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    Anyone else feel wierd about smoking an estate pipe?

    If only a famous brother of the briar could be mediazized with a playtex Binkie, I would be more accepted. It does look funny at present and sends maybe a misconception.It needs to be legitimized as theraphy for PTSD.
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    Anyone else feel wierd about smoking an estate pipe?

    I am using Playtex Binkies now in lieu of pipes. Pacifying, although you do get a few strange looks,mainly from women over 50. Still, beats the scorn of most everyone smoking a bowl of even red amphora.
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    Anyone else feel wierd about smoking an estate pipe?

    Yeah, I had misgivings. But they are steralized thoroughly. I would think that my estate pipe was formerly smoked by Raquel Welch, and that helped.
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    Passing your pipe collection on to someone like your son.

    There comes a time when you know your time is near and time to cut down on your rotation. So, you give it to someone like your son who appreciates briar, tobacco, and everything about being a brother of the briar. You can pass on the history of each of your pipes to attentive ears. It is a great...
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    Pipe Theft

    My pipes were not stolen nor my Everclear drunk, but my Orris watch was lifted with the owner's manual too! A pair of dark brown cloth gardening gloves left on top of my desk as a calling card. I blame the ex pseudo junkie son in law, but the police do not care about investigating or leads...
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    How much do you smoke?

    I am not smoking at all because of recurrent sinusitis. I am going to see an ent and perhaps there is something they can do.
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    Help Inspire My Next Pipe

    Zany Zulu
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    Well, It Looks Like Smoking Season is Over

    The late fall and winter are my favorite months to smoke. No pollen interference and I cannot take heat and humidity like I used to.
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    No Limit Hold'em Apps

    Best way to play is enter a tournament at a casino.
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    Been stuck at the train station for 8 hours

    Backbin the 90's I was working for the USPS. I came across a 1040 opened and saw that a train engineer made 80,000 in pay thst year. I was impressed because the conductor is in charge of the train.
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    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    Greetings, Ibintroduced myself a few weeks ago with my psedo son in law junkie tale. Oh well, water under the bridge. I did take back my Peterson Silver Capped bent dublin and the gigantic Johs, that even the son in law did not like. I am not sure why I bought that pipe either. I guess...
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    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (October 2015)

    Ed-leez Tobacconist Balkan blend in my giant, heavy Johs zulu canted rhodesian. Johs must have been drunk when he made this pipe.
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    Smoking and colds

    I realized I had sinusitis after smoking a Don Pepin cigar and two bowls of a balkan blend ovr the weekend 2 weeks ago. Had to get Augmentin, claritan, saline spray and rest to recover. I would like to smoke but will not.
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    Rattray's Pipes

    I was once going to purchase a bog oak pipe from Rattray but changed my mind.
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    Hef

    Nelson Aldrich Rockerfeller's devoted personal assistant.