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

[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.

[pcozad1]

I thought you were supposed to bite the cap off. I ruined alot of cheap cigars. But I have seen some old timers do it and do a nice job, but I used to bite the first inch off. Pat

[clampdown]

I used to read Thompson's catalogs and bought into their

[benjamin]

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

i almost bought the thompson humidor + 25 crappy cigars deal, does that count?

[yayson]

For a brief time I sued to say "I like robustos"

[Smoked]

When I first started smoking cigars I bought a bundle of "Handmade Cigars" from the CVS Pharmacy. I actually thought that I liked them and tried to get my friend that smokes cigars to have one with me. By the way, he lights his cigars with the cedar sleeve and I never saw anything wrong with it.

[ZedR2]

Two words 'White Owl'

[orca99usa]

Black and Mild.

[GWN]

Two boxes of Don Thomas Presedentes. Too big.

[mugwump]

Definitely cap biting and puffing fast to kick up clouds of smoke.

[vstrommark]

Originally Posted by yayson

For a brief time I sued to say "I like robustos"

Dude - you either did a very funny typo or you are way wound too tight

[borndead1]

Bought from Thompson
Lit cigars with a Bic without toasting the foot first
Cut caps with scissors

[InBetweenTheLines]

Started at 19 with Sweesher Sweets, yuk!!! But with age comes culture, now my regular smoke is Fuente Hemingway series "short stories". Ah memories

[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.

[Goldengator]

Buying handmade cigars for the first time due to a party and finding out at the counter I needed to cut/punch them if I wanted a draw. I also used a Bic without toasting the foot, ah the memories of stupidity.