Matt Marvel:

I agree. I mean, I guess I can understand feeling bad or whatever because you can't afford that specific brand, but you're going to deal with that regardless. There's always something that someone can get that you can't, so it really doesn't bother me. I don't understand being offended by it though.

I can't afford a Ghurka HMR! o.O Oh, the humiliation! How ~dare~ you smoke that in fr...oh, wait; I've never seen anyone smoke one of these. Nevermind :P

I leave the band on as an indicator of where I am at, and I also like the nice bands as a decoration as well...but not as a "Oh, look at me, I am smoking a nice cigar, you Backwoods chomping piece o' white trash!" ;)

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"Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intelligent life exsists in outer space is that none of it has tried to contact us yet."

Calvin, speaking to Hobbes

Backwoods...I smoked some of those in my youth well before I knew what a real cigar was like.

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Andy

'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' R. Reagan

I've read that even today the British view leaving your band on as a major faux pas.

I take my bands off a little ways into the cigar unless they are practically falling off before the light, then I just take them off right away. Since I smoke alone as a rule and with people as the exception, band on or off doesn't matter to me. I'm not going to get offended by someone smoking a more expensive cigar than me.... I mean big deal, you spent more money on your cigar than I did its not the end of the world.... I don't think.

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

urbino:

Sometimes kas smokes 'em down to where the ashes fall behind where his teeth used to be.

I still have all my teeth... I keep them in a jar under the back porch !!

I was thinking of those wisdom teeth, kas.

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urbino:

I was thinking of those wisdom teeth, kas.

Yeah .. I know, and the mystical healing power of Fuentes smoke !!

Yes. It is some good juju.

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i never said I was offended by the band being on. i think its more of a thing where we dont want people having the attitude of "my cigar can kick your cigar's ass!"

i know that most of you here have never seen a cigar snob because most of your interactions and real discussions about cigars are here or in other forums where people are nice. but they are there. they do exist.






...and here we see the cigar snob in his natural habitat-- the local humidor. note how his pupils dialate as he comes accross the most expensive cigar in the humidor. as he checks out he flexes his cigar knowledge. If we listen closely you can actually hear it...
"this cigar is one of my favorites. it tastes of white grape rasins grown in southern alabama but dried in california. this is followed by an unsalted butter roasted maccidamia nut flavor and a finish of cracked red china pepper corns..."
see how the casheer is not impressed? this doesnt get the snob down. his real, and unsuspecting prey are in the lounge talking about cars... lets watch as he goes in for the kill...

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Kuzi's cigar catalog blending 101 developing your palate

HA! Nice one kuzi.

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

Classic.

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I like that Kuzi, I'm with you though. I usually take the band off before lighting. One, I like to save them if its the first time I smoked a particular stick and it gets in the way.

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Ron

Too busy smoking now to lookup any good cigar quotes.

I save the band of particular cigars that I really enjoy. That way I can remember down the road when it is time to restock.

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"Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intelligent life exsists in outer space is that none of it has tried to contact us yet."

Calvin, speaking to Hobbes

rdnstn:

I usually take the band off before lighting.

Ever have the band take the wrapper leaf with it? It is for this reason that I keep my bands on until I've smoked a couple inches.

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

I've had that happen, Joe. I do the same thing, now -- let the cigar steam the band first.

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I've only had 1 wrapper ever unwrap on me and I can pretty much guarantee it was because I cut the cap off. I've never really worried about it otherwise because I'm very careful when removing the band. If possible I try to slide it off instead of peeling or cutting it.

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Ron

Too busy smoking now to lookup any good cigar quotes.