Choosing a Pipe to Suit Your Face?

[supperthyme]

Something that's starting to annoy me is that a couple of long time pipe video channels have changed gears and gone into political talks.?

Which pipe channels would you say are the most informative and least prone to political bias?

 

[gamzultovah]

I'm not so sure... I've smoked both $10 corn cobs and massive gnarly Danish freehands in public with some regularity, but the reaction from bystanders was pretty even.
The pipe in your first photo might raise some eyebrows though ? maybe you should smoke it out in public some day, you know.. for science.

I wish I could, but I simply don’t have the heart...not with that pipe. I’m sentimental in that way. I have a lot of unsmoked pipes in my collection (including Beckers, Micoli’s, Christian Wolfsteiner’s and Les Wood’s) that I feel need to stay that way. I’m just an old softy, I guess...

 

[diamondback]

The landlady, who's against smoking. She was alarmed upon seeing my lil' pipe keychain, afraid it might be for pot.

/facepalm

She means her! Dang it, Olkofri. lol

 

[olkofri]

I like the facial expression. Seems to be thinking, "what a crock of shit" .... which seems to be the most applicable response to so much these days.

 

[olkofri]

/facepalm

She means her! Dang it, Olkofri. lol

Ohh! I'm like the bear in my avatar!

 

[supperthyme]

I wish I could, but I simply don’t have the heart...not with that pipe. I’m sentimental in that way. I have a lot of unsmoked pipes in my collection (including Beckers, Micoli’s, Christian Wolfsteiner’s and Les Wood’s) that I feel need to stay that way. I’m just an old softy, I guess...

Nothing wrong with being a softy! I totally understand having an emotional attachment to your collection. Pipes are more than just a smoking apparatus, they're a piece of art that was carefully and lovingly made.
So gamzultovah- what is the strangest pipe in your collection that you actually do smoke? Bring that out on the town.

 

[brian64]

they're a piece of art that was carefully and lovingly made.

You must have missed the specimen made by Saint Peter that he posted recently.

 

[gamzultovah]

Nothing wrong with being a softy! I totally understand having an emotional attachment to your collection. Pipes are more than just a smoking apparatus, they're a piece of art that was carefully and lovingly made.
So gamzultovah- what is the strangest pipe in your collection that you actually do smoke? Bring that out on the town.

Oh I have. I inadvertently brought this pipe with me to Jamaica (I call it the Magic Mushroom). It is a Brebbia Collection pipe of dynamic proportions, and everywhere I went on the island, people would say “Mon, mon nice chalice!” ...and then proceed to try and sell me some ganja. Bringing this pipe to Jamaica , in hindsight, was not the wisest choice...?

 

[ray47]

ray47: I'm guessing you are using the "royal we" and not speaking for all "mail-order" pipe smokers.

You are correct. I would never think to speak for anyone but myself. Also when I spoke about putting a pipe in your mouth at a tobacconist before you purchase it, I went to a tobacconist where you could put the pipe in your mouth. They gave me a cover to put over the end thus not putting any germs or the like on the pipe stem. Maybe I should have thought out my original post a little better. Sorry.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Which pipe channels would you say are the most informative and least prone to political bias?

Matches 860 is still a favorite. Like a pipe smoking Bob Ross.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Good lord, I go watch Frozen 2 and everything on here goes weird!

 

[hauntedmyst]

Recently I came across one of Muttnchop Piper’s videos entitled “What Shape Should I Choose?” in which he suggests purchasing pipes based on how their shapes correlate with your facial features.

while I am sure he is a tremendous fellow, I 'd have much difficulty taking personal style advice from some one who appears to live in a cabin (I actually like that about him but it doesn't scream GQ) and sports a facial hair style that hasn't been popular since the Wright Brother's took their first flight.


And keep in mind this is coming from someone that makes John Merrick look like Brad Pitt by comparison.

 

[supperthyme]

You must have missed the specimen made by Saint Peter that he posted recently.

Hm, are you referring to the hobby block that someone experimented on with different tools? Or something entirely different?

 

[hauntedmyst]

This brings to mind an interesting query- what's considered a "feminine" pipe shape? Stir the pot ?

stay away from Om Pauls. Slim, straight, elegant pipes would go well for you.

 

[diamondback]

while I am sure he is a tremendous fellow, I 'd have much difficulty taking personal style advice from some one who appears to live in a cabin (I actually like that about him but it doesn't scream GQ) and sports a facial hair style that hasn't been popular since the Wright Brother's took their first flight.

My God man, I literally almost spit out my flavored seltzer water!

 

[olkofri]

It's been a loooong while since I've taken a selfie, especially with a pipe, but I ended up needing a headshot for business purposes:

I ended up going with the volcano.



I sent a low key version to the University when the Geography department requested it for their awards and scholarships page. Given that they had just gone "100% smoke-free campus", I sent them this:



I haven't taken a selfie with any of my Canadians.

 

[brian64]

Hm, are you referring to the hobby block that someone experimented on with different tools? Or something entirely different?

Yeah I think you're referring to the same one.

It was just an attempt at humor...referring to the "ugliest pipe" thread recently where St. Pete's creation seemed to run off with the blue ribbon.

 

[diamondback]

It's been a loooong while since I've taken a selfie, especially with a pipe, but I ended up needing a headshot for business purposes:

I ended up going with the volcano.

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I sent a low key version to the University when the Geography department requested it for their awards and scholarships page. Given that they had just gone "100% smoke-free campus", I sent them this:

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I haven't taken a selfie with any of my Canadians.

You’re hired! Now, what do you do?

 

[supperthyme]

I inadvertently brought this pipe with me to Jamaica

How? The thing looks massive. That's not to say I don't love it, the 'magic mushroom' is absolutely fantastic.

 

[brian64]

It's been a loooong while since I've taken a selfie, especially with a pipe, but I ended up needing a headshot for business purposes:

Very nice.

And very close to the same expression as the bear...particularly the bottom one. (sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[supperthyme]

stay away from Om Pauls. Slim, straight, elegant pipes would go well for you.

Ah, it was only a question of what pipe shapes are considered "feminine". I didn't mean to imply that I'm in any way trying to enhance my femininity with certain pipe shapes.

Slim, straight and elegant isn't really my forte. ? About to buy a rhodesian (or 3) from this gentleman:


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