| The cigar has a lot of history, a lot of
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| | spontaneous, and expedited,
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| trivia, and a lot of interesting facts.
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| | circumstances. For some women, diamonds
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| However, it's often easy to become so
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| | are forever, but for others, infinity
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| consumed with actually smoking the cigar,
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| | belongs to the cigar band.
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| the luxury of its aroma, its flavor, its
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| | Cigar Sayings
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| essence, to remember any of the legends
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| | One of the most popular sayings, Close by
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| and tales cigars light a match under.
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| | no cigar, is a euphemism for getting near
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| But, to miss out on these is to miss out
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| | success, only to have it evade you at the
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| on a lot of the cigar's culture, miss out
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| | last moment. Though no one is 100 percent
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| on its extravagance, and destroy its
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| | positive as to the origin of this saying,
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| past. So take a moment every now and
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| | it's highly speculated that it came from
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| again to enjoy some cigar
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| | old carnival games and old slot machines.
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| tidbits...before they go up in smoke.
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| | When first invented, the carnival games
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| The First Connoisseurs
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| | wouldn't pay out with plush toys stuffed
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| While Christopher Columbus, in addition
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| | with Styrofoam and the slot machines
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| to being credited with the discovery of
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| | wouldn't pay out with hard cash. Instead,
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| America, is generally allowed to get away
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| | the winners would receive cigars, leaving
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| with writing "cigar inventor" on his
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| | the loser to, of course, only take solace
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| resume, he wasn't actually the first
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| | in the fact that they were close.
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| person to come up with the concept of
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| | The Zippo Lighter
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| smoking tobacco. According to
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| | A lighter known for speed, perhaps
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| archeological discovery, the inhabitants
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| | marketed to the cigar smoker on the go,
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| of the Caribbean Islands and Mesoamerica
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| | the Zippo lighter was invented in 1932 in
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| smoked cigars at least as far back as 900
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| | Bradford, Pennsylvania by a man named
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| A.D. This discovery was made when
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| | George G. Blaisdell. It was invented not
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| researchers discovered a ceramic vessel
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| | only to light a cigar at a more rapid
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| at a Mayan ruin in Guatemala that was
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| | rate, but to provide cigar smokers with a
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| decorated with a painting of a
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| | portable convenience - something that
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| cigar-smoking man. This man, likely
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| | could fit in a pocket, a briefcase, or a
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| diseased, was not available for comment.
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| | golf bag. It is rumored to have been
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| The Invention of the Cigar Band
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| | named "The Zippo" because Blaisdell liked
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| To the non-smoker, the cigar band may
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| | how the word "zipper" sounded.
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| sound like a group of musicians who get
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| | From Henry Clay to JFK
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| together in a smoky basement, belting out
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| | The brand Henry Clay is named for the
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| songs about tobacco and singing "The
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| | 19th century senator from Kentucky. He
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| Blues" over the Cuban Trade Embargo.
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| | was known as an illustrious leader, a
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| However, to the cigar smoker, the cigar
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| | statesman and orator who often eased
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| band is an elemental part of the cigar,
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| | disagreements among fellow leaders. Henry
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| full of color and history.
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| | Clay, like the cigars named for him, was
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| The cigar band, or cigar ring, is a
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| | renowned with the ability to evoke a
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| circular piece of paper that's wrapped
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| | sense of calmness, leading those into the
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| around the head of most cigars. In
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| | room into a compromised agreement. In
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| legend, it's said to have been invented
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| | 1957, JFK, a cigar lover himself, named
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| by either Spanish Nobles or Catherine the
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| | Henry Clay as one of the top five US
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| Great, the women who reigned as Empress
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| | Senators in the history of America.
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| of Russia in the late 1700's and early
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| | The Smoking Jacket: Smoking Hot Fashion
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| 1800's. The reason for the invention, as
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| | The smoking jacket, nowadays, is rarely
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| the legend attests, was because these
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| | worn, with one occasionally popping up in
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| nobles, fond of cigars, were not fond of
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| | portraits hanging above fireplace
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| the stains cigars left on their gloves.
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| | mantels. But, during Victorian Times,
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| Thus, they invented a band where they
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| | smoking jackets were all the rage.
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| could place their fingers, keeping them
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| | Because people believed that women had
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| stain free while smoking.
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| | tender nostrils, and would thus be
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| However, other legends state that the
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| | sensitive to the aroma of tobacco, men
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| invention of the cigar band was the
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| | often donned a smoking jacket before
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| genius of Gustave Bock, a Dutch
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| | lighting up a cigar. While it initially
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| advertising guru. His reasoning for the
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| | was worn to appease women, smoking
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| invention was simply to help keep the
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| | jackets, made of expensive material,
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| cigar together, binding the wrapper to
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| | eventually became a sign of status.
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| the filler in a more cohesive manner.
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| | Cigar tidbits are a dime a dozen; there
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| Whether invented by European nobility or
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| | are enough out there to fill the world's
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| as a promotional tool, the cigar band
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| | largest ashtray. From lore to factual
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| carries with it a lot of lore. To start,
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| | information, cigars have been a part of
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| most cigar bands are printed with the
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| | the world for longer than most other
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| name of the brand, the country from which
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| | things: if they could talk, they'd
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| it came, and an indication as to whether
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| | probably never shut up, engaging smokers
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| or not it was hand-rolled. In addition,
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| | with stories and tales. When it comes
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| the cigar band is said to have been used
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| | down to it, the cigar is simply
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| in many wedding ceremonies of yore, when
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| | multi-talented; it's rich with the lives
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| the groom could either not afford a
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| | of the puffers of yore, and enriching the
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| wedding band, misplaced it, or asked for
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| | lives of the modern-day smoker.
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| a woman's hand in marriage under
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