***What Are You Smoking, August 2020?***

[newbroom]

PennHooker and Picayune in a blue spaded Grabow straight Rhodesian sorta that I sawed off a broken rim from.
Got it with a pipe rack I bought at auction.

 

[BROBS]

Samuel Gawith Cob Plug in an original Rattray's bulldog. Glorious Autumn has nearly arrived, with this cool, windy and rainy morning. I also ought to say that it's fairly evident that Gawith have changed their recipes. I see differences across the board. I'm commenting because the newer plugs are lighter and have much less casing and also more stem in them (the flakes and plugs are noticeably lighter). Perhaps this makes them more accessible to newer smokers, however I prefer the darker, richer older style that's not for the faint of heart. Just my opinion.
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I think they are just getting bought newer than before.

 

[BROBS]

or 200 halfdans.

Is that some type of British compromise?

 

[condorlover1]

@BROBS : Sort of interesting mathematics puzzle. How many halfdans make up a whole Dan? How many Whole Dans equal a medieval toilet roll dispenser? How many half dans can you fit into the average medieval great hall? These are very challenging questions!

 

[craig61a]

3 year old C&D Kajun Kake in a Peterson SPD 2018 106.

 

[tomatamot]

TAK - Tom’s Crumble Plug in an UK made Aboriginal Meer.
While watching to The Tour du France on TV.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Up early to do a little work in the studio.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite tapered stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. It's raining outside, so my walking reps are in doubt for now, at least.

 

[redrooster1977]

Newminster No. 23 in a Peterson Standard System.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Ken Byron Ventures Burley Morning Pipe in a smooth three quarter bend 1979 made in Israel billiard with a black vulcanite tapered stem. Throwing out a lot of recyclable stuff in my studio. Might have to ask my neighbor if I can put some of it in his recycle can.

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Amphora Virginia in the Wimbledon.

 

[Paul lec]

Had a bowl of Presbyterian in a Peterson tankard earlier,now smoking Five Brothers in a cob. Waiting for a shipment of cigars that has been floating around for almost two weeks now?

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 1996 Esoterica Dunbar in a 1980s White Pipe straight lattice apple meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem.

 

[petes03]

G&H Scotch Flake in a Castello Sea Rock.

 

[MattRVA]

Finished a bowl of PS LBF in a Kaywoodie 5007, now smoking CRF 2019 in a Kaywoodie Liverpool.

 

[BROBS]

@BROBS : Sort of interesting mathematics puzzle. How many halfdans make up a whole Dan? How many Whole Dans equal a medieval toilet roll dispenser? How many half dans can you fit into the average medieval great hall? These are very challenging questions!

if a halfdan is a whole person, then what is two halfdans??
I do believe the halfdan was a medieval unit of measure. a great hall is 15 halfdans in height.

 

[condorlover1]

@BROBS I knew there was a reason why I instinctively warmed to you The question we have not asked is how many halfdans in height was an average medieval jousting knights horse?

 

[condorlover1]

3 year old C&D Kajun Kake in a Peterson SPD 2018 106.

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Is that one of those Peterson pipes with a blinged up real amber stem?

 

[petes03]

7 year old Capstan Blue in a Volkan Morta Sandblast.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic saddle stem. Haven't smoked this pipe in a long time. The rain has stopped, so I can get a little walking in.