seriously, what is it with men and cigars?

[Danmel]

is a cigar just a cigar? And if it is, why would anyone want to smell like that? I work for a man who smokes cigars socially if you will, but every time there is some vent, they all go off to smoke their cigars, leaving the women behind (maybe that is the point) and I work with a guy who smokes cigars in his car on the way to work, at lunch then comes into the office wearing a wool sweater saturated with cigar smoke and I want to hurl. And I cant say anything cause the boss buys him cigars!

So, is a cigar a psychosexual thing, a nicotine thing, a buys club thing? Cause they make me puke.

[RILib]

1. what is it with people and cigarettes?

Same thing, no?

[Danmel]

2. no

cigars are more of a guy power thing. They smoke them after golf, fundraisers, political meetings, cigarettes are a physical addiction. Different.

[HappyMe]

3. They're just cigars.

I think you are reading way too much into this.

I also know that women smoke cigars.

[In_The_Wind]

7. I'm one of those women who smokes a cigar.

[HappyMe]

8. I have smoked cigars

on and off for years.

[In_The_Wind]

9. My favorite is the thin Groovy Blue.

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[HappyMe]

19. I haven't tried any flavored ones.

[In_The_Wind]

27. I enjoy flavored cigars better than plain. I only smoked cigarettes for a short time.

Tobacco isn't my first choice.

[sarge43]

24. When I was still smoking, I liked a cigar now and then.

And yes, it was just a cigar.

[In_The_Wind]

26. A cigar is just a cigar. I enjoy the flavors, nothing more.

I haven't smoked a cigar since last Fall. It's something I only do outside.

[sarge43]

32. Especially nice after a good meal. n/t

[uriel1972]

4. I must agree with the puke thing...

Why anyone would start smoking those things, let alone keep smoking them is beyond me. It just ain't healthy physically and otherwise.

[Recursion]

5. I'm abroad. I can buy the real Cubans

Until you've tried one, you don't know what you're knocking. Holy shit, these are good.

[Paladin]

18. Some of you want a link between cigars and sex? Here ya go:

To me, Cuban cigars are a lot like sex: the worst I ever had was magnificent.......

[In_The_Wind]

6. I smoke cigars sometimes.

[Earth_First]

10. A cigar is just a cigar...

Sometimes I enjoy one...

Generally occasions, weddings, childbirths, etc. once in awhile socially.

To me it's like coffee, wine or craft beer, they all have their subtleties...

[ohiosmith]

11. As Mark Twain said:

"Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar."

With all due respect to Mr. Twain, I would include one additional activity.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

12. And what might that be?

[ohiosmith]

13. Imbibing in one's beverage of choice of course!

Could I have meant anything else?

[Sekhmets Daughter]

15. You? Perhaps not...

Me? Most definitely!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

14. I love the smell of a good cigar...

and occasionally enjoy one myself. I had never thought of a cigar as a 'psychosexual thing' ... but perhaps it is.

[Moondog]

16. Beats me. But I do love a good cigar.

I doubt if I have one more than once every three or four months. It takes me years to exhaust a ~ 60 cigar capacity humidor. It's about 3/4 full now.

That said, I hate the smell of stale cigar smoke. So, when I have one, I go out on the lanai, turn on all three ceiling fans out there, and puff away. Usually with the benefit of a nice cognac as an accompaniment. After I finish, I come inside, strip down, take a shower, do some oral hygiene, and throw what I had on into the washing machine and fire it up.

And that holds me for a few more months.

[In_The_Wind]

17. I usually light up mid-way through a motorcycle ride.

At coffee break time. Or after lunch on the ride.

[Moondog]

20. I'd think that the wind would cause them

to burn irregularly. At least the larger ones, which I tend to favor, would burn oddly.

[In_The_Wind]

23. I know several bikers who smoke and ride at the same time. I don't.

I've smoked the large cigars also but I usually just let those go out.

[OriginalGeek]

34. Same here

I quit cigs in 2003 but I'll have 3 to 6 cigars a year.

Does a good humidor really keep them fresh? I generally just go to the cigar store nearby but even that place is hit and miss regarding whether or not you get a fresh one. They are more concerned with all the hip smoking accessories and little skinny cigarette style cigars. But they are close and cheap.

There's a neat shop downtown that I would trust but it's such a pain in the ass to get parked downtown. But if I could go in once a year and by enough to last me a year or so and they'd stay fresh that would kick ass.


Happiness is a glass of Laphroaig and a fresh Arturo Fuente Hemingway.

[Kali]

21. what is it with women and artificial stench?

colognes and perfumes are at least as sickening as cigar stench 90% of the time.

people that enjoy strong aromas should all be locked in a room together (especially the ones who are clueless about how much their stench bothers other people)

[ohiosmith]

25. Amen sister!

Can I get a witness?

[In_The_Wind]

28. Against overpowering perfumes ... yes.

[HappyMe]

31. Hell yeah.

Overpowering perfumes make my eyes water.

I don't like that potpourri junk or those sickening plug in oil doodads.

[NewJeffCT]

30. I agree on strong perfume/cologne

those men or women who bathe themselves in it. However, I don't mind a touch of perfume on a woman.

When I smell somebody with a lot of perfume or cologne, I think they either woke up late an didn't have time to shower, or else were too lazy to shower that day, and doused themselves in the perfume/cologne to cover it up. Of course, if they do that every day, it's obnoxious.

IMO, though, even one cigarette leaves a foul odor.

[RILib]

33. what is it with guys and cologne?

[LeftinOH]

22. I've never smoked a cigar.. but cigars are pretty sophisticated compared to

CHEWING TOBACCO - and carrying around your spit in a paper cup.

Possibly the grossest damn thing ever.

[NewJeffCT]

29. never smoked a cigar, cigarette or even a joint

never had the desire - the smells all make me sick.

[Tobin S.]

35. You are the wisest person in this thread.

I've smoked all of those things and don't have anything to show for it except scarred up lungs and a lighter wallet. I quit smoking 10 months ago and I will never use tobacco again. Dope doesn't do anything good for me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

36. there is just something about a man on the veranda

sipping good scotch and smoking a fine cigar. however, a gentle breeze is called for to complete the ambience.