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Welcome to the fourth annual Birthday Bomb Exchange! This will be a year long exchange to give all you generous geeks another excuse to nail another geek with a killer bomb for their birthday.
Who can participate:
If your name is here you're invited to the year long birthday party, if not, enjoy the show and there's always next year.
05Venturer
Adwinistrator
appollo
bstessl
Cfickter
Deener27
headfirst
jharrisx5
johncw
junglepete
Murphy223
MusicCity
ninfiction
nirab
shakinghorizons
Silverstix
Stogiedad
What needs to be in the bomb:
Cigars of course! The bomb should have a minimum total value of $25 as customarily determined around these parts (CI box prices, etc), should contain at least 2 cigars, and each cigar should have at least a 3.5 star rating (so no pineapple white owls...unless it's a gag that is thrown in over and above the $25 bomb). There's no minimum or maximum value on each cigar, just make sure they're not dog rockets. There are no upper limits on the bomb value or size, spank that birthday boy as hard as you want! You may want to designate a particular birthday cigar similar to the new year smoke in the secret santa exchange, but it's not required. If you want to include something other than cigars in your bomb you're welcome to do so, just please meet the $25 value in cigars first and foremost.
When will it start:
January 1, 2019
When will it end:
December 31, 2019
Anything Else?:
Yes. Please make sure to leave feedback for your bday bomber and please make sure to post a picture of your opened gift on this thread so all of us sitting at the birthday party table can be wondering why it can't be OUR birthday.
Also, on the subject of feedback I should mention that last year we had our first party pooper in all the time I've run this. Based on that experience, I think it's only fair that I warn you. If you fail to bomb your target (I'm not talking about being a little late, I'm talking not sending it at all/ignoring communication type of behavior), you will receive negative feedback from the party host. I will generally remind everyone a few weeks ahead of time that their target is coming up.
Alright, enough of the unpleasantries, geeks, let's keep making birthdays great again!
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Sorry for the delay...busy busy busy! Murphy hit me with a top notch birthday bomb! Thanks brother! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
Looking good. Nice hit.
Off to a great start.Well done :thumbsup:
Happy Birthday Brian!
A great birthday bomb from the King of the Smurfs, looking forward to trying all of them
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QuoteCfickter - 1/19/2019 12:21 PM
A great birthday bomb from the King of the Smurfs, looking forward to trying all of them
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Nice hit there!
Smurfy! :thumbsup:
Unfortunately not from me....damn nice smokes though
Ha ha, whoops! If this was indeed a birthday bomb then that'd be johncw...
Have a great day Chuck.Well done on the birthday bomb John. :thumbsup:
Quotejharrisx5 - 1/19/2019 3:31 PM Unfortunately not from me....damn nice smokes though
Well don't I suck! I saw it was from John and made an obvious bad guess
Apologies out to johncw, but thanks for this awesome selection
Quoteheadfirst - 1/19/2019 3:29 PM
Ha ha, whoops! If this was indeed a birthday bomb then that'd be johncw...
Jason / John 62/63 Another year :lmao: :happybday:
LOL to funny. No worries. Have a Happy Birthday!!!!
Hey gang,
I received my birthday bomb in the mail over the weekend from bstessl - I just didn't have a chance to take a pic and post up but I did want to acknowledge it and thank him for giving me some great cigars. The star of the bomb is a 10+ year old Punch Double Corona which will be calling my name until the first nice spring day we have.
I'm on the road traveling for work the next couple days but I will get a picture posted up as soon as I get back.
Glad they arrived ok! Sorry it was late! The Punch is from 2002
Nice gifts all around!
Finally back in the office today. As promised, here is a pic of the bomb that BSTESSL sent me. Can't wait for a nice spring day to smoke that Punch DC
Very nice!
Dang, that was worth the wait Tom!
Nice hit! Happy birthday!
All,
There is one geek that has been completely unresponsive since asking to join this pass, not even reading the PM I sent back in December on who he is supposed to hit. I've warned him with multiple emails to show some responsiveness or get kicked out and he hasn't replied to any of those either.
In general I don't like participating in this pass to avoid any perceptions of rigging it to favor me as I do custom pick who hits who each year. That said, I've decided in this instance to step into his spot since his victim's birthday is eminent and it keeps everything else the same save one other bomber's target and date. It shouldn't raise any questions about equity as I'm hitting who he was going to hit and the person that was going to hit him will hit me instead.
Thanks.
That's unfortunate Gary. Thanks for stepping in and stepping up
Nice job keeping on top of things Gary and for stepping up to keep it going. :thumbsup:
Quoteheadfirst - 3/6/2019 9:43 AM All, There is one geek that has been completely unresponsive since asking to join this pass, not even reading the PM I sent back in December on who he is supposed to hit. I've warned him with multiple emails to show some responsiveness or get kicked out and he hasn't replied to any of those either. In general I don't like participating in this pass to avoid any perceptions of rigging it to favor me as I do custom pick who hits who each year. That said, I've decided in this instance to step into his spot since his victim's birthday is eminent and it keeps everything else the same save one other bomber's target and date. It shouldn't raise any questions about equity as I'm hitting who he was going to hit and the person that was going to hit him will hit me instead. Thanks.
Damn! Gary let me know if you want me to take this one. I don't mind doing two
Nah I got it Chuck, but thank you for the offer.
I'd be willing to drop an extra bomb too.
Thank You Ryan (adwinistrator) for the AWESOME Bday Bomb brother.
Can't wait to turn these all into ash.
:thumbsup: :rocker: :bow:
:bigthumbs:
BAM! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
Quote05Venturer - 3/11/2019 6:29 PM
Thank You Ryan (adwinistrator) for the AWESOME Bday Bomb brother.
Can't wait to turn these all into ash.
:thumbsup: :rocker: :bow:
Glad you got it, and happy birthday!!
Might want to let that DROP A Dragon's Wish, was just released a month ago, so it will get better with time.
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THANK YOU so much from Gary (headfirst) for the Birthday Bomb! I guess he got stuck with me due to the unresponsive geek mentioned above.
It was incredibly thoughtful and is very much appreciated. I can not wait to enjoy some of these fine sticks.
Glad they made it on time Steve, hope you enjoy, happy birthday!
Some great sticks there, that Oscar is a very under appreciated smoke
Well done Gary. :thumbsup:Have a great day Steve
Very nice! Great job Gary.
Happy Birthday Steve!
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Good stuff!! :biggrin: :bigthumbs: :bigthumbs:
My birthday package arrived perfectly in time but I'm late in posting....a really nice selection!!
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Posting Jason's pic here:
A bunch of great smokes... Really excited to try the one off
Insane bombs dropping here! Happy HAPPY birthdays!! Enjoy
Enjoy Jason! And happy birthday a couple days late!
Happy birthday Jason, and really nice bomb Brian!!!
Nice looking bomb there.
and the geek generosity continues...great job y'all!! :biggrin:
BOOM - Headshot!!! Thanks Chuck!!!
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Quoteshakinghorizons - 5/10/2019 9:15 AM
BOOM - Headshot!!! Thanks Chuck!!!
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Wowza! That is a serious bomb!
Thoughtfully done Chuck, and early, nice! :bigthumbs:
Quoteheadfirst - 5/10/2019 10:14 AM Thoughtfully done Chuck, and early, nice! :bigthumbs:
Figured it would be more of a surprise that way
Quoteshakinghorizons - 5/10/2019 9:15 AM BOOM - Headshot!!! Thanks Chuck!!!
I know you are more into the medium bodied, so that Wunderlust you should really like. Doesn't smoke like any other Roma Craft
Enjoy
QuoteCfickter - 5/10/2019 11:17 AM
Quoteshakinghorizons - 5/10/2019 9:15 AM BOOM - Headshot!!! Thanks Chuck!!!
I know you are more into the medium bodied, so that Wunderlust you should really like. Doesn't smoke like any other Roma Craft
Enjoy
Seconded, very unique stick for their lineup. One of my favorites.
Well done Chuck. :thumbsup:
Quoteninfiction - 5/7/2019 7:08 PM Enjoy Jason! And happy birthday a couple days late!
It wasn't late...I was! Really appreciate the excellent selection! Coming from you I know they're great
... and #%€* me, what a payload of sheer Birthday destruction!!
1. God of Fire 2008
2. Cohiba Maduro 5 2014 (CU)
3. H.Upmann Connossieur A 2016 (CU)
4. Fuente Anejo Shark 2014
5. H. Upmann Churchill 2010 (CU)
6. Winston Churchill Chartwell
7. Partagas Serie P 2012 (CU)
8. Fresh Farm Roll
9. Fresh Farm Roll
10. Fresh Farm Roll
Colin, (shakinghorizons) sure made the horizon tremble this morning. Thank you very much indeed brother, that was over the top many times over. Now, who do I have to get rid of?
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Here is the picture that was uploaded in the other thread.
Thanks for posting Colin, again, great hit!
Great send, Colin!!!
Michael (stogiedad) combined a trade with a birthday bomb, and absolutely blew me away!
Birthday bomb on the left, trade on the right.
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Thank you again, there are some really nice sticks in here, a ton I don't know anything about, and some with some SERIOUS age! Looking forward to trying each one in due time.
Michael, it was a pleasure to get to know you a bit, and I really appreciate the kind gesture.
Nice! Happy birthday Ryan!
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awesome!
So today was my first day in a brand new office space. New carpet, paint, polished concrete floors, new motorized adjustable desk, it was great...key word being WAS! I opened this at my desk and well, I guess you can say my area got a nice christening touch of char on the first day. Geez Pete, you went way over the top, thank you very much!!! I laughed out loud at the little Quesada, I think I may singe a brow lighting that thing! And there are a couple libations there I haven't tried so I'm looking forward to those as well.
Daaaaammmmnnnnn!
QuoteStogieDad - 6/24/2019 9:52 PM
Daaaaammmmnnnnn!
Right?! :-0
That's awesome! Happy Birthday Gary!
Well done,what a present.Have a great day Gary
Wow! Just Wow! Happy Birthday
Awesome!! Happy Birthday Gary!! :biggrin:
Happy birthday Gary, doesn't look like you are hurting for party supplies
Thank you Silverstix, I had totally forgotten about this pass as I had sent my birthday boy out a present back in January. I was so excited when i opened up the box. I got exactly what I was wishing for. You did an amazing job hitting my wish list. I look forward to smoking all of these fine smokes. Thanks again.
Nice selection.Have a great day John.
Nice work Tom, happy birthday John!
Nice hit. Happy Birthday!
You guys are killing it with this, great job to all!
Well done! Happy Birthday John!! :biggrin:
You're very welcome John, hope you enjoy them!!
Kent hit me with a massive bomb yesterday on my birthday.What a great selection of sticks.Thank you Kent that is one great gift.
John (MusicCity) hit me up with a beautiful fiver for my upcoming B-Day. Thank you so much brother! The unbanded is one off my wishlist, a Tatuaje Le Vignoble from 2016.
Good stuff guys, happy birthday Stephen and Michael! :bigthumbs:
QuoteStogieDad - 9/19/2019 5:47 AM
John (MusicCity) hit me up with a beautiful fiver for my upcoming B-Day. Thank you so much brother! The unbanded is one off my wishlist, a Tatuaje Le Vignoble from 2016.
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Well done gentlemen
Awesome! Happy birthday guys!
So I also commemorated another year on this planet yesterday and Dave - Deener27 bombed the s**t out of me. Need to take it easy on us old guys, damn....in all seriousness, what a wonderful selection of cigars. Thank you very much brother!
Happy birthday Brian! Nice job Dave! :bigthumbs:
Nice hit Dave.Have a great day Brian.
Happy birthday Brian, epic move by Dave
Happy Birthday Brian!! :biggrin:
Stephen was my birthday bomber and what a bomb he sent. I'm sure these cost a fortune north of the border. Thanks again Stephen!
Nice job Stephen!
QuoteMusicCity - 10/1/2019 5:52 PM
Stephen was my birthday bomber and what a bomb he sent. I'm sure these cost a fortune north of the border. Thanks again Stephen!
Glad they made it there safe John.and yes they would cost a fortune here is Canada but I buy them when I go to Cuba in the Spring.better pricing.
Great selection! Nicely done Stephen and Happy Birthday John!
Well done Stephen
Very Nice Hit.
Yesterday was my birthday and Brian (Nirab) hit me really good.
Thanks for the great cigars and stuff!
Nice hit Brian.Have a great day David.
Nice! Way to go Brian and happy birthday Dave!
Excellent!
Happy Birthday!
Enjoy em my friend!! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
Brian never disappoints! Well done
Wow. Jason destroyed me for my birthday! This is an incredible selection!
La Opulencia
Siglo 1 '16
M7
H. Upmann '16
Behike
Monte 2
Fonseca '14
Trinidad '13
Long live there King
Aurora 100 Años
And a limited mug from the prison, hopefully that's the closest I get to being in one... Lol Thanks dude, amazing hit!
Daaaaaaaaaaang! Way to end another great year of birthday bombs Jason! :respekt:
Great job to everyone, you guys make this thing so easy to run. Can't wait to get next year's rolling! :dancing:
:bigthumbs:
Excellent finish Geeks
Enjoy, Brian... happy birthday and merry Christmas!
Now... who's the next victim?
Lol