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I know looking through the history of these threads it has been mentioned in one form or another, but being fairly new to this forum, I thought I'd bring it up again, this forum ranks leaps and bounds above others I have been on!! I was just reading this excrutiatingly long thread on this other forum about policing each other and how many old timers had left because of the BS so on and so on. This drives me nuts, mostly because allot of the folks posting fall under the pot calling the kettle black category, but if I can't come to a forum for a very "adult" activity ( i use this term losely signifying that most of us do not truely start enjoying and understanding the complexities of cigar smoking until later. Age is not used here, just later in your personal smoking time.) I would expect tivial bickering, name calling, and genral bandstanding in a import car tuning forum or something, but not in a forum involving smoking cigars and fine drink. Am I off base here in saying that, for me, I enjoy a cigar because I can do just that! I don't just puff a cigar, tip the ash, smoke it for awhile and toss it, instead I toast the foot, I enjoy the aroma's from both the pre-lit cigar and the lit, I enjoy the flavors of the cigar smoke, and revel in the craftsmanship that goes into these tobacco products. Sure, there are instances where I don't do this, but for the most part that's why I pay good money for good quality sticks. My point is, if this is a pass time that for many centuries was deemed to be reserved for only the most "civilized" of men and women, which turn did we miss, and how did we end up in the Crapper?!
Bloof, Thor, Macallan, and all the other ladies and gentlemen on this board, thank you for proving that the congregating of common people over a common cause such as
cigar smoking and fine drinking is still "civilized" and can be some of the best times in memory.
I enjoy talking with everyone, and getting everyone's opinions, so, I hope I have not offended anyone, or made anyone think less of me with this rant, I'm just tired of listening to people yell and bicker about things they know even less about by the minute!
Thanks for the Rant time!!!
Smoke on....
Paul
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I know looking through the history of these threads it has been mentioned in one form or another, but being fairly new to this forum, I thought I'd bring it up again, this forum ranks leaps and bounds above others I have been on!! I was just reading this excrutiatingly long thread on this other forum about policing each other and how many old timers had left because of the BS so on and so on. This drives me nuts, mostly because allot of the folks posting fall under the pot calling the kettle black category, but if I can't come to a forum for a very "adult" activity ( i use this term losely signifying that most of us do not truely start enjoying and understanding the complexities of cigar smoking until later. Age is not used here, just later in your personal smoking time.) I would expect tivial bickering, name calling, and genral bandstanding in a import car tuning forum or something, but not in a forum involving smoking cigars and fine drink. Am I off base here in saying that, for me, I enjoy a cigar because I can do just that! I don't just puff a cigar, tip the ash, smoke it for awhile and toss it, instead I toast the foot, I enjoy the aroma's from both the pre-lit cigar and the lit, I enjoy the flavors of the cigar smoke, and revel in the craftsmanship that goes into these tobacco products. Sure, there are instances where I don't do this, but for the most part that's why I pay good money for good quality sticks. My point is, if this is a pass time that for many centuries was deemed to be reserved for only the most "civilized" of men and women, which turn did we miss, and how did we end up in the Crapper?!
Bloof, Thor, Macallan, and all the other ladies and gentlemen on this board, thank you for proving that the congregating of common people over a common cause such as
cigar smoking and fine drinking is still "civilized" and can be some of the best times in memory.
I enjoy talking with everyone, and getting everyone's opinions, so, I hope I have not offended anyone, or made anyone think less of me with this rant, I'm just tired of listening to people yell and bicker about things they know even less about by the minute!
Thanks for the Rant time!!!
Smoke on....
Paul
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