Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

I was at my B&M the other day with a close friend of mine. I walked into the humi and picked out a Diamond Crown Maximus (wanted to give it a try and loved it). Anyway, I sit down in the lounge, cut and toast it up took a draw and just sat back and let the smoke escape from my mouth. As the smoke cleared a bit, I see an older gentleman (probably in his 80's) pull out his cigar and what appeared to be a toothpick.

He then just started jabbing/stabbing the hell out of the head of his stogie like it had done him wrong in the worst way. I look at my buddy to see if he noticed what was happening. Our eyes meet and we both turned back to watch the assault. He must have jabbed the cigar for a straight minute. Then he lit it up and took a few draws and leaned back like it was just another day at the B&M. No cutter, no punch (at least not in the modern sense).

I've never seen this in my life and I've been smoking for over 12 years. Has anyone ever seen this done before?