The difference Between Cigars and cigarettes?

[ridmaster]

I think there is an obvious difference to the people here, because we are people who generally mean a premium hand rolled cigar when we say cigar. But to a large part of the population a cigar is the 89 cent two pack of at the gas station. In that sense there is very little difference. It is just another way to feed a nicotine addiction, and thus a health risk.

[chrishollandband]

every once in a while a new guy will come to one of my mini-herfs and he'll bring a "strawberry shit stick": white owl, black and mild, or swisher sweet, once they smoke a real cigar, they never look back.


"you don't choose the cigar, the cigar chooses you"
Chris Holland

[Herf_Nerder]

Switching gears here a little bit, I think from a purely political standpoint, cigar and cigarette smokers need to stand together in order to have even a ghost of a chance of not having tobacco in any form from being permanently banned/taxed/legislated out of existence...

[Dr. Stogie Fresh]

I wrote the following article that may help you: The Critical Difference: Premium Cigars vs Cigarettes.

Doc

[RUJohnny99]

The problem is cigars are associated with "the rich". And since the people who like to tax things out of existence don't feel "the rich" are paying enough taxes, cigars get thrown into the mix.

[chrishollandband]

Originally Posted by RUJohnny99

The problem is cigars are associated with "the rich". And since the people who like to tax things out of existence don't feel "the rich" are paying enough taxes, cigars get thrown into the mix.

Nice Point

[ChokeOnSmoke]

The difference for me is very simple, cigarettes are inhaled into your lungs and cigars are not.

[mostholycerebus]

Cigarettes are a habit, cigars are an experience.

[GoodFella]

Originally Posted by RUJohnny99

The problem is cigars are associated with "the rich". And since the people who like to tax things out of existence don't feel "the rich" are paying enough taxes, cigars get thrown into the mix.

i can see where you can say that because its true. but then the people that just see the gas station cigars (oh ya i called them cigars, sorry) get grouped in there also because they are cheap.

cigars are a art and yes they are addicting but not in the way that some people think. i have never said i need a cigar because i dont, i want a cigar. the slope of cigar collecting is it for me


so we all know who not to vote for because of the cigar tax that will follow right

[Dr_Trac]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

The difference is as simple as night and day:

Cigars are alive!


Cigarettes are dead.



PERIOD!

i full concur with this post!

[gamayrouge]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Is there going to be a test?

I'm gonna go light up a stogie, can I copy off your test tm?

[longknocker]

Originally Posted by Dr. Stogie Fresh

I wrote the following article that may help you: The Critical Difference: Premium Cigars vs Cigarettes.

Doc

Tremendous article, David! Thanks!!!

[ridmaster]

Originally Posted by Dr. Stogie Fresh

I wrote the following article that may help you: The Critical Difference: Premium Cigars vs Cigarettes.

Doc

Very interesting, I have added a couple of your RSS feeds.

Thanks.

[zmancbr]

Originally Posted by MithShrike

Well, most American cigarettes contain roughly 45% paper. Actual cigars should be 100% tobacco. Also, cigarettes contain harmful additives. Again, cigars should just be tobacco. If a cigar is fermented, cured, and aged properly then the majority of nicotine, ammonia and other carcinogens should be gone. Cigarettes are mainly made with the rustica species of tobacco whereas cigars should ONLY be made with the tabacum species of tobacco.

Cigarettes contain a TON of additives. I will see if I can find the article I read on them when I get home. It talks about what % of each cigarette is actual tobacco and what is crap...the answer is just as you would suspect. Mostly garbage added with a hint of tobacco.