What Defines a Good Smoke?
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I smoke 10-15 bowls a day when i'm not actively on a job site. If i'm not trying new tobaccos out, then almost every smoke is a good smoke since i only keep what i like. The only time i get off flavors is when i discover a pipe needs a deep cleaning (souring), which is rare as i maintain them often. Then, there's the occasional "pipepiphany" that occurs every once in a while, when i'm left absolutely speechless. Always chasing that dragon. 
If you enjoy it = good smoke
If you don't enjoy it = not a good smoke
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If you don't enjoy it = not a good smoke
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I generally have a pipe lit 18-20 hours per day and they're all good.
By definition, pipe smoking is a habit.
: a usual way of behaving : something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way
By definition, pipe smoking is a habit.
I smoke two bowls per day plus a cigar and they are good smokes three times. It helps to smoke what you like.
I only sleep 3-4 hours per day but I've got Kodiak in my jaw when I do so.That's the spirit...don't let sleep get in the way! A man after my own heart.
I smoke 1-2 bowls a day and a cigar once a week or so.
Every pipe I smoke is a great one, if its not, ill dump it and try another pipe, blend or both.
But, like @Chasing Embers , I have a dip in 15 hours a day.
I do some pretty physical work around our farm, so the dip is the easiest way to stay nicofied!
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Every pipe I smoke is a great one, if its not, ill dump it and try another pipe, blend or both.
But, like @Chasing Embers , I have a dip in 15 hours a day.
I do some pretty physical work around our farm, so the dip is the easiest way to stay nicofied!
Cool, I just made up another word.
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A good smoke to me is one that I don't constantly have to fiddle with to keep lit, that doesn't end up with a wet clump in the bottom of the bowl and when I occasionally detect a flavor other than a forest fire. It's a 4-5 out of 10 smokes occurrence.
6-10 bowls a day, most of them satisfactory, occasionally surpassing expectations, now and again falling short for various reasons, like unmaintained or unsuitable pipe. If 50% or more left me discontented, I'd be reluctant to continue - and that has happened when sickness or medical treatment has wrecked my palate, temporarily.
5-7 Bowls a day and if it’s not a good smoke I dump then change blends and pipes. Some days a regular favorite acts up or something is off and I’ll grab something else.
I only tend to smoke 1 or 2 bowls a week. Normally in an evening, when time and mood allows. It's something that I do so infrequently that I choose only to do it when I know I will enjoy it. Due to this I would say I enjoy pretty much every bowl.
I've nailed down my preferences and found what works for me. My tobacco tastes and stock are very basic and every bowl is fantastic. Every once in a while, for reasons unknown, a bowl of something I smoke all the time will just be out of this world exceptional. I smoke 3-5 bowls every day. When I lose track of time smoking it was a great bowl. When I regret dumping the ash at the end it was a great bowl. When that nicotine buzz hits the crown of my skull it was a great bowl. When I can smoke and sit in thought through an entire bowl without a relight it was a great bowl.
Pretty much almost every pipe smoke is good. Occasionally it's sublime. Every once in a while it's meh to crap. As you smoke the percentages should increase on the positive ends. It's a matter of everything coming together right. Yeah it kind of comes from experience and in a way learning skills often work in this way where the fun really begins when you don't have to think about what you're doing too much. Think learning to ride a bike or learning to play a musical instrument, once the basics become ingrained you can just enjoy what you're doing.
Smoke that doesn't interfere with my smoking. I do fidget with my pipe while smoking. Run cleaner, ash the chamber, clean the mortise. But I really don't like it when pipe is doing something and makes me to fix the issue before I do my thing.
Smoke is like sex. sometimes good, sometimes bad 
happy ending or not
happy ending or not
I tend to enjoy every bowl. Yes, even those that end badly, usually my error. I've not had a "bad" bowl since I can remember. But, I'm not bothered by the need to relight, not smoking down to "fine, white ash, gurgles, and such. I smoke the pipe,. the pipe doesn't smoke me" is, I think, most understandable by most casual smokers. I keep the pressure off and simply enjoy what the tobacco provides, no demands or stress.
Sure. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. But definitely better than not having one.Smoke is like sex. sometimes good, sometimes bad
not sure which is worse smoking someone elses pipe without their permission or smoking their partner.Smoke is like sex. sometimes good, sometimes bad