Well I normally cut it with something, usually a cutter as wierd as that may seem, then i go outside put it in my mouth and use a flame to start it on fire, most of the time with my cheap gas station torch, then I suck some smoke into my mouth.

HA HA.

That thing with your brother is cool Hefty, my brother live in LA and I live in Iowa so it would be nice if we could have something like that but alas he doesn't smoke cigars.