Random Thought Thread

mendezj said:
I have a friend, a young guy, former Marine Captain, who was having serious cholesterol problems. His doctor was considering prescribing medication. So recently he went back to the doctor with his blood work and the doctor notes than his cholesterol had gone down 50 points. The doctor asked him if he had been doing anything different. He said, no. Nothing at all. The doctor asked him if he ate meat and my friend answered that he ate meat at least three times a week. What kind of meat? My friend: Well, I shot a moose earlier this year and that’s what I’ve been eating. That’s it, said the good doc.
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Nothing but the good stuff!

I thought when it was only 3 times a week that you just say no, like when they ask if you drink alcohol :)
 
Morning CPKers!
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benchrest308 said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist I think you enjoy cigars. Which is your favourite and what cutter do you use? Sign me up for a Carothers cutter if that ever came to be. I'm in the market for a cutter as I have been using a punch for the longest time and now believe I'm missing out.
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Obviously I'm not Nathan, but FWIW I can recommend the Victoronix Model 79 with cigar cutter:

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I use this, and an iii Corona cutter I bought in Italy probably 20 years ago and which still cuts beautifully but which I don't think you could find anymore. I also have a huge desktop guillotine which could easily cut your finger clean off if you aren't careful.

I dont use one, but a lot of guys I know have been happy with Xikar cutters. If I was to buy a new one, that's what I would buy.

Good luck!
 
1AbominAble1 said:
Nothing but the good stuff!

I thought when it was only 3 times a week that you just say no, like when they ask if you drink alcohol :)
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Lol. A few years ago, during a regular checkup, my physician asked if I drank alcohol. When I told him I'd been teetotal for some time, he first asked if it was because of a problem with alcoholism in the past. When I replied in the negative, he said, "At your age, you might want to reconsider it. You're in good health, but I'm sure you've read the articles about the benefits of 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks a day. Just something to consider".

Yep, the family doc advised me to start drinking. :D
 
benchrest308 said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist I think you enjoy cigars. Which is your favourite and what cutter do you use? Sign me up for a Carothers cutter if that ever came to be. I'm in the market for a cutter as I have been using a punch for the longest time and now believe I'm missing out.
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I wouldn't say they're necessarily my favorite cigar, but I really enjoy The Bahia B line. They're made from the trimmings of pretty good cigars so they're a very affordable every day kind of smoke that taste good and smoke well. They're not high in nicotine but they're pretty strong flavored with a nice spicy flavor. Their worst attribute is a lousy end cap. I wet the end and slice around the very tip with my pocket knife. A trimmer will bust it every time. I keep a toothy edge on my pocket knife so it slices through the tobacco cleanly. An overly stropped edge wont cut it.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Lol. A few years ago, during a regular checkup, my physician asked if I drank alcohol. When I told him I'd been teetotal for some time, he first asked if it was because of a problem with alcoholism in the past. When I replied in the negative, he said, "At your age, you might want to reconsider it. You're in good health, but I'm sure you've read the articles about the benefits of 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks a day. Just something to consider".

Yep, the family doc advised me to start drinking. :D
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True story. A friend of mine went to see a doctor. Doctor asks: do you drink? My friend: yes, I do. Doc: how much? Friend: well, you know, socially. Doc: how much is that? Friend: well, one or two. Doc: one or two drinks? Friend: oh, no, bottles.
 
Pro tip... when you get home and there is a new box with a knife on the kitchen counter, just ignore it. Do not let your wife know you are excited about it in any way. Pretend it isn't even there. It's no more important than parts to repair the oven.

She has a way of detecting that certain excitement mixed with probably having to grovel/ask forgiveness.

It needs to be like the scene in the Predator where Arnold is covered in mud and the Predator cannot even see him 6 inches away.

Don't. Let. On.

Ice in your veins, boys.
 
TRfromMT said:
Pro tip... when you get home and there is a new box with a knife on the kitchen counter, just ignore it. Do not let your wife know you are excited about it in any way. Pretend it isn't even there. It's no more important than parts to repair the oven.

She has a way of detecting that certain excitement mixed with probably having to grovel/ask forgiveness.

It needs to be like the scene in the Predator where Arnold is covered in mud and the Predator cannot even see him 6 inches away.

Don't. Let. On.

Ice in your veins, boys.
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How long did it take to perfect this technique?:eek: If that was my house I’d be all over that box and shortly after I can hear “what did you get this time?”:cool: Maybe you can share some of your other techniques?;)
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I wouldn't say they're necessarily my favorite cigar, but I really enjoy The Bahia B line. They're made from the trimmings of pretty good cigars so they're a very affordable every day kind of smoke that taste good and smoke well. They're not high in nicotine but they're pretty strong flavored with a nice spicy flavor. Their worst attribute is a lousy end cap. I wet the end and slice around the very tip with my pocket knife. A trimmer will bust it every time. I keep a toothy edge on my pocket knife so it slices through the tobacco cleanly. An overly stropped edge wont cut it.
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Won’t cut it! Haha
 
Yesterday the kids (6, 6 and 4) decided to play outside after dinner, it’s dark up here by that time and happened to be raining.

So they asked to take their LED lanterns with them from the camping stuff. Whatever no problem.

When I left for work at 1am I saw this at the front door.

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Edit: In case it doesn’t come across well in the pic, they made a rudimentary fire ring and packed it with their version of kindling from the yard.
 
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