tamapatom
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:38:26 AM
My number one guy working for me just had a baby. Well his wife did most of the work. What is the proper tradition. Does he hand out cigars or do I offer him one? Or give him enough to hand out? He is occasional cigar smoker. Just wondering how the tradition works.
DrafterX
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:44:25 AM
🤔

Is there a possibility you're the father..?? 😕

Thunder.Gerbil
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:49:22 AM
Screw tradition, if he's your top guy or friend or both, give him something nice. Maybe 2, one for him, one for his dad.

If he wants to give out announcement cigars, that's on him. Those are often lower end cigars that get handed out by the father to all of his (mostly non-smoking) buddies as part of some outdated 1930-1950's tradition that no one cares about anymore.

Not your responsibility to give him enough cigars for everyone.

DrafterX
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:05:27 AM
🤔

Have you ever seen number one guy's wife's boobs..?? 😕

danmdevries
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:07:11 AM
^ yup.

If a cigar dabbling buddy has a life event I try to hit them with a CC or two, three depending on where/when/whom. A regular smoker will get a fiver.

But non cigar smoker, might offer one if he and I are spending some time together, but otherwise no.

danmdevries
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:09:19 AM

:-k

Have you ever seen number one guy's wife's boobs..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

Wouldn't be number one without 🍺

tamapatom
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:13:33 AM

Screw tradition, if he's your top guy or friend or both, give him something nice. Maybe 2, one for him, one for his dad.

If he wants to give out announcement cigars, that's on him. Those are often lower end cigars that get handed out by the father to all of his (mostly non-smoking) buddies as part of some outdated 1930-1950's tradition that no one cares about anymore.

Not your responsibility to give him enough cigars for everyone.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

I will give him something nice for him and his dad. Good idea. I have some old Anejos I think he will like. No sense wasting cigars on non smokers.

My buddy is a pilot and came back from Italy with a box of cubans for his daughters wedding. I watched him hand them out to the friends of the groom whereupon everyone but me took a few puffs and left them in an ashtray. Since they were cuban of course they all wanted to light up but then......

DrafterX
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:13:50 AM

Wouldn't be number one without 🍺

danmdevries wrote:

true... true.... 😟

tamapatom
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:15:58 AM

:-k

Have you ever seen number one guy's wife's boobs..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

No but she has a striking resemblance to Penny on the Big Bang theory.

DrafterX
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:31:25 AM

No but she has a striking resemblance to Penny on the Big Bang theory.

tamapatom wrote:

I've seen those before... 👍

gummy jones
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:45:10 AM
does mid life crisis count as a "major life event?"
danmdevries
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:54:20 AM
Sure, why not?
gummy jones
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:58:52 AM

Sure, why not?

danmdevries wrote:

cool ill pm all you guys my address 🇨🇮

jespear
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:52:25 PM

I will give him something nice for him and his dad. Good idea. I have some old Anejos I think he will like. No sense wasting cigars on non smokers.

My buddy is a pilot and came back from Italy with a box of cubans for his daughters wedding. I watched him hand them out to the friends of the groom whereupon everyone but me took a few puffs and left them in an ashtray. Since they were cuban of course they all wanted to light up but then......

tamapatom wrote:

I've seen this happen on more than one occasion over the years, (with CC's and other High End cigars, as well), and it just pisses me off.

Your buddy's HEART was in the right place, but unfortunately, his HEAD was not.

jes

tamapatom
Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:26:39 AM
I tried an alternate suggestion.......and did i mention that my buddy hates cigars? And most amazingly he will ask if i want to smoke a cigar at his house when we hang out for a few drinks......outside of course.
tamapatom
Friday, August 28, 2015 5:53:48 PM
By the way....the new baby boy was named Wolf........Is there a cigar with wolf in the name? I dont think i have seen one...........
Thunder.Gerbil
Friday, August 28, 2015 6:22:22 PM

By the way....the new baby boy was named Wolf........Is there a cigar with wolf in the name? I dont think i have seen one...........

tamapatom wrote:

Heh, yes there was. It was utter shit though. "Lone Wolf" cigars, by James Belushi and Chuck Norris about 10 years ago.

No, really, stop laughing. I'm serious.

They were horrible cigars. That brand deserved to die.

sd72
Friday, August 28, 2015 6:27:32 PM
There's an old tradition where if a baby isn't perfect, they throw it off a cliff into the Agean sea. What's your buddy's nationality?
tamapatom
Friday, August 28, 2015 7:32:00 PM

There's an old tradition where if a baby isn't perfect, they throw it off a cliff into the Agean sea. What's your buddy's nationality?

sd72 wrote:

Somoan

tamapatom
Friday, August 28, 2015 7:33:23 PM

Heh, yes there was. It was utter shit though. "Lone Wolf" cigars, by James Belushi and Chuck Norris about 10 years ago.

No, really, stop laughing. I'm serious.

They were horrible cigars. That brand deserved to die.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Was there a pudgy monster wolf? I have never had pudgy monster.