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  1. karam

    Briar chew toys for dogs?!

    Saw this yesterday in a German pet shop, then googled and apparently it's a thing in the UK too (example). Feels like an insult, though I am aware that these are the unusable roots most likely. They were smoothened, probably by sandblast.
  2. karam

    RIP Charlie Munger

    He was a real one. I have watched countless videos of his roasting stupidity and irrationality and try to apply some of the learnings myself. A few that stuck with me are: How hard is it to be rational If people weren’t so often stupid we wouldn’t be so rich Find what can go wrong, not what can...
  3. karam

    "The God Abandons Antony", C. P. Cavafy; Dodge Challenger Hellcat Edition

    This is borderline sacrilege, this is my favourite Greek poet. I am not particularly literary , my parents are, although I have read some poetry in my time. Apparently poetry should talk to anyone, regardless of the intent of the poet. This poem always came to me whenever something good was...
  4. karam

    MM 2018 Reverse Calabash

    Finally got one. Debated a bit with myself about smoking a never-smoked pipe but hey, I don't plan of ever selling it, it was bought to be smoked. I always found the first edition a bit more elegant, but I love this one too. Choice of first smoke will be some well-aged Ascanian No2.
  5. karam

    Paris Fat Mens' Club 1924

    Some mighty gentlemen, and a couple of mighty pipes: Fun fact, apparently in France they were called "100 kilo clubs", whereas in other places (UK, US) the threshold to join was 92kg, bet nowadays a well-built but not fat male is 100kg easily.
  6. karam

    Boxing, anyone?

    Heya, haven't made a thread in a while. Just making this one to talk about a new hobby of mine: boxing. I sacked up to walk into a dedicated boxing club as a fat/big looking 40 year old who last did anything cardio at least 10 years ago. I've been in the gym in many periods, the last 12 months...
  7. karam

    ChatGPT

    Anyone here following this thing? If not then google it, if yes I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Essentially it is a chatbox supported by an extremely powerful deep learning AI. I played with it a bit, this thing is genuinely scary, huge opportunity for time saving. Scary because it...
  8. karam

    RIP Paul Sorvino

    :( not a great few months is it?
  9. karam

    Swiss Estate Auction

    So I saw this auction with a few hours to go and decided to hit it at the starting price (which was barely matching the price of the calabash) and hope for the best. I got it. It’s a mix of Butz Choquin and Dr Plumb. The calabash which was my target is in great condition, none of the stems are...
  10. karam

    Dan Tobacco Tumblin' Dice - Anyone Like it?

    As the title reads, I've seen this tobacco for a while, and have enough trust in Dan Tobacco given the excellent Ascanian and St Bernard, so I'd like to hear from anyone with first hand experience what's it like, and how it may stack up against other VaPers. Thank you
  11. karam

    Semi-Obscure Swiss Tobaccos Reviews

    Title edited. Caps and clarification. -jpm Hello, I wanted to write about a handful of house blends I've tried over here. They have minimal descriptions of contents, and no reviews on TR. They come from a shop called Roman Peter, and another called Tabak Laedeli. First, the Roman Peter...
  12. karam

    Gawith & Hoggarth Curly Cut Deluxe

    I got this on a whim visiting Sven Steinmann's amazing pipe shop in Basel. Saw "Escudo" on the jar and supposed it is a VaPer - it is not, but it somewhat tastes like one. Sven told me the backstory to the blend. Basel is a great little city, but any pipe-smoking visitor could do worse than...
  13. karam

    I Blame ChasingEmbers

    There is something about this shape that i find irresistible. Beautiful estate I just bought from Germany, spotlessly clean, almost unsmoked.
  14. karam

    Fribourg & Treyer Cut Blended Plug

    I am slowly but surely falling under the Virginia spell. F&T Cut Virginia Plug seems to be more lauded here, but given the option my first dip in the F&T pool was the apparently stronger brother, Cut Blended Plug. I have had this tin for a week or so, and had five flakes so far, will surely be...
  15. karam

    Are VaPers the Biggest Rabbit Hole in Pipe Tobacco or is it Straight Va?

    Something I have been ruminating on for a while: since smoking my first VaPer three years ago (DLNRs) I have been chasing the dragon of the perfect VaPer for me. Haven’t found it yet but have found several VERY enjoyable blends along the way. Some definite keepers to build up. As an ignorant...
  16. karam

    Bona Fide Maple Blends - Looking for Suggestions

    Morning, or evening! Looking for recommendations here: I really like MacBaren’s Dark Twist Roll Cake, would just like to find something a bit stronger, with a touch MORE maple. I searched tobaccoreviews, and got a good stack of GH Sweet Maple Twist thinking it’d be what I am after yet the maple...
  17. karam

    Synjeco's Holker Twist Review

    Thought to give the floor to another rarer tobacco now that I got my hands on it and had a few good sized bowls. I was excited for this one because I love VaPers, it comes in rope cut, and should have great ageing potential. It is Synjeco's Holker Twist, a VaPer rope made by Gawith for Synjeco...
  18. karam

    First Swiss Tobacco Order

    Now I live in Switzerland, a pipe tobacco oasis compared to Greece. This is a very modest order to test the waters. There will be more! That Holker twist is a rope and a half! And couldn’t miss GH Sweet rum twist, or some Americana :)
  19. karam

    Synjeco's Bad Nun 2 - Made by Gawith

    I'll be moving to Switzerland very soon, and of course part of the excitement is the availability of plenty of Gawith tobaccos through Synjeco. During a short visit a month ago I had to get something - from Sven Steinmann's wonderful pipe shop in Basel. This is Bad Nun 2, made by Gawith &...
  20. karam

    Gawith & Hoggarth Dark Flake Scented Review

    Now we're talking. I am an unapologetic Lakeland fan, but edging towards dropping the "Lakeland" label as all "Lakelands" I've smoked are very different from each other so they shouldn't be lumped together in terms of taste, only in terms of origin. This one smells extremely strongly of...
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