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    spike reacted to craiginthecorn's post in the thread Little-Known Pipe Makers with Like Like.
    I have a very handsome pipe that Walt generously donated to the silent auction at the 2025 Chicago Pipe Show. Not a leftover unlikely to...
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    spike replied to the thread Parklane Closing? (NY).
    He had a few tables at the Richmond show in September and was unloading a load of pipes, mainly Castellos.
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    spike replied to the thread Christmas Cheer 2005 In 2025.
    I cracked open a tin of 2016 Christmas Cheer last week and am now enjoying it. Amazing blend. Merry Christmas to all.
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    spike replied to the thread Little-Known Pipe Makers.
    Walt Hettinger, M.D. He is a retired emergency/urgent care physician practicing in Baltimore ( think about that life) and makes terrific...
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    spike replied to the thread Minimal Happiness Requirements?.
    I’m going minimalist. English: Dunhill London Mixture VaPer: Esoterica Dunbar Aromatic: Autumn Evening Straight Virginia: Wessex...
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    spike replied to the thread USPS Screwed This One Up.
    Looks like it got run over by the truck.
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    spike replied to the thread Rattray's.
    Jock’s Mixture is an English blend. Latakia and Dark Cavendish, but no perique. It is still very good if you’re interested expanding...
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    The STG remake of John Cotton’s Number 1 and Number 1and 2. Almost as much as Dunhill London Mixture.
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    spike replied to the thread Why are estate pipes ok?.
    Thank you, My Friend. Looking forward to next year’s show and seeing you again. But please tell me there your real name. I am sure I...
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    spike replied to the thread Vapers? Hmm.. Yes!.
    Nothing better than Esoterica Dunbar if you can find it. Fortunately I still have six tins.
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    spike reacted to Dr. Van Loafer's post in the thread Vapers? Hmm.. Yes! with Like Like.
    I have found Boswell’s Private Stock to be a great VaPer presented in broken flake that is just downright enjoyable.
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    spike replied to the thread Borkum Riff.
    I can offer only two comments: de gustibus non est disputandum. And in English, to each his own. Just enjoy your pipe.
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    spike replied to the thread Why are estate pipes ok?.
    I kept all his mailers including photos from his first issuance until his untimely death. I gave them to the Chicago Pipe Collectors...
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    spike reacted to Piperjd's post in the thread Is Wilke Having Trouble? with Like Like.
    I love their 515, I have rum cake on the way, I haven’t found anywhere else that has a remotely tasty rum flavoring like Wilke does
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    spike reacted to Sobrbiker's post in the thread Time To Give Up The Hobby with Like Like.
    Of all the comments, expressing concern or opinion on the subject of the government’s actions over the choices of its citizens/subjects...