You Paid How Much For That Pipe?

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Sep 5, 2016

• #1

Sitting on my lunch break at work, I was enjoying a bowl of Yenidje Highlander in my Weaver Fugu blowfish, when someone I had never me before inquired of the cost of said pipe.
Me-$***
Him-How in the hell is a pipe worth $***?!
Me-This shape is difficult to carve, and a proper version of this shape has yo meet a few requirements. It has to be carved crossgrain, the grain has to be nearly straight and flow with the shape of the pipe, and the shape itself is nearly asymmetrical. I really enjoy the carver's work, as well as he is a good friend. Portions of the money he receives goes to charity, not to mention his pipes are very fine smokers.
Him-But it's just wood and plastic.
Me-How much did you pay for that phone?
Him-$***
Me-More than I paid for this pipe.
Him-But it has the greatest operating system and is the newest model.
Me-Where will that phone be in fifty years?
Him-I have no idea.
Me-My great grandchildren will be able to smoke this pipe if they choose. Pipe technology hasn't changed in hundreds of years, and doesn't need upgrades.
Him-That's still too much for a piece of wood and plastic.
Me-Mine won't be obsolete in six months.
Him-(storming off)
I love being an ass. :mrgreen:

 

warren

Lifer

Sep 13, 2013

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Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK

• Sep 5, 2016

• #2

The ass was the ill bred cretin who asked the question. I thought your response quite civil and better than he deserved.

 

anthonyrosenthal74

Lifer

Jan 8, 2013

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2,726

• Sep 5, 2016

• #3

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ...because one laughing smiley wasn't enough. But that is totally true! A pipe is a work of art, it's functional, and one hundred years from now (or longer) if taken care of, could still be usable. A cell phone, in a year or two if you're lucky, will be basically just a paper weight.
beautiful pipe, by the way.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Sep 5, 2016

• #4

The look on his face was priceless. :mrgreen:

 

rfernand

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 2, 2015

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39

• Sep 5, 2016

• #5

Replace pipe with headphones and amps, art, or any other hobby item... Same thing.
Beautiful thing, capitalism. People pay for what they like - and are free to ignore one's financial choices too
Too bad you didn't ask him to take a selfie of his face with his phone

 

dottiewarden

Lifer

Mar 25, 2014

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Toronto

• Sep 5, 2016

• #6

Value is a relative and subjective concept. He sees a pipe as a piece of wood and plastic, and personally that perspective never would have occurred to me and just hearing it sounds silly. However in modern culture, the general public spends untold mega bucks on transitory tech-fashion phones without ever questioning their value. Conversely, I couldn't care less about a phone; I do love my pipes though.
Hate to say it, but you were both right. You just happen to live in different worlds.

 

scrooge

Lifer

Apr 24, 2015

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• Sep 5, 2016

• #7

:clap:

 

jvnshr

Moderator

Staff member

Sep 4, 2015

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Baku, Azerbaijan

• Sep 5, 2016

• #8

Me-Where will that phone be in fifty years?

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Wow. I have to keep this one in mind, haha.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,589

12,455

East Indiana

• Sep 5, 2016

• #9

I am in agreement with Warren on this Duane, you gave that a-hole a more than cordial response to a very uncouth query. Anyone who goes about asking others what they paid for their possessions was not raised with proper manners. I see etiquette and manners eroding away from our culture more every day. Sad.

 

codecreatively

Can't Leave

Sep 17, 2014

329

2

• Sep 5, 2016

• #10

That's a mic drop if I ever heard one, nicely done!

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

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29

West Texas

• Sep 5, 2016

• #11

A very civil response sir, I just imagine how it might have went should you have been under the influence of Black Frigate, the Captain make him walk the plank? :worship:

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

16

Moody, AL

• Sep 5, 2016

• #12

CM, so.... how much did you pay for that pipe?

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

46,032

123,356

• Sep 5, 2016

• #13

How much did you pay for that Porsche? :rofl:

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

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11,973

Southwest Louisiana

• Sep 5, 2016

• #14

Very Crude,Rude, thing to ask. You can put that person down as being raised in a Kennel.You done good Chase.

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

16

Moody, AL

• Sep 5, 2016

• #15

I dunno what Porsche you're talking about ::

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

5,963

29

West Texas

• Sep 5, 2016

• #16

there are some stunning Blowfish pipes on the market. Also some stunning BLOWHARDS too deal with! You handled it very similar too how I would have!

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yeah he is a classy guy, ::

 

oldreddog

Part of the Furniture Now

Sep 4, 2014

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7

• Sep 5, 2016

• #17

Duane you know far too much about pipe carving, I suspect it's gone far beyond a healthy interest.
Thanks for making Monday a bit better.

:rofl:

 

brudnod

Part of the Furniture Now

Aug 26, 2013

938

6

Great Falls, VA

• Sep 5, 2016

• #18

You can drive safely while smoking a pipe, can avoid walking into a telephone pole while searching out the latest Pokimon Go character and look pretty smart doing so. Not so much with a "smart" phone...

 

derfatdutchman

Lifer

Jun 4, 2014

1,134

2

• Sep 5, 2016

• #19

A great response to a ignorant person.

 

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jabo

Can't Leave

Jan 26, 2016

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1

• Sep 5, 2016

• #20

Let us get mathematial.Say you gave $300.First smoke cost $300.Second smoke $150 per smoke.And so on until you get to the point where it's almost free and you still have a very nice pipe. ;D)