Sunday, July 27, 2008

die krumme


die krumme
Originally uploaded by dcrollins
What is the deal with the swiss cigars? This one is called "die krumme", which I think means "the twist".

Rather than being rolled perfectly, die krumme comes from the package looking like a pipe cleaner stuffed in someone's pocket. It also has a convenient plastic mouthpiece, so there's no need to cut it or get tobacco trimmings in your mouth.

The old farts outside of my local watering hole (La Ola Bar, Seefeldstrasse north of Badenerstr.) can be found sitting outside smoking these every day at about 1600. They also play this weird dice game involving an octagonal felt board and three dies -- the objective seems to be to roll doubles or triples in order to accumulate chits (coasters), which can be used to have someone else buy your bier.

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