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Stryker808Stryker808 Posts: 269 ✭
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Saw this on another forum, thought I share with you guys. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/30/2805695.htm?section=justin A half-smoked cigar abandoned by former British prime minister Winston Churchill has sold for more than $7,000. The cigar was tossed aside by Mr Churchill as he headed to an urgent meeting of his cabinet in 1941 and was kept as a souvenir by a member of his domestic staff. Mr Churchill smoked thousands of cigars during his time as prime minister and 69 years later this particular one still carries a personalised label bearing his name. The cigar only survived because instead of discarding it the member of his staff sent it to a friend. She wrote on Downing Street paper that it was a souvenir of one of the greatest men who ever lived in England

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  • kuzi16kuzi16 Posts: 14,633 ✭✭✭✭
    i did see that before. i found it quite interesting.

    he liked the cuban RyJs and La Aroma de Cuba back when that was a cuban brand. i would love to know more about the Cuban LAdC. anyone with info on that could ya please pass it in my direction.
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  • Unthought_KnownUnthought_Known Posts: 454
    This doesn't quite fit into the 'best cigar under $4' category ;)
  • One2gofstOne2gofst Posts: 583 ✭
    Unthought_Known:
    This doesn't quite fit into the 'best cigar under $4' category ;)
    Oh, I dunno. Probably cost less than $4 when new!
  • nightmaremike31nightmaremike31 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭
    One2gofst:
    Unthought_Known:
    This doesn't quite fit into the 'best cigar under $4' category ;)
    Oh, I dunno. Probably cost less than $4 when new!
    4 reals, I bet he got a really sweet deal on them too considering "Churchill stocked between 3,000 and 4,000 cigars, mainly Cuban" - CA
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