The Benefit Of Depriving Yourself Of Blends

[puff_not_snuff]

Maybe it has to do with my Catholic school, not sure... but I find things much more pleasurable when I don’t have easy access to them. I smoked my first tin of University Flake several months ago and just ordered some more last week. What a pleasure it was getting reacquainted, the tin note alone was sublime, that aspect might also be related to not smoking other burleys. What a different experience it is from mostly smoking VaPers then having a bit of this... I’m also the type who can’t have more than a bottle of wine in the house at the time (if drinking alone), a gluttonous, depraved former catholic I am. So be it.

 

[BROBS]

Maybe it has to do with my Catholic school, not sure... but I find things much more pleasurable when I don’t have easy access to them. I smoked my first tin of University Flake several months ago and just ordered some more last week. What a pleasure it was getting reacquainted, the tin note alone was sublime, that aspect might also be related to not smoking other burleys. What a different experience it is from mostly smoking VaPers then having a bit of this... I’m also the type who can’t have more than a bottle of wine in the house at the time (if drinking alone), a gluttonous, depraved former catholic I am. So be it.

SUCH GUILT

 

[puff_not_snuff]

SUCH GUILT

Fo’ sure. At least I’m not making myself kneel on uncooked rice after every smoke.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Now go tell the priest you like Captain Black!

 

[BROBS]

Fo’ sure. At least I’m not making myself kneel on uncooked rice after every smoke.

I prefer self flagellation with a juniper branch.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I only ever smoke Mixture 79 while wearing wool under garments and flogging myself with extension cords.

 

[BROBS]

I only ever smoke Mixture 79 while wearing wool under garments and flogging myself with extension cords.

ever do the nipple shock treatment with an auto battery charger? what a rush!

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I’m gonna have to rewatch The Name of the Rose tonight...

 

[mso489]

I am not Roman Catholic, but I grew up in Chicago where Catholicism is likely the largest plurality religion, so I was partly raised Catholic through my peers despite not being of that religion. My childhood next-door buddy, a college friend from St. Louis who was the best man at my first wedding, and one of two bosses who became friends were all Roman Catholic. Catholicism can have some negative effects on people, if my observations serve me, but with my three friends, it left them with a noble sense of perspective and an accurate and insightful conscience. Only the Quakers in the Protestant sphere have the same sort of collective qualities, though the qualities are different. Sorry to go off track here, but your upbringing rang a bell with me. A sense of scarcity can be a good thing, yes.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I’m gonna have to rewatch The Name of the Rose tonight...

The book was pretty good, too. Of course, I read the translated version.

 

[workman]

I'm also not smoking some blends that I like. I have two tins of Peterson's Perfect Plug and no way to get more ATM.
My father after loosing some weight used to talk of the joys of abstinence. Ironically, that is.
I'm also gluttonous and have reached the age where glutton starts to show itself on the waistline.
Damn waistline!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'll stick with decadence for the time being. You never know when you'll have to live with forced deprivation. I'll enjoy it while I can.

 

[prairiedruid]

I conserve my dwindling supply of 3 Oaks Syrian by opening a tin on my birthday and on the first day of fall.

 

[scloyd]

I’m gonna have to rewatch The Name of the Rose tonight...

The 1986 movie with Sean Connery or the 2019 series with John Turturro? I've never seen either. I'm always looking for something good to watch.

 

[jttnk]

The 1986 movie with Sean Connery or the 2019 series with John Turturro? I've never seen either. I'm always looking for something good to watch.

The movie was good. I didn’t know there was a series with John Turturo. Sounds like it could be good. Netflix?

 

[anotherbob]

I only ever smoke Mixture 79 while wearing wool under garments and flogging myself with extension cords.

oh great he's bringing it up AGAIN

 

[cosmicfolklore]

oh great he's bringing it up AGAIN

I'm a strong supporter of extension cords!

 

[anotherbob]

I'm a strong supporter of extension cords!

we know. In fact around here we just call them Cosmicfolkloreers. As in "Oh what?, you can't reach the outlet, well just grab the Cosmicfolkloreer from the downstairs closet obviously."

 

[supdog]

I follow the teachings of Benny Hill,"Live each day as if it's your last, because one day you'll be right." Besides I'm not going to be like Brobs and indulge in "self flatulence"!

 

[jaytex1969]