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MM Corncobs - Chewing Gum as Pipe Mud
I dearly love my MM cobs and consider them "permanent party" (term used to describe the permanent crew of a warship). They last for years and decades wilthout benefit of pipe mud or chewing gum. They are produced in vast quantities, so you could draw a clunker, but in general, they last. To...- mso489
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
That man really hit the mother lode, both musically but in multiple business ventures. HIs beach bum persona was belied by his vast wealth said to be about a billion dollars. People are always told to do what they love in life as a career, which often results in them falling back on jobs they...- mso489
- Post #24
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hello From Sofia, Bulgaria
Hey from central North Carolina. I'm so glad to see you are joining the Forums from Bulgaria, expanding the united nations of pipe smokers here. There is some real expertise and experience here, along with some jive and trash talk. I always learn something. Welcome aboard.- mso489
- Post #66
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Amazing carvings, left unsmoked?
Though I've never bought a pipe to preserve only as a work of art, I have bought a few works of art, paintings, and a carving or two. One painting by a New York artist was of a waterfall, and when I wrote the artist it turned out it was painted on location at a waterfall my late wife and I had...- mso489
- Post #30
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Stout B & M Pipe Shop Blends
Just a reminder at the outset of your quest, many pipe shops rename standard brand name blends with their own house names to try to keep their customers coming back. So you could be buying standard Peter Stokkebey or Lane or Sutliff blends as house blends. Usually pipe shops will reveal...- mso489
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Why Not Clean your Pipe After every Smoke?
I don't think there are any rules. Some like to let a pipe get a little funky. I like to get the clean up done, just to have it dry in a cleaned up state. I occasionally don't get it completely buffed up and scooped and toweled out, but that's what I usually do. I don't struggle for a...- mso489
- Post #35
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Avoiding Blends With Vanilla
That's a tough call. So many aromatic blends don't specify all of their flavorings. Some aromatics are sold as non-aromatics just because of their image, like Granger, which has molasses and anisette (I believe) but is often sold an as non-aromatic in keeping with its "rough cut Kentucky...- mso489
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Are You Country or City?
I grew up in a suburb bordering Chicago and have tended toward city/suburban dwelling all my life. I enjoy the variety of people, commerce, entertainment, activities, food, and culture. That being said, my wife grew up on a farm deep in rural Missouri, and my late wife spent some of her...- mso489
- Post #100
- Forum: General Discussion
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So Glad I Called Saul....But.
I haven't watched this series, but finishing works -- video series, movies, novels, etc. -- often goes astray. The end of Huckleberry Finn has been mystifying literary scholars since it was published, and that is one of the best novels of its time. I've experienced a number of movies that...- mso489
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
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Recent Nicotine bomb
And a full stomach and plenty of water usually help. When you buy blends, it's good to note the strength level listed in the specs on most web sites, so you know how to approach each blend, or have some idea anyway. Other ways to apply the brakes on nicotine dosing are to smoke a strong blend...- mso489
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Greetings from Missouri
Repeating what I just said to another Missourian new member: Hey from central North Carolina. I have some strong Missouri connections. My wife grew up in rural Missouri up near the Iowa line not far from the Mississippi River, and we met at U. Mo. where we were both in school, although I grew...- mso489
- Post #46
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Hello from St. Louis, MO!
Hey from central North Carolina. I have some strong Missouri connections. My wife grew up in rural Missouri up near the Iowa line not far from the Mississippi River, and we met at U. Mo. where we were both in school, although I grew up near Chicago. We married after I'd been a widower for ten...- mso489
- Post #15
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Hello From North Carolina
Hey from central North Carolina. Savinelli is a good brand so most any of their pipes that strike your fancy is likely to work out well. Incidentally, most filter pipes smoke perfectly well with or without the filter, so excursive that option and try it both ways. Welcome aboard.- mso489
- Post #40
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Iwan Ries visit
IR is the mother church of U.S. pipe shops, even more so now that Nat Sherman closed in Manhattan, and it is much older than Nat Sherman was.- mso489
- Post #3
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Who would you commission for a set of two pipes <1K USD (less than)?
Home building is a noble challenge ... that I've never done. But the challenges of it are infamous ... delays, re-dos, failure of contractors to fulfill clear face-to-face instructions, and so on. All of which spells cost overruns. You may have calculated all of this into your thinking, but... -
Going To Go See Ustad Amjad Ali Khan This Evening
Many years ago, my late wife and I went to a Indian festival sponsored by the Smithsonian up and down the mall in Washington, D.C., that featured Indian music, dance, food, and art. Now I find myself living in an Indian food desert since the pandemic started, but someday I dream of some good...- mso489
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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What do you guys think
It's a good price and I Iike the shape. The carving is folksy, but I somewhat like that and have a poker with similar looping carving. The stem does not seem to fit neatly into the shank, so there could be a problem there. I can't read the stamp, so I don't know whether this is a standard... -
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Hey from central North Carolina. You say you live near Pennsylvania; in which state? Glad to have you join the conversation. Welcome aboard.- mso489
- Post #35
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Cornell & Diehl Sale
I'd be all over that sale if I didn't have about eight years supply at the rate I smoke. All kinds of spiffy blends on hand including an array of C&D.- mso489
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Why are Pipes Called Terra Cotta?
Terra Cotta is a hard semi fired waterproof ceramic clay. Why are briar pipes called Terra Cotta? I don't think ceramics are used in their design. Color it is. Most Terra Cotta I've seen is in the form of pots, statues for decoration or pots for plants to live in for some time. The broken...