Winston and his ashes

[StetsonHomburg]

Here is an interesting story I found on a cigar site that was talking about romeo y julieta's:

Funny story... gruff old Winston didn’t just like to smoke Romeo y Julietas... he actually used them to intimidate hostile negotiators. Legend has it that Churchill was in the habit of inserting a straightened paper clip into the end of his Romeo y Julieta before a difficult interrogation. This would allow the cigar to burn without dropping any ash, letting his cigar ash burn so long it would distract onlookers. This was so strange and intimidating that it allowed Churchill to gain the upper hand in conversation.

 

[Tomasso]

But that ploy only works if the room has a white carpet.........

 

[Peacoat]

Yes, I heard that story years ago. I actually tried it a time or two back when we could smoke in the courthouse. Never really seemed to have much effect except to be somewhat distracting to the attorneys on the other side.