I think going on 2 years.
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1 year, started smoking on the golf course and discovered that it was a good way to relax at when I get home.
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A few here and there in 2007, then pretty regularly as of about April of this year when my FIL gave me his old humi and I felt the need to fill it up.... then I found you guys and life's never been the same :-)
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I have been smoking for close to 10 years now. Only in the past 4 years have I really ventured out and started smoking a variety of cigars. Mostly do to the fact that my old B&M only carried Padron and Fuente and a few others, so I didn't get much outside of them.
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On and off since 2004... really picked up 2006... been free falling ever since.
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Since about 2000 for fun, since about a year and a half ago for serious :-)
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September 2006 :-)
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On and off for 25 years. Took a break from 2001-2003 AND 2005-2006 but now I'm building the collection again (around 1800+ sticks)
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Started regularly smoking cigars in May of 2007.
Lovin every minute of it.

OZ
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10 years since my first but only seriously for the last 17 months or so.
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Looks like about 20 years. 15 years as a serious collector.

MCS
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1st one was before senior prom...then the next one wasn't until 8 months ago. I'm enjoying every cigar I missed between being 19yrs old and 29yrs old :-)
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A little over a year now. I average about 3-4 a week.
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about 16 months for me
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I smoked the occasional cigar starting with CC when I was in Spain back in 97. I did not appreciate it until 2006 and then was solidified at the Big Smoke Chicago that same year...Then after finding CS, the slope got real steep.

Ryan
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About a year and a half I think. First cigar was on a backpacking trip. One of the guys handed me a cigar, so I figured what the hell, why not. Have no idea what it was, but probably better that way since I've now learned he doesn't seem to believe in humidors. Whatever it was, it did the trick.
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Off and on for 15 years or so. Seriously for about twelve.
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Asked the wife to get me some nice cigars for christmas 06. She picked up a nice selection from the b&m and it's been downhill from there.
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Smoked stogies off and on in the military, nothing serious. Then in '96, at old Mizzou, I bought my first humi. So, to answer your question, 12 years and I've never looked back. Still sliding down after all these years!!
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Since 2004 when I was 18
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