So .... What is the big NO, NO with cigar holders .... I only

[butternutsquashpie]

Are these the rules Tippexx? I just found them on a site.... Can't say I agree with them all though.

Damn right you can't. like i've always said: enjoy a cigar the way you deem fit.
Zino with his puritan 'Holier than Thou' approach is kinda sorta somewhat really aggravating. i chop up cigars in a ball mill to spray on my herbs as a fertiliser. Should that fall under 'don't' as well?
i don't even know where to begin to discredit this list. Some of them are just so off and puritan that it's literally aggravating. But i guess it was reflective of the times. It's kinda like reading the Code of Hammurabi if it actually was the legal system of some Micronesian microstate. That's the type of anger i feel towards it right now.

There is one rule to cigars: 'There are no rules.'
Then there is a second one. Which is a list of unspoken guidelines to help you find the perfect way to smoke your cigars.

Indoctrination is NOT the way to go.

[PeeJay]

Well I found the rules quite entertaining


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[cigarmo]

Damn right you can't. like i've always said: enjoy a cigar the way you deem fit.
Zino with his puritan 'Holier than Thou' approach is kinda sorta somewhat really aggravating. i chop up cigars in a ball mill to spray on my herbs as a fertiliser. Should that fall under 'don't' as well?
i don't even know where to begin to discredit this list. Some of them are just so off and puritan that it's literally aggravating. But i guess it was reflective of the times. It's kinda like reading the Code of Hammurabi if it actually was the legal system of some Micronesian microstate. That's the type of anger i feel towards it right now.

There is one rule to cigars: 'There are no rules.'
Then there is a second one. Which is a list of unspoken guidelines to help you find the perfect way to smoke your cigars.

Indoctrination is NOT the way to go.

and we all know how you love your herb!

[sheppsea]

Are these the rules Tippexx? I just found them on a site.... Can't say I agree with them all though.

Don't . . .


1. Use a penknife to cut or a lance to pierce the end of the cigar.
2. Touch the flame directly to the foot of the cigar: Instead simply rotate it around the edge till it starts to burn, then puff lightly.
3. Ask someone else for a light ("The lighting of a cigar should be a personal affair").
4. Light your cigar too quickly or too slowly.
5. Indulge in exhibitionism in lighting or any other aspect of smoking.
6. Relight your cigar if less than one quarter of it is leaf.
7. Put the cigar in your mouth to relight it. Just scrape off the ash and turn it in the flame for several seconds till it relights.
8. Clench it between your teeth.
9.Get the end of the cigar wet, chew it, slobber on it.
10. Smoke too quickly.
11. Use a cigar holder..
12. Stick a toothpick or matchstick in the end of the cigar to help hold it in your mouth.
13. Dunk your cigar in port or brandy, a habit attributed to Winston Churchill.
14.Smoke while working.
15. Hold a cigar between your index and middle finger.
16. Smoke when you're walking.
17. Smoke more than half the cigar.
18. Put the cigar out by crushing it in an ashtray.
19.Chain-smoke cigars.




Do . . .


1. Warm the foot of the cigar slightly before starting to puff on it.
2. Remove the band carefully after lighting the cigar.
3. Take your time smoking it; a puff a minute is about right.
4. Hold the cigar between your index finger and thumb.
5. Let the cigar die a dignified death; after it's smoked halfway, it will go out on
its own.
6. Dispose of the dead cigar discreetly and quickly.
7. Wait at least fifteen minutes between cigars; anything less indicates obsessive behavior.

Should 6 under don't be if under a quarter of the cigar is left, or is there another meaning to leaf that I'm not aware of? In which case, should you even get to the last quarter if you're not smoking beyond half way? Just something I have always wondered since I first read these!

Although I have never gone out of my way to follow these do's and don'ts, I do find myself agreeing with a lot of them and find they do contribute to enjoying a cigar

[Agricola]

I personally have nothing against someone using a holder, it doesn't cause me any annoyance in the least.

Now if the holder was shaped like a penis with a great big bell-end ... then I'd have issues!

[ValeTudoGuy]

Should 6 under don't be if under a quarter of the cigar is left, or is there another meaning to leaf that I'm not aware of? In which case, should you even get to the last quarter if you're not smoking beyond half way? Just something I have always wondered since I first read these!

Although I have never gone out of my way to follow these do's and don'ts, I do find myself agreeing with a lot of them and find they do contribute to enjoying a cigar

Yea, if only a quarter of your Cigar is leaf... You have bigger problems to worry about!

[PeeJay]

I personally have nothing against someone using a holder, it doesn't cause me any annoyance in the least.

Now if the holder was shaped like a penis with a great big bell-end ... then I'd have issues!

You're such a prude!

[Simon Bolivar]

Using a holder to smoke a cigar has been likened to drinking vintage wine through a straw. Think about it.

[PeeJay]

Using a holder to smoke a cigar has been likened to drinking vintage wine through a straw. Think about it.

Or sex with a condom?

[Simon Bolivar]

You have such a subtle way to put apoint PJ, but I can't argue with that

[butternutsquashpie]

Or sex with a condom?

that's what we were saying for a while...
then a mate of mine's got some girl pregnant off the premature-discharge

well.. 'tis the younger generation, innit?
innit!?

[butternutsquashpie]

Using a holder to smoke a cigar has been likened to drinking vintage wine through a straw. Think about it.

a straw with holes in it... to fully 'oxidise' it more. like those aerators.

they might actually look silly, but it's the end result that counts! now think about that!

[Trickle]

"don't smoke more than half the cigar" spoken like a true cigar merchant!

[Simon Bolivar]

Speaking professionally Jeremy, the point isn't to stop contraception but to use a better & more effective one. I'd recommend vasectomy & for you mate too

[butternutsquashpie]

I'd recommend vasectomy & for you mate too

well i do want a kid one day!

sides, with the pill and all... hormonal imbalance isn't something that's always too fun to deal with. And the Plan Bs are $20 bucks a pill!