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Fralphog

Lifer
Oct 28, 2021
2,291
30,483
Idaho
Success! Er, I mean gosh darn it all! Guess I need to buy another pipe. Even the rain and wind couldn’t stop it. I filed a claim on the depreciated value of my pipe, which was about 50 cents. Don’t think even mud can restore this one. MM Missouri Pride was the tobacco.
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This may be a situation requiring reporting to @ashdigger or @mikethompson?
The first for a post fire investigation and the second for scientific research on the durability of corn cob pipes. 🤣
 

starrynight

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 10, 2023
274
2,915
HH pure Virginia in my Pete.

I don’t know if this has been discontinued, but if so I think union square scratches the itch just fine. I do find something in hh pure that I didn’t in union square though… something a bit more satisfying—to me.
 

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Skippy Piper

Part of the Furniture Now
Jun 19, 2023
816
10,083
St. Paul, MN
Lane RLP-6 in a Country Gentleman cob while I do my afternoon dog walks, trudging through 9" of freshly fallen snow.

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I've only got one pipeful of RLP-6 left after this, but that's alright because I finally got around to placing what should be my last pipe tobacco order of the year last night and picked up a big 7 ounce tub of my preferred Captain Black Original; so I'll be set on my usual everyday blend for quite awhile! puffy
 

Brad H

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 17, 2024
593
4,429
Success! Er, I mean gosh darn it all! Guess I need to buy another pipe. Even the rain and wind couldn’t stop it. I filed a claim on the depreciated value of my pipe, which was about 50 cents. Don’t think even mud can restore this one. MM Missouri Pride was the tobacco.
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Corn isn't what it used to be with all the added growth hormones and additives these days.
 
Jun 16, 2018
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56
Athens, Greece

JoeW

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 1, 2024
923
7,313
Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
This afternoon I’m enjoying a birthday blizzard bowl of Hal O The Wynd in my Irwin’s 676

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I took the day off to relax, spend some extra time with my family, attend Ash Wednesday services, enjoy my yearly steak, and smoke a nice cigar, not necessarily in that order. Instead, I got my birthday blizzard, a fairly common event for an early March birthday: at least 8 inches of snow so far, with 30-50 mph winds, and projected to last until the early morning hours. So instead of steak, it'll be spaghetti, a traditional birthday treat; instead of going out on the town, we'll stay home at watch a movie. At least we've had electricity most of the day.

It's too cold and windy for a full-size cigar, so I'm spending some quality time in my tent with the propane heater. My birthday hauls have been delayed due to weather, but that's ok: lots of quality tobacco in my stash. After Monday's first taste of HOTW, I wanted to see if it's as good as I remembered. It is. I'll be shopping for more of this.

I consider the Irwins 676 to be my birth year pipe: as far as I can tell, it was made in the mid to late 60s: close enough for me.

I also consider this to be my pipe birthday: a year ago today I bought my first pipe, the Irwins 676, and received some free samples of house blends with it. Total cost: $10 cash. After my first taste of Cap'n Black Gold induced tongue bite, I tried one of the house blends, and found it much better. It's been a learning experience with some challenges and frustrations, but overall very enjoyable and worthwhile. This forum has been a big part of that enjoyment: I've enjoyed a lot of fellowship and learning here. Thank you all for being part of that!
 
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Pooh-Bah

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 21, 2023
584
5,496
32
Central Maryland
Meer billiard. Seersucker.

Since finishing Umineko the other day, I'm now reading Higurashi which is technically a prequel, but in a completely different location and with no recurring characters (unless we count the voyager witches who were "playing" Higurashi, but that connection didn't exist until they were introduced in Umineko).