What started as a funny souvenir from Key West quickly turned into an ongoing debate around the office.
Lunchbox had officially reached his limit with Eddie and a cigar he picked up during the trip. While visiting Key West, Eddie bought a cigar and spent the day walking around with it in his mouth. The catch was that he never actually lit it. At first, the visual was funny. Walking around Key West with an unlit cigar felt like part of the experience. But the bit didn’t end there. Eddie brought the cigar back onto the cruise ship and continued walking around with it in his mouth. Again, it was still never lit. What started as a quick joke was starting to turn into a recurring character trait. Then Eddie brought the cigar back to work. Now he was walking around the office with it in his mouth, which is when the novelty really started to wear off. Lunchbox pointed out that the trip had been two weeks earlier and suggested it might be time to retire the bit. Walking around the office with a cigar, even an unlit one, didn’t really seem appropriate. Eddie argued that since the cigar wasn’t lit, it shouldn’t be a problem. To him, it was more of a “power move” than anything else. Some pointed out that after carrying the same cigar around for days, it was probably covered in germs. Eddie admitted he had been chewing on it quite a bit, but said it still smelled fresh whenever he checked it. He also said smelling it reminded him of Key West.
Still, the idea of walking around the office with a cigar didn’t sit well with everyone. Bobby compared it to carrying around a bottle of whiskey all day without opening it. Even if it wasn’t technically being used, it still didn’t quite belong in an office environment. Eddie maintained that people who walked through the office probably thought it made him look important. Others believed the visitors were more likely wondering why someone had a cigar in their mouth inside an office building. The situation became even more confusing when Eddie revealed where he was keeping the cigar. Instead of taking it home, he had placed it in the refrigerator located in the green room, the area where snacks and drinks are kept for visiting artists. Eddie explained that he had read somewhere that storing tobacco in the refrigerator could help keep it fresh. People pointed out that cigars are usually stored in a humidor, not next to snacks in a shared refrigerator. The suggestion was made that maybe the office should buy a humidor specifically for Eddie’s single cigar.
The cigar conversation also sparked another debate involving Morgan and Ray. During the Key West trip, the group had visited a cigar shop. While some people looked around and bought cigars, Morgan didn’t show much interest at the time and said cigars weren’t really her thing. However, near the end of the visit, Morgan decided to take a photo next to a cigar-themed painting and pretend she was smoking a cigar for the picture. Ray called that a “poser” move, arguing that Morgan hadn’t participated in the cigar experience until it was time to take an Instagram photo. Morgan pushed back on that criticism by pointing out that none of the others had actually smoked their cigars either. In fact, most of the group had simply walked around holding them or posing with them. Ray even admitted he had been chewing on his cigar while walking around, although it turned out he had been holding it the wrong way. At one point, he had the wrong end of the cigar in his mouth. He had also chewed on it enough that the tip became sharp, which led to his wife repeatedly taking it away from him to fix it.
By the end of the segment, it became clear that none of the cigars purchased in Key West had ever actually been smoked. Eddie admitted he originally planned to light his, even buying a lighter for the occasion. But it never happened, and eventually the unlit cigar simply became part of the running joke. He even suggested that the cigar had become part of who he was now.