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Great Pic Richard. Looooooooooooooooooouie!!!!!!

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Got my vote...sort of like a quiet homage to our old friend LL.

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Looooouie Looooouie Looooouie !!!!

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I, too, like seeing Louie sitting with us and enjoying a peaceful, serene smoke as the sun slowly sets in the west with a bronze hue and no puffy clouds.:ss

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Just got a PM saying they won't delete my account. :confused:



Maybe I can get myself banned! :r

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of course they cant, they need that big "active members" number (statistic) to increase advertising ability.


market share
Bottom line
The "anti sell" sell


SPLIT!!!

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endless possibilities :r

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:tpd: Great job, Richard!

Can we keep him, Mom?!? PLEASE!!!?

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Response

My response
I'm done posting about CS, just throwing this out there FWIW. :(

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Louie lives on! :tu

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I think the "bling-bling" is the advertisers they want, not the members. JC only needs to build up the perception of the image. LOL!

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:tpd: R click, save as....

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Team of 11 please make it so!

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Just some interesting reading I was doing tonight.

Cigar Aficionado Online:

"We will tailor the proposal based on advertiser goals and objectives.
Our minimum buy is $5,000 net per month.
CigarAficionado.com is open to “out of the box” ideas and will create packages that suit the needs of our clients."

The Magazine (unfortunately the rate card is not published):

http://www.mshanken.com/cigaraficionado/

Check out the Sample of Advertisers in Key Categories - from what I can tell I can't find one cigar company in the list.

It is scary to think how much it probably costs to advertise in the magazine. Probably so high most cigar companies cannot even afford it.

Thank you for reading.

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Richard - I wish I knew how to use photo editing software the same way you do.

I also wish I could take a picture as good as you as well.

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I still have yet to check out the new site. Contacted them yesterday before 6 am about a problem logging in and have not received a response as of 10 minutes ago. All that I know is that if I go to the site and see if things have been resolved, something there locks up my computer and I have to drop off line to fix it. If they don't care about a 3 year member not being able to participate in the launch of the new site, it tells me that puff will go the way of virtually every site that the owner has touched in the past.

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Alright, I lied... yesterday I wrote that I was not going back to Puff... Then I remembered there were two addresses I needed in my PM box. I got them... and now I am done.

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Looks like a nice contest ...

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They must not be listing the cigar companies, as there are tons of cigar ads in the magazine last time I looked...

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Awesome pic with Louie!!!

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:tpd:

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Yeh I was flipping through one last night and noticed there were a decent number of cigar ads, but most of them were for the big cigar companies: General Cigar, Altadis, Ashton, CAO. . . I remember the first time I saw a Pepin ad in Cigar Aficionado.

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any way we can incorporate that louie pic? Awesome job on it!

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Louie and everything there was bought and now owned by JC. Sorry guys but it probably wont happen.
Louie became Jon's property and I really dont think you guys want his stuff on the top of your forum.

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:tpd:
Time to move on...

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Well thats Larry, Louie's brother ;) :D

Could be high-land Hank too....

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Mine says "Your ad here".
:D

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Al, I just saw this post.

were you referring to me???

I prefer to be termed "muscle"... makes me feel better about being a fat-ass.

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How about we all put on our big boy pants and just leave it well enough alone. There is no need to make a statment over there as what's done is done.:2

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Well, my fate there has been sealed a few moments ago.
I enjoyed going on to see what was going on with all the changes but JC really P'd me off just now.
I wish him well.
As I stated to him, "a fish always rots from the head". He is the head. That fish is going to rot with his pompous and sarcastic/unwarranted responses to people.
No fanfare.
No goodbyes.
My friends are here and know where to find me.

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I've poked around on puff over the past few days, and that's the exact attitude I get from him. It's all about the money, he really does not give a **** about the "brotherhood" that developed at CS.

I hope him all the best though in his business venture.

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No it was in reference to Poker. Seems I have my own MOD to watch over me. :D

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only one???

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Yeah but Im dedicated & love my job :r

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Well, I think Pnoon is hurt that he didn't get the short straw when they drew to see who was gonna watch over me. So, I told him could alternate days with Kelly. :D


Now back on topic and as info I do have my big boy paints on. :tu

Carlos, if it acts like and asshat, looks like an asshat and smells like an asshat odds are..............

I want it noted for the record I did not go to PUFF and post an I Told You So thread! (Although I really, really wanted to! :D )

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Agreed.

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Yeah, it takes all 11 to watch over me. I'm like a ninja.

MCS

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Like this ninja :r

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acDg5-5pKUk

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:r:r:r noted!

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Very similar!!

MCS

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Scott, I found you a date.... Hope the family doesn't mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myb1N6j5zdk



uh...

MAYBE NSFW

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thats not safe for anyone or anywhere.....:pu

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Pete,
You have scarred me for life.

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Ain't Karma a beeyotch, my friend?

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CURSES! I became curious and fell for the trap you set Carlos. You forced my hand to click the button and look at Caputo's Playhouse to see what happened.

It just shows which part of the Jack Caputo is. He gets offended by a post, makes an attack on an avatar he doesn't recognize and then claims it was a joke. That's lamer than a three legged dog.

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Check out the re-write of Puff Lifestyle:

Puff Lifestyle

Like the perfect cigar, the smoker’s lifestyle is one focused on enjoyment and relaxation. At Puff Lifestyle, we discuss all avenues of lifestyle - great hotels that are cigar friendly, fantastic wines, cigar friendly dining, cool gadgets, lighters that actually work, hand carved cedar humidors...you get the idea. But we also cover the down to earth lifestyle interests as well: the most enjoyable reasonably priced cigars, best vacations on a budget, and the best way to stretch a buck...which has never been more important. Nothing is off topic!

Originally:
Like the perfect cigar, the smoker’s lifestyle is a rich and well-blended mixture of the all the finest ingredients. At Puff Lifestyle, we discuss the finer things in life: the most luxurious hotels, the finest wines, 5-star dining, the hottest wheels, insane watches, really cool lighters, hand carved cedar humidors, and of course – the best cigars. Come, live the life of a true cigar connoisseur. Puff Lifestyle – the sky is the limit.

Looks like Big Brother John is responding to the members. Or maybe he's just trying to win people back.

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What does Jesus have to do with any of this???

Sorry. :D :lv

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That back-pedal didnt take long!

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Hahahaha, that's an awesome grab right there. Nice catch kitty! You guys are definitely molding the new site. I think it's a much better change.