Offbeat - In Cuba it's close, but no giant cigar (AP)
5/6/2008 8:22:18 PM
<p><a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_fe_st/cuba_giant_cigar><img src=http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.b168bbff209943599a700a01749d980e.cuba_international_tourism_fair_hav101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=H69rs2jDKo9xdEs_OcfFmg-- align=left height=90 width=130 alt=Jose Castelar rolls an oversized cigar at the International Tourism Fair in Havana, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Castelar and a team of five assistants are using nearly 93 pounds (42 kilograms) of top-quality tobacco to assemble a 98 foot (30 meter) cigar they hope will land them a fourth Guinness Book World Record. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano) border=0 /></a>AP - Looks like it will be close, but no giant cigar, for Cuba's stogie-rolling king Jose Castelar. The 64-year-old former world-record holder has teamed up with five assistants, using nearly 93 pounds (42 kilograms) of top-quality tobacco to assemble a 98-foot (30-meter) cigar.</p><br clear=all/>...full article