***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

[Scottmi]

Haddo's Delight in the Orlik Perfect billiard, and an IPA.

Ditch clearing done for the day, surface water now running strong to the culvert and not over the road (hey, somebody had to do it).

 

[infectedpsyche]

This pipe really looks good on you. Small enough that perspective distortion doesn't get in the way!

Thanks, Gord!

Home from work and enjoying an Alec Bradley Blind Faith next to the fire with some anime.

 

[gord]

Conversations with a Pipe. Ever get the feeling that your pipe is trying to talk to you. I know at least four of mine are doing just that. Let's talk with Mr. Ropp J07 today. He had lots to say to me.

Gord: (stuffing Mr R with Captain Black Cherry.) "Well, Mr. Workhorse, let's see if you take to this , , ,

Mr R: (spitting sounds) "Hey, Luker, what you trying to do to me? Where'd you dig up that froot loop stuff? The Dollar Store?"

Gord: "I quite like it, tough guy . . . . what's your problem?"

Mr. R: "wondering when you gonna put on a dress. Or a kilt. Thursdays? I know you well enough to know you grew that beard to hide your stitches. Time to regress to your old self, buddy boy . . . . . That's the way it is if you want to hang out with me."

Gord: "Well, what you want me to stuff you with? A knuckle sandwich?"

Mr. R: "That's a bit better but not much. Use your imagination for something besides a hatrack, and cut my bowl in half . . . .

Gord: "Okay, let me get a hacksaw . . . . "

Mr. R: "No, you retard. Visually . . . . . with your eyes. Or rather eye . . . I know you're blind in one. And in your mind, too. Now listen again, carefully, thick brick. Visually cut my bowl in half with your eyes. Think of basic pipe shapes and what do you have?"

Gord: (admittedly surprised at the direction this conversation was taking . . . ) "Hmmmmmmmm . . . . uhh . . . . . yeah!!! Cut your bowl in half and you become a pot pipe. . . . . .

Mr. R: "there's hope for you yet, bean brain. That reading has done some good after all. So rather than try to coax it past your thick cortex, let me suggest trying a half-bowl. I ain't got time to waste on this much longer. I'm hankering to be fed. I am a pipe, you know. A work horse."

Gord: "Ok, horse breath. What do you want me to stuff you with, besides a fist?"

Mr. R: "Try that concoction you made as a chew. It'll smoke great as a half-bowl. Mainly because I like you better with your mouth shut and I won't have to listen to your drivel. Skippable or not. Chew'll'do, Alphonse."

Gord: "Any further suggestions before I drown you, you sonofabytch??"

Mr. R: "Yeah, one more. Start chomping on my stem like a real man. I ain't a pussy, ya know . . . . "




Skippable Drivel: So, Listen to your pipe. It'll talk to you if you listen. Best smoke I've ever had. Best pipe I've ever had for a half-bowl. And yeah, I'm gonna chomp this pipe to death, and if I destroy the stem eventually, he's worth getting a custom replacement for. That's all, folks! Today's smokes tomorrow.

 

[warren99]

GL Pease Charing Cross in a Poul Winslow C bent Calabash.

 

[MidnightPuff]

A little Haunted Bookshop in a cob tonight.

 

[JeffNYC]

Brought out Dunhill Nightcap (2013) in a Big Ben Presidential. With a nice amaro, listening to some Joe Bonamassa and cat in my lap feeling a bit like Blofeld…

 

[infectedpsyche]

Thanks, Gord!

Home from work and enjoying an Alec Bradley Blind Faith next to the fire with some anime.
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Hey! Don't expect anyone here to understand a Black Clover reference but, a Yami clone was smoking a pipe

 

[Scottmi]

I have a long day ahead of me-- full day of work, and then after that, I have a 3.5 hour drive ahead of me to visit my 88-year-old Mom for a few days.

That being said, I've chosen a bowl of one of my all-time favorites, sadly, no longer produced.

Wessex Tradition English mixture, this particular tin was purchased in 2006, and I'm almost finished with it. I have about 5 more tins unopened in reserve. I really, really wish this blend would be resurrected.
Pairing it with a well-loved 1980's Peterson silver-mounted Donegal Rocky.

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There are SO MANY english blends! Is there nothing else like it? What sets this one off for you?

 

[gord]

Hey! Don't expect anyone here to understand a Black Clover reference but, a Yami clone was smoking a pipe
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Had a lot of students caught up in this culture, and I guess some of it rubbed off! That is a great clip, indeed!

 

[Scottmi]

Good day, all! Time for some English goodness: SG Squadron Leader in a Cavicchi. I have been debating how to describe it. The bowl looks like a Dublin to me but the shank and stem say Lovat. A pot of Harneys Irish Breakfast on the side. Sunny and about 50° F here in central Ohio.
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"Elegant" I think is the word you are looking for..

 

[Chieftiabo]

Repack in a MM "Caroling" Cob

 

[cshubhra]

Cigar Time: Oliva Rounds 96 rated

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

A second bowl of 5/20 Vauen No 14 in an Altinay.

 

[JazzInAZ]

Random Post, Tuesday Dec 16. Good Afternoon. Or evening, as the case may be. Given This Day Has 7 Pills, until this thing is over with or I decide to pull the plug and flush them down the toilet, which has happened 3 times in my life, whereupon my health has significantly improved.
....

Conversations with a Pipe. Ever get the feeling that your pipe is trying to talk to you. I know at least four of mine are doing just that. Let's talk with Mr. Ropp J07 today. He had lots to say to me.

Gord: (stuffing Mr R with Captain Black Cherry.) "Well, Mr. Workhorse, let's see if you take to this , , ,

Mr R: (spitting sounds) "Hey, Luker, what you trying to do to me? Where'd you dig up that froot loop stuff? The Dollar Store?"

Gord: "I quite like it, tough guy . . . . what's your problem?"

Mr. R: "wondering when you gonna put on a dress. Or a kilt. Thursdays? I know you well enough to know you grew that beard to hide your stitches. Time to regress to your old self, buddy boy . . . . . That's the way it is if you want to hang out with me."

Gord: "Well, what you want me to stuff you with? A knuckle sandwich?"

Mr. R: "That's a bit better but not much. Use your imagination for something besides a hatrack, and cut my bowl in half . . . .

Gord: "Okay, let me get a hacksaw . . . . "

Mr. R: "No, you retard. Visually . . . . . with your eyes. Or rather eye . . . I know you're blind in one. And in your mind, too. Now listen again, carefully, thick brick. Visually cut my bowl in half with your eyes. Think of basic pipe shapes and what do you have?"

Gord: (admittedly surprised at the direction this conversation was taking . . . ) "Hmmmmmmmm . . . . uhh . . . . . yeah!!! Cut your bowl in half and you become a pot pipe. . . . . .

Mr. R: "there's hope for you yet, bean brain. That reading has done some good after all. So rather than try to coax it past your thick cortex, let me suggest trying a half-bowl. I ain't got time to waste on this much longer. I'm hankering to be fed. I am a pipe, you know. A work horse."

Gord: "Ok, horse breath. What do you want me to stuff you with, besides a fist?"

Mr. R: "Try that concoction you made as a chew. It'll smoke great as a half-bowl. Mainly because I like you better with your mouth shut and I won't have to listen to your drivel. Skippable or not. Chew'll'do, Alphonse."

Gord: "Any further suggestions before I drown you, you sonofabytch??"

Mr. R: "Yeah, one more. Start chomping on my stem like a real man. I ain't a pussy, ya know . . . . "

@gord Yesterday you were talking about flushing your medications down the toilet, and today you're having a conversation with your pipe. Is there a connection, and, um, do we need to be worried?!

 

[IrishBadger]

Finishing the day with Hogshead Bourbon Barrel. Pure enjoyment

 

[Skink]

Captain Earle's Mystic Blend in a Celebi Meerschaum with a cup of black tea.

 

[Steddy]

Conversations with a Pipe. Ever get the feeling that your pipe is trying to talk to you. I know at least four of mine are doing just that. Let's talk with Mr. Ropp J07 today. He had lots to say to me.

Gord: (stuffing Mr R with Captain Black Cherry.) "Well, Mr. Workhorse, let's see if you take to this , , ,

Mr R: (spitting sounds) "Hey, Luker, what you trying to do to me? Where'd you dig up that froot loop stuff? The Dollar Store?"

Gord: "I quite like it, tough guy . . . . what's your problem?"

Mr. R: "wondering when you gonna put on a dress. Or a kilt. Thursdays? I know you well enough to know you grew that beard to hide your stitches. Time to regress to your old self, buddy boy . . . . . That's the way it is if you want to hang out with me."

Gord: "Well, what you want me to stuff you with? A knuckle sandwich?"

Mr. R: "That's a bit better but not much. Use your imagination for something besides a hatrack, and cut my bowl in half . . . .

Gord: "Okay, let me get a hacksaw . . . . "

Mr. R: "No, you retard. Visually . . . . . with your eyes. Or rather eye . . . I know you're blind in one. And in your mind, too. Now listen again, carefully, thick brick. Visually cut my bowl in half with your eyes. Think of basic pipe shapes and what do you have?"

Gord: (admittedly surprised at the direction this conversation was taking . . . ) "Hmmmmmmmm . . . . uhh . . . . . yeah!!! Cut your bowl in half and you become a pot pipe. . . . . .

Mr. R: "there's hope for you yet, bean brain. That reading has done some good after all. So rather than try to coax it past your thick cortex, let me suggest trying a half-bowl. I ain't got time to waste on this much longer. I'm hankering to be fed. I am a pipe, you know. A work horse."

Gord: "Ok, horse breath. What do you want me to stuff you with, besides a fist?"

Mr. R: "Try that concoction you made as a chew. It'll smoke great as a half-bowl. Mainly because I like you better with your mouth shut and I won't have to listen to your drivel. Skippable or not. Chew'll'do, Alphonse."

Gord: "Any further suggestions before I drown you, you sonofabytch??"

Mr. R: "Yeah, one more. Start chomping on my stem like a real man. I ain't a pussy, ya know . . . . "


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Skippable Drivel: So, Listen to your pipe. It'll talk to you if you listen. Best smoke I've ever had. Best pipe I've ever had for a half-bowl. And yeah, I'm gonna chomp this pipe to death, and if I destroy the stem eventually, he's worth getting a custom replacement for. That's all, folks! Today's smokes tomorrow.

This is in the top 5 Gord posts of all time. Hilarious.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm smoking first production Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead in a well appreciated medium bend, smooth brown 1950s Peterson 999 Dublin chubby Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. I've noticed lately that more often than not, when I let Daisy the Feral Princess come in, she lays down and puts her belly in the air.

 

[Lux]

Out for a walk with my dear wife. Captain Black Gold in Savinelli nosewarmer Poker.

 

[tfdickson]

KBV Behemoth in my Jesse Jones bulldog.