First Cigar, First Girlfriend, First Car

[ChanceSchmerr]

What a great Topic! Let's see what some newer guys on FOH have to say!

My First Cigar - Sadly, a disgusting canadian Tuero Cigar. The horror. My first REAL cigar was a Sancho Panza Sanchos. That made up for it.

First Girl - Girlfriend? A Cute, sharp Debater in High school named Madeleine. Went with her for a month or so before engineering a breakup to date a shapely blonde named Catherine. She was Mormon.... whoops. Saw Madeleine again my first year home from College.....as well as the error of my ways . Can't win 'em all!

First Car - A cobalt blue 2000 Hyundai Tiburon. Slightly embarassed to say....it's still my car. Friends marvel at my ability to enter the car and drive it, considering my 6'4" height. All I can say is - that car has space where it counts. I think it's a tendency for Mech Eng'ers like myself to hold on to a car far longer than is necessary...if only because we're skilled enough to fix it back to workability when it breaks down, but stupid enough not to see the logic in getting a newer, more reliable vehicle once the car passes 250 000 km.

[khomeinist]

Cohiba Esplendido. Wasn't exactly humidified properly.

Little Sri Lankan broad named Shanthi. Inhaled my essence.

81 Toyota Celica Supra. Miss that sumbeyotch

[carnivalhobo]

Cigar: Monte 2, thats what my dad smokes

Girl: Adrienne, petit, blonde, insane.

Car: 1989 Volvo 240(?) Turbo, had 200k miles and stalled often

[Lotusguy]

The very first cigar I actually smoked rather than just taking a couple of puffs was a Gurkha Ancient Warrior

My first GF was a brunette named Carmen. We were both 15 and met in dance class (it's custom for teenagers in Germany to learn the standard dances like Waltz, Foxtrott, Rumba, ...). She was a good girl - my taste sure has evolved from then Her hairdresser shop is still around in my hometown of Reutlingen... I should stop by!

My first car was a 1981 VW Polo. Really taught me how to work on cars . It was the "GT" version with a whopping 60 bhp versus the standard 45 bhp. Incidentally, my second wife was born in 1981 LOL

[jay8354]

Ah, this brings back memories....

First Cigar - My best mate Fuzz was raving about cigars and how good they were. I did little to no research, found a place in Sydney which sold some Cubans. Got ripped off and blew a whole paycheck for 2 Cohiba DCs and a box of CoRos. I smoked the DC with Fuzz on my 26th birthday party with a Single Barrel Wild Turkey. The CoRos was shared with a bunch of friends, which was a waste but then again I did not know better then.

First Car - a Toyota Camry. Boring, cheap and safe. But it got me from A to B and ran with no problems.

First Girlfriend - That would be my now wife. I was an Asian Geek and late bloomer. Meet her at Uni. She is a Malay Chinese and it showed. Broke up and made up 3 times. Did not get married till we dated for 10 years (I had to be sure). Now with a 2nd on the way.

[CanuckSARTech]

The very first cigar I actually smoked rather than just taking a couple of puffs was a Gurkha Ancient Warrior

My first GF was a brunette named Carmen. We were both 15 and met in dance class (it's custom for teenagers in Germany to learn the standard dances like Waltz, Foxtrott, Rumba, ...). She was a good girl - my taste sure has evolved from then Her hairdresser shop is still around in my hometown of Reutlingen... I should stop by!

My first car was a 1981 VW Polo. Really taught me how to work on cars . It was the "GT" version with a whopping 60 bhp versus the standard 45 bhp. Incidentally, my second wife was born in 1981 LOL

Curious - how old are you then?

[CanuckSARTech]

Curious - how old are you then?

Never mind, Claus. I looked at your profile - 40 years old?

Well then....

Stay the f away from my wife....she was also born in 1981!!! LOL.

[Lotusguy]

Never mind, Claus. I looked at your profile - 40 years old?

Well then....

Stay the f away from my wife....she was also born in 1981!!! LOL.

She's coming with you to the mega-herf in January, right?

[CanuckSARTech]

She's coming with you to the mega-herf in January, right?

Nope, probably not. At that point, she'll be 9 months pregnant - I can't see my wife putting up with hospital staff in Montreal should her water break! She won't take no BS from any francophone with attitude!

And besides....

If I bring her, how else could I check out all the lovely Montreal lasses in their Lululemon outfits?!?!!

[brazoseagle]

First cigar:

Bad cigar- Backwoods Sweet Aromatic - Drugstore Special

Circa 1994

Decent Cigar - Macanudo circa 1996

Good Cigar - (First Cuban) Cohiba Robusto circa 2001

Girlfriend - Nikki C. A HOT Texas , good ol' Country Girl , blonde bombshell wildcat

First Serious Gf- Kelly L - Texas Hottie to the T.Nice Double D's! She was a senior cheerleader when I was a freshman in High School. We hooked up when I was 17 and she was in college. Went strong for 3 years. I was the only guy in high school dating an older chick.

Car. '57 Chevy Truck - 3 on the tree, pearl white all original. My grandad bought it new in 1957, my uncle, my dad, my brother and myself all learned to drive on it. It's still in the family.

Everyday ride- '87 Ford Bronco , black , 4x4, lifted, big tires, 12 inch speakers, CB radio. We named it the "Dirty Bastard"

First car I purchased brand new - 1999 GMC Sierra x/cab Z71.

Current Car- 2010 Toyota Tundra 4x4 Crewmax limited trd off road

Wife's - 2010 Toyota Sequoia limited.

[Fuzz]

As mentioned before, my first cigar was a Cohiba Esplendido - I think it was in '92.

My first gf was a girl named Julie, back in 1988/89. We were only 12, so not too much hanky-panky. Went our separate ways a year later when we went to different high schools. Shame too, as she was an early bloomer.

My first car was a hand-me-down 1994 1.6L Daihatsu Applause Executive. Great low centre of gravity, could cram in loads of stuff in the back and you could fling it around the corners with little body roll. Still remember this one late night where I decided to see if how fast I could weave inbetween the concrete pillars of a parking garage (Parramatta Westfields, for those in Sydney). Managed to get it up to about 50km/h before I had to stop as my mate was too freaked out and threatened the structurally integrity of the Jesus bar.

[Plato]

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[BENN]

First cigar was with my buddy after a great meal, CAO BRAZILIA AMAZON.

First car my dad gave me as a birthday gift when I turned 15, A yellow Ford Sierra Xr4i, man I drove around all the time without a license.

Loved that car and the V6 with rwd, the ladies ( ok no ladies they was just as old as me) like the car so I had some good times

First GF, Emily......a really nice girl with a huge rack, she was 13 and I was 14....life was good. We had alot of fun that summer

/ Ben Bockbrännarbolmers

[IcedCanuck]

First cigar: Montecristo No.4

First chick: Sarah ... she was 18 and I was 12. Mom totally flipped her sh!t when she found out.

First car: 2003 Ford Mustang. I had it for a couple months until right before Christmas of that year and I got into a little fender bender ... which is another story all together.

My 2003 Ford Mustang

[Fuzz]

First Car - a Toyota Camry. Boring, cheap and safe. But it got me from A to B and ran with no problems.

Safe? SAFE?!

Sorry Jase, but that car was anything but safe! After that front-end smash, either the bloody idiots forgot to straighten out the steering column or you didn't complain! Driving that Camry was a nightmare when trying to turn. One minute you had resistance, the next the steering wheel was free spinning!!

[bolivr]

First proper cigar let's say. I think a machine made CC of some sort, possibly R&J or Partagas; it was a long time ago but certainly impressed me enough to spend the next 20 years seeking out better and better cigars,

First gf the lovely Christine. She was a year older and I have no idea what she saw in me but anyway we had a bunch of nice times.

First car was an Isuzu Bellett. Seriously, a 1966 model with diabolical brakes (ie, very little) and a nasty habit of overheating on slight inclines. But forced me to learn a lot of skill in avoiding hitting things. Small, light and rear wheel drive they made a good base for a rally car

[FrankBlack87]

My first cigar was a disgusting "red dot" cohiba. My first cuban was a mini-montecristo. My first full format cuban was a Siglo VI.

My first girlfriend was from Brazil, Gracielle. I loved her with all my heart but in the end she shattered mine lol. Lesson learned I suppose. I was just too young and she was a bit older than me, and I wasnt respectful of her culture and her views.. well at least I've grown now. Lived a little in Brazil, But I still think about her. Almost married her Since then I have only dated Brazilians, lol dont ask why.

My First Car was a 2001 Ford Escape (blue) with larger tires than stock. It was great for a first car.

[Ghabanos]

this is a fantastic read. a lot of members dated older ladies...

first real gf - 14-16yrs old. on off for 2 years... she cheated I'm bitter.... holy crap that was over 15yrs ago..

first cigar was not memorable, first real cuban was a party d4... knocked me out

first car was a hand me down from my pop... 1989 saab 900 turbo black...I miss that more than my first gf...

[Taksan]

First cuban cigar: a cohiba siglo nr 4. Great cigar that I smoked in Turkey chilling on the beach with a bit too tight speedo.

First girlfriend: her name is Lotte. Great girl that somehow had problems with me wearing clothes

First car: opel Corsa. With that car I should be in Discovery's program 'I shouldn't be alive' , but....am still here yeay

[thechenman]

Interesting thread...thanks for reviving it Chance...

First Cigar: Phillie Blunt (Does it count if you pack it with something other than short filler tobacco?)

First Real Cigar: Macanudo Cafe - Hyde Park (If you count Macanudo cigars as a real cigar.)

First Cuban Cigar: Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Des Dieux (An absolutely stunning cigar that started me on my Habanos obsession.)

First Girlfriend: Well, first real girlfriend anyway was Anda. Beautiful girl in every way then, an even now. Met her in church when I was in the 6th grade. We hated each other from the get go, wouldn't stop arguing and couldn't get along. Started dating when we were 15. Only lasted two years, but when we were good, we were great together. I was an idiot, wild and out of control during those late-teen years, drunk with the freedom that came with having my own wheels.. Long story short, for some idiotic reason, I couldn't stay faithful...too immature and stupid, among other things. She literally would not talk to me for over a year after we broke up. Then I really screwed things up when I started dating her little sister...but that didn't last too long. Apparently her sister overheard a conversation where a girl I had dated, and broke up with, was venting to her friends about how upset she was at how I had dumped her, and how she wished that I had gotten her pregnant, so I wouldn't have left (We were teenagers then, what can I say?). Anyway, by the time I came to my senses, it was years later, and my shot was gone. These days we live on opposite coasts and have our own families now, but we reconciled with each other long ago and remain very close to each other still. Two decades later, our friends still tell us that they wish we would have stuck it out together.

First Car: My first car was a hand-me-down from one of my father's businesses. It was a light blue 1979 Chevy Impala station wagon with a third row fold up seat with almost 100K miles on it. At first I hated the car, but quickly grew to love it. I could put my surfboard in the back which was convenient and I could always leave it in the car without worry about it being stolen. Also, being a teenager with no real place to go for privacy, the back of that station wagon with the back to rows of seats folded down was spacious. Yup...that wagon saw lots of action when parked at the beach at night.

[Rushman]

First Cigar, First Girlfriend, First Car?

This is gonna be embarassing.....

First Cigar: trying to look cool, walking on 6th street in Austin Texas, grabbed a (wait for it) Macanudo Portofino (thats right, long and skinny for you guys thatare into tht). At the time, thought it was a great smoke. Didnt smoke another cigar for a year or so, soon after the year passed, got into it big time. Never smoked another macanudo since.

First girlfriend: Lucy - high school sweetheart. Few years later in college, she decided to play for the other team. Thats right boys, i turned her into a lesbian.

First car: 1979 Ford Pinto - green with the white "starsky and hutch" stripe. Crappy 4 cyl, crappy 4 speed tranny. Crappy vinyl seats.

Have fun laughing!

[Cohiba Stevie]

First cigar: Cohiba siglo II in Majorca about 3 years ago,. I thought i would try one because I was bored one day and have been hooked ever since.

First car: 2000 vw polo and I'm still driving it! Getting a brand new one in february.

First girlfriend: Clare, met on Christmas day when I was 18. Still going strong 6 years later.

[ckearns]

All three were fast.

[cigcars]

Consider my first "real" cigar a Cuban Montecristo Especial gifted to me from a tobacconist in 1997.

First boyfriend, a Texan named Jeremiah. We dated each at age 14 while in high school 1972.

First car was a 1980 Buick Skylark which I bought while still in the Army in 1983...it was an olive drab army green 4 door. Everybody kept saying, "You HAD to get one that color!?"

[riazp]

First Cigar, RyJ coronita en cedros when i was like 18, picked that one because it was cuban and it was cheap, and I wanted a cigar to look "cool" (I was a cigarette smoker mostly back then) it was ok.

First girlfriend, sabrina...we dated for 2 years, then I had to dump her because she was becoming a total ***** and because I met a hotter south american girl. Best move of my life.

First car, Volkswagen Jetta Carrat 1988 that my grandfather handed down to me. I proceided to quickly modify it with rims, sound system and a nice sounding exaust. I really loved that car.