I repost this just about every year. And it’s still funny. They just don’t do TV like that any more.
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]
The mid-week crisp fall weather was too good to pass up—60 degrees and sunny. I brewed a large mug of hot, black coffee, grabbed an Oliva Serie V Lancero from the humidor, and headed to the deck with a good book. The whole Oliva Serie V lineup nev…
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