Someday someone new

I have to say this has re-vitialized me. The last year I hardly participated in the boards, aside from a few threads/themes. I did not even bother to go into most of the cigar rooms. So thank you.

[G G]

It is nice to have a place where we can be excited about it.

[GrtndpwrflOZ]

JEEZ LOUISE !!! Listen to all of you, you're all noobs. I joined here in.........OH,......Nevermind.

Actually all of the relplies in this thread make me feel pretty good about you guys letting me in
Thanks


OZ

[MajorCaptSilly]

I think it's true that people want to go where the good guys go.

MCS

Originally Posted by poker

I have a dinner date Friday, but I "may" be able to swing by. If I bring her with me, hands off! LOL!

Just to be clear, hands off the girl or the gars???

I agree that it is a testament to the team of 11. A lot of forums I've been on, the mods were the worst part. To see everyone leave and go with the mods shows that the general populace felt the spirit they loved at CS was cultivated by these select few and would be likely to continue wherever they went.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by macms

This is a rare phenomenon it seems to me, at least in my life experience. I can't think of a time where a large group made a collective decision and acted decisively like us. And so effortlessly. There have always been splinter groups who break away from organizations, but this is atypical and amazing to witness.

Viva la Revolution!!!

[DrDubzz]

feels good to be in on the ground floor, everyone here will help to shape this community for a long while. here's to the future of CA, and to the 11 who made it possible for us to be a part of it

[kayak_rat]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

....is going to look at the member list join dates and say... hmmm how the heck did that happen?

Did aliens release captive smokers back into the asylum?
Is this an elaborate scheme set-up to get me to send first?
Are these really individual members or just one hyperactive guy with a personality disorder?

Stogiefanatic182 ????

[croatan]

Originally Posted by kayak_rat

Stogiefanatic182 ????

[AriesOpusX]

Well I'm glad to be a noob with all of you fine noobs.

[CeeGar]

Originally Posted by okierock

I agree that it is a testament to the team of 11. A lot of forums I've been on, the mods were the worst part. To see everyone leave and go with the mods shows that the general populace felt the spirit they loved at CS was cultivated by these select few and would be likely to continue wherever they went.

I agree. These folks have imparted quite a bit of cigar knowledge and general good will. Hats off!

It seems like over here no one has missed a beat and things just smoothly carry on. It's just like somebody told you to move your card game to another table.
There will probably be more than 1000 members started in Oct. 2008! Lets see how long it takes to get to 10,000.

[Texan in Mexico]

To the Team of 11 and all of you, all I can say is thank you!

And to the fellow reading this in 2018 on his big toe - look behind you!

[Ashcan Bill]

I'm a member of another board (non-cigar) that also started with a mass migration in 2002. Attrition has taken care of things - those of us with '02 join dates are in the small minority now.

Course, cigars smokers are rumored to have better staying power.

[TonySmith]

Alot of interesting things happened on October 8th


October 8

October 8, 1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago broke out. According to legend, it started when Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. Over 300 persons were killed and 90,000 were left homeless as the fire leveled 3.5 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings. Financial losses totaled over $200 million.

October 8, 1918 - During World War I, in the Argonne Forest in France, U.S. Sergeant Alvin C. York single-handedly took out a German machine-gun battalion, killing over a dozen and capturing 132. He was later awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre.

October 8, 1993 - The U.N. General Assembly lifted economic sanctions against South Africa following the end of racial apartheid. The sanctions had been imposed since the 1960s.

October 8, 1996 - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made his first public visit to Israel for talks with Israeli President Ezer Weizman at his private residence.

October 8, 1998 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258-176 to approve a resolution launching an impeachment inquiry of President Bill Clinton. It was only the third time in U.S. history the House launched a formal impeachment inquiry of a sitting president. (The other two - Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon).

October 8, 2008 - The "gang of 11" started a new forum dedicated to fun and truth in cigars. Upholding the principals of stoogie freedom, with regard to race, creed, or geographical location. Their motto being, be true to your brother(or sister) and for God's sake keep it clean.

Birthday - American war ace Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was born in Columbus, Ohio. He commanded the first U.S. aero unit to take part in World War I and was credited with 26 victories, becoming America's leading ace. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He later got involved in auto racing and headed Eastern Air Lines from 1934-63.

[Texan in Mexico]

To the Team of 11 and all of you, all I can say is thank you!

And to the fellow reading this in 2018 on his big toe - look behind you!

Thanks to the Team of 11 a whole community of characters, despite their differences, decided to begin again at a new home for reasons obvious to us all.
People I never had any direct conversations with suddenly seemed like old friends.

I hope to post on this board years from now and wish these same characters the best and hopefully show some new Brothers the way as it has been shown to me.


......Now I'm off to post some mindless gibberish in the General Discusion forum.

BURP!!

It is amazing how many people got in within such a short amount of time.

[white_s2k]

Is there a way to see our member number?