Spiders tried to eat my face.

[LostAbbott]

Hmm that's not right...
http://i.imgur.com/BDptG.jpg

Yeah I don't think I want to smoke this...
http://i.imgur.com/IOKyY.jpg

In the center of the filler..
http://i.imgur.com/QjKI3.jpg

One more...
http://i.imgur.com/FllEk.jpg

and some thick twigs from the filler...
http://i.imgur.com/Veafn.jpg

I do not want to share the company that made this cigar and it may be rather damaging to their reputation and as well all know this is a natural product and sometimes things get missed during the rolling process, although I am a little surprised this spider nest was missed...

[sevans105]

Sorry about the defective cigar, but man, that is the BEST THREAD TITLE EEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRR RRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

[dwoodward]

Spiders nest and enormous twigs... Can we PM you for the company? Those aren't exactly misses in my opinion.

[cjhalbrooks]

i would like to know what kind of cigar it was Can i PM you

[ninjavanish]

I too am interested in what cigar this is, may I PM?

[LostAbbott]

I knew that people would want to know who the manufacturer was, but I really do not want to harm their reputation as I see this as a one off bad stick and feel it is something that could really harm their business. I have sent them an email with the images and will let you know how they respond.

[cjhalbrooks]

well okay i hope they respond fairly

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Definitely a NC

[Pseudosacred]

Wow...

That's about all I can say...

[Zeuceone]

Was there a spider in the nest?

[Remo]

That is crazy...and gross :td

[massphatness]

pansies


:D

[dwoodward]

I knew that people would want to know who the manufacturer was, but I really do not want to harm their reputation as I see this as a one off bad stick and feel it is something that could really harm their business. I have sent them an email with the images and will let you know how they respond.

If they respond poorly or well let us know. Maybe you can hint the company as well afterwards?

It's your duty as a BOTL (did I really just say that?) lol!

[big a]

the spiders are a first for me. Interested to hear what the company has to say.

[TJtorpedo]

The creepy thing is, if that nest wasn't at the head of the cigar where you clipped it, you probably woulda smoked that badboy up and probably wouldn't have noticed.

"Hellllllllp Meeeeeee!!"

[Islayphile]

Was there a spider in the nest?

If there was, he missed out on an excellent source of protein.

:2

[LostAbbott]

Was there a spider in the nest?

There were a few dried eggs, but no spiders crawling out. I think I would have freaked right out.

[LostAbbott]

If they respond poorly or well let us know. Maybe you can hint the company as well afterwards?

It's your duty as a BOTL (did I really just say that?) lol!

I agree and it is a hard decision not sharing the company right now, but I will definitely keep you up to date. If they respond poorly I will have no problem sharing, but my understanding of the firm right now is that they are stand up guys and produce a typically quality product.

[BC-Axeman]

Not the first time someone posted a spider web cigar. If it wasn't in the foot it would have been smoked. Who knows how much of whatever the heck we smoke all the time.

[Ogre]

Hope is was wasn't anything expensive!!!

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Hope is was wasn't anything expensive!!!

Yeah like a Tat:D

[icehog3]

Can I PM you for the company? Can you give me just a little hint? If I say pretty please with sugar on top? The company's initials? Can you PM me a picture of their logo? Will ya? Will ya? Will ya???



:lr

[kelmac07]

Crazy right there.

[Zeuceone]

Can we start guessing and you tell us if we are hot or cold???

[3SmokesaRound]

freaking crazy!

[tengel78]

Probably a Gurkha. Adds flavor!

[ApexAZ]

Nothing a little raid can't fix. Tell them you deserve a box for compensation!

[cjhalbrooks]

Nothing a little raid can't fix. Tell them you deserve a box for compensation!

Tell them that your scared and they may give you two boxes!!!!

[emopunker2004]

Looks kinda like a Viaje TNT :sh

[hotreds]

Spider, spider, in my cigar
for you I never wished upon a star
My stogie cost me mucho dinero
You hijo de injeñero!

[cjhalbrooks]

Spider, spider, in my cigar
for you I never wished upon a star
My stogie cost me mucho dinero
You hijo de injeñero!

Hey maybe you can write hallmark cards. LOL

[Sam Leccia]

i think the brand of the cigar is irrelevant.

This more than likely happened well after it was rolled.

it could have happened in the aging room, in transport, at the retailer, or even ones own house.

all that said....that is awesome!

[Doctorossi]

This more than likely happened well after it was rolled.

:tpd:

Barring the unlikely possibility of a visually-impaired torcedor, I can't imagine this making it off the table.

[smitty81]

i think the brand of the cigar is irrelevant.

This more than likely happened well after it was rolled.

it could have happened in the aging room, in transport, at the retailer, or even ones own house.

all that said....that is awesome!

You think a spider could have crawled all the way up to the cap in a rolled cigar?
:confused:

[hotreds]

:tpd:

Barring the unlikely possibility of a visually-impaired torcedor, I can't imagine this making it off the table.

Don't talk mean about Juan, now!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/03/article-1197256-0594B067000005DC-598_233x354.jpg

[Pseudosacred]

i think the brand of the cigar is irrelevant.

This more than likely happened well after it was rolled.

it could have happened in the aging room, in transport, at the retailer, or even ones own house.

all that said....that is awesome!

The spider nests, maybe. However, how would twigs make it in after it was rolled? I think the twigs are the bigger issue...

[ninjavanish]

As a quaker, I believe that this is clearly the work of witchcraft.

[shilala]

i think the brand of the cigar is irrelevant.

This more than likely happened well after it was rolled.

it could have happened in the aging room, in transport, at the retailer, or even ones own house.

all that said....that is awesome!
That's what I thought, too, Sam. Then I considered it was under the cap. It must have come in on the leaf.
Regardless, it's real easy to imagine a spider nest being on a piece of tobacco that was aged in a barn in the tropics and it being missed.
I understand why it could be a bit put-offish, but the company has nothing to do with it. Cigars are a natural product. Odd things are going to get in there. A roller certainly can't catch everything, it's humanly impossible.
What's amazing is that it doesn't happen all the time, as in I've never had a spider web in my cigar.
Personally I'd pull out what I could and smoke it, because I can easily imagine all the other crap I've already smoked that was rolled up in my cigars. It doesn't bother me in the least.
Kudos to you Mychal for keeping a lid on the brand. If guys can't handle the thought of sticks, rocks, twigs, spider webs, gecko turds, and other crap in their cigars, it might be time to reconsider hobbies.
Barbie dolls are fun!!! :tu

[yourchoice]

Can I PM you for the company? Can you give me just a little hint? If I say pretty please with sugar on top? The company's initials? Can you PM me a picture of their logo? Will ya? Will ya? Will ya???



:lr

:hybishes

[Cornrow_Wallis]

I'll just leave this here. Also, I'd like to apologize in advance for the crappy microsoft paint editing job.

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz83/FullMetalCoxman/spider2-1.jpg

[Skywalker]

Yikes!!!:eek:

[maninblack]

It's the new Gurkha Black Widow. They worked months on this blend.

[lenguamor]

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p225/dirtyrottenbastard27/bill_the_cat.jpg

[jluck]

It's the new Gurkha Black Widow. They worked months on this blend.

At least they finally put some thought in to what's in there cigars.:r

[Reaver2145]

Ive pulled some strange things outer my sticks but spiders are a first

[LigaPrivadaT84]

:td

[Doctorossi]

You think a spider could have crawled all the way up to the cap in a rolled cigar?:confused:

You think a roller could have rolled up a nest of eggs without noticing it?:confused:

[smitty81]

You think a roller could have rolled up a nest of eggs without noticing it?:confused:

Just seems like it would have to be a pretty darn small spider. Even then it seeme like a tight crawl.

[goomer]

I smoked a "Spirit of Cuba" cigar yesterday that had the same type of thing. I cut the cap with a V cutter and pulled out a bit of what I thought looked like cotton. I wonder if it was a spider nest also or maybe it was just some cotton that somehow got rolled up in it. Anyway, I smoked it. Didn't like the cigar at all.

[DaBear]

You think a roller could have rolled up a nest of eggs without noticing it?:confused:

Its possible. If the roller was not the one who destemmed the leaf, they could have easily just picked it up from a pile and bunched it with other leaves without noticing. If they were responsible for destemming that particular leaf as well as rolling its less likely for it to have gone unnoticed, but still possible. Easiest way to destem is to fold in half and pull the stem out, if the web was on the inside of the folded leaf it could go unnoticed fairly easily. These are handmade products made by people on somewhat of a schedule. Hence why we end up with a plugged cigar every so often.

[macsauce13]

You think a roller could have rolled up a nest of eggs without noticing it?:confused:

He missed the twigs....

:2

[AlohaStyle]

Sorry you had to find that, I would be pretty weirded out too! But honestly, who cares what company this was? If he said it was a Liga, would you guys really stop smoking/buying them because of this thread? If it was a Padron, Tat or Fuente, would you really stop smoking them if you found out it was them? Sure I might think differently if it was from a company with a bad rep already, but I really could care less as sh*t happens.

[irratebass]

It's the new Gurkha Black Widow. They worked months on this blend.

Best response ever!

Sorry this had to happen and yep I would be freaked out too.....not only beetles, but now we have to watch out for spiders......man I CANNOT tell the wife about this one heh.

[maninblack]

I told my wife and she freaked out. Guess that's why it's my hobby and not hers.

[Stephen]

It's the new Gurkha Black Widow. They worked months on this blend.
Heh, and here I thought it was the new test blend for this year's Monster Series...

[srduggins]

The spider could have gotten rolled up into the stogie and spun the web after it was already inside. It would have been much harder for a roller to notice that.

Anyone ever hear the estimate of how many spiders we eat while we sleep? I believe it was 8 in a year. It was part of a bunch of statistics that were mostly debunked, but on this one, the expert said the estimate was probably too low.

Smoke more spiders! - so you don't have to eat them later.

[Sonic04GT]

There were a few dried eggs, but no spiders crawling out. I think I would have freaked right out.

Yeah I definitely would have thrown it and screamed.

Love the Gurkha response haha

[irratebass]

The spider could have gotten rolled up into the stogie and spun the web after it was already inside. It would have been much harder for a roller to notice that.

Anyone ever hear the estimate of how many spiders we eat while we sleep? I believe it was 8 in a year. It was part of a bunch of statistics that were mostly debunked, but on this one, the expert said the estimate was probably too low.

Smoke more spiders! - so you don't have to eat them later.

Is that what causes bad morning breath? :pu

[BC-Axeman]

Spider webs could improve a cigar. I don't think the spider eggs would though. We have to get a blind taste to make sure, right?

[OLS]

I too am interested in what cigar this is, may I PM?

For god's sake, don't tell JEREMY!!! :r

[Dave128]

There were a few dried eggs, but no spiders crawling out. I think I would have freaked right out.

Yeah I definitely would have thrown it and screamed.

DITTO.


(I have to believe I'm the biggest pansy on planet Earth when it comes to spiders)

[Reaver2145]

DITTO.


(I have to believe I'm the biggest pansy on planet Earth when it comes to spiders)


Arr not really i heard a story from some of the army guys i know dunno if its true or not but suppository one of the native spiders in iraq decides to crawl up next to the hatch on his challenger so he knifes it then proceeds to leg it from the tank and up a telegraph pole for the entire base to see.

So hay thats nothing if the army brats are terrified of them.

[BHalbrooks]

.... Reaver is that even English?

[cjhalbrooks]

Arr not really i heard a story from some of the army guys i know dunno if its true or not but suppository one of the native spiders in iraq decides to crawl up next to the hatch on his challenger so he knifes it then proceeds to leg it from the tank and up a telegraph pole for the entire base to see.

So hay thats nothing if the army brats are terrified of them.

They are called camel spiders and Fvck them. They will charge at you if they feel challenged

[Pseudosacred]

Arr not really i heard a story from some of the army guys i know dunno if its true or not but suppository one of the native spiders in iraq decides to crawl up next to the hatch on his challenger so he knifes it then proceeds to leg it from the tank and up a telegraph pole for the entire base to see.

So hay thats nothing if the army brats are terrified of them.

.... Reaver is that even English?

Suppository that's English ;) :=:

[BHalbrooks]

They are called camel spiders and Fvck them. They will charge at you if they feel challenged

How are those Ghurka's treating you :r

Suppository that's English ;) :=:
I put it into Google Translate and got nothing :tf

[mase]

Suppository that's English ;) :=:

:r:r:r

[cjhalbrooks]

I put it into Google Translate and got nothing :tf

I have to ask did you have the Spanish version of Google up again?

[BHalbrooks]

No, I had it set to English to English :sh

[cjhalbrooks]

Okay before anything is said i am done joking on this topic

[nick2021]

I think the spider part is not the concern...but the twigs are...pretty big miss..

[Pseudosacred]

Reaver used the word "suppository" instead of "supposedly"

Now, whether or not he did it on purpose is a question.

[BHalbrooks]

I wasn't reffering to what you said haha. I meant his whole post. I can't understand it.
He kicked a Spider onto a Telephone poll to warn other spiders?

[Pseudosacred]

Oh :r:r

If it means anything, I didn't understand it at all either :tu

[BHalbrooks]

Who does???

On topic:
The twigs seem to be the worst part. I mean, maybe **** happens with the Spider?

[cjhalbrooks]

i think that the spider would not have messed up the cigar for the most part. But the twigs would have changed the whole smoke. As in the burn and i have never tried to smoke a stick anyone want to tell me what that is like lol

[Reaver2145]

.... Reaver is that even English?


You managed to read it didn't you even if it did take 20 seconds of your life away.

The master plan at work.

[BHalbrooks]

Reading =/= ComPrehesion

[mmblz]

zomg! look at those "tree trunks"
:r
:r

[hotreds]

Actually- this would be a helluva title for a horror flic!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CzneQSObVvg/TEXTzJS6dzI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/-YXLNYeHG-E/s1600/1482.jpeg

[nick2021]

I smoked a twig once and I think it edged out a Gurkha by a tad

i think that the spider would not have messed up the cigar for the most part. But the twigs would have changed the whole smoke. As in the burn and i have never tried to smoke a stick anyone want to tell me what that is like lol

[lenguamor]

I smoked a twig once and I think it edged out a Gurkha by a tad

:r /thread

[keith_mahoney]

So I guess the cigar version of "no stems, no seeds" is "no twigs, no eggs"?

[Islayphile]

I smoked a twig once and I think it edged out a Gurkha by a tad

Was that twig a natural or a maduro?

[Dave128]

They are called camel spiders and Fvck them. They will charge at you if they feel challenged

Ummm...no thank you. I'll pass.

[hotreds]

http://i52.tinypic.com/2cq0l5e.jpg

[macsauce13]

Can we stop this? I was enjoying this thread, and now I'm just scared. :r

[hotreds]

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0807/be-afraid-demotivational-poster-1216016495.jpg

[dwoodward]

Did we ever find out what cigar this was?

[cjhalbrooks]

I just want to know their response

[poker]

Thats what you get for buying your cigars on the "web" :r

[dwoodward]

Thats what you get for buying your cigars on the "web" :r

:tu :r

[TJtorpedo]

http://i52.tinypic.com/2cq0l5e.jpg

Good GOD! Looks like the freakin' larvae out of the movie Alien!

[thecatch83]

I say Gurkha......

[LostAbbott]

Well they got a few sticks out to me in the mail as well as some swag. Their response was pretty surprised and thanked me for being chill and not freaking out all over the internet. I thought it was a really positive response from them.

[TanithT]

I like spiders, camel spiders especially, but NOT IN MY FREAKIN' CIGAR THANK YOU. That would not be nice to smoke. Not to mention remarkably unpleasant for the spider.

I really miss having camel spiders around. Solfugids are among the niftiest of arachnids to keep, but there are not any in North Carolina. I would pay lots of moneys for the specimen in the photo, though I have to suspect it's a 'shop - that would be a SOUS (Solfugid Of Unusual Size) and a serious collector's prize.

Speaking of collector's prizes, I dropped back in mainly to give y'all an early heads-up on some stuff that looks seriously drool-worthy that will shortly be up for auction. But more on that elsewhere, and when I have permission to say more. Or PM me.

In the meantime, anyone who has giant camel spiders (alive and healthy; dead specimens are not wanted) is invited to send them over here. I'll be very happy to send some non spider infested thanks your way. Er, do check local legalities before you send anything, though - some countries have unreasonable and silly laws about what species can leave it, even when you're allowed to kill them by the hundreds and leave them on the garbage heap. Grumble mutter Australian venomous snakes grumble mutter. Want and can not have, but the folks over there can do whatever rude things they like with their native wildlife. They just can't ship them to someone who likes and wants them. Fooey.

[TanithT]

I smoked a twig once and I think it edged out a Gurkha by a tad

Bah, you can't properly recreate the flavor profile of a Gurkha with a twig.

Unless you age it in moldy dirt.

Seriously, is it just me, or does anyone else taste actual earth in those things? In fairness, the extreme earthiness/dirt taste component is not 100% bad, and there are foods I'd even try pairing that stick with - mushrooms and truffles definitely come to mind. It's just not entirely my idea of good, so I generally pass on the moldy dirty twigs. Er, Gurkhas.

Your taste and mileage may of course vary.

[andromalius]

Well they got a few sticks out to me in the mail as well as some swag. Their response was pretty surprised and thanked me for being chill and not freaking out all over the internet. I thought it was a really positive response from them.


That's good to know that they responded and took care of you. I hope they take a look to see if there's a way to prevent it.