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  1. Yadkin1765

    How Often Do You Rub Out Flakes.

    I tend to fold and crush it rather thoroughly--seems to facilitate an easier, sweeter smoke and make the bowl last longer. I will rub it out if I'm planning on a smaller, shorter smoke--so, usually, only when dealing with less tobacco.
  2. Yadkin1765

    Virginia Blends Recommended by ... ChatGPT

    This stuff is ridiculous and horrifying at the same time. Jobs that require mechanical evaluation of data should feel threatened--for example: hedge funds and stock managers. If (in the future) anyone can rely on AI to invest, what does that mean for wealth and inflation. This is gonna change...
  3. Yadkin1765

    On Smoking Slowly and the Benefits...

    It's surprising how long a light slow smolder will make the bowl last and how much the flavor increases. It still never ceases to amaze me to find after having had a pleasant smoke for three quarters of an hour that the bowl has plenty more to give. Naught but benefits to going it slow, not...
  4. Yadkin1765

    Cancer Shrinking

    Well done! We live in remarkable times.
  5. Yadkin1765

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

    Luxury Twist in a MM Morgan cob out on the point of a cape, 19 degrees with winds ~5 knots out of the ENE.
  6. Yadkin1765

    New Member from Kentucky

    Come right on in! Feel free to have a smoke!
  7. Yadkin1765

    P&C Coupon Failure

    How so? Do not be amazed by me, I simply shop there out of ignorance.
  8. Yadkin1765

    Tobacco Field Visits?

    They used to give guys a job back in the day at Wachovia bank when it was based in Winston-Salem solely on a resume of having grown up working in the tobacco fields—and, of course, apparent common sense.
  9. Yadkin1765

    Tobacco Field Visits?

    Where are you in NC? We still produce acreage on the family farm; depending on the timing, I probably could get you a tour of the sityeeashun. Best to visit near bloom and harvest (depends on the drought/rain), the fragrance in the air is pure, mellowing, sweet ambrosia. Of course, I live in...
  10. Yadkin1765

    The Palate Issue

    I’m no expert, but I’ll give it a whirl. Pipes have learning curve dependent on the users idiosyncratic palatal habits or techniques. I think, if I were to speculate, part of the problem many pipe smokers that can’t taste the dynamic flavors of a blend have is a habitual muscular difficulty to...
  11. Yadkin1765

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    Didn't post the title. Full Working Title is The Pale Usher Presents: Magical Etymologies Melville’s Unsplinterable Glasses and Moby-Dick’s Secret Living Self-Portrait
  12. Yadkin1765

    P&C Coupon Failure

    Well, there you go. Thanks for figuring that out for me.
  13. Yadkin1765

    Hello from Lincolnshire, England

    A Hardy Hi Ho and Ahoy! from Maine in New England.
  14. Yadkin1765

    Moving From English Blends to Pure Virginias

    Warning: be careful! Successfully switching from Englishes to Virginias may cause a sudden depreciation in appreciation for English blends once held in high regard. The difference is like taking straight shot of Jack Daniels vs sipping a nuanced scotch that will only benefit from proper aging...
  15. Yadkin1765

    Tuning up a gurgler.

    That was a very well executed drawing. This was awesome. I've been imagining doing this to one pipe in particular.
  16. Yadkin1765

    P&C Coupon Failure

    Trying to place an order. Coupon says 15% off over $75 (read the fine print) but is only discounting ~$15 from a 250 dollar order. Anyone else have any experience with this?
  17. Yadkin1765

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    Welp. I received an unsolicited offer of publication from my second reader, editor of a lit journal. That was a surprise. Think I might celebrate by adding to the cellar. Or maybe a pipe to remember the moment.
  18. Yadkin1765

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    Eco's In the Name of the Rose was enthralling, but like Melville, it is a lot of, as Karam says, mental masturbation, sega mentale. But, excellently constructed none the less. I do disagree with there being very much that is simple about the text of Moby-Dick, though its thin narrative thread...
  19. Yadkin1765

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    Yep. First time.
  20. Yadkin1765

    Need Advice: Book About Moby-Dick - "Read it if You Can"

    That’s the Christodoulou translation if I’m not mistaken? He’s a legend in the field.
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