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Perfecto Perfection
I read somewhere that a cigar factory's best rollers are assigned the most difficult shapes, and they take a lot of pride in it. Having smoked a Padron 1926 in the Perfecto shape last night, I now totally "get" how well a cigar CAN be made. Absolutely perfect draw, and the ash held the cigar's...- georged
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Everything's Bigger in Texas... Even the Lightning
BZZZZZZZzzzzzzztt BZZZzzzzzttt BzzzZZZZZTTTTTT!!!! https://www.jukinmedia.com/licensing/view/1049406-1- georged
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When Was Bracken Flake Last Produced?
I have a rectangular tin with no stickers, stamps, or date ID of any kind. Wondering what the minimum age of it could be. ❓ ❓ ❓- georged
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Today (November 10th) is the Marine Corps 250th Birthday
The outfit is actually older than the United States itself. Oooo RAH! Guys Happy Birthday- georged
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1945 Charatan Factory Documentary (short film)
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/83103/- georged
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- Forum: British Pipes
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Alien Life Form Identification Assistance Request
What is this? Anyone know? (It appeared earlier today on my computer) ---- georged
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Here, Kitty Kitty
Some mountain bikers in California were riding up a rural(ish) mountain(ish) road while filming their trip (of course) with a cell phone. They went past this patch-o-scrub --- ..and as soon as they did, this slid out of the tangle and started following them with nom nom on its mind ---...- georged
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Check Out What Doug Finlay is Cooking Up
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Feedback Loop Disintegration, Anyone?
Future historians will simply stare in stunned silence when they see stuff like this. Not only were there no excuses, the damn thing ITSELF tried to warn people off.- georged
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A Tornado So Perfect It Looks Like AI, But It Really Happened
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Pipes & Cigars (the PA outfit) is Stalker Creepy...
Hm. I've never, ever, not once, at any time or in any capacity bought any sort of product from them. Yesterday, though, a hardcopy catalog appeared in my mailbox with my full contact info printed on it including a computer-printed 12-character customer number. I'm in their system. wtf? Not...- georged
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No Wonder the Aliens are Content to Watch Instead of Invade
It's simply too entertaining to do anything BUT watch... As of 2025 --- Humans have landed on the Moon, walked & driven around its surface and returned. Several times. (over 50 years ago!). Atomic power production is now so routine it's used for commercial purposes. Remote-controlled...- georged
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The Leading Edge of a Massive Future Problem
A local (to me) example illustrates the situation perfectly. A high profile and respected "foodie" news operation called the Food Network recently published a list of what they thought was the best pizza restaurant in every state in the USA. But the winners of both Kansas and Missouri have...- georged
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Calling the Duke Street Irregulars
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Google AI is Now Pushing Illegal Street Drugs
I clicked on a local news story involving a fentanyl death. Here's a screenshot of the article's photo header and its first written line, along with The Friendly, Helpful, and Endlessly Presumptive AI Goggle-Monster's offer to help me buy some of my own! :) I didn't click the button, but...- georged
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The Funniest Thing You'll See Today (if you're a motorcycle rider)
Police dash cam footage of a Baddie who tries to outrun several police cars... On a smallish V-twin Harley type of bike... With his 250+ pound wife/girlfriend on the back... Down a pothole-filled farm access trail...- georged
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A Pipe "Fill" --- What Does That Word Mean, Exactly?
Because having "a fill" in a briar pipe meant only one thing from the earliest days of briar pipe manufacturing until the 1970's/1980's---over a hundred years---the inertia (for lack of a better term) of the word is strong. It means that a non-briar material has been added to fill small... -
Perfecting Near-Perfection
How satisfying. A while back I got a Doug Finlay pipe I named Chonky Boi (for obvious reasons), and smoked it hard. It was perfect in every way, but gradually drifted away from that perfection in one detail. After a hundred bowls or so, I decided it needed a larger diameter chamber. (For... -
Comedy Relief These Days is Always Welcome
Don't misunderstand, I love many examples of Dunhills---both my own 40-odd specimens and ones I've seen that belong to others---and think they are worth a bit more than most brands for several reasons... but srsly? [<--- Am I tuned in to 2025 or what?]