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  1. 03-19-2013, 12:10 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjavier8 View Post
    ... Agree lol. What sickens me is that it's a Gurkha.. :
    I've never had a Gurk ya. Sounds like a prank or somethin.

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    Gurkha [ˈgʊəkɑː ˈgɜːkə]
    n pl -khas, -kha
    1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a Hindu people, descended from Brahmins and Rajputs, living chiefly in Nepal, where they achieved dominance after being driven from India by the Muslims
    2. (Military) a member of this people serving as a soldier in the Indian or British army

    sounds similar to Sherpa. watched a great bbc doc about that job the other day. much respect.
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    I bought a ten pack of Gurkha Titan XOs last fall. Something like $32 each retail ! I've been through about half so far and I'm ready to take them to your firehouse and give them away in your name(my firehouse would get Ashton VSGs). I keep thinking they'll get better, but they haven't, yet. Besides not having much in the way of flavor, every one has been labor intensive trying to smoke them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ash13brook View Post
    I bought a ten pack of Gurkha Titan XOs last fall. Something like $32 each retail ! I've been through about half so far and I'm ready to take them to your firehouse and give them away in your name(my firehouse would get Ashton VSGs). I keep thinking they'll get better, but they haven't, yet. Besides not having much in the way of flavor, every one has been labor intensive trying to smoke them.
    Wow. Said I was gonna have another one today but to be honest, its sad that I'm scared or reluctant to experience what happened yesterday... Enjoyed a nice Maduro robusto from my local shop $8, and had a wonderful smoke. You just convinced me to actually give them away... Off to the local firehouse I go tomorrow, maybe that old man had a point " Gurkhas aren't what they use to be"
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjavier8 View Post
    Wow. Said I was gonna have another one today but to be honest, its sad that I'm scared or reluctant to experience what happened yesterday... Enjoyed a nice Maduro robusto from my local shop $8, and had a wonderful smoke. You just convinced me to actually give them away... Off to the local firehouse I go tomorrow, maybe that old man had a point " Gurkhas aren't what they use to be"
    In general, Gurkha is a gimmicky beginner's smoke driven by marketing more than quality.

    If you would search this site, you would have come to your "old timer's" conclusion prior to buying them. I'm also reading that people are wondering why you would give away shit sticks? I mean, I guess they might like them, or they're going to have the same experience as you. If the latter, hopefully they don't remember you when your chimney is on fire...
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    In general, Gurkha is a gimmicky beginner's smoke driven by marketing more than quality.

    If you would search this site, you would have come to your "old timer's" conclusion prior to buying them. I'm also reading that people are wondering why you would give away shit sticks? I mean, I guess they might like them, or they're going to have the same experience as you. If the latter, hopefully they don't remember you when your chimney is on fire...
    Lmaooooooo!!!!
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    It wasn't that funny...
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  7. 03-20-2013, 12:14 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    It wasn't that funny...
    You must not be from nyc then... But all in all maybe the guys at the firehousr will enjoy then better than me... Honestly i threw away 40 bucks buying these gurkhas so might aswell do some philanthropy work lol
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