Professor Twain Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Tonight while smoking a very nice 99 Partagas 898 Varnished, the cigar burst into flames with about 2 inches left in it! There was nothing unusual in the burn of this cigar to that point. I heard a slight popping sound, the cigar flamed up for a couple of seconds, and then returned to normal. Anyone else ever had this happen? Was this a bad joke from the roller or perhaps an old, dried up stem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjellfrick Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I also hear a popping sound in the cigars sometimes, but I always imagined it was tobacco beetles popping....:-D You must have fired up a whole nest of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genevapics Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 You may want to stop dipping your cigars in that good old Kentucky Bourbon...:-D Can't say I have ever had that happen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Was this a bad joke from the roller or perhaps an old, dried up stem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMH Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Sorry, that cigar was meant for fidel. Regards, CIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strayvector Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Maybe you torched a hatched tabacco worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 » Maybe you torched a hatched tabacco worm. LOL Bet that scared the **** outta ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTS21 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Same thing happened to me with an 80s Davidoff tubo. Scary as hell. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Twain Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 I don't think it was a worm or a beetle. The ash was short at that point and I looked immediately, no shell or remnant from a critter. Just a very white patch in the otherwise grey ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandblov Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 » I don't think it was a worm or a beetle. The ash was short at that point » and I looked immediately, no shell or remnant from a critter. Just a very » white patch in the otherwise grey ash. In my college days, occasionally, while smoking other leaf (wink), we would run into a seed that would pop and cause a flame up. Perhaps you ran into some type of foreign seed material that made it into the cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xibbumbero Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 » Tonight while smoking a very nice 99 Partagas 898 Varnished, the cigar » burst into flames with about 2 inches left in it! There was nothing » unusual in the burn of this cigar to that point. I heard a slight popping » sound, the cigar flamed up for a couple of seconds, and then returned to » normal. » » Anyone else ever had this happen? Was this a bad joke from the roller or » perhaps an old, dried up stem? Coulda been a buncha beetles farted at the same time. X:surprised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallguy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 » white patch in the otherwise grey ash. Pelican **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I haven't experienced this as yet. You would have to asssume you have hit a highly combustible spot of tobacco based on a dry stem and some dry leaf. I hope it doesn't happen while I am driving:lookaround: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubatabaco Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 » I haven't experienced this as yet. You would have to asssume you have hit a » highly combustible spot of tobacco based on a dry stem and some dry leaf. » Very much agreed. Certainly a dry spot in the cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryphon Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 » I haven't experienced this as yet. You would have to asssume you have hit a » highly combustible spot of tobacco based on a dry stem and some dry leaf. » » I hope it doesn't happen while I am driving:lookaround: Another warning lable to stick on the box: Don't Drive and Smoke.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallguy Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » Anyone else ever had this happen? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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