My first pipe was a plastic pink bubble pipe. And I loved that thing too, it was awesome. This pipe fixation goes deeper then I originally thought.
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My first was a corn cob my parents gave me to chew on when teething.
Wait like a cob or corn cob pipe. I think you mean the pipe. But I also have an image of you as an infant with just an old cob that you're nawing through.
As a child I went from candy cigarettes, moved up to bubble gum cigars and then finally black licorice pipes.
My favorites...still available locally.
My favorites...still available locally.
Yep, it was a pipe.
Yeah....I can see that.
My parents bought me candy cigarette. Different times
And before that, it was probably kicked off by another fleshy, pink, bubble like thing that was even better. We're likely all secretly chasing a deeper experience but don't quite know it.
But, hey, at least you're not huffing on cigars and all the deep seated trauma that hobby entails... Not that there's anything wrong with that!
--I think.
Same, and Big League Chew gum.
Yup. Come to think of it, my grandfather bought me Big League after school. There is a store here and yall probably have them, Five and Below, that carries all those candies we grew up with. I might just stop in and and pick some up for old times sake.
Apparently black liquorice can lead to heart attacks.
If it's in the shape of a pipe as well. Oh my goodness !
If it's in the shape of a pipe as well. Oh my goodness !
I'm not up on my licorice medical research, but you have to be careful. A lot of warnings are generated by one study, and some of those aren't rigorously peer reviewed. It's just newsworthy when someone says in print that licorice leads to heart attacks. I used to do a lot of science writing, so I'm cautious and skeptical.
Salesman knocks on a door answered by a 10 year old holding a cigar in one hand and a scotch in the other….
Salesman: “Are your parents home?”
Kid: “The fux it look like?”
Salesman: “Are your parents home?”
Kid: “The fux it look like?”
Oh! I love black liquorice and Scandinavian salt liquorice too
I've heard of Scandinavian salt liquorice, but never tried it.
I think I'll give it a go, especially if it comes in the shape of a pipe ?
I just heard about that the other day.
The example of it being fatal was a guy eating about a pound of Licorice every day for 10 days straight, and it stripped his body of Potassium, leading to heart failure.
So if you're low on Potassium then I can see it being something to avoid, otherwise normal people eating normal amounts of candy are fine.
I love licorice, but I’ve never tried the salted stuff though. I will say, I’m not a big fan of the Australian licorice. Tastes fine, but the texture is too soft for me.
Be warned; it's an acquired taste. We used to get it in my London office when visited by Scandinavian clients or some of our staff had been visiting them. Most people in the office hated it (which was great, all the more for me
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