"We have a winner!"

WE at C.I.G.A.R want to bring you this years  "Top 10 Reasons To Smoke Cigars".

The event takes place every year Sept. 8th in Peoria, IL, but this year the event will also have

the dark cloud of a recently- passed smoking ban over its head.

Hopefully, once everyone arrives at Hickory Grove Park, nothing will deter them from having a

great time (see Reason #6).

Here are the ten cigar-loving finalists from all over the country who will be honored for coming up with

the following Top-10 list.

Are you listening David Letterman?

Top 10 Reasons To Smoke Cigars

10.  "I like to pretend I'm rich."
       Mark Stone, Zanesville, OH

9.  "Because nothing looks sweeter than a tight ash."
      Ken Sayar, Hunstville, AL

8.  "It keeps my fingers warm in winter."
      Joel Shank, Colville, WA

7.  "It's like meditation!  Just breathe and relax!"
     Sean Simkins, Hemet, CA

 6.  "Because other cigar smokers are damn great company!"
      Whit Dietrich, Sandy Shores, TX

 5.  "Chicks dig large ring gauges!"
     Mark Steinberg, Canaan, NY

 4.  "Because CI can't trademark it!"
     Mathew Pinkerton, Glen Burnie, MD

3.  "Who said breathing had to be boring?"
     Renee Allred, Glendale, AZ

2.  "Because it irritates my mother-in-law!"
     Jim Olson, Sheperd, MI

1.  "Because it's a free country. Still!"
     Scott Wolland, Arlington, VA