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  1. SBC

    My Wife And I Did It Again

    Congratulations!
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    Green Bay Pipe Club March Meeting

    Yes, turns out that I'd enjoy hanging out with any of these guys even if we didn't have pipe smoking in common ;-) And yes, Prohibition wound up being an ideal venue. Highly recommendable for its creating many points of comfortable isolation within its spaciousness.
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    Green Bay Pipe Club March Meeting

    Right hand to left: @alan73 @Singularis @Home Brewing Piper @SBC
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    Green Bay Pipe Club March Meeting

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    Tools Trifecta Thread

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    Tools Trifecta Thread

    Cool thread idea. May take a pic later.
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    Green Bay Pipe Club March Meeting

    I've been away from the forum for a few weeks, and my wife just reminded me of this! Looking forward to meeting you all as well.
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    My Lent Regret

    It's difficult to know how to discuss this in light of Matt. 6:16-18, but that was part of the wisdom of the Church in standardizing expectations rather than leaving things to a choose-your-own-adventure. Edward Pusey said, Although the Roman church, since Vatican II, has handled Lent in a...
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    Alligator

    Although I live up north, I've tried alligator twice when traveling down south. One time tasted like the chicken, the other time tasted like swamp. I'm guessing the former was farm raised and the latter wasn't.
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    Teapots

    Sipping a loose leaf cinnamon green tea right now. From your first line about the traditional teapot being a poor design, I was ready to fight you, Flatfish (not really, I love you). I'm a conservative soul, and no fan of johnny-come-lately criticisms of tradition. I use a Brown Betty from...
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    How Long Have You Smoked a Pipe?

    When I was 22, about 16 years ago. I'd grown up in an anti-smoking home, and sometimes as a kid I'd said, "I won't smoke, but if I do, it'll be a pipe." I think it was driven by my veneration of St. Clive and Tolkien.
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    I'm Back, MSO 489

    Tom, I feel very relieved. You were asked about frequently. I consciously missed you many times! This news is very good to hear.
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    In Praise of Mixture 79

    I've been curious to try this for a long time. The flavors sound right up my alley, but the tobacco doesn't, so I'd like to see how that shakes out for me.
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    Ennerdale Flake?

    I absolutely loved it back when you could taste mainly the sauce. I'm not a fan of Empire leaf (I love American brightleaf), so now that the sauce has either diminished or changed such that the taste of Empire leaf is much more noticeable, I don't love it so much. It smells the same in the...
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    Show Us Your Opera Pipes!

    Huh, you learn something new every day. I wasn't familiar with this oval billiard shape.