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  1. litup

    Out Of Stock Filter at Smokingpipes Not Working?

    Well, I've learned many things from you in the past so this is just the latest lesson. As for my myth, I found it long ago, but it's likely that I've strayed from the journey and spent too much of my remaining time in places like this.
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    Out Of Stock Filter at Smokingpipes Not Working?

    It's not my thing; you're right about that. In fact, I didn't even realize that being a patronizing grump and then saying "I was only joking" qualified as absurdist humor until today.
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    Out Of Stock Filter at Smokingpipes Not Working?

    Heaven forbid someone ask for help with a problem. Good lord, man. It doesn't work for me but it worked for the customer service rep so I was just curious if i was doing something wrong. I never once complained about it causing me any trauma so get off your high horse.
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    Out Of Stock Filter at Smokingpipes Not Working?

    I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue. I like to use the "in stock" filter when searching for tobaccos on the smokingpipes.com web site but, for the last month or so, when I click the In Stock button, it has no impact. Put simply, it's not weeding out the out-of-stock...
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    Which no longer produced tobacco blend do you or will you miss the most?

    Orlik Dark Kentucky HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed McClelland No. 2000
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    What Were Your Go-To Tobacco’s in 2025?

    This is surprisingly close to what I was going to answer: Irish Flake McConnel's Scottish Flake HH Old Dark Fired But if no Irish Cask for me. I'm swapping in GL Pease Navigator.
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    What's your favorite painting?

    I am not well-versed in the art world so I don't know what makes a piece technically good or worthy of praise but as Brian says on his podcast, I am the expert on my own opinion and I've always found this painting to be particularly captivating. This is Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich.
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    Las Vegas Intl Pipe Show 2025

    I think his pipes are around $300 give or take $50-$100 depending upon the particular pipe. Very reasonable for an artisan maker.
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    Las Vegas Intl Pipe Show 2025

    I also came home from Vegas with some goodies. From top to bottom: Don Marshall, Josh Yee, J. Mouton. I also brought home some aged tins and some of the new High Roller cake.
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    Gawith flavor

    This has not been my experience at all.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***

    Stonehenge in a Northern Briars pipe reading the NASPC Newsletter.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***

    Wessex Burley Slice in a bent billiard “Castello”
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    New Samuel Gawith tins

    For reference, the 1792 tin that was hard to open had the divots right at the corner: While this tin of Cabbies from 5 years ago has the divots on the flat side.