Fumas

Well, unless I am mistaken (and this is entirely possible) I believe the word would originate from the Spanish verb Fumar, meaning to smoke. Fumas would be the second-person conjugation of said verb, Fumas meaning "you smoke". Now, if this is the correct meaning, I can't say for sure as it doesn't seem to make much sense in the context other than cigars being something you smoke.

Well, there's my two years of high school Spanish hard at work

Joe

kaspera79:

Way to go big brain Joe, See higher education does pay off !! I took Greek in H.S. and used it exactly, let me see NEVER..! Excellent explanation.. Regardless it is a nice cigar...What the hell are you doing up at 4:00 am anyway

LoL. It was only 2 something am, I'm on the west coast. Past that, I've no idea what I was doing up so late.

Joe

Okay there is nothing wrong with staying up all night , I get up every morning at 4: a.m. to go to work. The post time just caught my eye 3:54 a.m. And was wondering which side you were on Stay up late or early to rise. Usually stay up late has better stories to tell...

I hear ya on that one kaspera. For some odd reason, I'm usually on the "stay up late" and "get up early" crew.... and I'll be damned if I've got any stories to tell, interesting or otherwise . I love my rocket fuel in a can as well, a Monster or Rockstar is my preference, gets me up and running.

I heard that Red Bull and a Snicker Bar is the cornerstone of every good breakfast.

kaspera79:

I heard that Red Bull and a Snicker Bar is the cornerstone of every good breakfast.

A while back, I worked with a guy who used that formula to get us to work overtime. He'd disappear to the nearest gas station and come back with a bunch of monsters and snicker bars... and I'll be damned if we didn't give him at least a few extra hours If that guy didn't choose being an Electrician as his career, he would have been a great salesman... could have sold ice to the Eskimos.

Joe

kuzi16:

i try and stay away from energy drinks. that way if i NEED one it will work even better. I usually stay away from caffeen even. Its amazing what a good diet will do for you.



...yes im one of 4 people in the world that dont like coffee either.

I'm one of the other 4. The pick on me everytime at the B&M I'm usually the only one standing there with a water.

I like coffee, but water is definitely my preferred drink with a cigar.

Interesting. I'll definitely have to try that, since I'm a Hemingway guy.

I'm not a huge Kona fan, but might like it better in combination with a Hemingway.

j0z3r:

I love my rocket fuel in a can as well, a Monster or Rockstar is my preference, gets me up and running.

LOL There's actually an energy drink called Chinese Rocket Fuel. We had it at a deli I worked at a few years ago, but I've never seen it anywhere else. Monster is my favorite so far, though... all hail the BFC.

kuzi16:

i try and stay away from energy drinks. that way if i NEED one it will work even better. I usually stay away from caffeen even.

I tried being caffeine free for a while. It didn't work. I made it for a while... then I started my new job. It's hard finding the energy to explain things like putting new cartridges in a printer, that should be intuition from when they learned to match shapes and colors in 1st grade, to people that make 10x more than I do. Although that's a rant for another forum, I suppose.

Also, speaking of energy drinks and coffee... the new Monster coffee is the ultimate coffee. I'm just waiting for them to put that one out in a BFC.

Of course. It took me several years of lobbying to make that happen, but I finally got the government to see sense. I mean, 8 essential vitamins and minerals -- how much healthier can it get? Some insurance plans even cover them as medicinal.

Gratitude is very, well, gratifying and all, but I also take cash -- if you smell what I'm stepping in.

Yeah, that was a pretty twisted road and I can see a lot more bends ahead. Last I checked it was back on cigars but the day is long. Who knows where we will end up.