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THEMISCHMAN said:
Febrero. Lancero. Get it?
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Ah, I didn't know the Spanish word for February. Totally makes sense. I should just learn Spanish. I've been to enough Spanish speaking countries it's probably about time. Thanks for the help.

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Schramalam77 said:
Ah, I didn't know the Spanish word for February. Totally makes sense. I should just learn Spanish. I've been to enough Spanish speaking countries it's probably about time. Thanks for the help.

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Lol. They picked the shortest month to smoke the longest cigars.
 
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You see a lance was a pole weapon designed to be used by a mounted warrior, most famously used by knights during the Middle Ages during an event referred to as jousting (the lance's end would be blunted so as to knock off the opposing rider rather than impale). One even while King Arthur was herfing with his brothers of the round table and smoking his famously known long cigars. While puffing on his stogie he mentioned to his fellow brothers that the cigar seemed to resemble a lance, and while he said this, a fly flew into his nose which caused him to holler a loud "EROS!" Thinking his exclamation was as a fit of passion, they decided to not question him and began calling them lanceros. Now, what isn't as commonly known is that King Arthur typically did not like to share his stock of long cigars, now known as lanceros, with anyone but an occasional brother which he'd bomb during a herf. But one fateful night, on January 31st, he was out behind the castle casting bones with the local peasants as he often did and something went horribly wrong. He began the worst streak of luck he ever had, betting anything under the sun to try and come back on top. Finally, in a moment of weakness he bet his entire stash of long cigars (lanceros) which he undoubtedly lost. This brought great joy to the peasants for cigars were a luxury they just never had. So upon receiving his full stash of lanceros, they began smoking and smoking and smoke until the stash was not longer. The time frame of this massive peasant herf, which is heavily debated by most scholars, was 28 days (some say 29). This is why we smoke lanceros in February. Hopefully this has cleared up any confusion.
 
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EricT said:
You see a lance was a pole weapon designed to be used by a mounted warrior, most famously used by knights during the Middle Ages during an event referred to as jousting (the lance's end would be blunted so as to knock off the opposing rider rather than impale). One even while King Arthur was herfing with his brothers of the round table and smoking his famously known long cigars. While puffing on his stogie he mentioned to his fellow brothers that the cigar seemed to resemble a lance, and while he said this, a fly flew into his nose which caused him to holler a loud "EROS!" Thinking his exclamation was as a fit of passion, they decided to not question him and began calling them lanceros. Now, what isn't as commonly known is that King Arthur typically did not like to share his stock of long cigars, now known as lanceros, with anyone but an occasional brother which he'd bomb during a herf. But one fateful night, on January 31st, he was out behind the castle casting bones with the local peasants as he often did and something went horribly wrong. He began the worst streak of luck he ever had, betting anything under the sun to try and come back on top. Finally, in a moment of weakness he bet his entire stash of long cigars (lanceros) which he undoubtedly lost. This brought great joy to the peasants for cigars were a luxury they just never had. So upon receiving his full stash of lanceros, they began smoking and smoking and smoke until the stash was not longer. The time frame of this massive peasant herf, which is heavily debated by most scholars, was 28 days (some say 29). This is why we smoke lanceros in February. Hopefully this has cleared up any confusion.
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I very much enjoyed reading this.
 
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EricT said:
You see a lance was a pole weapon designed to be used by a mounted warrior, most famously used by knights during the Middle Ages during an event referred to as jousting (the lance's end would be blunted so as to knock off the opposing rider rather than impale). One even while King Arthur was herfing with his brothers of the round table and smoking his famously known long cigars. While puffing on his stogie he mentioned to his fellow brothers that the cigar seemed to resemble a lance, and while he said this, a fly flew into his nose which caused him to holler a loud "EROS!" Thinking his exclamation was as a fit of passion, they decided to not question him and began calling them lanceros. Now, what isn't as commonly known is that King Arthur typically did not like to share his stock of long cigars, now known as lanceros, with anyone but an occasional brother which he'd bomb during a herf. But one fateful night, on January 31st, he was out behind the castle casting bones with the local peasants as he often did and something went horribly wrong. He began the worst streak of luck he ever had, betting anything under the sun to try and come back on top. Finally, in a moment of weakness he bet his entire stash of long cigars (lanceros) which he undoubtedly lost. This brought great joy to the peasants for cigars were a luxury they just never had. So upon receiving his full stash of lanceros, they began smoking and smoking and smoke until the stash was not longer. The time frame of this massive peasant herf, which is heavily debated by most scholars, was 28 days (some say 29). This is why we smoke lanceros in February. Hopefully this has cleared up any confusion.
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