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Do Pipers Keep Their Pipes Cleaner Today
Looking at the general condition of many old estate pipes is what prompted a thought. Are pipe smokers keeping pipes cleaner today than was the custom in the past? In reading posts on the pipe repair and general statements on tobacco it occurred to me that pipe smokers today are generally...- okiescout
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Meadowlark Lemon Has Passed
A great American, a great citizen of the human race, and a great Hoopster, has left the world much better for him having lived in it. I was sad to see Meadowlark Lemon passed away yesterday at the age of 83. He was one of my idols as a young man and will always arouse in me the images of humor...- okiescout
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Anyone Smoked One Of Tom Eltangs Blends?
I was perusing Smoking Pipes online today and came across four different Tom Eltang blends. They consist of: "English", Mixture", "Sweet and Mellow", "Virginia". The Virginia is described as: The natural sweetness and appealing fragrance of red and bright Virginias take the center stage of...- okiescout
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Most Unforgettable Pipe Smoker
Just reading a discussion on building cake, it took me back to my early days at 15, working in Henry Levi's ladies shoe store after school and weekends. Known simply as Henry's Shoe Store, Henry operated one of the two exclusive shoe stores for women in an oil refinery town of 45,000 people in...- okiescout
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What Makes Room Note So Evasive To The Smoker
Why is it so difficult for the actual smoker to pick up on the room note of his pipe while he is smoking it?- okiescout
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Products for Oral Sores
I recently read on a blog that you should not smoke when you have sores in your mouth ( lips, gums,etc. ) From childhood I have been plagued from time to time with mouth sores. As an adult I have come to realize they are brought on by injury ( banging a gum with tooth brush ) or whatever...- okiescout
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Cellaring Aromatics
I have read that it does no good to cellar aromatic's as far as flavor goes. In the light of coming bad times, I was curious if it could be done in order to stock up a supply for the day the spigot gets cut off? If it can't be done, what would you suggest aromatic smokers could do. May be a...- okiescout
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions