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  1. elbert

    Not Sure I'd Want This On My Tomatoes But......

    I like cremation better, and I'm with George Carlin on this one; isn't it a LITTLE strange that we store all the dead people in one part of town? Edit; this conversation reminds me of a sign I saw on a restaurant door in Colorado Springs. "No smoking or vaporizing in this building". I don't plan...
  2. elbert

    Seasonal Smokers?

    This isn't the question you asked, but I really am a seasonal smoker. I don't smoke during winter, because I smoke outside and I hate being cold! Spent a good part of this last winter in Cheyenne, Wyoming. No thanks.
  3. elbert

    OMG...the most expensive pipe I have ever seen!

    We're seeing Starbucks cups on medieval trestle tables in Game of Thrones, how picky can we be.
  4. elbert

    OMG...the most expensive pipe I have ever seen!

    Hmmm...that kind of eastern enamel aesthetic (called cloisonné) is used to great effect in many media, but it looks jarringly out of place here. Perhaps it would feature better on a less traditional shape? Perhaps on the underside of a substantial volcano; an elegant marriage of audacious...
  5. elbert

    History behind Einsteins love of his pipe.

    Bertrand Russell had a similarly humorous anecdote. When he was a teen his family entertained his grandfather, William Ewart Gladstone. After dinner it was custom for the men to retire to a withdrawing room or study for drinks, smoke, and conversation. But as the boy was the only male of the...
  6. elbert

    Beards, Who's Rocking One?

    If I could, I would. But I can't, so I shan't. Only grows in thick on the chin and at the moustache.
  7. elbert

    So Are West Virginians Really Hillbillies?

    I'm always interested to see a British perspective on America. I've just finished a book called English History Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable. One anecdote struck me as relevant to your inquiries, Jay. An English family sent one of their daughters to New York, and wished to be assured...
  8. elbert

    So Are West Virginians Really Hillbillies?

    I grew up in "Sewer" City, Iowa before the last downtown meat packing plant closed. It's fine until you leave town for a few days, then you lose that magic stench immunity :rofl: But hey, at least for us there's money in that stank.
  9. elbert

    Lane 1-Q

    If you wish to spend more time with aro's, my recommendation is Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. It's the one I can't do without.
  10. elbert

    So Are West Virginians Really Hillbillies?

    I was on a load through West Virginia when a bad crash on the interstate diverted traffic over the next ridge and onto a state or local highway through a parallel valley (I couldn't tell you where exactly). I remember being shocked at the evident poverty of the people living in this particular...
  11. elbert

    I Am Afraid My Pipes Are Ruined, Looking for Advice

    Thus proving once again that an arithmetic increase in teenagers directly correlates to a geometric increase in jackassery. :puffpipe:
  12. elbert

    Hiking in the Ozarks

    When I get back up to God's country Iowa I'll figure out how to share a few photos. Your boy scout's did better than this flatlander, TG. I lost my breakfast on the morning of the second day :rofl:
  13. elbert

    Hiking in the Ozarks

    I actually don't have one of their hardwoods, but maybe I'll get one here soon. That'd be a great way to remember the trip!
  14. elbert

    Hiking in the Ozarks

    Did a bit of backpacking on Buffalo River Trail in northwest Arkansas. I bit off a little more than I could chew with the hike, so we bailed on day 2 of our 3 day trip. Our host-friend served up the most delicious spaghetti with meatballs tonight, and I followed it up with a bowl of Sir Walter...
  15. elbert

    Turn Your Back Even For A Minute...

    In defence of Missouri Meerschaum seconds, their problem is that they can't screw up enough pipes fast enough to meet demand. If this was a hobby-wide problem, we'd be living in a Golden Age!
  16. elbert

    Anyone 3d Printing Pipes, Tampers, Lighter Cases?

    I know a man who makes pipestone-pipes for traditional Lakota ceremonies in South Dakota. He finished a pipe of rare beauty last summer, and the day after he showed it to me he knocked it off his workbench onto the concrete while tidying up the shop. It was never smoked. I can never think about...
  17. elbert

    100-Year-Old-Picture

    I suspect the cause isn't hopeless even with sweet corn. Missouri Meerschaum needs to get a usable cob out of nearly every ear, but the dabbler just needs to get a usable cob out of a harvest. I talked to a German fellow the other day, who was amused when the subject of corn came up. "In Europe...
  18. elbert

    100-Year-Old-Picture

    Very nice! The farm my father grew up on is still in the (extended) family, I would love to make a pipe out of the corn one summer. I've read that today's corn varietals are less suitable, as they've been bred for larger kernels and smaller cobs?
  19. elbert

    Missouri Meerschaum - 150 Years

    I keep hoping I'll get routed into the Washington, MO area so I can stop by. My daily pipes are almost exclusively cobs these days. Smoked hard and put away charred! :puffy:
  20. elbert

    Anyone 3d Printing Pipes, Tampers, Lighter Cases?

    I like that little jack-stand, OP. You need to make a little Haynes manual to go with it. And a little man cursing loudly with a wrench in hand :mrgreen: I wouldn't want to smoke out of plastic either, but one application I do think this would be well suited for is baccyflaps.
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