Do you think you know a lot about Cigars?

GKitty · 02-25-2010, 06:13 PM

Enough talk of itchy butts, let's check out the loot!! My prize package arrived today and Lindsay did right by me. Participating was an educating experience.

These were the tie-breaker questions:
1) Which person in history invented the cigar bands we now take for granted and what was the reason behind the invention?
Catherine the Great - to keep the tobacco from staining her fingers.

2)From what culture did the modern word "cigar" come from and how was it originally spelled? Also, what was the original British
spelling for "cigar?"
The Origin of the word cigar comes from the native language of the ancient Mayans. The Mayans called the cigar a "Ciq-Sigan". The New English Dictionary of 1735 called the cigar a "seegar".

02-25-2010, 06:13 PM	#36
GKitty JAFO Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Crystal Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 1,938 Trading: (8)	Re: Do you think you know a lot about Cigars? Enough talk of itchy butts, let's check out the loot!! My prize package arrived today and Lindsay did right by me. Participating was an educating experience. These were the tie-breaker questions: 1) Which person in history invented the cigar bands we now take for granted and what was the reason behind the invention? Catherine the Great - to keep the tobacco from staining her fingers. 2)From what culture did the modern word "cigar" come from and how was it originally spelled? Also, what was the original British spelling for "cigar?" The Origin of the word cigar comes from the native language of the ancient Mayans. The Mayans called the cigar a "Ciq-Sigan". The New English Dictionary of 1735 called the cigar a "seegar". __________________ A lost SOTL wandering the weird landscape of domesticity.