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  1. Pooh-Bah

    Recommendation for Returning Pipe Smoker who Loves Cigars

    I once had the manager of a cigar shop smell some Semois out my jar, and he said it smelled a lot like Nicaragua. I'll also toss in a recc for Seersucker, which is a plug with some cigar leaf in it.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Five Brothers, and to drink - a pint of my new favorite beer. Schlenkerla Oak - it's smoked!
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Sheltering from the cold in the local lounge, working on finishing a tin of War Horse. Picking up my Umineko reread after months - book 4 truly is the weakest of the first four, because it spends so much time in 1998 away from the murders and the main cast.
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    Don't you love when this happens?

    I walked into the local Davidus a few weeks ago and was immediately waved over by a clerk who slid a tin of Standard Tobacco era War Horse over the counter for me to inspect. Apparently it had been sitting unsold at another location for years and the manager had it transferred to his shop...
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    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

    Last bowl of Sillem's Green because I've had this tin for a couple years and haven't been smoking it. So I'm unloading it onto a new guy who likes Aros.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

    War Horse, Altinok I use for everything (which needs a cleaning, can't get my index finger to the bottom of the bowl anymore).
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    Are There Any Anime Fans Here?

    Near a decade ago (and now I feel old), when it was a shiny new series, I watched Princess Principal like a dozen times in the span of a year. Steampunk spy thriller. Hearty recommend. Follows Team White Pigeon, an espionage team for the Albion Commonwealth based out of a prestigious school for...
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    Old Durham Tobacco

    Bull Durham basically invented marketing - before them there was a skepticism toward big ad campaigns ("There's no way print ads in all these magazines and posters on every corner will generate enough sales to pay for themselves!"), and they had a rewards program where you could send in a giant...
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    🌟 🎄 🎅 The UnOfficial Official 2025 PM Secret Santa Thread 🎅 🎄 🌟

    @Goblin_Walrus has solicited me for a vouch, and I shall provide. Goblin_Walrus is a good dude, whose generosity-by-mail I have personally experienced. Also I know where he lives, and I swear to drive to Texas and kick him in the shins if necessary.
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    War Horse Bar is a winner!

    Where's my crying face reaction emoji? Someone hand me a tissue. Thank you for your words :(
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    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    Pipe: Altinok Meerschaum billiard, which I've de-caked a little with the power of spit, a brush-thing, and rotating my finger in the chamber. May or may not have removed a tiny bit of pipe from the rim with a thumbnail. Tobacco: War Horse Drink: Community decaf in a mug, and Schlenkerla Oak...
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    Fall / Halloween 2025!

    Cornell & Diehl has a Lovecraft-themed line. I recommend the Mad Fiddler Flake especially.
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    Maryland pipe clubs?

    Sean, from Marriottsville. Don't know of any formal clubs. The Davidus Cigars in Eldersburg has a pipe night on Tuesday every week (I've never attended), and the Ellicott City location has been getting more pipe-traffic lately so perhaps they'll start having pipe night too in a few months. I'm...
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    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    Woke up to an unscheduled day off (weather too gross for hayrides, apparently). After breakfast and a few hours of videogames (replaying the Mass Effect trilogy) I relocated to the local cigar shop. Currently smoking a bowl of Pipe Force V, which was preceded by Brothers In Arms.
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    Aromatics are Not for the Pipe-Smoker

    Pics or it didn't happen.