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Old 08-06-2003, 04:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Do you consider smaking a cigar "smoking" ?

I like to enjoy a cigar every now and then. I have probably had 3 in the last year. Sometimes it is more often, sometimes not. I dont smoke or use any other tobacco products.

My question is, do you consider this smoking? I get pissed when people who know me and know I enjoy a cigar now and then show me a smoking article or group me in with smokers.

What do you think?

P.S. I dont inhale.
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Old 08-06-2003, 04:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'd say it's smoking, but it doesn't make you a smoker.

If you don't inhale (and you're not meant to with cigars) you miss out on most of the nastiest stuff.

I think someone can smoke tobacco without being a 'smoker'. I consider you a smoker when you are actually addicted to tobacco
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Old 08-06-2003, 04:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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While even 1 cigar per year affects your health, that is like saying driving 1 mile puts wear on the engine. Technically it does, but in the long run it doesn't make a huge difference. You are smoking while you are having that 1 cigar, but once it is over you pretty much left the smoker's realm. I don't know of anyone that leaves a movie 45 min into it to go stand outside and have a cigar. Just my 2 cents.
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Old 08-06-2003, 04:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I don't think it is smoking. I can't satnd cigarettes or even cigars if they are indoors, but a good cigar outside is nice.
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Old 08-06-2003, 04:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'd say it's smoking, but it doesn't make you a smoker.

I agree with this statement.
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Old 08-06-2003, 04:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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{lame typo gag} I've never smaked a cigar in my life{/lame typo gag}
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Old 08-06-2003, 05:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Don't think it makes you a smoker, and i definitely enjoy one every once in a while.
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Old 08-06-2003, 06:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'd call you a cigar smoker, nothing else. I myself enjoy a good stog from time to time, I even have a humidor stocked with several fine cigars. I still find people who smoke thos little filtered paper things annoying.
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Old 08-06-2003, 06:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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i rarely see people drink cigars, so..... smoking

but it wouldn't call you a smoker, either. besides smokers are 'bad' people

(kidding)
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Old 08-06-2003, 07:18 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Yeah I saw that after I posted it. Dang it

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{lame typo gag} I've never smaked a cigar in my life{/lame typo gag}
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Old 08-06-2003, 08:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Of course it's smoking!

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Old 08-06-2003, 08:04 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Just make sure they're GOOD cigars and you have nothing to worry about.

Yeah, I smoke them too. All the cigar smokers I know are more considerate about where they light up, simply because they don't want some nosey middle aged lady screeching that their $15 Cohiba apparently smells "disgusting".
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Old 08-06-2003, 09:56 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I love a good Cigar now and then. My parents just came back from the Domican Republic and brought me back a couple.
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Old 08-06-2003, 10:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Without inhaling a cigar it shouldn't affect your lungs directly, but the second hand smoke will.

However it DOES affect your oral health (read: yellow teeth?)
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Old 08-06-2003, 10:57 PM   #15 (permalink)
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You are smoking. You are smoking a cigar.

This does not make you a smoker, and it doesn't mean that you are 'smoking' in the negative context that 'smoking' is often used today.
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Old 08-07-2003, 12:48 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Just don't inhale... Be like Clinton.
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Old 08-07-2003, 02:09 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I'd group you with the other people, your smokine whilst you have the cigar, but not actually a smoker, unless you crave the cigar days before you have one, then you're 'becoming' a smoker (IMHO).
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Old 08-07-2003, 06:39 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Old 08-07-2003, 06:42 AM   #19 (permalink)
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I don't know -- Do you consider "jerking off" having sex? j/k

Yes -- I consider smoking a cigar smoking. It still carrys all the inherent risks as smoking cigarettes; i.e. - Lip, tongue, throat cancer.
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Old 08-07-2003, 06:46 AM   #20 (permalink)
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BTW -- After reading the above post, my comment seemed a bit harsh. Don't take this as a chastising -- I enjoy the occasional cigar myself.
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Old 08-07-2003, 07:19 AM   #21 (permalink)
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I'd group you with the other people, your smokine whilst you have the cigar, but not actually a smoker, unless you crave the cigar days before you have one, then you're 'becoming' a smoker (IMHO).
true....ive always said the day i NEED a cigar is the day i quit smokin em.
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Old 08-07-2003, 11:51 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Its classified as enjoying a cigar occasionally. Yes its smoking But are u a smoker not at all. Plus smoking cigars is considered more of a social thing to do . So no i dont say ur smoker...
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Old 08-07-2003, 12:02 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I don't know if anyone agrees with me here but smoking a cigarette is just that...smoking...no real thought on what you are smoking.

When I smoke a cigar, it's a sensory "treat" as you will and little "me time". The smell, the feel, the taste. Also that you are smoking a handcrafted, methodiaclly produced item and you do have to allot a period of time to really enjoy a good cigar.

The ideology per se is drastically different between tobacco industries of cigar and cigarettes. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

A Q that has brewed im my head:
Is there anything out there that outlines what is in cigarette tobacco and what's in cigar tobacco on a per weight aspect. I'm curious to know.
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Old 08-07-2003, 12:06 PM   #24 (permalink)
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to me smoking is smoking... but... i also consider there to be a difference between chain smokers and people that don't even inhale. so.. whatever that means...
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Old 09-06-2003, 08:09 AM   #25 (permalink)
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of course it's smoking. Because you ARE smoking it arent you?
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Old 09-06-2003, 08:54 AM   #26 (permalink)
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you are an occasional cigar smoker

so what?
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Old 09-06-2003, 09:20 AM   #27 (permalink)
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I smoke cigars with approximately the same frequency, and no, I don't consider myself a smoker.

A good cigar is more for the experience.

I liken a cigar to a cigarette like a fine glass of brandy to a Budweiser.

Sure you drink both, but there the comparison ends.
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Old 09-06-2003, 07:42 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Smoking a cigar still smells bad and makes the smoker taste bad. It may not be the same as habitual smoking -- but it does have its consequences.
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Old 09-06-2003, 10:36 PM   #29 (permalink)
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I'd call it smoking. Doesn't matter if you inhale or not, you're still smoking.
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Old 09-06-2003, 11:02 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Ya, I'd consider it smoking too. You may not be a constant smoker, but still a smoker.
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Old 09-07-2003, 07:24 AM   #31 (permalink)
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smoking a cigar is not smoking ! nuff said
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Old 09-07-2003, 07:38 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Smoking a cigar (keyword: smoking) is smoking. No matter how often you do it, it's still smoking. Of course, it's no where as bad as have a pack a cigarettes a day and all that.
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Old 09-07-2003, 08:45 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Ditto on what Gortex said.
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Old 09-07-2003, 08:50 AM   #34 (permalink)
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If I saw someone with a cigar, I wouldn't label them a smoker until I saw them with cigars often, or its obvious they smoke them a lot (hacking is a big sign).
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Old 09-07-2003, 11:36 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Do you consider smoking a cigar "smoking"
Didn't you really answer your own question?
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Old 09-07-2003, 03:11 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Na, smoking a cigar now and again doesnt make you a smoker. At the rate you smoke them, its not like your fully inhaling them anyways. I quit smoking, and wont smoke a cigarette but I will a cigar. They dont seem the same, nor do they make me crave nicotine.
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Old 09-07-2003, 08:44 PM   #37 (permalink)
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its smoking, just a different kind, its more tasting
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Old 09-08-2003, 12:35 AM   #38 (permalink)
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if i´m not smoking it... then i consider it worse than smoking!

selfish i know. but in the bar, i hated the second-hand cigar smoke the most.

seriously, of course its smoking. you just end up with tongue and mouth cancer, rather than lung and throat cancer.
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Old 09-08-2003, 01:48 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Would smoking pipe tobacco be classified as the same thing?
It's not an impulse smoke nor a craving.
It's a relaxing, soothing smoke.
I think smoking the occasional cigar or pipe tobacco does not make you a smoker.
I personally have found people that smoke cigars and pipes more appreciative of others and sociable. Just my opinion though.
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Old 09-08-2003, 06:02 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Okay, the occasional cigar is okay.

Cigar smokers are "more considerate."

Cigar and pipe smoking is "soothing."

Cigarettes are disgusting.

Right, I just wanted to make sure I got those distinctions figured out.

Tell me when people start to make any kind of sense, okay?



To your question:
Yes, the occasional cigar makes you a smoker. Perhaps not a "regular smoker," but still, you lit that sucker on fire.
Your cigar has all the same health problems my cigg has, but you aren't inhaling. In your one cigar you get the amount of nicotine and tar it takes me a pack to aquire. So, don't go around thinking they're healthy.

Is the occasional cigar as bad for you as regularly smoking ciggies? No, I don't think so.
Does the occasional cigar make you a smoker?
No, it makes you a smoker in denial.
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