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    The Robotic Future

    I don’t know if this is an allowed thread. It has a political tinge. If it isn’t: my apologies. If it is, I know pipe smokers are on the ball. I was just in a somewhat-friendly FB argument about the future of Japan. It’s bleak from my point of view: aging society went from 127 million people...
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    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    I’m surprised I like this show. This is the only new TV show I like these days and the only recent ST I’ve liked. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to non-Trekkies. It’s definitely a bit of nostalgia for me - I mean the story-writing style. That’s what makes it enjoyable as a fan of TOS, and...
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    A Curious Peterson Pipe or Not

    I’m not interested in buying this. I’m seeing it on yahoo auction Japan. I was just curious about it. Is this case really meant for this Kapet? It seems to say “Dublin” below Peterson on the sticker in the case. Except for “Peterson’s Kapet,” I see no other markings on the pictures. No “made in...
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    Medicine, Dry-Mouth, Bite and Burn

    Unfortunately, I’ve only really gotten away with smoking one bowl a week for the past month. I’m convinced I need to quit this migraine med. I’m starting to taper myself. Has anyone has this experience with meds? The particular med is Topiramate. It’s used for different things. I’ve gotten...
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    White Spot on Estate Stem

    I’ve soaked this 90 year old estate Kaywoodie vulcanite stem in Oxyclear and did a bit of buffing for oxidation. I don’t think this white stuff IS oxidation. Can anyone help me here? Does anyone know what this might be and what I can do with it? It’s the bottom of the stem. I guess I could live...
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    What Kind of Pipes do you Like and Why?

    There was a time I much liked Italian pipes but not so much anymore. I mostly like English and Americana - recently the early Kaywoodies. Early Kaywoodies seem like a mixture of extremely high quality and hardscrabble prewar American life. Plus, they’re still kind of cheap. Anyway, there are so...
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    What Supplements Should I be Taking?

    Online, even in this esteemed group, is not at all the place to seek medical information. Thread is locked. Sorry, but it's too important for your health. I could research this on my own but it’s a pretty endless and annoying topic to deal with researching. Plus, who better to ask medical...
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    Is 0% Oxidation Possible?

    I’ve been dealing with my collection which is mostly estates and realizing that some pipes, even after hours and hours of sanding and polishing still have bits of oxidation I can not get rid of. Some of them have oxidation just inside the button. It seems I can never get it all and this is...
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    Good Children’s Books

    My boys are 5 and 3 and of course I read a lot of books to them. I have to say that most books are so-so. My biggest complaint is that most authors of children’s books have something in mind that they want kids to learn. I find that tendentiousness pretty annoying. It keeps the work from being...
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    What’s Unusual?

    Hi Folks! I’m looking at you Tom Jones! To try to be simple: 1. I know this can be an annoying question because everyone has a different answer. 2. I’m in Japan and am limited to Samuel Gawith tins, Rattray, Dan Tobacco products, MacBaren stuff, Peterson (Dunhill), a couple of things from...
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    Why Do Aromatics Rate Poorly?

    If I correlate the straight Virginia Blends on the Tobacco Reviews website by number of reviews, the top reviewed tobaccos, top fifteen or so twenty, all have average ratings of three or three point something stars. Likewise for English blends and Virginia based blends. This is not so for...
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    Those who Murder their Spouses

    Maybe I listen to too many Dateline podcasts on my commute to work. They’re kind of addictive. But I don’t listen to stuff about serial killers or other kinds of horror. I find these spousal murders most interesting and really perplexing. Many of them are committed by the wives. There are a lot...
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    Maintaining an Old Dunhill Mouthpiece

    I have a 70 year old Dunhill and the mouthpiece is so sensitive and soft. It very quickly oxidizes and scuffs (after nearly every smoke) and the Dunhill brand polish with a polish cloth does no good. I’m going go to very fine paper today but I’m very trepidatious about doing this. Is it normal...
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    Where is the Flavor?

    I noticed when I started pipe smoking that I could detect all the flavor of the tobacco by directing smoke to one specific spot near the end of my tongue. That also inevitably led to burn. Recently, I’ve really started enjoying smoking much more as I’ve stopped puffing almost completely. I get...
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    Mindless/Mindful Smoking, Right Ways/Wrong Ways

    *I’ve copied an old quote from Cosmicfolklore at the bottom of this thread. If he or someone objects to this, please accept my apologies and remove the post. Tolstoy never said there are many wrong ways to smoke a pipe, but there are also many right ways. Years ago, I thought I had money to...
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    An Aromatic Mixer?

    Hello out there! Does anyone here think there are (and recommend particular) aromatic tobaccos that are simple and particularly good as mixers to non-aromatic tobaccos (virginias especially but maybe others)? I'm thinking of something that might have a simple flavor profile and will keep it's...
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    Has Anyone Tried C&D St. P’s Day 2023 Reserve?

    This would have come to you with a new Peterson acquired this month. My tin is sitting here. I’m wondering whether to open it or think about trading it possibly. I’m not offering it here because I’m in Japan and it’s costly to send so I’m just asking here if anyone has tried it and, if so, what...
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    Patent Dunhill from a War Zone

    I’ve made some silly moves before so this could have been one of them but this seems to have worked out well. I bought this from a war zone: the Ukraine, from Very Keen on Pipes (vkpipes). Actually, I couldn’t locate anyone who had anything to say about them outside a YouTube review and their...
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    Is my Understanding of Tobacco Correct?

    So, I’m wondering if I have a correct understanding of pipe tobacco: aromatic tobacco can lose its flavor over time if it isn’t stored properly. If it dries out, it often can’t be salvaged. Tobacco that has no flavoring (virginias, latakias, and the rest?) added can be rehydrated and shouldn’t...
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    What is the Most Classic Peterson Pipe?

    I mean the shape and the finish. Which Peterson available today screams THIS is the Peterson pipe of yore? I kind of think it should have metal on it. No?
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