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Pipe Sighting at the Movies
Sorry if I'm duplicating, but I just watched Asteroid City on a flight. Starring role played by Jason Schwartzman: Thoroughly enjoyed the movie, which I would have liked even if I didn't need a little entertainment on a really long flight. :)- johnscs
- Post #145
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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This May be Heresy........
NO NO: You are NOT alone!!! I think I'd rather undergo a couple of simultaneous root canals than smoke a p-lip! Clunky, awkward, uncomfortable .... down with the p-lip!- johnscs
- Post #51
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Thoughts From Millennials or Younger
"I’ve been thinking about our hobby and have been wondering how to attract younger people to it. I’d love to hear thoughts from people in these age groups on what you’ve done (or what you think can be done) in order to grow the hobby." This thread reflects a pretty broad range of thoughtful...- johnscs
- Post #51
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Sharing the Love?
Yes. I keep a couple of MM cobs on hand and a couple of 1-oz. packets of my fave blends on hand for whenever I have the chance to introduce a prospective pipe smoker to the hobby. I also often have a spare briar or two in case I think a guy might actually stick with pipes for a while. I love...- johnscs
- Post #28
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Family/Friends/Public's Favorite Room Notes
Yep. I've heard similar feedback whenever I smoke a nice aro.- johnscs
- Post #42
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Family/Friends/Public's Favorite Room Notes
YUP!!! The tongue burn is intense, though the room note is subtle and sweet.- johnscs
- Post #40
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Family/Friends/Public's Favorite Room Notes
My incomplete list of crowd-pleasers: Borkum Riff Bourbon Whisky Lane 1Q MacBaren Black Ambrosia Sutliff Molto Dolce When people react to the scent of my pipe smoke, the feedback is almost always positive. Not sure I've noticed any gender-specific trends or correlations. Way back when I was a...- johnscs
- Post #26
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Telling my Parents I Started Smoking
" ... what a bunch of gentlemen this hobby seems to attract ... the number of people emphasizing honesty and respect is really heartwarming" — I completely agree and want to compliment the forum on such polite, even-handed conversation. (It would be so tempting to cave in to patronizing...- johnscs
- Post #71
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What is Appealing about Pipe Smoking?
Thanks for this thought-provoking post, which triggered some reflection on my own pipe smoking trajectory. It's certainly true that our motivation to smoke pipes is multi-faceted; for me, it's also true that what drew me to pipes as a beginner is a little different from what maintains my desire...- johnscs
- Post #82
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What is Appealing about Pipe Smoking?
For an AI that hasn't actually experienced the pleasure of smoking a pipe (or anything else, for that matter), ChatGPT pretty well captures how I'd answer the prompt. As a few others have added, smoking a pipe offers the benefit of modest nic intake (assuming the smoker inhales only minimally)...- johnscs
- Post #69
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Age
Not sure whether to take this expression of sympathy at face value or to read a little irony into it. Either way, I appreciate the post. ;-) I don't remember feeling terribly stigmatized or ostracized as a late-teens/early-20s pipe smoking guy on my university campus. Of course, I felt...- johnscs
- Post #80
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Age
Yeah. Precisely my thought in following this thread. Pipesmagazine subscribers are a self-selecting crowd, and so many of us have smoked pipes for quite a while. Respondents may not fairly represent variation in the starting age among the pipe smoking community, let alone the starting age in the...- johnscs
- Post #71
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Age
Tried smoking my first pipe at 14. Not an awesome initial experience, but liked it well enough to try again with a new Medico and some Borkum Riff. Liked it more, added a Dr. G to my "collection," and learned the ins and outs by smoking mostly in secret through high school. Thoroughly enjoyed my...- johnscs
- Post #40
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Remember When?
Totally agree: The intermediate phase seemed like a sound and fair compromise. I have absolutely no nostalgia for the smoky free-for-all leading up to limited indoor smoking. There were very few public places where smoking wasn't allowed, and you could almost never escape the stale odor that...- johnscs
- Post #57
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Moment You First Smoked a Pipe.
Love these initiation stories! I packed some of my Grandpa's Sir Walter Raleigh in one of my dad's old pipes and tried lighting up with matches when I was a high school student. The first and primary thing I tasted was sulfur - not the greatest flavor experience. After a few false starts and...- johnscs
- Post #27
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion