What stupid things did you do when you were a newb?

[AriesOpusX]

I have a good one, this was years ago but I needed something to spray my distilled water/pg solution onto the floral foam (old school humidification) and I used my girlfriends old perfume bottle washed out or so I thought. Ended up with about 10 sticks that tasted like chemicals from leftover perfume even though I washed the thing out 30 times with burning hot water. Like a champ I risked the lung cancer and smoked those bad boys, they were some good stogies.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by petewho

I used to think the terms "mild", "medium" and "full body" meant how spicy/peppery a cigar is - not the nicotine content. I would throw away cigars halfway and say, "It was too strong for me! I need something milder" and end up being recommended ANOTHER peppery cigar that's lower in nicotine. Then I'd smoke some triple-ligero cigar that isn't peppery and say, "this is nice and mild". Took me about 20 cigars to realize what these terms meant. I'm still new so this was recent - within the last couple months.

Oh crap! I just found this out today b/c of your post! I thought that full meant that it was very spicy and peppery.

Darn, you learn something new every day.

Thanks for posting that.

[redryno247]

Ahh, some dang funny memories shared here...back in high school I enjoyed smoking Black & Milds but hated the plastic tips, so I would bit them off...nearly choked to death one night.

[jcarlton]

My first cigar fourm post was a complaint about service at JR's...






















on Cigar Weekly.

[andrewsutherland2002]

Yes I know many of you have been waiting for my contribution to this post. I'm surprised someone hasn't posted it for me!

I cut a Lusi in half.

The guy who gave it to me told me that it was much too long of a smoke and that I would be better off cutting it in half, smoking one half and saving the other half for later. Needless to say, I posted a review of the stick and got ripped for it. Months have passed and I still hear it every day. It's ok though. It makes for some interesting and humorous lines in the Banter thread.

If you don't believe me read my CUT.

As The Professor said: "I'm the donkey who cut the Lusi in half".

[andrewsutherland2002]

Originally Posted by benjamin

yeah, i've definitely been guilty of cutting a churchill in half before...

See... I'm not the only one!

[mtb996]

Bought a box of Gurkhas.

And, like everyone else at one point (don't lie) bought a crapload of Thompsons (still got them in an un-humidified tupperdor someplace if anyone wants em!)

[robofan]

Originally Posted by robofan

I bought a box of cigars based on a CA rating alone. It was the "hot cigar" at the time. I tried one and didn't like it at all. It had no flavor. So I thought it must need some age. I let it age for a while and tried it again. Same results. Whenever I get excited about an overly hyped cigar I will light one of them up just to remind myself to never buy without trying first. I also canceled my subscription to CA.

Originally Posted by RHNewfie

You HAVE to tell us what it is!!

OK only because you asked and if your a fan of the brand no offense just my opinion. They were Aliados Longsdales. This was in 1993 or 94 and CA gave them a high rating which made them hard to get for a while. I finally got my hands on a box and have never really liked them. I still have two left.

[BamBam]

Originally Posted by krisko

When I started smoking about 10 years ago, I seemed to prefer cigars with the cedar sleeves. I would remove the sleeve, light the sleeve, and then light the cigar off the sleeve. I seemed to think that is what it was there for.

Newbish to be sure but not as bad as a couple buddies who were starting out. They would buy a churchill, slice it in half and enjoy it as two cigars. I could never bring myself to do that...I knew even in my ignorance that it was horribly wrong.

Which rules did you guys break when you were starting out?

I have another confession...I really liked Tamboril and found them to be a bargain at only $6 per back in the day.

Nothin wrong with lightin the cigar with the cedar sleeve. Same thing as a cedar spill

[fsjonsey]

I smoked a Cremosa.

[TikiHut27]

I light with cedar sleeves all the time. VS 55's. Didn't know it was so bad.

I will switch back to $100 bills immediately.

[groogs]

I smoked Black and Milds.....

I also smoked a JDN Antano long before I was ready for it. I was green before I finished the first half of the smoke.

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by elderboy02

Oh crap! I just found this out today b/c of your post! I thought that full meant that it was very spicy and peppery.

Darn, you learn something new every day.

Thanks for posting that.

I'm going to fess up and say I just learned that now too. I thought "mild," "medium" and "full" was the power factor in regards to flavor (not necessarily spicy or peppery). I didn't link it to nicotine directly, but I knew that full bodied smokes had more nicotine in general. I thought this because there's guys that love full bodied smokes, and you hear people saying mild smokes don't have enough flavor and such.

Anyway, my noob moment was storing two half smoked cigars in the humidor. Without clipping off the burnt ends. Whole humidor reeked of bitter ash for a while.

[jarbuxx]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but.....

1. Who is this "Thompson" guy and where can I buy his cigars?

2. Where can I buy cuban cigars in the states?

I had one once. I bought it in Chinatown from a guy who makes cigars for Castro. Here's a picture:
(look at all the seals, you can't fake that)

I usualy smoke Garcia Vega but I find that some lesser quality cigars do not have a hole in the end. Can I smoke these or are they defects?
(cheap cigar)

(the real deal)

I'm sick of paying so much for ONE cigar. I bought a Romeo y Juliet maduro the other day. First, the cigar was probably left in the sun because it was dark and burnt. Second, it was 10X more expensive than my usual, so I thought it would have 10X the nicotine. I heard this Thompson chappie sells many strong cigars with colorful bands for very cheap.

[AriesOpusX]

Originally Posted by jarbuxx

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but.....

I have to bump your ring gauge for that.