Origins of IPSD

[argakusumah]

What are the origins/history of IPSD?

 

[mikethompson]

Firstly, welcome to the forum!
I forgot about that actually. February 20th is just around the corner.
As for an origin story, I can't help you out. But I know it falls about a month before Cigar Smoking day, so maybe they are related?

 

[argakusumah]

@mikethompson
Thank you, mate..
I just want to know why February 20th is celebrated as IPSD, who and where was first celebrated?

 

[mikethompson]

Smokingpipes.com has this to say about IPSD:
Video
It also says it started in 2008.

 

[argakusumah]

I've got clue!!
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-news/international-pipe-smoking-day-feb-20/

 

[ssjones]

It's definitely waned in the past five years.
We did have a thread in 2018:

http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/got-anything-for-ipsd-2018

(learned if you google IPSD thats a whole other can of worms)

 

[olkofri]

It needs to be moved to May 31. :twisted:

 

[Chasing Embers]

Here ya go.
History of IPSD

 

[jaytex1969]

At midnight on February 19, a stirring begins in the lair of jiminks.
Each hour until sunrise, he has a pipe, a meal and a beverage, moving one step closer to the entrance of his lair.
By sunrise, he reaches the door, where a special Lovat Meerschaum Morta Cob is loaded with the latest blend born before the sun crests the horizon.
He positions himself before an ancient crystal hanging in the doorway and draws on the magic pipe.
If the sun's rays hit the crystal just right, his pipe is lit and pipe smoking may continue for another year.
The pipe smoking community rejoices and celebrates with many sales, purchases and untruths delivered to spouses about PAD and TAD expenditures.

 

[rmpeeps]

I’m grateful the stirrings were revealed to be in his “lair”.

No telling where that statement might have gone to!