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    South African Smoking Ban

    Not to mention that black teenage girls in South Africa are more likely to be sexually assaulted than graduate from high school! OH and their president Jacob Zuma was accused of raping the 17yo HIV positive daughter of a political mate; his reply to the charges..... "The sex was mutually agreed...
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    Australian Plain Packaging Laws 12 Months In

    Give an inch and they take a mile.....I remember the news reports of how Australia would be a safer country after their mandatory firearm turn in. I almost cried when I saw a Browning A5 locked in a chop saw and cut in half; if I saw a tin of Petersons with that labeling I just might.
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    Mississippi River

    Correct you have to work out the clumps and I had to let it dry a little before smoking or the moisture collection in the bowl turned the bottom 1/2" into a sticky swamp situation. It has grown on me quite a bit, but I have to say at first I was disappointed.
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    What's Your Best/Favorite Pipe Under $175 New

    Its a tie......Peterson Dracula with system & 9mm filter(far right) & Peterson 317 Standard with system(far left) They are both the best smoking pipes I have ever used; and I am also a bit particle since I bought them both at the Petersons store on Grafton street in Dublin Ireland.
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    First try at a making a pipe rack.....

    Having a lot of pipes laying around and not generally pleased with the racks for sale at the local shop I decided to make a quick attempt at my first pipe rack..... Before = 1"x6" board After....The board was plain so I beat it up for texture and burned it with a torch.
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    Xikar pipe lighter

    I have the same lighter and probably got it at the same shop....Heros & Legacies? It is nice having the tools built into the lighter but it does lower the fuel capacity quite a bit; I have to top my lighter off everyday to keep it from running out.
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    Suitable Solvents for Pipe Cleaning?

    Wild Turkey 101 - Works for me