Contest - 7th Anniversary of StogieGuys.com

 

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7th Anniversary of StogieGuys.com

This month marks the seventh anniversary of the founding of StogieGuys.com and we decided to thank you, our readers, with our biggest giveaway ever with seven great prizes with a total retail value of over $2,000.

We’ll be announcing each of the seven prizes over the next week.

To enter, use the form below (either by entering your name and email, or though Facebook). You’ll get additional entries for following StogieGuys.com on Twitter and Facebook. You can also get more entries by Tweeting about the contest (once per day) and by commenting on the posts announcing the prizes (one entry per day).

In addition, in order to be eligible you must be signed up to our free email list, where we’ll be announcing the winners. (Standard StogieGuys.com contest/giveaway rules apply.)

Superman likes Cigars, not Cigarettes

June 14th is quickly approaching, and I for one am really looking forward to the new “Man of Steel” release.  Everything about this movie feels “Right’.

It was while watching the trailer (embedded at the bottom) that I saw, for a fleeting second, the Heat Ray Eyes. 

In all the superman movies, this is never done right…..but once again, I think they pulled it off.

This also reminded me of some old Superman stuff I had seen in the past.  If you know me, you know I am OCD and can remember the craziest trivia BS out there….so it set me on the search…..the search for Superman and Cigars.

You see – I recalled seeing Superman lighting cigars with his heat vision….and it took me forever to find them again.  But here they are:

 In the first one, we have a young Clark Kent (as Superboy) lighting his father’s cigar for him.  This plays well to an interesting Superman rumor I found on the internet, that the Kent farm was actually a Tobacco Farm, and at some point in the past, there was a tie-in to Kent Cigarettes.  I would love it if someone else could find out the truth….because that really does show how times (and social norms such as smoking) have changed. 

The second picture is from Superman #163, “The Goofy Superman.  This is a silly story where Red Kryptonite exposure turns Clark Kent into a mental case, he is institutionalized. The Red K wears off, and he decides to teach a super-lesson to the cruel attendant in the asylum.  Needless to say, if jumps right out of 1963 Comics for kids.

My final piece of evidence for Supes being pro-Cigar….another frame from the Silver Age of Comics, one that Kal-El is just the kind of friend you really want to have around.  If you lay dying, on Oxygen, he’ll light your deathbed cigar for you…..to me (no joking aside) that is a hero. 

As you can see…in all the above, Superman seems to be portraying Cigars in a positive way…..so how does he feel about Cigarettes?

Or how about this screen grab from Superman II?

What I particularly like about that picture, is that I found an interesting bit about how it satisfied a contract between Warner Brothers and Phillip Morris to feature Marlboro.  While that is not unusual, the fact that I found the contract is…..you can read it HERE.

As you can see – when it comes to Cigarettes – The Man of Steel is not a supporter….but as far as he is concerned, Cigars are OK and I like that.

Smoke’m if you Got’m Folks.

The Color of Wine

Ever wonder what the various colors of wine mean?  After checking out this handy/dandy chart – head over to Wine Folly to learn even more.

Cheers -

My faith in humanity is restored

Its when I see videos like this, that I know the human race has evolved to its highest point.   

SHOCK VIDEO: Flaming shot trick goes horribly wrong

Alexey Ponamarev, 28, is suing a bartender after a bar party trick gone wrong resulted in his face being set on fire. The bartender, Alex Bykov, 34, was apparently trying to impress his guests with a flaming shot trick, which he says he’s done dozens of times before without injuries, the Sun reports.

The dangerous stunt failure was captured on video and is now spreading across the Internet. In it, the bartender can be seen tilting the flaming shot into Ponamarev’s mouth and flames quickly streak across his face, sending the bar into a panic. The accident reportedly happened Sunday at Harat bar in Novosibirsk, Russia.

The woman heard screaming in the video is reportedly Anfisa Kirillova, Ponamarev’s girlfriend.

Ponamarev was rushed to the hospital and treated for severe burns.

He is now demanding thousands of pounds in compensation and has turned the video over to police as evidence, according to the Sun.

But the bartender is claiming that it was the victim’s fault because he asked for a different liquor that he usually uses.

“It was also his fault because he put his hand over his mouth and that splashed the liquid everywhere,” he said.

Watch the video below:

Read more: http://www.967stevefm.com/articles/wtf-news-471312/shock-video-flaming-shot-trick-goes-11263527/#ixzz2SjornzCs

How about some German Ingenuity

Star Wars Beer 2013

Lets go ahead and kick off the Star Wars Pics of May the 4th 2013 with a selection of Beer related items

First, we have two new fictitious Beer Labels, three bottles and a T-Shirt

Of Course, if Storm troopers have beer…..it would be brewed from the 501st

When Star Wars fans start drinking, they also get creative -           

 

 

 

 

How about a cameo?

Finally – Words of Wisdom

Cigar City Brewery on May the 4th

I’ve never been here (or had their beer) – but props out on this day to Cigar City Brewery.  If anyone is in Tampa and wants to write a guest review (or can tell me where to get some here in MO) – I would be happy to publish.

Cheers and May The Fourth Be With You