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CulleyJC52 Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 2:39 PM EST
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Each year my wife has a Yankee Swap for her family, and theres a lot of them. None of the men are cigar smokers, only when there free. The'll pick one of my cherished children from the humidor, half-ass smoke it, leave in ashtray, go for another drink, forget where they left it and go for another. This year I'm thinking about using this as an opportunity. Going to load a spare humi, with all the mistakes/dog rockets I bought this last year, hope the choke. Let the cigar sucking inlaws come. Anyone, have similar stories??
Mr.Mean Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 2:53 PM EST
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Last years SuperBowl party at a friends. Several of us are smokers and we came prepared with some nice ISOM's. One guy states he's a smoker, gets gifted a nice cuban, and smoked it for about 5 minutes.
I'd suggest a bear trap in front of the humi's.
CulleyJC52 Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 3:37 PM EST
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Mr Mean,

That reminds me of another good one, have friend at sportmans club that has friend that does business in Europe and brings him Monte Cristos, he only smokes when people give him freebies. Saw him at dinner the other evening and he tells me europe friend gave him ten cigars a few months back, and was smoking one tonight. I told him I wished I had a friend like that. I asked him what other cigars he has collected in his humidor, his reply was, "Whats a humidor?", what a waste, his monte probably was no better than a White Owl that had been on the shelf for five years, lol, . When he smoked too, he would take few puffs, put out, re-light, and repeat process for four hours, lol,.
huskey Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 3:50 PM EST
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Cully, sounds like a great plan to me.

Mr. Mean, I have a friend that I gave a humidor, lighters, cutters and plenty of smokes. I thought this might keep him from taking one of my smokes each time we go out. But he never has any cigars with him.... but he always ends up puffing away. The kind of guy that takes your last beer. At least he is consistant.

Clark
xibbumbero Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 4:00 PM EST
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A cheap humidor and a bunch of Bad Frogs($1 for 15) otta fix em,LOL. X
defcon Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 5:26 PM EST
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take the bands off the rockets znd tell them they are isoms dont think they would know the difference.

RZiems Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 5:41 PM EST
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I hate to sound ignant, but as someone relatively new to this new found peice of heaven on earth called cigars, I have to ask what ISOM means. Please advise after the chuckes die down. I just found this site over the Thanksgiving holiday and went a little nuts on my first auction. I am hoping not to be disappointed with all the smokes I bought that I have not heard of.

Thanks
xibbumbero Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 6:09 PM EST
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RZ,ISOM=island south of miami=Cuba. I would suggest that you do a little research before buying cigars. That way you don't end up W/cigars you may not like. X
SteveS Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 6:14 PM EST
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Two stories ... One, my non-discerning neighbor will smoke absolutely ANYthing and pronounce it a good cigar ... he actually bought Hobos and claimed to like them, but then he drinks wine that comes packaged in a box and likes that too ... after seeing him leave a good cigar half smoked, I vowed to never give him another and I do his picking for him by having one "ready" when I know he's coming or go to get him "a good one" while he pours the wine if I don't have forewarning of his arrival ...

The other concerns a friend who is really a cigarette smoker, but will smoke a cigar from time to time. He has NO idea of what's good and what's not and will typically only smoke cigars that are given to him ... I doubt he's ever bought one on his own ... at his "getaway" home a couple of weekends ago, he invited me behind his bar and proudly showed me his "cigar collection" ... 3 sad smokes in a box ... one, a tubo labled "Hawaiian It's a Boy!", one Gacia y Vega and a Baccarat ... he asked if those were pretty good cigars ... I told him the Baccarat had the best chance of being good, and he asked how long they'd stay good in the paperboard cigar box he had 'em stashed in ... I asked how long they'd been there and he said oh, I dunno, probably no more than a few months ... I was able to maintain a straight face, but advised him he really should get them humidified or smoke them pretty soon ... then, this past weekend, he crestfallenly told me his teenaged son had raided his cigars ... the Baccarat was gone and only the Hawaiian tubo and Garcia y Vega remained ... I told him he ought to make the kid smoke both the others back to back and inhale them both as punishment ...
RZiems Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 6:16 PM EST
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Thank you. I kind of looked at my recent bids as a research project. I am in Vegas and have frequented a cigar store in town, but thought trying some new stuff would be a good move. I figure I bought a bunch of 5 packs and will take it from there. Of course, I am open to suggestions. That is one of the great things about finding this cite, people who know and are willing to share knowledge.
CulleyJC52 Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Dec 5 2002, 6:19 PM EST
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Steve,

Rolling on floor, lol,
weich Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 6:33 AM EST
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I went to Europe this summer with a friend of mine. We picked up a couple of Trinidads and saved them for the right night. That night came after a long day in Venice. Too bad the guy is a cigarette smoker and burned through a whole stick in no more than 20 minutes. What a shame.
tarheel4lyf Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 6:59 AM EST
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There's a guy at work who just started smoking cigars, and he is always hitting me up for one. I see this as the perfect opportunity to unload the large amount of "free" cigars I got when I bought a nice humidor from a mail-order store we all know of. I don't mind giving him a smoke whenever he wants. Anyone else want some?
defcon Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 7:02 AM EST
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rziems

Welcome, I got on this site about a month and a half ago and only been smoking three months. The guys here and girl (can't forget echick) are very helpful and knowledgeable. Do some searches in the the discussion boards for some recomendation on mild med and full bodied smokes sepending on your taste.
Mr.Mean Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 7:41 AM EST
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Rziems, headed to vegas now. going to tobacco land? They got Bucaneros.
jazzman Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 7:42 AM EST
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X, I got some Bad Frogs on the way if you need some...
RZiems Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 7:47 AM EST
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Mr. Mean, Tobacco land?
lenny4z Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 8:37 AM EST
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Culley's second story reminds me of my father. He's been a cigar smoker since I was born, got hooked on the "It's a Boy" cheapos he bought almost 30 years ago now. His daily smoke is El Producto. My brother and I are both cigar smokers and have tried to get him to move up to the better stuff. Last year I got him a nice selection, including an Opus X that I really wanted to keep for myself.

I was at his house for Thanksgiving and checked out his "humidor". It's a plexiglass box with no humidification or hygrometer at all. In it he had a couple of Macs, a couple of RyJ's and some cheapos, stuff I've seen for a buck a stick at an expensive local place. The Macs still looked smokeable, but the RyJ's were super dry and starting to unwrap.

I already bought him a nice selection for xmas this year, but after seeing how he stores his cigars, I'm either going to give them to my brother or keep them for myself. Maybe I'll bid on some of those Lone Wolves everybody so highly recommends to give to dear old dad ;)
bud451 Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 8:52 AM EST
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My brother-in-law bites the end off, then licks the whole cigar like it was forbidden fruit, then lights half of the end, steams the **** out of it for about 5 minutes, then eats the rest. It's no wonder my sister considers cigar smoking "repulsive".
weich Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 9:16 AM EST
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That is definitely disgusting. I've heard of old timers licking cigars add moisture, and moving the lighter from front to back, but nothing that bad. Yeesh.
Charlie Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 9:55 AM EST
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For mooches, family (that only smoke em when ya got em for them), "smokers" and those who think a White Owl is a Cuban cigar...........give em the Wolves and Hamiltons and Hinds! They will treat them with the same disrespect and think that they are in Heaven as they take their two or three puffs and bite down on the cigar like they think is manly!

God, Bear trap or trap door in front of humidor wouild be nice, but the wife would raise hell with you!

Charlie
plabonte Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 10:54 AM EST
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You know its funny. A week or so ago there was a thread regarding cigar snobs that only smoked ISOMs. Everyone bad mouthed them and stated how they hate cigar snobs.

Then I read this thread where people are lambasting their friends, co-workers, etc because their friend's knowledge and tastes of cigars is not up to par with their own.

Now I can understand Culley's original post about not finishing a cigar before they are grabbing another. But the rest of you...for shame.
wouldestous Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 11:55 AM EST
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despite my best efforts there always seem to be at least a few rockets in my coolers, if not bunches of them. mistakes, fodder from trades, etc. whenever i go to a herf i take along a couple of these crummy cigars to give away to cats who come up like 'oh wow, whatcha smokin there fella?' ive seen loads of guys come up wanting a cigar, smoke an inch of it, and leave it there, sometimes not even with so much as a 'thanx!'

you got a good plan there, cully. supplying cigars is generous enough, no point in letting them waste something you would really get loads of enjoyment out of, never mind the expense.
joedayan Offline
#24 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 1:49 PM EST
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I have a humidor at work that i kkep the dog rockets in. I collect dog rockets just for my customers. The good humidor is in the filing cabinet.

Every social occasion my friends expect me to bring good cigars. I've got no problem with that. They appreciate them(Plus they know they'll get unmerciful crap if they don't finish them.)

Pick and choose those special dog rocket momments
xibbumbero Offline
#25 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 3:10 PM EST
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LMAO at Jazzman. X
barryneedleman Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 10:10 AM EST
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I always keep some inexpensive cigars (blow outs) around for my non-cigar smoking buddies. Most of the time they compliment me on the cigar -LOL.
CulleyJC52 Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 2:09 PM EST
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Well, the yankee swap has come and gone. I am please to say, I no longer have any Lone Wolfs, Calayes, (man I must have been brain dead when I bought those),or Dark Sharks, sharing precious space with my other good children. They thought they were great, especially the pretty dark one, lol,.

Regardless, of the cigar smoking, we all had a great time. I am fortunate to have a thougtful wife, that makes continous efforts to keep the family close.

How close? my sister-in-law lives across the street, her oldest brother lives one half block to the left and youngest brother to the right one block. Counting their adult children we had a house full 26 souls. Is this the Waldon's or what??

I didn't mean this post, to be snobish in the cigars I smoke, but, was meant to be humorous. This post was me a few years ago, when I was at JR's and thought they were great, lol,.

Merry Xmas to all and hope you too a wonderful Holiday with friends and family

PS This weekend is Yankee Swap with our friends, of the group there is four of us that smoke cigars, three of which I have turned on to this website and they love it. The fourth smokes Backwoods and we cannot convert, damn, wished I had saved one of those Calayes for him, lol, .
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