS Offline
#36 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 2:34 PM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
Heartfelt. No experience with any others.

Not into gladiator movies. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

"Stroft" was a commie plot to weaken our resolve from the bottom up.

Pancakes are OK. But only when waffles aren't on the menu.

Southern tip of Puget Sound. Home of the best oysters in the world.


This noob has wisdom... wonder where he got it? Think
NWStogie Offline
#37 Posted: Thu, Sep 15 2016, 2:42 PM EST
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I typically take time to research, read and pay attention before opening my yap or flinging a post. I don't like to reinvent wheels. I may be a CBid Noob, but I'm not a life Noob.

I do step on my own d*ck sometimes. (see earlier posts, "human dong" and size does matter.) But when I do, I try to a) Resolve what I may have f*cred up, and b) Learn from it so I don't repeat it.

There's lots to learn here. It's been fun lurking prior to this intro. I'm buckled up and ready for the ride to start.
thurson Offline
#38 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 10:41 AM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
Heartfelt. No experience with any others.

Not into gladiator movies. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

"Stroft" was a commie plot to weaken our resolve from the bottom up.

Pancakes are OK. But only when waffles aren't on the menu.

Southern tip of Puget Sound. Home of the best oysters in the world.


Grew up in Auburn, hard to argue with that. Although, IMHO, there are only two kinds of oysters...good and better!

fog
MACS Offline
#39 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 11:11 AM EST
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You a Navy man?
NWStogie Offline
#40 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 2:16 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
You a Navy man?


Nope. I have a number of brothers and sister who are Navy, along with other branches of service. I do gov't work. Just not on the pointy edge of the spear.

NWStogie Offline
#41 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 2:18 PM EST
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thurson wrote:
Grew up in Auburn, hard to argue with that. Although, IMHO, there are only two kinds of oysters...good and better!

fog


Agreed! There is no last place in an oyster eating contest...
DrafterX Offline
#42 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 2:19 PM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
I do gov't work. Just not on the pointy edge of the spear.





Think
so you work the shaft..?? Huh
MACS Offline
#43 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 2:24 PM EST
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NWStogie wrote:
Nope. I have a number of brothers and sister who are Navy, along with other branches of service. I do gov't work. Just not on the pointy edge of the spear.



We can't all be awesome. BigGrin
NWStogie Offline
#44 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 2:31 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
We can't all be awesome. BigGrin


Or get credit for our awesomeness. Consider me a key REMF.
NapalmMan67 Offline
#45 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 4:19 PM EST
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Welcome to the asylum.

Did you get in the nOOb PIB yet for trade cred?
frankj1 Offline
#46 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 4:59 PM EST
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why is everyone being so nice?
Thundergerbs will be pizzed off.
Speyside Offline
#47 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 5:31 PM EST
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You do realize your comment about being nice was nice?
MACS Offline
#48 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 8:42 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
why is everyone being so nice?
Thundergerbs will be pizzed off.


The guy did a righteous intro... *shrug*
Abrignac Offline
#49 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 8:52 PM EST
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Hi Matt. Glad you've come aboard. Nice intro.
jespear Offline
#50 Posted: Fri, Sep 16 2016, 9:45 PM EST
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Welcome, Matt.

Don't let the azzhats around here walk all over you.
( Get it ? Welcome mat. Walk all over you. ) d'oh!

jes
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