Kevin Quoted in The Guardian

[briarfriar]

I quickly checked through the search engine to determine if this appeared in the Forums already, but I don’t see it.

In a March 16 story, The Guardian quotes our own Kevin Godbee.

Click here to read

So Britain’s young people are taking up pipes and cigars? This was a trend I had to investigate​

 

[kcghost]

Kevin was always a media Star!!

 

[anotherbob]

I think it was mentioned here, though it could have also been a dream I had. Sometimes the real world and this waking fantasy get mixed up ;P.
Seriously though I think the article was shared here along with the note that Kevin was quoted. And if I would venture a guess. I think I was like I told you guys these things move in cycles.

 

[didimauw]

@admin

Well sir, what do you have to say about this?

Awesome by the way! This is the first I've seen this!

 

[PipeWI]

I always worry about this kind of story because it's bound to lead to the usual hysteria and bring pipe smoking under the basilisk glare of the antis. As long as they imagine us as uniformly old newfoundland fishermen (as per this article's author), we're safe, because they think well all be dead soon. As soon as someone suggests that anyone under 30 has picked up a pipe....

 

[PipeIT]

Interesting article on how younger people are getting into cigars and pipes in the UK, and how big that rise is, thanks for sharing.

 

[mortonbriar]

This is not a DIRECT metaphor for Kevin and our forum, but it is what popped into my mind...

 

[Hillcrest]

Its consistent with this article from 8 years ago:

https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-smoking-lifestyle/age-and-pipe-smoking/

 

[fireground_piper]

As long as they imagine us as uniformly old newfoundland fishermen (as per this article's author), we're safe, because they think we’ll all be dead soon.

A nuisance that solves itself! It’s perfect.

 

[bullet08]

Was sure which "Guardian" we are talking about. Then realized it's a British paper. Cool. Read it online occasionally when there's something about jellied eel.

 

[AroEnglish]

I wonder if there's enough growth in the UK that in a few decades the perception and laws regarding smoking will change.