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I smoked the occassional cigar, maybe once a year untill I went to Singapore and Indonesia in december 05. At Singapore airport we (me and a buddy) bought some Montecristo #3 and Cohiba siglo 2 and some nice scotch. We smoked a cigar and had a glass of scotch each night after his kids & wife went to bed. That got me hooked on cigars.

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Spring of 2005 I'm thinking, maybe 04, I'm not sure which. I had smoked the occasional cigar before but nothing regular. My girlfriend at the time bought me a humidor and some sticks because she thought it would be a hobby I would enjoy. Turns out she made a good call and I've ended up meeting far more cool people form all over the place than I ever would have otherwise.

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On and off for the past 16 years, until about 3 years ago when I started up again, then found some friends and it was all over! I am a dedicated full blowen cigar smoker who dedicates at least a few hours a day to the hobby!

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2004...

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Used to steal Swishers, Dutch Masters, and White Owls from the grocery store when I was 13 or 14. Smoked a few here and there through high school and then every once in a while with my dad. It was about 2003 when I got into the hobby and about early 2004 when I got on cigar boards and really went down the slope.

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Started in 2003 after a celebration dinner, my first cigar was a monte cristo A.

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About 3 1/2 years here. I never appreciated cigars until after I quit cigs.

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I started this summer. Enjoying the hell out of it. Half the time I have no idea what you guys are on about though, but I'm working on it. ;)

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I've smoked the occasional cigar for years, but really got into them this summer after I injured my wrist. I've been a long time pipe smoker, but had a hard time working the lighter with my injured wrist in a cast, and of course pipes need to be re-lit several times per bowl. So I got some cigars to smoke since they only need to be lit once. I really enjoyed them and now am hooked.

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I started back in 1990 with Phillies Sweets on the softball field. Then I was waslking through the mall around Christmastime and happened to walk into Mr. Pipe. They guy sold me a box of 5 Macanudo Vintage #2 to try and I was hooked.

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First cigar was back in the late 70's. But didn't really start smoking cigars until late 80's early 90's.

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Got into cigars a bit during the early - mid 90's. Took a hiatus around the turn of the century, and started up seriosuly again in 2006.

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The first time I really appreciated a good cigar was 1994. Some friends and I drove to see Lollapalooza which was rained out. We ended up staying anyway, and went to get a couple cigars and libations to pass the time. I picked up a couple Partagas which I throughly enjoyed. I smoked the occasional cigar until about 5 months ago when I got a small humi to store a couple I had acquired. I discovered a very relaxing and enjoyable hobby that lets get a little time to myself on occasion. It also led me to discover great online cigar communities :ss

Andre

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For me it's been about a year and a half.:ss

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About a month ago, still trying to learn

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Ten years for me.

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LOL talk about jumping in the deep end! Way to go! :tu

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Only since May of 2007. Seems longer though.

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June 1997 had my first cigar at best friends bachelor's party. I enjoyed it so I asked him to get me a good cigar for being his best man.....Ashton Magnum and it was all over after that.

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5yrs for me..however I'd only consider my self a serious cigar smoker for 2.5 of them.

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I think going on 2 years.

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1 year, started smoking on the golf course and discovered that it was a good way to relax at when I get home.

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A few here and there in 2007, then pretty regularly as of about April of this year when my FIL gave me his old humi and I felt the need to fill it up.... then I found you guys and life's never been the same :tu

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I have been smoking for close to 10 years now. Only in the past 4 years have I really ventured out and started smoking a variety of cigars. Mostly do to the fact that my old B&M only carried Padron and Fuente and a few others, so I didn't get much outside of them.

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On and off since 2004... really picked up 2006... been free falling ever since.

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Since about 2000 for fun, since about a year and a half ago for serious :tu

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September 2006 :ss

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On and off for 25 years. Took a break from 2001-2003 AND 2005-2006 but now I'm building the collection again (around 1800+ sticks)

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Started regularly smoking cigars in May of 2007.
Lovin every minute of it.

OZ

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10 years since my first but only seriously for the last 17 months or so.

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Looks like about 20 years. 15 years as a serious collector.

MCS

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1st one was before senior prom...then the next one wasn't until 8 months ago. I'm enjoying every cigar I missed between being 19yrs old and 29yrs old :D

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A little over a year now. I average about 3-4 a week.

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about 16 months for me

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I smoked the occasional cigar starting with CC when I was in Spain back in 97. I did not appreciate it until 2006 and then was solidified at the Big Smoke Chicago that same year...Then after finding CS, the slope got real steep.

Ryan

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About a year and a half I think. First cigar was on a backpacking trip. One of the guys handed me a cigar, so I figured what the hell, why not. Have no idea what it was, but probably better that way since I've now learned he doesn't seem to believe in humidors. Whatever it was, it did the trick.

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Off and on for 15 years or so. Seriously for about twelve.

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Asked the wife to get me some nice cigars for christmas 06. She picked up a nice selection from the b&m and it's been downhill from there.

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Smoked stogies off and on in the military, nothing serious. Then in '96, at old Mizzou, I bought my first humi. So, to answer your question, 12 years and I've never looked back. Still sliding down after all these years!!

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Since 2004 when I was 18

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Only started earlier this year! still class myself as an occasional smoker, stogies in a tupperware box all basic stuff but im happy!:ss

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A little over a year now, and have enjoyed every minute of it.

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On and off since around 1988-89. Pretty regularly for a few years in the 90's. Now seriously again since May 08.

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Realistically, a couple of years.

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Got serious in 1997, I smoke about 2 to 3 times a week.

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Smoked my first cigar in July of this year. Took me 40+ years to get around to it, I guess. Dammit -- all those wasted years of opportunity.

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15+ for me... :ss

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I tryed my first cigars in middle school. They consisted of Dutch Masters and Swisher Sweets. This trend continued in h.s. When I turned 18 I started visiting a local B&M and really enjoyed premium cigars but finacially couldn't really begin storing and buying. When I was 22 (2002) I smoked a CAO L'anniversaire maduro and fell in love. I started smoking more frequently after that. My father-in-law (not then but is now) gave me me a humidor loaded with cigars for the following Christmas. From then on I've been smoking fairly regularly. My collection has grown in the past few months. I used to only keep between 10-40 cigars in my humidor. I recently went a bit crazy and filled up a small coolidor along with my humidor. I'm officially free falling down the slope:ss

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Hmmm - started smoking cigarettes back around 1968 and quit around 1994. Cigar smoking started around 1972 and still going strong - :ss


Ron

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Whoo! Man it has been about 10 years now. I started a year before graduating high school in '98.
I have been enjoying it ever since! Best way to spend some free time relaxing!