CI "Fake" Cigars?

[spyder]

I'm not saying Bryan is any kind of expert and I'd imagine he'd say the same. But calling him a penis, fat, stupid, goofball, etc, etc. does nothing but degrade the discussion IMO. I guess I'm old school and don't think personal ridicules are warranted just because I don't like someone's opinion or they way they conduct themselves.

[Tman]

I'm not saying Bryan is any kind of expert and I'd imagine he'd say the same. But calling him a penis, fat, stupid, goofball, etc, etc. does nothing but degrade the discussion IMO. I guess I'm old school and don't think personal ridicules are warranted just because I don't like someone's opinion or they way they conduct themselves.

I agree. In the same respect, calling cigar by a company "floor sweepings", "trash", "unsmokable", wouldn't you take that as a personal insult if it was your company? I know two wrongs don't make a right, but I also believe "eye for an eye".

[Skeat5353]

I'm not saying Bryan is any kind of expert and I'd imagine he'd say the same. But calling him a penis, fat, stupid, goofball, etc, etc. does nothing but degrade the discussion IMO. I guess I'm old school and don't think personal ridicules are warranted just because I don't like someone's opinion or they way they conduct themselves.

You're right. And I'm not a man who resents another man's success. In fact, I'm the opposite. I praise and envy a man who has achieved success--maybe because I'm a total loser (I don't know). But I maintain my God-given right to judge the foundation of a man's success. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then I have the right to call it a duck. How many cigars of the thousand Glynn has reviewed are not what they appear to be? Probably a lot. I'm not picking on Glynn, per se. I think the whole cigar industry needs an overhaul. Cigar marketers can still pass off garbage as premium, even though it's cheap premium. Honestly, though, I think the end of the Embargo is going to change all industry standards and all these so-called 'premium' blends will be put in their place. They'll be out of business, where they belong.