How do you smoke a cigar?

[Shagaroo]

I cut it (usually with a punch), light it (with whatever is handy) then I smoke it.

I'd give up cigars if I had to put as much thought and effort into it as some of you guys do.

[Shelby07]

I'd give up cigars if I had to put as much thought and effort into it as some of you guys do.

I guess it depends on what you are trying to get out of smoking cigars. There was a thread a while back that described why we smoke. To me, part of the enjoyment of smoking is the solitude. Stopping to think about what you're enjoying, and why, is enjoyable in itself. It helps to clear my mind of other things and occupies it with something that relaxes me. Kinda like stopping to smell the roses.

But, hey... if you get enjoyment out of cutting, lighting and smoking, then do it! To me that was kind of what it was like smoking cigarettes. There was no enjoyment in that. And I did eventually give them up.

By the way, I haven't had a cigarette since Jan 22 and I am to the point where I don't miss them at all!! Hooray for me!

[nhcigarfan]

crack open the humi, pick a stick, cut it ( I prefer a cut over a punch), fire it up with whatever is around and smoke it until it burns me or I decide to toss it.

On pcking the stick - I do put some thought into it but I am usually more concerned about the time I have over time of day, strength, etc.

I'll toast the foot of larger ring cigars but right now I'm going more for the smaller cigars that don't require the toasting.

[Shagaroo]

I guess it depends on what you are trying to get out of smoking cigars. There was a thread a while back that described why we smoke. To me, part of the enjoyment of smoking is the solitude. Stopping to think about what you're enjoying, and why, is enjoyable in itself. It helps to clear my mind of other things and occupies it with something that relaxes me. Kinda like stopping to smell the roses.

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

[Shelby07]

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

[Shagaroo]

Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

You haven't seen me sprawled on a snapper!

[Chubbawubba]

Is it just me or when you guys smoke, do you seem to block everyone and everything out? An atom bomb could explode on the horizon but if you have a real nice Cigar you wouldnt notice or care.

That is what it is all about.

[cigar no baka]

Is it just me or when you guys smoke, do you seem to block everyone and everything out? An atom bomb could explode on the horizon but if you have a real nice Cigar you wouldnt notice or care.

That is what it is all about.

Yes. I get entranced just watching the swirls of smoke. Every watch them? It's interesting to watch the whorls curl and dissipate.

[derivation]

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

For me, it's always a long thought out process because I tend to look forward to it for most of the day. I'll often find myself daydreaming about the process (what I'm going to drink, smoke, etc). But this is also because I tend to only smoke once a week, if I smoked more frequently I would inevitably not put as much thought into.