Someone mentioned scorpion above. It's not bad, somewhere between cricket and soft-shell crab. Not sure if it has the protein concentration of crickets, but I'd eat it again if I was hungry.
And, Cosmic, that story about the pig rectum calamari was a joke of sorts. I don't think there's any...
Harris, oddly enough, I'm pretty sure that was my pipe as well. Next time I want to sell a pipe, I should probably just drop you a line and save us both some money.
You certainly have good taste.... :D
This is my old home office, shows about a fifth of the books. This is the upper right corner of the sketch I made before building it out.
In our new location, the books are split half and half between my home office and office office. And I donated a couple of thousand to the library...
That looks just like the one I sent off to Coopersark a few weeks ago. If it is the same pipe, I hope you enjoy it. Well, I hope you enjoy it, either way. It's a great pipe.
Yeah, if you're not going to smoke them soon, those Boswell tins need jarring.
That said, I don't agree re: the Pease and SPC tins not really being sealed. The seals seem fine to me. In fact, I expect they are better sealed that the SG you mention. Certainly if escaping aroma is any...
For people new to pipes, I can both understand the frustration and suggest it's really not a big deal. Sure, it's lamentable to see fine blends (and blenders) disappear. Certainly, I miss greatly Troost Slices (Van Rossem's) and Frog Morton (original). I haven't found something to replace...