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  1. JohnMosesBrowning

    Cake… Is it worth it?

    Interesting...would you go so far as to say that dedicating a pipe to each blend is worthwhile? Is there enough of an enhancement of flavor or benefit to justify it? I suppose part of the question is obviously monetary, if pipes were free, why not? or if you can afford it, why not? But I'm...
  2. JohnMosesBrowning

    Cake… Is it worth it?

    I appreciate that...I've wondered because of some folks who claim that a cake formed from smoking a single blend can somehow enhance that blend. That seems like a longshot at best to me, at least for my palate I cannot imagine discerning the flavor of the tobacco I'm smoking being different...
  3. JohnMosesBrowning

    Nicotine Test for Benefits at Work

    Haha, by your logic a slow learner who studies for an exam is being dishonest. I love how you put "beat" the test in quotes, and yet the very post of mine which you cite clearly says "pass." I never claimed to want to "beat" anything, I merely wanted to pass it. And again, I question the...
  4. JohnMosesBrowning

    Nicotine Test for Benefits at Work

    I'm not sure how many times you need to mis-read these posts Warren. My employer doesn't care and thinks the test is wrong. Maybe the the print is too fine from such a high horse.
  5. JohnMosesBrowning

    Nicotine Test for Benefits at Work

    Just to be clear: My employer does not care if I smoke or do not smoke. My employer thinks these tests are unfair and is trying to get us onto a different plan that does not require them. My doctor was surprised when I brought out the form at my appointment because he thought insurance...
  6. JohnMosesBrowning

    Nicotine Test for Benefits at Work

    In case anyone was curious or wanted a follow-up I had my cotinine test this week and my results came back. I was disappointed that it doesn't show specific values, but a pass is a pass, so I'm definitely good with that result. The insurance company says that one negative test is all I need so...
  7. JohnMosesBrowning

    Searching for a Custom Pipe Nail Tamper

    Lol, might you have such skills Cosmic?
  8. JohnMosesBrowning

    Differentiating Vulcanite from Acrylic?

    Great info! Thank you!
  9. JohnMosesBrowning

    Differentiating Vulcanite from Acrylic?

    But that's to say that a brindle stem COULD be vulcanite, but it doesn't mean that it is simply by fact that it's brindle. In another thread we discussed the Roma Lucite line by Savinelli. Or is there a difference that I'm confusing between brindle and that type of swirl? Someone please...
  10. JohnMosesBrowning

    Differentiating Vulcanite from Acrylic?

    Sorry, I missed where we all agreed on that. Am I a "bozo" for asking about something that's already been answered (somewhere) or because I have a counterexample?
  11. JohnMosesBrowning

    Differentiating Vulcanite from Acrylic?

    This sort of reminds me of story a professor told back in a Philosophy of Science class back in grad school...about sexing chickens - that is, dividing a group of chickens into two groups; male and female. The farmer couldn't say how he could tell, he could just tell. And by watching the...
  12. JohnMosesBrowning

    Differentiating Vulcanite from Acrylic?

    Ok, I know there are 1,001 threads discussing the various attributes of vulcanite and/or/vs acrylic stems - that's what makes it difficult to find the basic information I'm looking for, so please forgive another post asking this question. What is the most advisable way to go through my pipes...
  13. JohnMosesBrowning

    That Old School Aroma

    This is such a great point, and also a total bummer. No matter how well our current tobacco choice captures that nostalgic aroma, we'll never know it. We have to rely on someone else with a similar memory telling us if it smells like that. It's a fascinating thing the way we get so used to...
  14. JohnMosesBrowning

    That Old School Aroma

    Love the Avatar! Monster Manual II - I remember it well!
  15. JohnMosesBrowning

    Amphora Thoughts

    I like the Burley and Kentucky. My significant other even commented that she liked the room note on the Kentucky.
  16. JohnMosesBrowning

    Vanilla Blends

    Matches860 wasn't an aro guy, but the one he did smoke was Stanwell Vanilla
  17. JohnMosesBrowning

    Savinelli Roma Lucite 673 KS

    I think I went to school with him.
  18. JohnMosesBrowning

    Savinelli Roma Lucite 673 KS

    I could be wrong but I that is the only line of theirs that has "Lucite" in the name. I'd say it's because the original Roma has an all black vulcanite stem and then they have a Roma "Lucite" with that swirl stem. So the "Lucite" is in the name just to differentiate the two Roma's in their...
  19. JohnMosesBrowning

    Peterson Deerstalker?

    I have one p-lip and I'm reselling it back to smokingpipes.com. I just can't get used to it and I hate smoking that pipe. The "YMMV" from above is absolutely right. I can see how folks might love them, but it's all on how you smoke. I smoke sitting and reading while holding my pipe in one...
  20. JohnMosesBrowning

    Peterson Finishes

    They absolutely do, and I get that, I mean, they're in business to stay in business. I just get frustrated when they only seem to focus on impulse seasonal buying. Look at the number of Dracula, Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day pipes available at your favorite online retailer vs. their classic...
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