***What Are You Smoking, March 2021?***

[oldgeezersmoker]

Pipe is a Castello G 365 Sea Rock

 

[whitebar]

Mac Baren ODF in a meer.

 

[cigrmaster]

2007 Stonehaven in a Rad Davis Zulu.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of D&R Ryback in a smooth straight late 1970s Charatan Special 4148DC Reg. No. 203573 pot with a black double comfort vulcanite stem. Got the rest of my daily walking reps in just before the rain, thunder and lightning came rolling in. We're under a tornado watch, and the durn thing better stay away from tobacco!

 

[Gus]

good night all, St James Plug in a Viprati

 

[rushx9]

Grousemoor in a G&G Appleby meerschaum lined, carved resin lion figural.

 

[JimInks]

About half way through this bowl of KBV MSP beta test in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Power was on and off for a couple of minutes, but the tornado seems to have passed us by. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[canucklehead]

Low Country Natural Virginia&Burley in a MM Legend 5th Avenue Straight, enjoying the sunshine while scooping the dog poops that are melting out of the snow in the backyard.

 

[danimalia]

How's it going?

I've not yet cracked one of my tins. Let us know your thoughts!

I enjoyed it! It's tamer than I expected. I was expecting a spice bomb with that crazy Perique percentage, but it's pretty well-behaved. Kind of semi-sweet, and a bit sour and funky, too. Will take more bowls to get a better read on it, I think. Kind of a strange one.

Now smoking another bowl of The Beast in a Savinelli Series III lumberman.

 

[whitebar]

Mixture No. 79 in a big blasted Ser Jacopo Maxima Maxima ball shape bowl.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of KBV Festivus GT in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow with white swirls acrylic saddle stem.

 

[danimalia]

Just a guess, but I think it's because they assume British ppl know that Cob=big horse, but Americans think Cob=corncob pipe, and some sales rep probably suggested it should be changed to avoid association with cheaper economy tobaccos that drug stores used to push alongside MMs. Also, Americans are suckers for made up dates that prop up a legend or mythology of long standing history and quality, especially when it comes to tobacco and whisky. "It might seem weird, but it's been around for over 200 years for a reason"-type marketing.

See, I didn't know a cob was a big horse, myself, so maybe it was a smart move. Still, why not just call it Big-Ass Horse Flake then? I think that would really capture a sense of tradition, as well as notify the smoker that this flake will kick you in the fucking face with it's nicotine content. ?

 

[burleyboy]

Smoking Amphora Burley in a Castello 55 KK Sea Rock.

 

[Birddog66]

See, I didn't know a cob was a big horse, myself, so maybe it was a smart move. Still, why not just call it Big-Ass Horse Flake then? I think that would really capture a sense of tradition, as well as notify the smoker that this flake will kick you in the fucking face with it's nicotine content. ?

Cob is also an old Cornish name for a spider, hence “cobweb”, I seriously doubt it has a damn thing to do with plug tobacco though.

 

[marconi]

Smoking some GH Dark Flake in a Savinelli smooth bing drinking De-Cafe.

 

[Birddog66]

Just had some Skiff in Christine and some 3P’s in my new Yello Bole.
Now for something smokey before bed, 2017 Regents Flake in the Ornsby Pipe with some Haig

 

[Fiddlepiper]

Davidoff Danish mixture in a P.Jeppeson

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl The Beast in a Meerschaum.

 

[craig61a]

Several year old PS17 English Luxury in a 1964 Dunhill LB Shell.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Ken Byron Ventures Mycroft 2021 in a medium bend smooth paneled 2017 Celebi Turkish Meerschaum with a gold and black swirl acrylic tapered stem.