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  1. anotherbob

    Who's Still Enjoying Churchwardens?

    Yeah that's just not how it works. The stem length doesn't really have much of a noticeable effect. Fun thing is people also have this opposite impression that the longer stem means a cool smoke. Doesn't really make a difference either way at least not in any noticeable manner. What I have...
  2. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    Completely agree. Same reason there are plenty of under priced pipes on ebay too. There are some people who you wonder how they survive at all. That's shady as heck.
  3. anotherbob

    Over-Aged Pipe Tobacco

    i think that describes most of us :)
  4. anotherbob

    RIP Prunella Scales

    I think the term is on point. Back to the point. Even if all she did was Faulty Towers she got more then a lifetime of laughs out of just that series. As it's clearly one of those gems that people rewatch many times and somehow the funny doesn't wear off. That's a compliment that might not...
  5. anotherbob

    Over-Aged Pipe Tobacco

    One way to look at aging is that the product is degrading the whole time, it's just degrading to a point that is more enjoyable to some people. Kind of like fermentation is spoilage but to a point that spoilage is widely considered an improvement, aging is a form of breaking down. Another way...
  6. anotherbob

    Take a break question.

    Something picked at random. Or something that you'd never consider smoking.
  7. anotherbob

    Perique Mystique

    I assume you mean it had strong psycho active effects mainly dissociative or deliriant types of effects. :)
  8. anotherbob

    Perique Mystique

    Fun fact. They can put a type of leaf in a blend and not list it. Think of the leaf listed as not an ingredient list but as an advertisement. Or in other words while it probably doesn't have perique in that blend it's not impossible that it has a small amount. A lot of straight burly or straight...
  9. anotherbob

    Perique Mystique

    I'd say to me it sounds as simple as what you enjoyed that much wasn't the Perique. If I am honest I don't pay much attention to what the tins say and go more on gut feelings about blends. I read the tins I just don't put much stock in the descriptions. Now to the even more speculative guesses...
  10. anotherbob

    Gawith flavor

    I think it's the tins. They've changed and are made with the assumption you're going to smoke that tin in a few days to week. I could be wrong but I've heard a few people who recommend jarring their blends even if you plan to smoke them right away. I don't have a ton of experience with their...
  11. anotherbob

    New Peterson Pub Pipes Look Awesome

    That's a confusing paradox. I always change so if I never change that's a big change. Also my underwear needs changed regularly at least once a week if I am being honest.
  12. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    That would be not so bad compared to what I am talking about. I've contacted a few sellers to ask them why they're charging several hundred for that pipe, and had them say they saw another pipe that's the same age sold for that much and that means any pipe from that decade must be worth the...
  13. anotherbob

    New Peterson Pub Pipes Look Awesome

    Going to take that out of context and assume you means bars that serve either barley or only drinks made from barley. The important part is now I think you're some kind of modern day Mister Ed (typing horse instead of talking). By the way don't take it personally it's not your fault I am a bit...
  14. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    reminds me of sellers who when asked for that don't respond with pics but with complaints about how they're sick of people doing that and not buying the pipe which means obviously that they just wanted to look at the pipe and not buy it. Couldn't be that the pics show the people they're being...
  15. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    I think you're being mildly hyperbolic, the key to my statement is mildly. I.e. I'd say you're not far off from the truth. Sidenote my favorite pipe postings on ebay for fun are the ones that don't understand condition, sure that pipe would be worth a ton if it wasn't mostly destroyed in some...
  16. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    if they're big enough a name can mean more. At least enough that risking ruining the name and having to start over seems foolish. Though what you talk about has certainly happened before on numerous occasions.
  17. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    I have to agree with that. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed their tune when they realized that their name could end up here is an avoid this person if they didn't resolve the issue. Imagine being a big seller on ebay and knowing that the next rube you try to rip off finding their name on...
  18. anotherbob

    New Peterson Pub Pipes Look Awesome

    From my understanding filters are much bigger in Europe then America. And in both places that many people are completely on one side or the other. They only smoke with a filter or never do. So why would they shift a pipe to a market that has less people who would buy a particular pipe from...
  19. anotherbob

    New Peterson Pub Pipes Look Awesome

    I know I've seen them somewhere, the thing is I am not sure it wasn't in a dream.
  20. anotherbob

    The Ugly Side of Buying Estate Pipes

    and I have to praise their customer service with their estates. I bought an estate from them many years ago that's a favorite. But every time I smoked it the thing would clog up. I contacted them past the point they promise to care for the pipe or take returns. They pretty much had great...
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