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    New to the club stoping in to say hello to all. Im 30 from troy missouri. Anyone make it to the st charles missouri pipe show on the 18th. It was a great time. Bought some nice pipes and my wife even won the door prize i did not even get a chance to sign up since i was running around like a kid in a candy store. She won me 6 tins and 2 bundles of pipe cleaners. It was my first show but not my last.

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    Congrats on the door prize and welcome to the forums.

    I've yet to attend a pipe show. Still waiting for one to come close to San Antonio lol.

    "I was born to lose. So I'll die to win." -Breaking Benjamin
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    Anonymous...you gotta do better than that for a first post

    Marry the right person, this one decision will determine 90% of your happiness.

    Does a culture based on seperation and competition, of scientific sophistication and mideval religion, offer happiness even as it ravishes the Earth that sustains it?
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    HI.
    I am new to the site. I am Welsh and a pipe smoker of many years. Don't seem to be able to load a photoe as an avatar,but maybe I'll learn how eventually.

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    Hi everyone!

    My name is Thomas. I don't know all that much about our hobby, but it's something that I'm having a ball learning about and exploring. If I seem quiet on the site at times, it's more to do with not having anything constructive to add than a lack of care. Oh, and this was the blend I smoked on IPSD this year [thanks to my buddy Terry who gave this to me for Christmas]:

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    Welcome to all of our newest members!

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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    Welcome everyone hope you enjoy your stay here

    When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
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    Hello everyone, I just joined and have been lurking a little while. I’m new to pipe smoking and came here in search of info on pipes and tobacco. I’m starting out with some Prince Albert and will be looking to add some more varieties soon. So far I’ve learned a lot and look forward to getting to know more people. Now, I’ll just have to get a picture up with a pipe in my mouth. Thank you for the warm welcome.

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    Hi everyone! This is just a quick hello from another new member. I live in Nicosia, Cyprus, where I have resided for over 8 years now. I've been smoking pipe for over 20 years, almost exclusively "English mixtures" (which are hardly English anymore and difficult to get in the UK!) -- My Mixture 965 has been a constant favorite, but I've tried lots of other blends as well. The stronger, the more Latakia, the better!

    The pipe-smoking situation here is pretty abysmal: poor selection of pipes to buy, hardly any tobacco to speak of, and all the rest that comes with it. There certainly is a lack of serious tobacconists. If you're from Cyprus, please do drop me a line. Perhaps we could form a semi-organized lobby to change things in the future -- or just get together, exchange experiences, smoke some good pipes, and have a glass of wine or two.

    Looking forward to hear from anyone and anywhere!

    Best, K

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    Hi Everyone,

    Just started smoking a pipe a few months ago. Upon my first puff of burley, I realized I had fallen down the rabbit hole and that my life would never be the same again. It's a pleasure to be part of such a vast and dedicated group of people who share the same passion.

    I recently moved to Boston, where I've had the luxury of being a short distance from L.J. Peretti's shop. The very first blends I ever smoked were their BPC and Boston's Best Cavendish. Since then I have tried their 333, 432, Ebony, Cuban Mix, Royal Blend, Tashkent, Omega and Park Square. Its amazing how delicious, complex and distinct these blends are from one another. Recently, I have ventured into more foreign territory by sampling Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake, Peterson's University Flake and the Escudo Navy Deluxe. Wow, what a roller coaster ride on the pipe tobacco spectrum! I'm hoping some of you can direct me to even more exciting and exotic blends.

    Also, since I'm a newbie I have limited myself to a cheap briar ($20 - gargle/clog city) and a Missouri Meerschaum. Could any of you recommend a decent briar in the $50-$100 range? I can't imagine buying one for more than that right now. Looking forward to conversing with you all in the near future,

    -Brownbilliard

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    Well, brown billiard, the shop you mentioned has a nice website (http://ljperetti.com/pipes.html). Looks to me that these estate pipes (= used but cleaned and fully prepared for more smokes) are a great deal and in your price range:

    http://ljperetti.com/pipes/Estate%20Pipes/GB/Bruyere.jpg
    http://ljperetti.com/pipes/Estate%20Pipes/CP/Ben-Wade.jpg

    L.J. Peretti's own pipes look good value too, such as these:

    http://ljperetti.com/pipes/Peretti/abowl.jpg
    http://ljperetti.com/pipes/Peretti/vintage.jpg

    In the end it's up to you, which style(s) you might be most comfortable with, what kind of finish you like, and so on.

    Best, K

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    David from PA here. Started smoking pipes about 30 years ago and am just returning after a long absence (I think the new "fire-safe" cigarettes were the thing that finally pushed me back over the fence). I don't have a pipe collection to speak of at the moment; currently I have a few of the brown wood pipes made by Missouri Meerschaum and an inexpensive briar. I had many more when I was younger, but life took their toll on them.
    My choice of tobaccos has changed considerably over the years; at first I went for the aromatic blends. When they got too cloying, I went to the other end of the spectrum with Dunhill 965 and Nightcap. These days I'm still into non-aromatics; what I'm smoking now is a jar blend called "Prime English." Pretty good for most of the day... but a little heavy for first thing in the day. (Coming off cigs like I am means that I like to get an early start on my daily doses of Vitamin N - a lighter version of what I'm smoking now would be nice for those times.)
    I can tell that I've finally matured enough - these days if I'm having a cigarette at work on a 5-minute break I'm really craving a bowl instead. Used to be the other way round.

    Really great site here... stumbled upon it quite by accident and I'm learning stuff already.

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    Welcome guys to the forum.

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    Hello all, Mike here from Long Island, NY. Glad i could find a site as helpful as this has been. All seem knowledgeable and kind here. Its tough being one of a few on the island that enjoys something other than cheap cigarettes or dull cigars.

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    Hi everyone. I'm Steve, 44, from Oregon and have come back to the pipe about two years ago. LOVE the pipe. Just thinking of all those years (and bowls) I didn't smoke pipe makes me a little teary eyed (or maybe it's just smoke in my eyes).

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    Welcome guys to the forum.

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    Hello to All,
    I am a Brooklyn boy transplanted to New Jersey. I grew up in Brooklyn and moved to NJ about 8 years ago.
    I had been smoking a pipe on and off for many years but took it up full time several years ago. I enjoy mostly Va's & VaPer's but am smoking other stuff as well. My fav is FVF but am really enjoying sdome vaPer's like Telegraph Hill & St James Flake lately. I am really into McClelland's Anniversary 2002 as well. My favorite pipe right now is an Altinok Ornamented pear that I purchased recently. I also love my Davorin Morta pipes of which I have two right now. I look forward to continue to learn about this great hobby.

    By the way, is there a secret to useing a signature on your posts? I also found that the buttons on top of the reply pane do not work. I can't use the bold, italic or any of the other buttons. What gives?

    Happy Smoking,
    Paul

    "The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother or his wife or God, to give him that confidence. He's got to have some inner standards worth fighting for or there won't be any way to bring him into conflict. And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor without making too much song and dance about it. That's all there is to it."
    Clark Gable
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    Welcome Paul to the forum, and post up a picture of you and that Altinok pipe for us.

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    Hi everyone. My name is Brian and I’m a noob to all this. 
    I tried my first pipe at age 30 and quit due to frustration. I’m 40 now, and picked it up again recently when I was out of cigars. I had a great smoke so I’m trying to make it a regular hobby.

      However, the good smokes I have are outweighed by the frustrating ones.

      I’m still learning as much as I can, but wish there were a club here in Dallas so I could pick up pointers from someone experienced.

      Pipe smoking is an art that must be learned and passed down.  That’s part of the enjoyment, but also part of the frustration.  

    Things I like about it:

    Great smell

    The relaxing effects of both the smoke and the act of smoking

    Affordable -

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    Well I guess the second part of my post got cut off. Serves me right for trying to do this from a "smart" phone. Here's the rest:

    You don’t reek afterwards (as in cigars)
    Doesn’t irritate the eyes (again, cigars)
    Those around you enjoy the smell instead of being repulsed
    Connection to hundreds of years of our ancestors who did the same thing
    The rhythm you get in to when you get a bowl burning properly
    Can put it out and relight without it tasting like roadkil

    Things I don’t like about it:
    The learning curve.
     I’m still learning/experimenting with packing, lighting, drawing after several weeks of trying
    Relighting..relighting…relightling…relighting…religting…relighting…relighting…etc. etc. etc.
    Tongue bite (have only had this once, thank god)
    Jaw fatigue
    Wondering if I am doing it right
    Doesn’t have the same satisfying feel of a cigar in your mouth
    Doesn’t provide the sheer volume of smoke a cigar provides.
    When in company of my cigar pals on the block, I feel pretentious, like I'm trying to be a hipster or something

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    Hi! Jim from Indiana here. Musician, avid reader and occasional pipe smoker. I enjoy a nice Kentucky Bourbon or a glass of dry red wine and a pipe on the back deck or front porch. I've enjoyed visiting your website.

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    Welcome new members.

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    Welcome folks

    Kozlee - don't give up. The dislikes will work themselves out. Although you should tell your cigar buddies who think you're a hipster to pound sand!

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    Hey thanks Adam12. I'm getting the hang of it. Smoked a bowl tonight with zero relights. Monumental.

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    Adam is right! It is tricky to start, but is so rewarding when you learn how to smoke properly!

    Craig P.
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    Greetings all!

    I recently became interested ( ok,sort of obsessed!) with pipe smoking. Found this website and was greatly pleased with all of the knowledge and helpfulness of the members. I have been an avid cigar smoker for years, and will most likely remain so, just adding one more obsessive hobby to spend all my money on! Thanks for letting me join, I look forward to learning a great deal and, of course, relaxing with a fine pipe.

    "A Government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.”
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    Hi all Pipe Smokers
    This is Wasim from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    37y old, Married with 2 kids.

    Yah i am new in Pipe world just 36 days smoking pipe converting from Hookah+Cigar and Medwakh smoking.

    Love to share my 1st Briar Pipe unboxing today from CupOJoes Website. at : http://youtu.be/X4UFGXuWkvs.

    That's for now folks

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    Hi all, Romeo S, Romanian transplant to Anchorage AK. 34. Reformed cig smoker, quit them when they started putting all the chems in them and they tasted funny and tobacco use turned into addiction. Picked up the pipe in Dec 2010. Habit turned into hobby....

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    hi all, I am a new pipe smoker from australia just starting out with a cob and 2 tins. I have been enjoying reading this forum for a while, some great info here. enjoying this hobby very much and look forward to participating.

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    Hey every body. I am Kareem. I an Egyptian that lives in Germany. Like many people, I found Pipe to be the missing ingredient that I have always been looking for to be able to happily stop smoking cigarettes. Luckily, after quitting cigarettes, I didn't turn into an ass that doesn't stop fussing about " Bad people that smoke cigarettes", I still respect ever body and I might even be smoking a cigaret once in a while.

    Since I am a film maker I wanted to make a little video about pipe making. Nothing special, but I would still like to share it with you.

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    Cheers and happy smoke.

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    i smoked analog cigs for over 35 years - tried to quit many times - tried chewing tobacco and was able to quit smoking cigs a couple of times once for a year but when i got tired of the messy chew i always went back to analog cigs . about 10 years ago i stopped using the ready rolls and started smoking top and buglar roll your owns until i was so sick of it - i finally tried electronic cigs a couple of years ago .

    from the first time i tried ecigs i never smoked another analog cigarette and never looked back . but then i experienced adverse reactions from the ecigs - both the propylene glycol and the glycerin caused me to feel bad and have panic attack type symptoms - so i stopped that after only a few months - so i still wanted the nicotine so i tried vaporizing the tobacco - and that was swell for a while - it only takes a small amount of tobacco to get plenty of nicotine when you vaporize it instead of burn it - so using the vaporizer detached me from the habit of puffing a cig ( analog or electronic ) all the time -
    i got tired of the vaporizer and still liked the smell of tobacco so

    i picked up a cheap pipe and had a hard time for the first several months but the last several months i am able to enjoy it more due to all the practice and studying .

    i am only smoking capt black / half and half / prince albert so far

    the first cheap drug store pipe i tried ( uses a filter ) turned out to be terrible
    after i got another cheap one ( no name ) $ 35 at a local tobacconist i never even considered trying the first one again . that is the one currently on my avatar - a billiard

    i found this forum while looking for a new pipe - i was looking on p & c and found a Graco SAFARI Billiard - could not find much about Graco but a blurb on pipedia about them being a french co that went out of biz in 1968

    then i started looking at the GBD AUTUMN GOLD 943810 Rhodesian and the GBD CHANNEL 9438 Rhodesian

    at first the only styles that i liked were billiards but only after i purchased the Graco Safari, i started liking the looks of the rhodesians - the Safari is about a week away from delivery

    while looking for info about the rhodesians i landed here for embarkation

    private lightsalot reporting for puffage training

    oh yeah - i was in the army and the navy - anyone at fort jackson sc or orlando ntc in 1975 / 1976 ? or in vp 45 p3c squadron in jacksonville florida 1977 ?

    p s - a few times i saw PAD this and PAD that -
    here is a wild guess
    pipe acquisition disorder ?

    i think therefore i am - lighting it up again and again - that is my plight - caring not whether if i ever
    smoke a full bowl to the bottom - on only one light - charles e thrift sr ( am i smoking yet ? )
    ... for imagination comprises one-half of smoking [ i wonder if that's right ] - R. D. Field - ( uh oh - I'M ON FIRE !!!!!! )
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    Hi all. New here so unsure what to say. My hubby recently took up the pipe again after several years away. I thought it would be horrid but the smell was pleasant and I had a try myself. His pipe was too large and long a smoke for me so I bought myself a baby bent today and I must say it is very relaxing. I am hoping as well it will get me off the cigs forever. Swap one evil for another eh

    Bailey
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    Argh just realized that wasn't really an introduction was it? Well I will start again. I am Katrina from England 33 years and as I said above its my fella's fault I am now enjoying a pipe

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    Good to be here. Very interesting site. Names Jake, living in Knoxville,Tn. It's good be around some folks who know so much.

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    @kozlee

    When in company of my cigar pals on the block, I feel pretentious, like I'm trying to be a hipster or something

    that is because you don't realize that you have already acquired a hipster personification - purely by the fact that they can no longer JUST be your cigar pals - you have forced them to chance the danger of everyone else being tempted to convert over, one by one

    so of course, in the back of the cigar shaped pleasure center of their mind, they are going to begin to ostracize you because you think you are so cool with your cool pipe and your concerted attitude ...

    yeah - they will hate you for it but
    you don't need them anyway - you know what i mean

    just tell them it's hopstar not hipster - those cigar guys will believe anything

    ahahhaa

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    Good to be here. Very interesting site. Names Jake, living in Knoxville,Tn. It's good be around some folks who know so much.

    well - some of us think we know more than we should and we are not too happy about it either

    welcome Names
    i think that is the first time i ever heard of anyone with the last name Jake

    i wanted to name my first son jedidiah but my wife didn't like the clampetts or buddy ebsen i guess -
    didn't have any luck with naming any of the four girls or the other two boys that either

    but i did sneak a jr a conrad and a carson in there ... then we had the three boys ( just kidding )

    too late to have another named Names - though it is a pretty cool pondering object to suspend amidst many dancing capt black smoke molecules for a minute or two

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    I joined to share how much I've enjoyed my Missouri Meerschaum corn cob with Shortcut to Mushrooms.

    I'm primarily a cigar smoker. Ex wife used to own a tobacco shop. Never been much of a smoker of anything. But thru her 25 -30 years ago got into both cigars and pipes.
    Recently got back to cigars (nice thing about cigars v. cigarettes, you don't seem to get addicted; I've gone months if not years between cigars).

    I converted a wine cooler to a humidor that is now fully stocked with cigars, but I like to smoke indoors from time to time, and my air cleaner cannot handle cigar smoke. Anyway I've found that a pipe does not foul the air or the air cleaner and presents its own enjoyment. I was, frankly, blown away at how much I enjoyed the Dunhill Standard Mixture, and the Shortcut to Mushrooms.

    After I ordered the tobacco I discovered my two remaining pipes, an old Calabash and a Meerschaum had broken stems, so I ordered half a dozen MM 'Gentleman' corncobs in bent and straight. Great combination! Glad to be back

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    Welcome to all the new members, especially the International members.

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    I figure this would be as good a place as any for a first post on a new forum.

    My name is Mike, I'm a 25 year old law student in Canada. I bought my first pipe while backpacking with friends in China. It was a cheap corncob pipe (worked out to about $2 USD) and a small package of Villiger black cherry pipe tobacco. I was with two friends who were cigarette smokers. I never started on cigarettes (don't care for the taste) and when I went on a jaunt around the hostel neighbourhood, I found a pipe shop in Beijing that had just opened. Whenever they'd go out for a smoke break, I'd load up a small bowl and enjoy the chats outside with them.

    When I got back to Canada, I put the pipe away but recently again picked it up. It's quite relaxing I find, and am really enjoying sampling some different tobaccos - limited as they may be in Saskatchewan. With that said, I'm afraid to say that that pipe fell apart on me and am now looking for my first briar which might be picked up as early as tomorrow!

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    Welcome aboard, Mike!

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    Welcome to all the new folks.

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    Wow ! I really neglected this. I'm two pages behind.

    Welcome Mike, Jeff, Wasim (my brother in law lives in riyadh) , Katrina (we've got some Brits and a Belgian here), Jake, Kareem, Romeo, Jim and above all, my fellow Dallas-ite Brian. And all those I may have forgotten.... My apologies.

    As always, sit down, buckle up and enjoy the ride !

    "The fact is, squire, the moment a man takes to a pipe, he becomes a philosopher. It's the poor man's friend; it calms the mind, soothes the temper, and makes a man patient under difficulties. It has made more good men, good husbands, kind masters, indulgent fathers, than any other blessed thing on this universal earth."
    -"Sam Slick, the clockmaker" aka T.C.Haliburton
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    Good evening gentlemen. My name is Tony and I am returning to pipe smoking after a 25 year absence. I started in September of 1976 in my freshman year of college and it became quite the hobby. I have about 15 pipes in my collection, the youngest being a Jobey at 26 years and my oldest a Petersen System 303 that is 34 years old. I have hand-carved Ben Wades, Savinellis, GBD and some others. The fun part is the world of tobaccos that are never-ending.
    I thank the internet for getting groups like this together to share their experiences. Especially now with the anti-tobacco culture that seems out of control.

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    Welcome Tony!

    I think that the anti-tobacco culture is slowly becoming more of an anti-cigarette culture (luckily) and that there's still a certain charm for pipe enthusiasts and, less so, for cigar smokers. An interesting discussion for sure, but one giving us a little lee-way.

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    Hey everyone, i have had a pipe for a few years now but it sat while I mostly smoked cigars. About a month ago I decided to pick up the pipe and I'm up to 6 estate pipes and my collection will get bigger. My local b&m is smokingpipes so I'm lucky to not have to travel all that far for an awesome selection. While I know my way around cigars pipes are very new to me so tons to learn.
    -Andrew

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    hello all! i recently picked up pipe smoking again. i tried it a few years back and gave it up after awhile. im also an avid cigar smoker. any suggestions for differnt brands of tobacco or pipes would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

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    welcome but sorry
    i am so new i don't know much to recommend
    i just got my first new pipe since starting 18 months ago and struggling to break it in .
    i don't want to smoke that old one any more so maybe i would advise you to get more than one decent pipe if possible .
    right now i am thinking about getting an estate pipe for my next one or maybe a poker or even a cob

    p s - that's funny - i meant to do a search but put the words dry tobacco in the box on the top right and it added it to the tags - now i can't delete it - oops wrong input box

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  48. phishphude

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    Hey all. New here. Been smoking a pipe for about a year now and already have a nice little collection of 7. My favorite styles at the moment is Danish free hands. Especially with plateaus. Always looking for them. Anyway, just wanted to say hi all

    “A pipe is to the troubled soul what caresses of a mother are for her suffering child.”
    -Indian Proverb
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    Hello, i'm also new here. I'm smoking pipe again for more than a year now.
    I like to try several tobacco's in different pipes.
    Excuses for if my writing in English is not so good for i'm a real Dutchman.

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    eendrieenzestig wrote


    Hello, i'm also new here. I'm smoking pipe again for more than a year now.
    I like to try several tobacco's in different pipes.
    Excuses for if my writing in English is not so good for i'm a real Dutchman.

    welcome

    your english seems fine to me - as a matter of fact - it seems too fine !
    are you sure that you are a real Dutchman ?
    even more suspicious - what is that chinese writing on your hat ?

    prove you are a real Dutchman - start flying and smoke a pipe at the same time with one lip tied behind your back - then we will see just how good you can speak english

    ahaha

    p s that sure looks like a nice pipe that you have - what is it ?

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    Welcome aboard.

    I'm a genius, kinda like Albert Frankenstein.
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  52. chuck71

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    Hi Guy's I'm new to the forum. I'm a US Army retiree niw serving as a civilan contractor in Afghanistan. I decided to start smoking a pipe like my grandfather did. I am definatly enjoying it. I currently have one pipe it is a wessex "standard" billiard with a straight stem, but have 4 more on the way. I am enjoying reading all the posts and forums.

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    chuck71 wrote

    Hi Guy's I'm new to the forum. I'm a US Army retiree now serving as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan

    welcome, a heartfelt welcome to you, we always like to hear from our boys and girls ' over there '

    i was in the army once - but it didn't work out - they breached my contract right after basic so i got out and went to the navy - i liked the army better for straight forward manliness and face to face confrontational embellishments but in the navy it was a lot easier to get away with some things that were not exactly ' regulation '

    serving as military contractor - cool !

    now in solemn confidence and complete sincerity, as one olive drab chuck to another ->

    Lemme tell ya, you guys ain't dumb.
    Maybe get a blister on your, little finger.
    Maybe get a blister on your thumb.

    That ain't workin', that's the way ya do it.
    Money for Nothin' and your chicks for free.

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    crpntr1 wrote

    I'm a genius, kinda like Albert Frankenstein.

    hey man - seems you and my pipe really think a lot alike
    my pipe always tells me that i kind of look like Kurtrand Russell - at least the part about he and i incessantly puffing away on a pipe in between movie scene shots

    since you obviously are quite an astute and phenomenal pondering pipe puffer, as i am, i am pretty sure you are ready for this

    my pipe says we are all convinced that we are stars in our own internal mental moving picture producing minds

    can a monkey do that ?
    i don't think so but i am not brave enough to ask Furious George .

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    sorry - there is one bad word in the song - be careful

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    welcome to all the new members and be sure to post up plenty of pics...this text is BORING

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    I figured it was time to introduce myself. Names Dave, and I have been smoking pipes off and on for 25 years. I have a small collection mainly English and Irish pipes. I was also lucky enough to purchase several Ed Burak pipes. And, yes before anyone asks, he turned me on to Scottish Ribbon. I have a small stash left and I now smoke the blend from Park Lane in NY.

    It is quite a three-pipe problem. ~Sherlock Holmes, The Red-Headed League
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    Hi all, My name is Doug and I have smoked one thing or another for around 25 years. Started with cigarettes, moved to cigars, then to chew, and back to cigars and have recently been drawn to pipes. Bought a couple nice pipes and some aromatics to start from my tobacconist, however the captain black gave me tongue bite a bit. Got online and ordered a tin of Mississippi Street from Seattle Pipe Club and smoked it last weekend - fantastic! I was a little nervous with the latakia and perique in there, but I actually really enjoyed it. Looking forward to learning from all of you on this site, as I have read a couple books on the history and intricate detail it takes to enjoy them properly! Here is my favorite pipe right now.

    Can anyone tell me how long that tobacco will keep in the tin? Thanks!

    Edit: Fixed your pic, Lawrence.

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    Welcome to the forum. It varies....but you can always put in a small hydrating disc you can get cheaply at your local B&M store, which will put the moisture back in your baccy.

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  59. matt

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    Hi
    I’ve been using this forum as a resource for a while now, but have finally registered and started posting.
    I’m 32, been smoking pies for a little less than a year and love it. Wish I’d taken it up years ago. Love the pipes and the tobacco. Lost interest in cigarettes and cigars now. I’m even used to the strange looks I get wandering round town with a straight billiard in mouth... not many pipe smokers where I live, hence the interest in the forum.
    Looking forward to settling in.

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    Welcome to the forum Matt

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