AdamJoshua 11:48 AM 07-11-2013
I was pealing the band off a older M#5 and noticed there was writing in it, the bands are pretty small and I would say this was written before the band was placed on the stick, anyone seen anything like this or any ideas what it is? It would appear to be a hispanic name, the roller possibly?
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pektel 11:53 AM 07-11-2013
Never seen that before. Maybe it's like a Willie Wonka golden ticket.
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AdamJoshua 11:55 AM 07-11-2013
Well I'd rather find this than say a string or a toenail or something.
:-)
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markem 11:55 AM 07-11-2013
Name of the counterfeiter. And they writ that after it has been put on the cigar just to be classy
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AdamJoshua 11:57 AM 07-11-2013
Sweet_Leaf_PDX 02:13 PM 07-11-2013
It could have something to do with quality control. Perhaps this band/cigar was inspected by QC person #323 and then they signed it? Just a guess…
For some production QC processes – every so many items are inspected and the inspector signs them or marks them in some way.
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jledou 02:30 PM 07-11-2013
I don't recall who but I thought I remember a few factories having the roller sign the bands from time to time as part of a way for them to take more ownership of the process. Maybe some smaller factories?
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Porch Dweller 03:02 PM 07-11-2013
You've stumbled upon the first clue in a globe-spanning, Dan Brown-style conspiracy. Grab your cigars and meet me in Ulan Bator. I'll bring the whiskey and Immodium.
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Dunkel 04:12 PM 07-11-2013
Perhaps it's the signature of the virgin who's thigh it was rolled on?
:-)
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Bleez 04:21 PM 07-11-2013
601 Blues have a useless QR code inside the label. Definitely not handwritten though. Hmm...
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pektel 04:27 PM 07-11-2013
Originally Posted by Dunkel:
Perhaps it's the signature of the virgin who's thigh it was rolled on? :-)
Looks like she forgot some digits in her phone number though. Bummer. Virgins are tough to find.
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pektel 04:30 PM 07-11-2013
If I had to put it to a real guess, maybe it was the top band in a package of monte bands, containing 323 of them. Midiala could be either the counter's name, or the location to where they were being shipped. Maybe 323 is an address number.
Just a few shots in the dark.
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Fordman4ever 04:34 PM 07-11-2013
The Poet 04:51 PM 07-11-2013
It says "Help! I'm trapped in a cigar factory rolling stogies for damn Yanquis!"
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CamoFlogged 05:07 PM 07-11-2013
I don't have a theory but think its pretty cool. Sometimes I forget that real hands rolled my cigars so seeing this just reminds me of that.
But more importantly, wonder if she was hot cause having a hottie roll my cigars makes them just that much better.
:-)
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Garbandz 05:32 PM 07-11-2013
It's the Cuban version of signing a dollar bill........since none of them probably has a dollar bill.....
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marktomblin57 06:03 PM 07-11-2013
Jason, I do believe you have the answer to his golden ticket. At least your thought process is fresh.
:-)
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Porch Dweller 06:28 PM 07-11-2013
Originally Posted by pektel:
Looks like she forgot some digits in her phone number though. Bummer. Virgins are tough to find.
...and they're overrated, too!
:-)
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shark 12:15 PM 07-12-2013
Originally Posted by marktomblin57:
Jason, I do believe you have the answer to his golden ticket. At least your thought process is fresh.
:-)
What does he win, Don Pardo?
:-)
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