PSA for all Pipers

[Winnipeger]

A "piper" is a person who plays the bagpipes. If you smoke a pipe, you are a "pipe smoker", not a "piper".

When you smoke your pipe, you are not "piping", you are "smoking a pipe", "pipe smoking", or "lunting", which is a useful English word that means smoking whilst walking — and/or — walking whilst smoking. "Piping" means to speak in a shrill voice. "Puffing" is an acceptable term used to denote the action of smoking a tobacco pipe.

 

[bullet08]

Glad to see this PSA. As a piper, someone who played bagpipes for well over 20 years, I would like this to clear up the misunderstanding.

 

[kcghost]

Actually, this is a nice clarification.

 

[mortonbriar]

And I just thought she was an inmate.

 

[bullet08]

And I just thought she was an inmate.

Nah.. She's WNBA player. No one knew her or WNBA, but we know now. And she's an American citizen. We take care of our own.

 

[coming to_falling too]

You don't say...

 

[OzPiper]

I chose "Ozpiper" even though it wasn't semantically correct.
I didn't think "OzSmokerOfPipes" had quite the same ring

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[Winnipeger]

I chose "Ozpiper" even though it wasn't semantically correct.
I didn't think "OzSmokerOfPipes" had quite the same ring

No offence. The OP is just pure, gleeful pedantry on my part. OzPiper is a great handle.

 

[Chasing Embers]

"Piping" means to speak in a shrill voice.

It's also a type of cake decoration and textile edging.

 

[Winnipeger]

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CORRECTION:

The word "piper" when used in reference to a human person refers to one who plays the bagpipes.

Better?

Sheesh.

 

[OzPiper]

No offence. The OP is just pure, gleeful pedantry on my part. OzPiper is a great handle.

No offence taken, being somewhat of a pedant myself.
Semantics vs catchiness
The latter won out

 

[TheIronMonkey]

In the spirit of the season (if a bit early):

 

[craig61a]

Picked a peck of pickled peppers…

 

[yanoJL]

 

[OverMountain]

Someone please alert YouTube about this.

“What’s up YouTube, XXXXX piper here….”

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

And a Piper is a ........ hobby!

 

[AJL67]

We take care of our own.

I'll have some of what he's smoking!

 

[kurtbob]

Glad to see this PSA. As a piper, someone who played bagpipes for well over 20 years, I would like this to clear up the misunderstanding.

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Brother, you never stop to impress me! For the record……my 2 favorite instruments are ones most people can’t or won’t listen to as stand alone. But man, give me some pipes or a banjo tune and I’m a happy man!

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Picked a peck of pickled peppers…

Pickled Pipers - HAhahahaha