Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

white_s2k · 12-04-2008, 11:28 PM

Wow... that's, a unique method?

jquirit · 12-04-2008, 11:38 PM

The first time I started smoking cigars (back in '96) we didn't actually cut the cigars, we "punched" them using an icepick. Yeah. Icepick. Not all the way through, mind you, but maybe about a half-an-inch in. It gave the draw we were looking for at the time so that's what we did. Sounds like the guy with the "toothpick" was doing something similar.

What this reminds me of was of the time when smoking one of the Clear Havanas that was pre-punched. It had a small hole that you'd draw through, just like what I use to get with the ice pick.

Full circle, perhaps?

groogs · 12-04-2008, 11:49 PM

I have never heard or seen anything like that before. I guess it would work, so why not.

Silound · 12-05-2008, 12:05 AM

See it all the time working at a B&M. Guys bite, poke, stab or otherwise maul a cigar in some strange ways.

Most unusual I've seen is the guy who used the broken antenna on his phone to poke a hole in one...just a little metal stub sticking out.

Skywalker · 12-05-2008, 12:06 AM

Toothpick, ice pick... whatever works I guess!!!

It is probably better than biting the cap off!!!

Get 'Er Done!!!

taltos · 12-05-2008, 06:21 AM

I have been known to use a Bic pen when I forgot to take a cutter with me. Whatever opens up the cigar and lets it be smoked is fair game. The most extreme thing that I ever used was the RCA mini plug on a set of Walkman headphones.

12-05-2008, 08:42 AM

I've used a pocket knife before. That's about as crazy as I've gotten.

Starscream · 12-05-2008, 08:46 AM

Never seen it, but if it works...
I'd probably use the toothpick before biting off the cap if I was desperate enough. Most B&Ms that I've been to will clip or punch a cigar for you if you ask though.

12-04-2008, 11:28 PM	#1
white_s2k The Dude Abides Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Josh Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,052 Trading: (20)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? Wow... that's, a unique method? __________________ "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." – Robert A. Heinlein

12-04-2008, 11:38 PM	#2
jquirit Angry Asian Dwarf Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 426 Trading: (3)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? The first time I started smoking cigars (back in '96) we didn't actually cut the cigars, we "punched" them using an icepick. Yeah. Icepick. Not all the way through, mind you, but maybe about a half-an-inch in. It gave the draw we were looking for at the time so that's what we did. Sounds like the guy with the "toothpick" was doing something similar. What this reminds me of was of the time when smoking one of the Clear Havanas that was pre-punched. It had a small hole that you'd draw through, just like what I use to get with the ice pick. Full circle, perhaps?

12-04-2008, 11:49 PM	#3
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? I have never heard or seen anything like that before. I guess it would work, so why not.

12-05-2008, 12:05 AM	#4
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? See it all the time working at a B&M. Guys bite, poke, stab or otherwise maul a cigar in some strange ways. Most unusual I've seen is the guy who used the broken antenna on his phone to poke a hole in one...just a little metal stub sticking out. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

12-05-2008, 12:06 AM	#5
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? Toothpick, ice pick... whatever works I guess!!! It is probably better than biting the cap off!!! Get 'Er Done!!! __________________ Smoke what you like!!!

12-05-2008, 06:21 AM	#6
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? I have been known to use a Bic pen when I forgot to take a cutter with me. Whatever opens up the cigar and lets it be smoked is fair game. The most extreme thing that I ever used was the RCA mini plug on a set of Walkman headphones.

12-05-2008, 08:42 AM	#7
MiloFinch Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? I've used a pocket knife before. That's about as crazy as I've gotten.

12-05-2008, 08:46 AM	#8
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick?? Never seen it, but if it works... I'd probably use the toothpick before biting off the cap if I was desperate enough. Most B&Ms that I've been to will clip or punch a cigar for you if you ask though. __________________ Insert quote here.