This forum is such a welcome distraction during turbulent times. And people are so pleasant and helpful. Offering advice on the forum and through PMs, sharing samples. I find myself getting agitated as I read and watch the news. And political arguments on facebook and other forums inevitably turn nasty. Maybe if there were more pipe smokers in this country we would have fewer problems! So - thank you.
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This place would turn into the others without a firm hand on the moderation keeping politics out. It’s thanks to the owner and team that keep the place tidy.
Certainly true. This place has gone to the dogs before and will inevitably return there. As you said, the mod and the PM Forum Greats hold this place together through feast and famine.
j/B
I just assumed things are amicable because all pipe smokers are libertarians.
LIBRARIANS! YOU MEANT TO SAY LIBRARIANS!I just assumed things are amicable because all pipe smokers are libertarians.
Deliberative conversation with a sense of humor, the least we can expect of pipe smokers, with their full range of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Civilization, I think it used to be called.
"Talking politics", which is the pseudonym commonly used for posting irrational, witless, and largely imbecilic ad hominem rants, is not allowed here for good reason. As widely practiced on line, it is the ultimate intellectually nutritionless junk food. A housefly will provide more intelligible discourse.I just assumed things are amicable because all pipe smokers are libertarians.
So we are able to band together over our mutual enjoyment of pipes and tobaccos and other non brain draining topics of mutual interest.
This ^^ My father taught me to never discuss Politics or Religion outside their respective arenas. There are no winners.
I know quite a few people that you have to include sports in that list, lol
This is exactly right. My housefly, Jeff, was incredibly wise, witty, and emotionally supportive. He offered terrific financial advice, convincing me to short Sabre and go long on Amazon and Clorox just before the coronavirus hit America. He was amazingly versatile: Jeff solved Goldbach's conjecture, knew all of Leo Kottke's albums, and detected an aortic aneurysm in time for me to get it surgically corrected, A keen appreciator of practical jokes, he never tired of the fake dog poop I bought him as a thank you for his friendship. I miss Jeff almost every day, and sometimes regret swatting him with an old copy of Grit magazine.
My three gigantic house flies don't care to listen to any of my Leo Kottke albums...I assume they like my heavy metal though cause they keep banging their heads into the window.
Don't forget down south and it may not be confined to just this region people do get riled arguing which is best, Ford or Chevy.
There are assholes with small opinions everywhere. I just credit the admin for keeping it clean and fun for everyone on this forum.
That must have been the day he started talking politics.
Not only no, but HELL NO!!I just assumed things are amicable because all pipe smokers are libertarians.
I'm ancien régime. Nope, not joking.