The Word Puro w/Poll - Page 3

shilala · 02-20-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

I voted twice, on that note...not many people here like cake. I find that strange.

Hmm. That is a little odd, now that you mentioned it.

02-20-2012, 02:49 PM

Cake > Pie

BlkDrew · 02-20-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad Finger

Cake > Pie

Pumpkin Pie > Cake

JenksAnejo · 02-20-2012, 03:04 PM

Agree with the majority!

ApexAZ · 02-20-2012, 03:44 PM

I like Puro cake

cigarmonkel · 02-20-2012, 04:06 PM

Puro pie cake? mmm the crust of the cake is pie and the filling of the pie is cake!

Pat1075 · 02-20-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jledou

I like cookies better than I like cake.

As a rule I have to agree with you although cake does have its place.
And BTW my donkey's name is cake.

smitty81 · 02-20-2012, 07:43 PM

someone say cake?

Zeuceone · 02-20-2012, 07:51 PM

The rule of 3's

smitty81 · 02-20-2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeuceone

The rule of 3's

Three different kinds of cake?

Zeuceone · 02-20-2012, 08:02 PM

O

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Originally Posted by smitty81

Three different kinds of cake?

One cake three layers.

smitty81 · 02-20-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeuceone

O

One cake three layers.

BlkDrew · 02-20-2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cigarmonkel

Puro pie cake? mmm the crust of the cake is pie and the filling of the pie is cake!

I think you are on to something.... I will have to make said dessert..

akumushi · 02-21-2012, 06:27 AM

I like my cakes to have ingredients from only one nation of origin. Does that mean I'm eating a puro?

Mattso3000 · 02-21-2012, 06:31 AM

Yup, cake was the only option I saw.

shilala · 02-21-2012, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akumushi

I like my cakes to have ingredients from only one nation of origin. Does that mean I'm eating a puro?

Depends who bakes it.

GreekGodX · 02-21-2012, 06:40 AM

This makes a lot of sense that the word puro means cigar because in Greek the word for cigar is πούρο, pronounced poúro.

I can't go further than that because it is a Spanish word. I believe that it means from a single origin.

Blak Smyth · 02-21-2012, 06:52 AM

Mmmm cake!

shilala · 02-21-2012, 06:59 AM

LOL.

akumushi · 02-21-2012, 07:34 AM

I've heard the word used both ways, and as most people have mentioned, I've noticed that in Spanish, the word is more closely aligned with being slang for any premium cigar, (if it ever had anything to do with the composition of the cigar, it probably became generic because until very recently the majority of quality cigars available in Latin America were puros), whereas in American English, since most cigars on the U.S. market have been blends ever since the embargo, manufacturers have recently started using the word in a more specialized sense in order to sell the relatively new concept of high quality pure Nicaraguan or Dominican cigars. It would be interesting to see just when exactly this use of the word started showing up, but I'd venture a guess and say during the 90's boom.
While Drew Estate was using the word correctly in the traditional Spanish sense of the word, in the current U.S. market it is a bit duplicitous to use it that way, because while the rest of the world still thinks a puro is just a cigar, the American market they're selling it in has a much more specialized definition of the term. Just as you'd get two different things asking for a "rubber" in America or Australia, a "puro," means different things to different people. This is just another example of how every manufacturer in the world uses the same God damned terms to mean completely different things, such that one brand's Toro is another brand's Churchill is another brand's Robusto. It's a maddening smokescreen of hype and marketing-babble for any newb to unravel.

View Poll Results: How do you use the word Puro?
A cigar whose parts are all from one country.	105	82.03%
It means cigar.	7	5.47%
It's my Donkey's name.	4	3.13%
I like cake.	30	23.44%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 128. You may not vote on this poll

02-20-2012, 02:49 PM	#42
Bad Finger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll Cake > Pie

02-20-2012, 03:04 PM	#44
JenksAnejo Thunder Up Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Jarrod Location: Thunder Country Posts: 1,332 Trading: (51)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll Agree with the majority!

02-20-2012, 03:44 PM	#45
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll I like Puro cake

02-20-2012, 04:06 PM	#46
cigarmonkel User Title goes here Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: a2/ypsi. in the mitten Posts: 1,594 Trading: (32)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll Puro pie cake? mmm the crust of the cake is pie and the filling of the pie is cake!

02-20-2012, 07:43 PM	#48
smitty81 Have My Own Room Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,640 Trading: (10)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll someone say cake?

02-20-2012, 07:51 PM	#49
Zeuceone You're next Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: G Location: SoCal Posts: 1,737 Trading: (16)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll The rule of 3's __________________ It's just *THIS* this easy to help out the troops.

02-21-2012, 06:27 AM	#54
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll I like my cakes to have ingredients from only one nation of origin. Does that mean I'm eating a puro? __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final."

02-21-2012, 06:31 AM	#55
Mattso3000 Will ninja for beer Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Matt Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,842 Trading: (20)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll Yup, cake was the only option I saw. __________________ Please Support the Troop Support Contest!

02-21-2012, 06:40 AM	#57
GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll This makes a lot of sense that the word puro means cigar because in Greek the word for cigar is πούρο, pronounced poúro. I can't go further than that because it is a Spanish word. I believe that it means from a single origin. __________________ "If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda

02-21-2012, 06:52 AM	#58
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll Mmmm cake! __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

02-21-2012, 06:59 AM	#59
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02-21-2012, 07:34 AM	#60
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: The Word Puro w/Poll I've heard the word used both ways, and as most people have mentioned, I've noticed that in Spanish, the word is more closely aligned with being slang for any premium cigar, (if it ever had anything to do with the composition of the cigar, it probably became generic because until very recently the majority of quality cigars available in Latin America were puros), whereas in American English, since most cigars on the U.S. market have been blends ever since the embargo, manufacturers have recently started using the word in a more specialized sense in order to sell the relatively new concept of high quality pure Nicaraguan or Dominican cigars. It would be interesting to see just when exactly this use of the word started showing up, but I'd venture a guess and say during the 90's boom. While Drew Estate was using the word correctly in the traditional Spanish sense of the word, in the current U.S. market it is a bit duplicitous to use it that way, because while the rest of the world still thinks a puro is just a cigar, the American market they're selling it in has a much more specialized definition of the term. Just as you'd get two different things asking for a "rubber" in America or Australia, a "puro," means different things to different people. This is just another example of how every manufacturer in the world uses the same God damned terms to mean completely different things, such that one brand's Toro is another brand's Churchill is another brand's Robusto. It's a maddening smokescreen of hype and marketing-babble for any newb to unravel. __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final."