Cigar Trivia

[DeeDubya]

Groucho Marx favorite cigar was a Dunhill 510 (That would have been select Cuban in the time)

George Burns favorite cigar was an El Producto (That would have been cheap domestic)

Why, you might ask, would the two comedians make that choice, when both could certainly afford the better cigars?

George Burns always smoked a cigar in his stand-up acts. A tightly rolled Havana would go out and he would have to re-light it. When his cigar went out so did his audience. Therefore the El Productos stayed lit and so did his act.

I suspect that he also smoked other cigars, but have not found a testimony to any brand preference.

[chefchris]

I've heard that before about Mr. Burns.

[Roham]

Aye me too. Read it in the Cigar aficionado. What about Groucho though? Why did he smoke those???

[DeeDubya]

"Aye me too. Read it in the Cigar aficionado. What about Groucho though? Why did he smoke those???"

I'm not sure why he chose Dunhill, just read it in a biography. However, I can say with some certainty that I would love to have a few pre-embargo Dunhill 510's regardless if they belonged to Groucho or not.

[Maduro Man]

I've heard that before about Mr. Burns.

One of my Fav Quotes from Mr. Burns was on his 99th Birthday. He was asked what sex was like at his age. His reply,”Sex at my age is like shooting pool with a wet rope!”

LOL That Kills me every time.

[DeeDubya]

George Burns was 100 when he died. Supposedly he smoked a cigar on that day!

[DeeDubya]

Wikipedia...
"The car cigarette lighter socket or car adapter that most automobile drivers and passengers are familiar with is properly called a cigar lighter receptacle, since it was originally designed as a lighter for cigars — hence its large size and unheated center that makes it less than ideal to light a cigarette."

Actually, they do light a cigar quite well. It evenly "toasts" the foot before it lights. I believe that both Bonnie and Clyde used their lighter quite often.

[bhands]

Aye me too. Read it in the Cigar aficionado. What about Groucho though? Why did he smoke those???

this might answer your question.

[DeeDubya]

Good read in Aficionado:
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar...540,19,00.html

BTW - 50 Dunhill 410"s a month, not 510's like I previously posted.

[DeeDubya]

A small lamp in the shape of an ancient lamp, like the one like that which belonged to the legendary Aladdin. It has a single wick opening. This is, in fact a cigar lighter.

[nhcigarfan]

interesting stuff

[DeeDubya]

The average relative humidity in La Habana, Cuba is 78%. No wonder those guys always have a few sticks in their shirt pocket.
During the wet season mold & beetles could be a problem. They most likely "dehumidify" their humidors to keep the RH a little lower? Just curious.