Cigars

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THE4RINGZ
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Aug 11, 2012 10:04pm
I am a reformed cigar smoker. I hadn't had a stick in about a year. Last fall I had a lung infection and gave up the cigars.

Tonight at a local festival I smoked an Arturo Fuenta maduro 858. I had forgotten how wonderful a good cigar could be.

Last year the 858 would not have been in my top 10 or even 20, but it was so good tonight.

Let's revive the cigar chat..
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Aug 11, 2012 10:13pm
Bill Clinton suggests the Monica 69er
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Aug 11, 2012 10:23pm
TB and I used to sit on the porch and smoke Cohibas and Fuentes forever. It was more about the the company and situation. I havent had a cigar since June the third. God I miss them both.
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Aug 11, 2012 10:24pm
Has lung infection from smoking cigars. Quits. Begins smoking cigars again.

#America
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Aug 11, 2012 10:29pm
sleeper;1245033 wrote:Has lung infection from smoking cigars. Quits. Begins smoking cigars again.

#America

Gets banned and bitches insecently about website.

Immediately starrts posting again



#sleeperispredictable
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Aug 11, 2012 10:32pm
Is a joint close enough to a cigar?


Man sacrifices his health to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.

#merica
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Aug 11, 2012 10:59pm
I smoked a cigar once and couldn't breathe the next day. Had to get an MRI.
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Aug 11, 2012 11:31pm
Used to smoke cigars frequently, but haven't had one since in Mexico in the summer of 2010. It all started, of course, in high school with black and milds, and then progressed into actual cigar smoking. I remember walking around Cedar Point one day when I was about 18 with my friends and thinking we were Christopher Wallace or some shit puffing on milds. WTF lol.

I have a sealed case of eight Cuban cohibas sitting above my head as I type. They look like candy bars.
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Aug 11, 2012 11:56pm
Rotinaj;1245063 wrote:I smoked a cigar once and couldn't breathe the next day. Had to get an MRI.
I think ETB has the same problem.
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Aug 13, 2012 2:03am
I haven't had one for about 11 hours. ;)

Seriously, I had a nice Gurkha Warlock this afternoon with a buddy of mine. I offered him a Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary, but he hardly touched it. I would have been mad if I didn't still have 15 sitting in my humidor.

The big kick I'm on right now is the Man-O-War Virtue. Smooth and easy, but it has some good complexity to it. I like that.
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Aug 13, 2012 11:02am
SHould a cigar be smoked fast or slow? :)















I haven't had a cigar for 30 years .... loved them when I did smoke and I enjoyed a pipe also but I don't smoke anymore. Those that do smoke cigar or pipe I understand your enjoyment and pleasure... "smoke em if you got them"
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Aug 13, 2012 11:09am
Belly35;1245794 wrote:SHould a cigar be smoked fast or slow? :)
Doesn't matter how, as long as you enjoy it.
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Aug 13, 2012 12:29pm
Belly35;1245794 wrote:SHould a cigar be smoked fast or slow? :)















I haven't had a cigar for 30 years .... loved them when I did smoke and I enjoyed a pipe also but I don't smoke anymore. Those that do smoke cigar or pipe I understand your enjoyment and pleasure... "smoke em if you got them"
Fast or slow depends on personal preference and the draw of the cigar. You get a Cuban Monte Cristo, and you're not smoking that "fast" no matter how hard you try. It's like trying to suck an orange through a straw.

Get a nice, easy draw, though, and it's all about preference.
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Aug 13, 2012 1:23pm
...I like Macanudo's on occasion but damm they are pricy, they're about a $ 10.00 stick where I buy them at!
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Aug 13, 2012 1:30pm
4cards;1245899 wrote:...I like Macanudo's on occasion but damm they are pricy, they're about a $ 10.00 stick where I buy them at!
I'm not a huge Macanudo fan, but I do LOVE their 1968.
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Aug 13, 2012 2:17pm
Rings, I found a Java Mint that you asked about once. I haven't smoked it yet. I'll be having some cigars more often since my work hours have changed.
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Aug 13, 2012 2:21pm
Curly J;1245950 wrote:Rings, I found a Java Mint that you asked about once. I haven't smoked it yet. I'll be having some cigars more often since my work hours have changed.
They actually had those Drew Estates Java Mint cigars at the place I bought my AF. I thought about picking one up, but decided to stay with what I knew at least on this occaision.
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Aug 13, 2012 2:24pm
O-Trap;1245912 wrote:I'm not a huge Macanudo fan, but I do LOVE their 1968.
...agree! It's a nice burn & pretty mild even to the end.
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Aug 13, 2012 3:08pm
THE4RINGZ;1245954 wrote:They actually had those Drew Estates Java Mint cigars at the place I bought my AF. I thought about picking one up, but decided to stay with what I knew at least on this occaision.
Just grabbed one this past weekend cause I 'ain't skeered.' Just bought it for the novelty of it. If it's crappy maybe I'll let The Wife have it. Yea she does smoke an occasional cigar. (Flavored mostly)
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Aug 13, 2012 3:11pm
4cards;1245959 wrote:...agree! It's a nice burn & pretty mild even to the end.
The Gigante size makes me question my sexuality, though.
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Aug 13, 2012 3:32pm
O-Trap;1245912 wrote:I'm not a huge Macanudo fan, but I do LOVE their 1968.
If an inch longer, it would be a '69 :)
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Aug 13, 2012 6:23pm
Devils Advocate;1245995 wrote:If an inch longer, it would be a '69 :)
I'd rep you if I could.
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Aug 13, 2012 6:26pm
Devils Advocate;1245995 wrote:If an inch longer, it would be a '69 :)
Or a year younger. :D
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Aug 13, 2012 8:58pm
Man that Mr. 300 is sooooooo funny. I don't know how he thinks up that original stuff!!

I just noticed something. O-Trap: Your "aka QQ-Trap"...........LOL! You are a good sport.

BTW.......I like the smell of cigars.
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Aug 13, 2012 10:42pm
BRF;1246133 wrote:I just noticed something. O-Trap: Your "aka QQ-Trap"...........LOL! You are a good sport.
Yeah, I liked that. Wasn't very creative, but it had a ring to it.