The February Cigar Ashtray Challenge

[Robusto]

I like the label basket case, personally.
We expect widescreen epics...

[Robusto]

[TJCoro]

Robusto - You are quite the photog.

An actual tumbleweed in mid-tumble. Where was the pic taken?

[Robusto]

Google images, alas.
That really is under my sink in the other pictures, though.
White kitchen melamine.
Mmm...

[linfield100]

I'll post mine as soon as I can find the darn lead to my phone.
I put it somewhere safe so I wouldn't lose it.

Tony

[Stogiedog]

Blue Boy

Despite not being able to smoke during my recovery it seems that I have been befriended by a blue ashtray nicknamed (Blue boy).

This heavy, blue and comforting orbital ashtray has a long and chequered history bought and originally owned by my father in law who smoked Players Park drive for 60 years. Blue boy is a seasoned ash collector, who has been quietly sitting in the attic awaiting his chance to be found (ie the wife). However with the uptake in recent months of my cigar smoking it seems that blue boy will step up to the table and once again prove to be a stalwart ash collector. Cigar ash will be a major step forward in his career profile. I have enclosed some pictures of blue boys training here seen preparing to mix a mojito.



Blue boy has taken it upon himself to visit cigar drying hootchs in Cuba in his anticipation of supporting the cigar challenge that will face us both very shortly on my recovery.



My humidor is full with Habanas, Blue boy understands its not all about smoking the wonderful habanas, the setting and atmosphere must also be right, hence his visit to a cuban club for his research.



Blue boy seems a fine fellow atrue BOTL. I am sure that we have many hours of blissful smoking ahead of us. I will keep the forum updated of mine and blueboys journeys together in the world of cigars.

[Robusto]

Where are the snaps?!
Have I mis-read something?

Will be fabulous!

[Stogiedog]

The return of Blue boy.

A small technical hitch normal service has resumed please see above Robusto.

[Robusto]

Now THAT is Art!
Nice one!

[linfield100]

Finally found the lead to my phone.
Now lets see if I can put my picture on here.


No, it dosn't seem to work. I've tried copying and pasting but no good.
Just a thumbnail.
Anyway, as I usually go into my garage to enjoy a big one, if you know what I mean, I don't have an ashtray there.
Sorting through my junk I came across an old Amaretti biscuit tin which does the job.

Tony

[Robusto]

Great when a receptacle of whatever kind gets filthed up by cigar detritus!

[emeraldisle]

All these images of different ashtrays makes my attempt an an ashtray quite feeble in comparison. I would use the top of a Pringles carton to flick the ash into. As the saying goes one you pop you just can't stop.

Do the above due to the fact that I am living in a not very friendly house set up where my flatmates are not very pro cigar smoking.

Gabriel

[cj121]

A haven admist a barren land!

Here for your visual pleasure...

...in the distance we saw it...

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...the OASIS...



Been trying to think of a way to use the waterlogged bugger for days

The first attachment hasn't worked as I wanted, but hey, ho!

[Robusto]

I suspect there could be a dog turd challenge for a number of us just out of our snaps' frames. A parallel life thing.

We've all got gardens with cigar corpses in them. I lob mine in a special bush. She'll go nuts with me when her trowel comes out in Spring.

[Stogiedog]

Flower Pot

I am trying to grow my old stogie butts in a flower pot in the garden. I am hoping to get a cuban tobacco plant out of it however, I think the snow has ruined my chances damn it.

Managed to get a lovely little cigar ashtray from fleabay its not bad and was cheap. Photos of the little blue ship in action to follow.