Cigar Disrespect
rsherman24
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So a couple of friends and I run a memorial golf tournament every year for a friend of ours who passed away. One of the friends who I only see a couple times a year does smoke an occasional cigar while golfing. After all of the check in and prep is done, he pulls a box of cigars out of his golf bag. I immediately recognize them as a box of ISOM RyJ Churchill's. He hands them out to our group of friends, and then says: "I have to warn you. I forgot I had these so they have been sitting in the box in my trunk for 3 months".
After I slapped him in the side of the head, I pulled out a punch cutter and very carefully went to work (didn't want to be rude and take it home to re-hydrate in the humi). Obviously it didn't smoke like it should have, but I still nubbed it. Can you believe some people?
After I slapped him in the side of the head, I pulled out a punch cutter and very carefully went to work (didn't want to be rude and take it home to re-hydrate in the humi). Obviously it didn't smoke like it should have, but I still nubbed it. Can you believe some people?
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Some folks just resist learning as though it were a felony. I've got a redneck acquaintance who I've been trying to introduce to good cigars. He's a fan of Philly Blunts. Smokes a couple a day. So on a couple occasions I've given him a handful of various sticks that I think he might enjoy along with a couple cigar catalogs so he could look over what's available out there and compare prices, etc.
Social graces aren't his thing. Instead of politely letting me know that he didn't care for any of my choices he just told me they were horrible (my word, not his) and he'd just stick with his Blunts. I'm not sure he's ever used the word 'horrible' in a complete sentence. He's one of those Okie-types whose mantra is "Don't know, don't wanna know".
Ya just can't help some folks. As I've heard said , ya can't fix stupid....
Yes they have humidors, and keep cigars on hand and smoke 4+ times a week, but aren't nazi's about humidity and if you try and really talk shop with them their eyes roll back and they just tell me to stop. I know i can enjoy the smoking aspect of it with them, but I can't enjoy the hobby aspect.
Different strokes for different folks.
Agreed. The guy I'm talking about keeps his blunts in his refrigerator, lights 'em with a Bic disposable, and thinks all cigars should come pre-punched. He doesn't have time (he says) to bother with all that temp & humidity crap.... Sheesh.... And as far as Spanish goes, he thinks Padilla rhymes with vanilla....
Remember... most everyone on this forum is the nerd-equivalent of the cigar world. Sometimes I forget how into I am and how not into it others are, lol!
I wish there were more of us, but I'll smoke a cigar with just about anyone.
As for the RyJ's... sh!t.... what a waste
May 20th- Seeing cigar on top of refrigerator, un-bagged, unprotected, dusty -"Is that the cigar I gave you at New Years?"
"yeah, I haven't had time, I'm gonna smoke it soon, though, see if it's has good as you said"
I'm thinking "not".
But, I gave it to him. At least he didn't beg for a premium long enough for me to break down, then light it, smoke 2 puffs and then SMASH!! it out asking "EEew! You like those?"
Blasphemers!