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It just doesn't jive with his macho image, plus I'm not sure that aros were nearly as popular in his day
I don't know anything about British OTCs but I could see it especially given the amount he smoked. I was about to say I didn't know he also smoked cigars then I caught the innuendo lmfao. He did smoke cigars in a few sketches, plus one where he smoked a cigarette.
Ah exactly the sort of thing I guessed. Thanks for the link, I forgot Smoking Pipes was such a great resource for that sort of info.From another site:
Graham Chapman- St. Bruno Ready Rubbed and Three Nuns "Mixture" (probably the Empire Blend)
Graham Chapman: Comedian, Monty Python Member, Pipe Smoker | Smokingpipes.com
Learn more about Comedian and pipe smoker Graham Chapman, a Monty Python writer and performer.
Some of the burliest guys I've seen in B&Ms are there for the aros. Nothing masculine or feminine about tobacco use.
Of course not but according to Cleese Graham's macho image was very deliberate and the pipes were part of that image.
Tonsil cancer that metastasized to his bones, quite dreadful. On one of the documentaries about Python one of the living members attributed it to his smoking, which was pretty heavy by all accounts. All the drinking might've been a factor too, even though he'd been sober for several years before the cancer.
What do you mean? African or European swallow?
Lucky fellow. I met Eric Idle at a convention back in the 90s but would've loved to have met all of the Pythons in their prime.
