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  1. mso489

    In What Year were You Born?

    I think people have always had some agism in them, until they reach a certain age. I think people who are from families, communities, religions, etc. that honor older people, they do better with age themselves, both in their own lives and in attitudes toward older folks. I was lucky to grow up...
  2. mso489

    Frustrated!

    It also helps to not give a damn (pardon me pastor) about relights. If you feel irked and humiliated every time you relight, it seems endless. I love it when an ember just keeps going and I can totally immerse in the flavor and experience of pipe smoking. Other times, I rack up the burnt...
  3. mso489

    In What Year were You Born?

    Age can be pretty informative. You don't see the earlier parts of your life the same way over time because you have more experience and information and history to judge it from. Of course, there is a nostalgia factor. Everything was beautiful and right in earlier years -- which is probably a...
  4. mso489

    Anyone Seen Oppenheimer?

    I'll reserve my opinion to see the film, but I agree most directors get ahead of themselves and try to do too much to win awards. The idea of simplifying and finding the meaning in the narrative rather than elaborating everything and changing the genre several times through the film is like a...
  5. mso489

    Tony Bennett Dies aged 96 😔

    He was a man who made being pleasant look important. God bless him. I never met him, but I ate at one of his favorite restaurants in Queens, Manducatis, at the end of the bridge from Manhattan. The couple who owned the restaurant were proud to have him as a regular. He sang to win the hearts...
  6. mso489

    From Man's First Moonwalk to Today...

    I like the new space telescope. It's providing enough grist for the astronomers for the century. It turns out it is better than expected though expectations were high. Now the challenge is figuring out what these extraordinary images tell us about our universe. We're looking back in time...
  7. mso489

    Pipe Clubs in the N.KY/Cincinnati Area?

    I've been to Covington twice, and I really like the town. It's right across the river from a metropolis but has the feeling of a small town, but with more pleasant small restaurants and a German-made town clock that depicts the story of the Pied Piper on the hour. If there is a place that...
  8. mso489

    Joke Thread

    I think this is just a tale. However: Alexander the Great, at the height of his military successes, went to pay homage to the blind sage Tiresias, finding him sitting in the sun in the doorway of his little monastic hut. In a gust of bravado, Alexander said, "I will give you anything you...
  9. mso489

    Two Power Crazed Multi Billionaires will Cage Fight: Why?

    Mark looks better trained. Elon looks bigger. Impossible to say if either of the them could take a punch. None of their trainers, if any, would submit them to any punishment, thinking about the revenue stream from their trainees. Mark could get mowed down by a bigger guy, or Elon could...
  10. mso489

    Anyone Seen Oppenheimer?

    Plan to see it. The trailers are well filmed and impressive. The actor who plays Oppenheimer lost an unhealthy amount of weight to play the role, almost looks like a different person when interviewed. The only scene in the trailer that made me wince and shake my head was that with Albert...
  11. mso489

    From Man's First Moonwalk to Today...

    Despite those who like to disbelieve the moon landing, I considered it at the time and decided it happened. A simulation might have roughed up the video a little to make it look "real," but they couldn't have resisted fixing it up for the special moments just a little. Human nature. Whereas...
  12. mso489

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2023?***

    Just finished C&D Mountain Camp in a Savinelli 606 KS bent billiard, briar carved like a cob pipe with a thin green band and a bright yellow stem, in the corn theme. These pipes were offered for a while, but I think are now discontinued. It's one of those bent pipes that passes a pipe cleaner...
  13. mso489

    In What Year were You Born?

    I'm not nearly as old as I hope to be, but older than most on Forums.
  14. mso489

    All Flames Equal?

    It's not a flame or no-flame proposition. Fire is fire, but different delivery systems have distinctly different degrees and control of heat. I love lighters as gadgets when they're working, and they are effortless, though sometimes the fuel can add unwanted smells and taste. But for shear...
  15. mso489

    Jim's Missouri Meerschaum Reviews.

    These sound good, though I am overstocked with both quantity and variety for years to come. Is there any telling who the blender or blenders are behind these? Do you think the blending is done in Washington, Missouri, or farmed out to Sutliff or someone else? It's interesting that some...
  16. mso489

    Halfway Through July: How's Your Summer so Far?

    Intense rainy stretch in our sometimes drought prone piedmont N.C. Then we are visited by intermittent smoke and particulates from the Canadian forest fires that make us monitor air quality along with temperature and humidity. Our two cats keep us busy. One needs an appetite stimulant, so we...
  17. mso489

    This is a Bit Extreme.

    Maybe in addition to health warnings, they could do like the makers of church fans, the old fashioned hand operated fans, and have advertising for funeral directors on the tip of each cigarette. The headline could be, "Plan Ahead."
  18. mso489

    Greetings from Greer, SC

    Hey from central North Carolina. Lane Limited and Sutliff both have good bulk aromatics at excellent prices, sometimes on sale besides. I like Lane Limited HGL,for example. Also, Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic is a good one and comes in a pouch or tub. The town Greer caught my ear. In the...
  19. mso489

    PAD Hitting Hard Lately

    After several efforts at culling, I'm holding at about ninety pipes that I actually smoke and a few odd-ball items that are not collector pieces. I buy only one pipe at a time. I winnow it down to four or five candidates and then choose one, sometimes trading in others for store credit to buy...
  20. mso489

    Czech Pipes

    Those are some beautiful Czech pipes. Unfortunately, the only ones I've seen are some totally basic basket pipes that certainly weren't "finds." Apparently there's a factory pipe industry there that churns out starter or souvenir pipes. Clearly that is totally separate from an advanced...
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