Hello. Just wondering if anybody knows why it is often said that one should not ever blow out on a cigar. I can't seem to see what harm is being done. Anyone know? Thanks.

i guess for the same reason it's called a bl*w j*b...

If you are talking about purging a cigar, many people do with good results. The action of holding a fire to the end and blowing out. This removes the tar and contaminate buildup that will cause a cigar to go south when you don't want it to.

Mr. Mean confirms what I was told: If there's too much nicotine/tar build-up, you can "blow-out" through the cigar to minimize that nicotine bite in the smoke. Often this is also done if the cigar went out and has been sitting for 5 to 30 minutes. It helps blow the stale smoke away from the "foot" of the cigar. I don't know why, but I was told not to do this more than once on the cigar. Maybe it's the same reason (to paraphrase Frank Zappa) one doesn't shake it more than three times.

With just about any cigar, I do this "purging" thing and it really helps! Before you put out a cigar that had started out good, as Mean says, try this with fire at the end as you blow out; it really gets rid of the bitterness. And, as an added bonus, you put on a great show for others when the impurities are flaming like a blowtorch out the end of your cigar.

I use the blowtorch technique to relight a smoke that went out and sat for a hour or two. I never snuff out a cigar. First time, however, I've heard of using it before you set the cigar aside. To relight a ciagr I was taught to look for a change in the color of the gases expelled and quit huffing when they were no longer blue. I agree it makes a more pleasant relight. Another relight technique is don't touch the flame to the ash, just move it around near the perimeter until you get a flame, then use the blowtorch technique. I think some cigars relight better than others.

Why is it called a bl** *ob?

It isn't. I don't know what it's called but I know the difference.