I'm Dating a Magazine Cover Girl!

[georged]

OK, not exactly dating... but she IS living with me.

And it's an inside page, not the cover...

And it's an advertisement, not an article...

Oh well... in affairs of the heart close counts, right?

The lady in question is a jumbo XL Dunhill, and the magazine is Pipes & Tobaccos.

The advertiser was an outfit called Payless Pipes that used to be in Louisiana but is no more. (I think they got nailed by Katrina.)

Interestingly, the pipe was never actually Payless stock. The imagery was provided to them by Dunhill's rep here in the US, Music City Marketing.

She called to me from a table at the St. Louis show in February of 2005, and I quickly fell for her.

Not sure quite why, actually... while the grain is both abundant and interesting it isn't exactly straight; and the shape---what boils down to a tall Pot---isn't exactly sinuous and sexy.

Who knows. The Ways of the Briar are often mysterious in addition to being seductive.

She sure smokes goot though, don'tcha know. Oh yaahhhh. One of my top five.

 

[ssjones]

Just think what that would look like with a Dibos stem....(kidding, not sure that aesthetic could be improved!).

I remember Payless but can't remember when they closed, it was after Katrina (2015 or so?)

 

[greeneyes]

Just think what that would look like with a Dibos stem....(kidding, not sure that aesthetic could be improved!).

I remember Payless but can't remember when they closed, it was after Katrina (2015 or so?)

I think Payless was in Colorado back then.

 

[georged]

I think Payless was in Colorado back then.

Turns out theyn were mostly in Nawlins, with stints in Nebraska, Colorado, and now Florida.

 

[BriarsAndBottles]

I love that marketing “discover perhaps” lol!

 

[didimauw]

I see the grain is a match....but can you angle the pipe to show the valleys on the bowl in so they line up with the one in the ad?!?!? Hahahaha

 

[giacomo]

Congratulations on your new flame!

 

[mso489]

Imagine, discover perhaps a media star in your own home.

 

[captaincalabash]

Love it! (excuse me...HER!)

 

[kcghost]

I knew you weren't dating a real human because you never leave the house. The pipe, on the other hand, has more esthetic lines than a dame and is certainly a lot quieter for a helluva a lot longer.

 

[anotherbob]

reminds me of a story I have... I'll put it this way it's weird to look at an ad in a fashion magazine and go hey I know her, oh that explains a lot actually....

 

[condorlover1]

I thought Payless was a shoe company!

 

[georged]

I see the grain is a match....but can you angle the pipe to show the valleys on the bowl in so they line up with the one in the ad?!?!? Hahahaha

O ye of little faith:

 

[georged]

I knew you weren't dating a real human because you never leave the house.

I didn't always date pipes...

Did OK back in the day, actually.

Here's Da Kid's mom a few months before he emerged into the world ---







And here be Da Kid.

He dun growed a whole bunch, though... (They do that if you feed 'em, we discovered.)

 

[didimauw]

O ye of little faith:

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Hahahaha that's better!

 

[OverMountain]

O ye of little faith:

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That fingerprint passes muster! Amazing you were able to make the connection.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I guess that means I have an internet model living in my closet.

 

[Humblepipe]

I didn't always date pipes...

Did OK back in the day, actually.

Here's Da Kid's mom a few months before he emerged into the world ---


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And here be Da Kid.

He dun growed a whole bunch, though... (They do that if you feed 'em, we discovered.)


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Yes you did, George! Great looking family.