Quill and Pad. Punch 898

[Ken Gargett]

Just now, JohnS said:

You're right, it was just a guess. I concur with @db13, I've had a miserable few days since doing some video reviews with @Luca (which were fantastic to do!) on Monday. I've been battling a cold, symptoms of fatigue, drowsiness, loss of appetite, headache and congestion. I couldn't even think about lighting up a stogie feeling this way. You and Rob have brought me slowly back to better health today on account of how much laughter you've both induced. Far be it for me to moderate this wonderfully entertaining thread! ?

john, first, get well. nothing worse than a cold when you don't need one (well, poverty, natural disasters, war etc, but you know what i mean). had a bloke next to me on the plane today coughing everywhere. given i have a dinner tonight to drink old granges at magill estate, and then i am off fishing for a week tomorrow, i was planning plenty of OJ at the hotel. sadly, none. primitive city, this adelaide. been forced to guzzle apple cider. not sure if that works but it is making me feel good. especially after i walked into the hotel reception and some mad woman yells out, 'are you stalking me?', at the top of her lungs. apparently she was also at the airport. i didn't see her and it seems not to have occurred to her that probably large numbers of people land at an airport and then go to a hotel. 

i reckon she is odds on to be at the dinner tonight. 

next, j'accuse!! if rob was not on this thread, you'd moderate the hell out of it! 

[99call]

5 hours ago, JohnS said:

Ken, great article mate. I have just one question, in this essay you've labelled @El Presidente a 'local importer'. I'm just curious if you're going to refer to him as 'someone I've met' in the next write-up?

Haha I noticed this too. The key thing is pre the experience of a 97 point cigar Rob is "local importer". Post the cigar, he gets upgraded to "friend".    Classic! had me laughing

[NSXCIGAR]

97 points from Ken has me suddenly interested in these...

I can't recall a higher rating from him since the Dip Bushidos and BCG. 

If they are that good I can't imagine a price too high for them. Even at $20-25 each for a high 90 point Dalias is reasonable. Siglo V are about that anyway.

 

[JoeyBones777]

12 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

i really need to find out what this view is? 

is it that bad? or so bad it is good? 

Imagine mythological sirens but instead of drawing you in with beautiful song to your destruction they draw you in with the allure of tragic stupidity...like how you can't help but stare at a car crash. It comes with the side effect of nausea. You've been properly warned. You're welcome. 

[El Presidente]

Just now, juri said:

its a very bad morning women's talk show where they just sit around a table yell over each-other about todays 'hot topics' pure nightmare fuel, aimed at stay at home moms not even smart enough to watch soap operaS  

He's playing with you. 

he had it up "loud and proud".   

I swear I heard him yell out "You Go Girl!"