I love irony ... even though one side of it might not be the most pleasant, which can be part of the nature of irony."Define irony. Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash." - Garland Green, Con Air.
This one has to do with pipe smoking and the internet. The serious hobbyist niche of the pipe smoking / collecting market has definitely seen it's ranks increase as a result of the internet because it provides easy access to products and information needed to fill our wants in this area.
As a forum or social media participant, you might be able to guess what the other side of the coin is ... but let's see what Mr. Pease has to say about it, as he is much more eloquent than I. Check out the latest Out of the Ashes column -
The Irony of Tolerance