Have a cigar...

[Mr.Illmannered]

I feel completely foolish for asking but only a fool refuses to ask questions. What does the saying "Have a Cigar" have to do with Golden Age books? I have collected GA since I was a kid and feel like I have missed something by not knowing this...go easy people...

[Scrooge]

Simple: Have a cigar! = Congratulations.

 

The thread is for us to congratulate fellow collectors on their purchase.

 

Let's face it. We don't get that kind of pat on the back at home ...

[originalisbest]

Just means "Have a cigar" (as in celebration) when you're showing off your new "baby" (book) -- from the days when men stomped around in a waiting room puffing away while their wives were busy birthin'. A bit antiquated.

[Scrooge]

Or you could be an insufficiently_thoughtful_person and forget the camera in the car ... By the time I got it and came back, the baby was born

[Cat-Man_America]

[font:Times New Roman]Have a cigar is an old traditional term related to taking pride in accomplishment. Back before smoking became such a pariah to health concerns, new fathers handed out cigars after the birth of a child; many still do. Of course, given modern sensitivities this phrase probably has a more sexist ring to it given the context of birth as the mother does the real work (vis-a-vis labor), but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.[/font]

[Mr.Illmannered]

Ok I figured as much...but I just assumed lumped in with Golden Age comics that there had to be a deeper term. Then I also thought you were all Pink Floyd fans.

 

Thanks guys...now I'll have a cigar and enjoy one of my favorite GA's

 

[Sqeggs]

It just occurred to me that you rarely see sellers these days noting that books are "from a smoke-free home." Was pretty common at one time.

[originalisbest]

It actually is still a nice thing to hear; especially when you've been on the receiving end of smoky scented books in the mail -- YUK!

[mrmyst]

I actually equated the saying 'have a cigar' to a few guys lounging about, enjoying the intimacy of a nice fireplace, with some cognac perhaps, and sharing their cherished comics among gentlemen. Well, at least that's what 'have a cigar' on the forums means to me.