🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

[cosmicfolklore]

Last but definitely not least…



I have a few Japanese books, but I cannot read Japanese. I really wish I could, but this definitely is a highlight of my Haruki book collection.
Thank you @TheIronMonkey

This a brilliant from top to bottom.

you’ve made my year!!!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

@cosmicfolklore

Michael—I’m glad everything went over so well. It was a fun package to assemble. I should mention that the Savinelli 145⁰ tin is #1776 (hence my note about the founding fathers).

Som Besths!

Jeff

 

[cosmicfolklore]

@cosmicfolklore

Michael—I’m glad everything went over so well. It was a fun package to assemble. I should mention that the Savinelli 145⁰ tin is #1776 (hence my note about the founding fathers).

Som Besths!

Jeff

Awesome, it was not lost on me. You just added so much humor on top of humor, I couldn’t play by play it all. This all feels like it needs to be displayed. This brilliance needs to be shared.

Thank again!!! I’m amazed.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

@cosmicfolklore

Michael—I’m glad everything went over so well. It was a fun package to assemble. I should mention that the Savinelli 145⁰ tin is #1776 (hence my note about the founding fathers).

Som Besths!

Jeff

I should have posted a picture of this..

 

[TheIronMonkey]

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I should have posted a picture of this..

I was really hoping that I had a tin that was numbered “1*84” among the thirty on hand to include in your box, but didn’t, so I settled on “1776” since it was easy to tie in with Savinelli’s founding year of 1876, etc.

 

[mikethompson]

Thats it - next year I'm joining Secret Santa and giving my name to Jeff.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Thats it - next year I'm joining Secret Santa and giving my name to Jeff.

Tell me about it. I was prepared to like whatever I got. I know that I am hard to buy for, because most just see me as an asshole and I already have just about everything. But, the amount of thought that went into his gift makes mine to woodsroad look like I just threw some old dusty tins in a box and slapped an address on it.
I’m going to have to up my game for next year, ha ha.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

My Christmas came early, as I was fired! But all the time it has freed up permits me to work on my wobbly game of bridge. Getting better!

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I wish all a joyous new year, and with best Som Besths to all.

~ John

We'll double and redouble the b@%$#%ds!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Tell me about it. I was prepared to like whatever I got. I know that I am hard to buy for, because most just see me as an asshole and I already have just about everything. But, the amount of thought that went into his gift makes mine to woodsroad look like I just threw some old dusty tins in a box and slapped an address on it.
I’m going to have to up my game for next year, ha ha.

My wife says buying for an a_____e is easy!

 

[mikethompson]

woodsroad look like I just threw some old dusty tins in a box

To be fair I changed Dan's preferences to this

 

[Sobrbiker]

Thats it - next year I'm joining Secret Santa and giving my name to Jeff.

He is a most generous and thoughtful SS member, solid bar setter!

 

[trouttimes]

 

[infectedpsyche]

Hey you're very welcome! I realized after I sent it that my note was sitting on my desk but based on the stuff you said you were into I'm confident you'll like all of them. Enjoy the Black House especially that's been my go to Balkan for a while now, but you'll like Good Morning as a fan of EMP and of course if you wanna get into Dark Fired that MacBaren will be a great barometer. Smoke in good health my friend.

Thank you so much! I was unsure of the sender and thought you may have wanted to remain anonymous.

I'm excited to try it all out this weekend

 

[abecox]

Thank you so much! I was unsure of the sender and thought you may have wanted to remain anonymous.

I'm excited to try it all out this weekend

It was less out of a desire to be anonymous and more of a general sense of forgetfulness, but I'm glad you like. Feel free to let me know what you think of them!

 

[Zamora]

I received my Som Besths Surprise!
No screen name was included, just the member’s actual name. He can decide if he wants to out himself.

I decided that if the contents inside were wrapped I’d wait…..
Well, now may just wait until Christmas to smoke them (or not)

A thoughtful and much appreciated selection!
2018 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky, 2021 Ennerdale (A GH&Co I haven’t had yet), and the baggie is 2023 Pfiefen Huber Golden Flake.
Thanks so much SS, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
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Lucky you. When I started getting into pipes and researching what blends to try I really wanted to try DSK because a lot of YTPC guys said it was good, I was very disappointed to learn it was discontinued a few years prior. I've never seen it on consignment

 

[Speak Easy]

Secret Santa, I’ve been enjoying my new pipe very much! Thank you again!

 

[jaytex1969]

Good afternoon, my fellow SomBesthsians.

I finally dove into my Secret Santa box and, like most here, I am impacted by the generosity and thoughtfulness of my gift.









Chocolates to increase my girth. A great smelling Texas roasted coffee that I can't wait to try!

A beautiful card and some other stuff....oh yeah, the TOBACCO!

My ongoing infatuation with orientals will be pleasantly occupied with five different blends that I've yet to try and one that I have and enjoy.

But, NOTHING says Som Besths, my friends, like a tube or two of the elusive and priceless Captain Black Grape. If only Mariah were here to load it into my best briar while crooning into my ear, I would immediately achieve nirvana and ascend...

Please enjoy this shot of Mrs. jaytex1969 as we were goofing off in a Party City recently.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a hearty Som Besths to all!

 

[Lyon0oq]

Is the Haruki Murakami 1Q84 a brand new offering from Lane, or is this a blast from the past? I went to look for it and came up empty.

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[cosmicfolklore]

It’s an alternate reality offering.

 

[mikethompson]

It’s an alternate reality offering.

So Jeff went to an alternate reality to get that for you?

The bar for PMSS 2025 is rising rapidly.