Calling All Lurkers: Speak Right Up

[onestrangeone]

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If the factory pipes are usually readily available, I think I'd choose the artisan pipe.<br />
That’s the direction I’m leaning in

 

[onestrangeone]

Dbl post

 

[mikethompson]

Come right in folks and pull up a chair. There's always room for a few more.

 

[jpmcwjr]

For me the problem is that English is not my native Language (I'm Italian…), so I understand most of the forum posts, but some posters use sometimes slang expressions that I don't understand. Therefore I hesitate to post comments, because it could be that I can't understand the replies...

Don't worry! Some of us native English speakers have the same problem! Please do post anyhow..... Ciao for now!

 

[mso489]

Thank you lurkers and others. The Italian member does well in English; if only I could do so in Italian (or French, or some other language). Actually, we have an international crew here from U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and other places, so the language community is wide. As for the opinion atmosphere, I think we do pretty well,with moderators help, to stick to the subject. My sense is that our cultural/political groundings are all over the map, and that is the beautiful thing. Instead of carping at each other, we have some good meeting of the minds even when we don't agree. So if you can bring yourself to contribute comments and stay mostly with pipes, it's all to the good, in my opinion. Thank you, and more-more-more comments are welcome!

 

[bnichols23]

I can has lurk?!?

 

[magicalgibbon]

Hey there. I’d like to out myself as a lurker... but not no more, pipe smoking brethren.

 

[mso489]

magicalgibbon, welcome aboard!

 

[magicalgibbon]

Thank you!

 

[raybrown55]

Thanks to the people that have kindly commented my post, i feel encouraged to write something to the forum one of the next days...

 

[woodsroad]

Spoken like a native, Raybrown!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

We are looking forward to your posts Raybrown ::

 

[bnichols23]

Please do, rb5x2!

 

[mikethompson]

You really do get more out of the forum when you engage and ask questions. Truthfully we love it when someone asks our opinions
Just don't scare them all away Bill.

 

[crashthegrey]

I lurked for some time before commenting. That was years ago. Now I am sporadic, but not lurking per se.

 

[mso489]

crash', I admire your reserve. I wish I could be more toward sporadic myself.

 

[crashthegrey]

There are good days. And there are bad days.

 

[styler]

I lurk a fair bit I guess. I'm from Scotland so I don't have regular access to a lot of the blends talked about on here and I can't afford to buy new pipes very often, so I don't really have that much to say. Happy to chime in when the topic of whisky comes up though!

 

[phxrock]

Lurking is safer. Can't say the wrong thing. And won't be misunderstood.

 

[ocpsdan]

I lurk on a daily basis.. everything I'd usually pitch in on has already been discussed by the time I find it.