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Post by Pierre the Renaissance Man on Jan 17, 2011 3:24:56 GMT -5
Just wondering if anyone else here enjoys smoking cigars. There's really nothing better than a nice cigar. It's actually pretty healthy for you I say. Smoking a cigar forces you to sit and relax for awhile.
So who else smokes them and if so what kind?
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 17, 2011 3:27:52 GMT -5
Healthy because it makes you sit around? riiiiiiiight.  |
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Post by Pierre the Renaissance Man on Jan 17, 2011 3:37:14 GMT -5
It's actually healthy. One of the guys at the cigar store told me that and I agree with him. He told his wife that the only chance he gets to sit down, relax and not be stressed out is when he's at the cigar lounge with all the guys. You work your stressful job and I'll sit and smoke my cigar lol. In the end, we all wind up in the same place anyway so might as well light up.
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Post by maxheadroom on Jan 17, 2011 3:38:57 GMT -5
They smell like crap and look like turds
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 17, 2011 3:43:48 GMT -5
It's actually healthy. One of the guys at the cigar store told me that and I agree with him. He told his wife that the only chance he gets to sit down, relax and not be stressed out is when he's at the cigar lounge with all the guys. You work your stressful job and I'll sit and smoke my cigar lol. In the end, we all wind up in the same place anyway so might as well light up. Of course the guy selling the things would say they're healthy. Yoga, walking, meditating, painting, reading, hell even watching TV or playing video games are all things that relieve stress without the added risk of polluting your lungs with 3 times the amount of crap in 1 cigarette. And you're right, we all end up in the same place, but I'd much rather prefer taking longer to get there and being more comfortable while I do. |
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Post by Pierre the Renaissance Man on Jan 17, 2011 3:45:58 GMT -5
It wasnt the guy selling them that said it. Cigars are getting no love here yet. Can't really say I'm too surprised though. There's gotta be someone who enjoys a fine cigar as much as I do.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 17, 2011 3:51:23 GMT -5
It wasnt the guy selling them that said it. Cigars are getting no love here yet. Can't really say I'm too surprised though. There's gotta be someone who enjoys a fine cigar as much as I do. Well, whoever it was that said it doesn't really matter. That's like saying "I find it relaxing to do heroin, it really takes the edge out of my daily life." but on a much lesser extent. |
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Post by maxheadroom on Jan 17, 2011 4:00:59 GMT -5
Bad for you or not it smells like shit, and looks like your sucking on a turd.
I don't get it. I don't get smoking in general. I tried a non-filtered cigarette once (for a movie role) and instantly starting spitting up black shit. f*** that.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Jan 17, 2011 4:25:06 GMT -5
From my understanding cigars are healthier than cigarettes... But I definitely wouldn't call them HEALTHY.
But yeah, I never really understood smoking either. But hey, whatever floats your boat. If you're gonna smoke, at least make it a bit classier and do it via cigar or pipe. That's what I've always thought.
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Post by slasher911 on Jan 17, 2011 4:36:49 GMT -5
Black & Mild's are pretty popular around here. On the plus side, they don't smell bad.
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Post by BHB on Jan 17, 2011 7:02:18 GMT -5
Not a massive fan of smoking, but I will say that Cigar smoking does look very cool and tastes a lot better than a cigarrette.
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Post by Madman Szalinski on Jan 17, 2011 8:54:12 GMT -5
Not for the tobacco...
...someone going to post George Carlin's rant on cigar smoking anytime soon?
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 17, 2011 10:50:58 GMT -5
Cigars only hurt your lungs if you inhale. The biggest cancer risk for a cigar is Jaw,and Salvary glands.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jan 17, 2011 11:18:33 GMT -5
I enjoy a stogie every now and then.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 11:21:05 GMT -5
yeah i see nothing wrong with having a cigar every once in awhile.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 11:44:06 GMT -5
The smell of them makes me gag.
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Post by Pierre the Renaissance Man on Jan 17, 2011 12:08:05 GMT -5
Alright, I'm getting some support here. I look at it this way, most people who smoke cigars have about one a day if that. Cigarette smokers have way more than one so it is better than cigarettes. I'm an occasional smoker. I average one every two weeks during the winter but during the summer when it's nice I'm smoking around 2 or 3 a week. I do know some people who inhale them which is just plain stupid.
And of course the finest cigar I've ever had is an authentic cuban. My friend's uncle smuggles them back in the legs of his walker when he goes there every year. We always look forward to it.
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Post by Pierre the Renaissance Man on Jan 17, 2011 18:55:04 GMT -5
Anyone else into them?
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Post by hulkblood on Jan 17, 2011 19:33:30 GMT -5
i usually have a cigar at new years eve you cant beat a whiskey and cigar so yeah cigars are cool with me the ones we usually get are King Edwards.
although i have to say that some of the anti-smokers response on here seemed very patronizing and rather unnecessary seeing as all the author of this thread did was ask if anyone enjoyed smoking cigars.
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Post by Larryhausen on Jan 17, 2011 19:39:55 GMT -5
One thing I loved doing was when I lived back in Philly, me and a few friends would go to one of our favorite hangouts, where we were the youngest people there by an average of about 30 years. We'd buy a few cigars, order Martinis and/or whiskey rocks and sit there and pump up some Sinatra into the Jukebox. All the old guys there loved us, as we were the only long haired dudes in Slayer shirts who would do anything like that.
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