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betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
PIF? Bomb? BOL? There are a ton of terms. I just now got PIF (pass it forward) but I still want to know what a bomb is, why it is, what the term comes from, along with any other common cigar.com forum terms.

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  • kaspera79kaspera79 Posts: 7,257 ✭✭✭
    betasynn:
    PIF? Bomb? BOL? There are a ton of terms. I just now got PIF (pass it forward) but I still want to know what a bomb is, why it is, what the term comes from, along with any other common cigar.com forum terms.
    PIF =Pay it forward, as in someone gives you cigars, you give someone else cigars. Bomb.. A surprise gift of cigars to someone.. BOL = Brother of the Leaf, fellow cigar smoker..
  • gmill880gmill880 Posts: 5,947
    And another you will see ISOM=Island south of Miami as in Cuba
  • betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
    BOL is my new favorite term.
  • j0z3rj0z3r Posts: 9,403 ✭✭
    betasynn:
    BOL is my new favorite term.
    I usually see it as BoTL. Acronyms are great, saves so much typing time.
  • Dude LoveDude Love Posts: 315
    AF = Arturo Fuente
    B&M = "Brick & Mortar" cigar shop BOTL = Brother of the Leaf
    BTL = Hemingway Between The Lines
    Cammy/Cammie = Cameroon
    CC = Cuban Cigars
    CCOM = Cigar.com
    Conny/Connie = Connecticut wrapper
    FFOX = Fuente Fuente Opus X
    FNG = F***ing New Guy
    FOG = F***ing Old Guy
    GOF = Arturo Fuente God of Fire
    HDM = Hoyo de Monterrey
    Herf = A gathering of people enjoying cigars and the company of each other
    INWAP! = I'm Not Wearing Any Pants!
    ISOM = Island South Of Miami
    Mac = Macanudo
    Mad/Maddie/Maddy = Maduro Wrapper
    Monte = Montecristo
    Nat, Nattie = Natural wrapper (Cameroon, Conneticut Shade, etc.)
    PAM = Padron Anniversario Maduro
    PAN = Padron Anniversario Natural
    RyJ = Romeo & Julietta
    SS = Hemingway Short Story
    VSG = Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
    WOAM = Hemingway Work of Art Maduro
    WOAN = Hemingway Work of Art Natural
    **** = Opus X^3 (Power Ranger)
  • betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
    VERY solid. Awesome list, thanks man.
  • Jetmech_63Jetmech_63 Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭
    BOB: Brother of the Bacon
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    I think you missed a few on there Dud-der...
  • ScottUScottU Posts: 194
    Not sure, but I"m guessing that B&M is bacon and mayonnaise?
  • Dude LoveDude Love Posts: 315
    phobicsquirrel:
    I think you missed a few on there Dud-der...


    Yeah, I jacked it from CP. It was about 3x as long and I didn't feel like typing all those page break tags.
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    hehe
  • ScottUScottU Posts: 194
    I wish they'd change that...
  • betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
    Yeah, the formatting is a bit of a headache, but it keeps you sharp I guess. What about BACON? Brother And Comrade Of...
  • kuzi16kuzi16 Posts: 14,633 ✭✭✭✭
    BRBIHTMAPR

    Be Right Back, I Have To Make A Pot Roast.

    comes up more than you think...
  • brsmith21brsmith21 Posts: 207
    kuzi16:
    BRBIHTMAPR

    Be Right Back, I Have To Make A Pot Roast.

    comes up more than you think...

    You talking about dropping a deuce, or some Martha Stewart skills. Oh wait, nevermind, same thing...
  • betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
    BRBTIATIMBAIFITKIWASITGMPSATHTTOWMAWADGAOMNFTIWTSIB.

    Be right back, there is a turkey in my backyard and I fully intend to kill it with a spoon in the gentlest manner possible so as to have the tenderest of white meat along with a Delicious gravy, and one must not forget that I'll wrap that sucker in bacon.

  • bbc020bbc020 Posts: 1,422
    betasynn:
    BRBTIATIMBAIFITKIWASITGMPSATHTTOWMAWADGAOMNFTIWTSIB.

    Be right back, there is a turkey in my backyard and I fully intend to kill it with a spoon in the gentlest manner possible so as to have the tenderest of white meat along with a Delicious gravy, and one must not forget that I'll wrap that sucker in bacon.


    I'm sure that acronym will save you tons of time in the future
  • betasynnbetasynn Posts: 1,249
    You all laugh at me now, but when I have twenty extra seconds around thanksgiving, I will have the final hee-haw!
  • rdnstnrdnstn Posts: 993 ✭✭
    Some more that I can think of that is used often but DudeLove forgot

    HMR - His Majesty's Reserve from Gurkha (a $750 cigar)
    F&G - Fun and Games contest thread
    RP - Rocky Patel
    AB - Alec Bradley
  • bwcarter54bwcarter54 Posts: 142
    betasynn:
    BRBTIATIMBAIFITKIWASITGMPSATHTTOWMAWADGAOMNFTIWTSIB.

    Be right back, there is a turkey in my backyard and I fully intend to kill it with a spoon in the gentlest manner possible so as to have the tenderest of white meat along with a Delicious gravy, and one must not forget that I'll wrap that sucker in bacon.

    You may have to much free time on tour hands. Or---YMHTMFTOYH.
  • kaspera79kaspera79 Posts: 7,257 ✭✭✭
    betasynn:
    BRBTIATIMBAIFITKIWASITGMPSATHTTOWMAWADGAOMNFTIWTSIB.

    Be right back, there is a turkey in my backyard and I fully intend to kill it with a spoon in the gentlest manner possible so as to have the tenderest of white meat along with a Delicious gravy, and one must not forget that I'll wrap that sucker in bacon.

    Did your mother drop you on your head ?? That there is funny.. I don't care who you are..
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