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  1. downinit

    Gawith Drop Now!

    2021 is looking up with my favorite lakeland blends coming my way. Happy New Year!
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    Mr Brog Pipes For A Beginner?

    If I did it all over again I would buy unfinished Savinelli's instead of the cheaper mr brogs. The cheaper Mr brogs have cheap plastic stems which break easily.
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    Are You Kidding Me?

    David Dao, the passenger in question, is a doctor. From the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Dao was ultimately convicted in late 2004 of several counts of obtaining drugs (for sex) by fraud or deceit and was placed on five years of supervised probation and surrendered his medical license...
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    Are You Kidding Me?

    beefeater: Easy for you to speak for someone else in that situation.
  5. downinit

    What Are You Smoking British Style**

    Fusiliers ration in a nording valhalla
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    Which blends have a potential to turn "cigarettey" or "cigarish"?

    I believe this can happen to just about any blend if you smoke it too hot, that's why it's important to dry out tobacco and slow down.
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    Blockade Runner, what do I do with this brick???

    A good navy cake that crumbles easily, highly recommended. More than just a hint of rum though.
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    American Revolution/Civil War: Book Recommendations Please.

    Just avoid anything by Jack D Ripper.... "Mandrake, come over here, the redcoats are coming!"
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    American Revolution/Civil War: Book Recommendations Please.

    Personally, I suggest that no history of the American Civil War would be complete without "All For The Union" and "Company Aytch". Two personal memoirs from soldiers often quoted in Ken Burn's documentary. Another great memoir is "Hardtack and Coffee".
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    New labels ... they have managed to ruin the artwork for good

    How's this for research into reductio ad absurdum or reductio ad Nazism... From http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/goldbergs-trivial-pursuit/ By AUSTIN BRAMWELL ... Goldberg nonetheless sees ideologies as discrete wholes. He makes much of his discovery, for example, that the...
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    New labels ... they have managed to ruin the artwork for good

    Time to close this topic? Godwin's law has been evoked.
  12. downinit

    New labels ... they have managed to ruin the artwork for good

    WTF pipeman? Nazis? Lets not go there.
  13. downinit

    G&W Ennerdale

    I highly recommend Coniston cut plug and if your feeling adventurous try mixing it with SG Grousemoor.
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    buying my first pipe.

    Do you have any favorites of your friend's pipes? Do you prefer bent or straight, heavy or light? Light pipes are better for clenching in your mouth