I am a cigar aficianado!

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by TheRiddick

Let's be civil for a change.

We are very civil. Doesn't mean we all agree on everything and for the most part stuff is done with tongue firmly planted in cheek around here.

I'm the one who found the video and thought it was funny enough to post. Not a shot at the "dad" in the video just funny in it's presentation.. cigar description, wind, matches, cut, etc. They have a number of these out there and I think they are produced with a bit of tongue in cheek which is cool. Note the intro where the video is made possible by a grant from a pawn shop. Pretty sure they weren't taking this all to seriously.

It has value to beginners I agree. Let's review:

1. Three types of cigars (plus one) all accurate if not fully inclusive. Hope no one calls out a vendor for selling fake Nicaraguans though.
2. Cutting - many beginners may have experienced difficult draws without realizing that the head of the cigar must be cut, and in that a service is performed for may highlighting the need to do so. In the presentation it seemed of similar value to the signs in the mens room, "Don't eat the big white mints".
3. Lighting - matches or lighters work equally well. As demonstrated, the matches have the added benefit of "flavoring" the cigar if you light quickly while the combustibles on the tip are still flaming.
4. Eco friendly theme in keeping with the politically clean times.
5. Creates a whole generation of "snipe hunters" in regards to a quest for "petite robustos" and who doesn't enjoy a good snipe hunt?

Regarding bling and cigars there is a point to folks comments and it's not gazillion dollar accessories. The value of participating in these on-line communities is the wealth of information shared through mutual experience. We are collectively, through interaction here, an ongoing and never ending course in "being a cigar aficionado". Our tools of choice are vetted.. things like $ 40 blazer lighters or $ 6 knock off torches that work in the wind and time after time after refilling. Things like $ 35 Palio cutters or $ 2 Havana cutters that will precisely cut almost any cigar without incident. Our storage devices like coolers for keeping cigars without breaking the budget are the antithesis of bling. The complete toolkit for cutting, lighting and properly storing is $ 100-$200 for most here. Not exactly Robb report qualified.

All in all we are pretty anti-bling but ... collectively informed and we tolerate fools well... as demonstrated by our ability to get along so well with each other.