HERF - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The un-official word of ASC is Herf. Herf is a unique part of speech. It can
be correctly used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, an infinitive, a
prefix, a suffix and an explicative.
The arcane word "herf" first entered the ASC lexicon on November 21,
1996, and was quickly elevated to frenetic and common use by ASCers. The Prince
of Skeeves exposed ASC to the word herf in a casual posting to the group...
however it was ASCers, as a budding collective, who took the word and made it
divine.
Herf is now virulently spreading to worldwide common use as hip cigar parlance.
HERF - CHRONOLOGY:
As for the origin of Herf, here's the History of Herf (it's a matter
of record on DejaNews)...
The word "herf" first appeared on ASC...
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It was November 21, 1996... the elections were over, and "herf"
unceremoniously beams into our lexicon... And, you were there (here's the exact
post)...
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Subject: worst cigars IMHO
From: aloysius@gte.net (Prince of Skeeves)
1996/11/21
Message-ID: <571i9b$ht4@news3.gte.net>
Newsgroups: alt.smokers.cigars
I bought a Canaria d'Oro(sic?)Robusto out of curiousity
and it was really a horrible, stale,grassy smoke with a
peed-on taste. I gave it about 2 inches before I put it
out. Also, anything Macanudo...I tried several when I
first began smoking cigars and found them all to be very
bland and almost impossible to herf, they were so tightly
wrapped. I think the list of `Mediocre Smokes' for most
folks would be huge.
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And, the voices of ASCers cry out immediately... saying, "what is this
_herf_ thing?" In answer... on November 23, Prince of Skeeves elucidates,
Message-ID: <5770op$cqu@news1.gte.net>:
To `herf' is to draw on a cigar.
The voices of ASC follow in chorus: "this herf thing... it is
good" And, in a grand gesture, full grace is shared...
Subject: an early definition of the word...
From: aloysius@gte.net (Prince of Skeeves)
1997/07/11
Message-ID: <5q5f19$dfa$1@news12.gte.net>
Newsgroups: alt.smokers.cigars
EVERYONE MUST HERF
The first time I heard the word `herf' and recognized
it's potential for the enrichment of my vocabulary was
in junior college in Clyde, Texas in 1982 from a blueblood
derelict friend of my named Stu. In the context of the
time it was used to describe the ungainly and humorous
facial contortion required to deeply draw on a large,
hand-rolled cigarette of unknown filling while driving
a motor vehicle and keeping an eye peeled for the
Callahan County sheriff. Later I found the term `herf'
described nicely the method for getting a good mouthful
of tasty smoke from my favorite cigars.(Padron and HDM
Rothschilds)
S. delaVega
Prince of Skeeves
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So, that's the herf story... on 11/21/96 "Prince of Skeeves"
(whoever he/she/it is/was) introduced our newsgroup to its very own beloved
word... And, as a bonus...
HERF LEVITY:
Herf... a word which is now spreading to virtually all corners of the cigar
world... thanks to the likes of the many and varied distinguished herfing
enthusiasts (herfnicks)... such as:
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