Let’s Solve Why Pipe Smoking is 1% of 1935

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A man of general knowledge and curiosity is a rare commodity. This isn't surprising when you look at the low number of people who have a passport and have actually used it more than once. Grounding oneself to evolutionary humanity is critical to maintaining physical, cognitive, mental, and spiritual health. Living disconnected from the processes and structures of what allowed humans to thrive over thousands of years never serves us well. It's not that pipe smoking is a critical aspect of human development, but it is representative of many outgrowths of aspects that were important to human development. Socialization, meditation, and so many other endeavors that mattered to our success as a species.

 

[Briar Lee]

In 1985 I opened my office at age 27 and joined the Chamber of Commerce, and they made me President.

The Chamber was in horrible shape, financially. They basically relied only on dues.

In order to get some cash coming in, I went to the American Legion, who had a contract with about a hundred chamber members to put up flags on holidays.

I was smart enough to take along my Vice President who was a young, good looking girl, always kryptonite to old men.

To join the American Legion, you had to be deployed overseas in a war zone, at least back then.

There were about a dozen old veterans all dressed in suits and ties smoking pipes at the meeting of the American Legion where they let the Chamber take over the flags.

That probably is the last time I saw more than one man smoking a pipe in public.

 

[NookersTheCat]

Most people don’t slow down these days. It’s go go go.

Yeah, I can't speak for society at large, but this is my main reason. I work on average 2-3x as long as most other people I know. Add in all my other hobbies and responsibilities and I just don't have the damn time. Sometimes I'm able to have a bowl while tending my garden... but clenching causes me to salivate so then I'm drooling and spitting everywhere like a fool.. plus if I'm actually paying attention to what I'm doing I could practically be puffin' a bowl full of rat hair and wouldn't know the difference.

To me a pipe is only truly enjoyed when you're home, in your den, it's clean, already well fed, the laundry's folded, the day's work and projects are done, and all your mind is clouded with is what movie to pick.....
I certainly do NOT get many of these moments lol.
Most of my cellar I'm basically holding onto solely for fantasies of a different life during retirement in my head... a pipe-dream, if you will...

 

[woodsroad]

Pipe only smokers who never inhale live longer, not by much, but some little bit, than nonsmokers.

Got a cite for that, other than the 55 year old Sturgeon General missive?

 

[telescopes]

Got a cite for that, other than the 55 year old Sturgeon General missive?

Citation - who needs a citation when you can make it so by saying it's so, LOL.

 

[JOHN72]

Here's our bridge. I've actually been to this one in Rondo.View attachment 397822

Beautiful aqueduct of Ronda, (Malaga) Good gastronomy. Home of the Spanish legion, now its most important headquarters is in my province, Almeria.

 

[telescopes]

Beautiful aqueduct of Ronda, (Malaga) Good gastronomy. Home of the Spanish legion, now its most important headquarters is in my province, Almeria.

Imagine having some nice Spanish wine and smoking our pipes under the bridge - we can always go to Mass the next morning.

 

[LeafErikson]

Citation - who needs a citation when you can make it so by saying it's so, LOL.

 

[JOHN72]

Imagine having some nice Spanish wine and smoking our pipes under the bridge - we can always go to Mass the next morning.

Wine, cheese, acorn-fed Iberian ham, that is the essence of Spain. Or how do you think the Spaniards arrived alive to the Americas, in those fantastic ships made of mahogany wood, hahahahahaha.

 

[Gerald Boone]

In 1985 I opened my office at age 27 and joined the Chamber of Commerce, and they made me President.

The Chamber was in horrible shape, financially. They basically relied only on dues.

In order to get some cash coming in, I went to the American Legion, who had a contract with about a hundred chamber members to put up flags on holidays.

I was smart enough to take along my Vice President who was a young, good looking girl, always kryptonite to old men.

To join the American Legion, you had to be deployed overseas in a war zone, at least back then.

There were about a dozen old veterans all dressed in suits and ties smoking pipes at the meeting of the American Legion where they let the Chamber take over the flags.

That probably is the last time I saw more than one man smoking a pipe in public.

Outside of a pipe club or good tobacco shop or lounge that has been my experience as well. I'm glad for this site where I meet people like myself. I can say this is one of the few places where I feel right at home.

 

[telescopes]

Wine, cheese, acorn-fed Iberian ham, that is the essence of Spain. Or how do you think the Spaniards arrived alive to the Americas, in those fantastic ships made of mahogany wood, hahahahahaha.

Ah, acorn-fed Iberian ham. Yes, yes, yes. The essence of Spain is complex. In some respects, given all the autonomous regions - there is no one essence other than a bouquet of many flavors. I am sure you would agree that Fez wearing Moroccans take the cake, LOL. Literally... they took the cake, Ha ha.

 

[woodsroad]

Has anyone else noticed the decline of opium dens over the last 150 years?

 

[ziv]

Wine, cheese, acorn-fed Iberian ham, that is the essence of Spain. Or how do you think the Spaniards arrived alive to the Americas, in those fantastic ships made of mahogany wood, hahahahahaha.

Well, they were definitely not smoking a pipe, that's for sure.

 

[woodsroad]

Well, they were definitely not smoking a pipe, that's for sure.

Ancestry.com says I’m 13% Iberian Peninsula. Comes from my great-grandmother, Alexanderine Chazelle, born in France, 1878. As far as I know, she smoked neither tobacco or opium, but I’ll bet she loved a good Jamon.

 

[PiperCalvinist]

I think the smoking bans effected pipes more then anything else. While a cigar still would be harder to have as ones main and only nicotine, you don't have to invest in pipes and stuff.

Yep - that and all the lung cancer awareness of the 70's & 80's, which ended up lumping all smoking together.

 

[warren]

all the lung cancer awareness of the 70's & 80's, which ended up lumping all smoking together.

Which the science backed. There just isn't a way to safe;y enjoy tobacco. Access the risk and make a decision. That's about all anyone can.

 

[PipePic]

pipes are like double and single edged razor and photography forums.

Thepotential new members are hated and despised. And the bulk of the members on the forums are very off putting to anyone who wants to discuss the topics openly.

Like myself, was just kicked off of a den if idiots because i DARED to make more then one comment per day.

 

[JOHN72]

Ah, acorn-fed Iberian ham. Yes, yes, yes. The essence of Spain is complex. In some respects, given all the autonomous regions - there is no one essence other than a bouquet of many flavors. I am sure you would agree that Fez wearing Moroccans take the cake, LOL. Literally... they took the cake, Ha ha.

My friend Douglas. Are you telling me that you were walking around the city of Ronda with your fez hat on, and eating a ham sandwich?

 

[OzPiper]

The fez wearing Moroccans being Muslim would not be eating jamon I’m sure

 

[JOHN72]

The fez wearing Moroccans being Muslim would not be eating jamon I’m sure

Many of these Muslims, here in my land, eat ham and other things. Keep in mind that according to their religion, they can deceive the infidel in thousands of ways. Even committing crimes and stealing from the infidel is not a sin. We are collecting signatures to ban the feast of the lamb in Spain, a horrible dantesque feast, which they call tradition and culture.