You Know What I Love About This Forum?

[americaman]

I met up with a fellow forum member yesterday at a cigar bar, and as cigar bars usually go, there was talk of sports and politics. Which was totally fine, because it’s a cigar bar. But I then turned to the fellow forum member and said to him: “You know what I like about the Pipes Magazine forums? No one talks about politics.” He agreed with me.

Now, I’ve only been lurking this forum since Summer 2018, but I cannot recall one political thread or a thread that devolved into a political thread. We mostly just stick to pipes and tobacco, which, in an era where everything is politicized, is super refreshing.

I go on other forums and somehow everything is brought back to politics. I am thinking about leaving a certain hockey forum because of this. It is seriously a religion to some people. This forum has instead been a haven for me, where I can get away from news (which even my iPhone and Samsung TV now push on me) and the cares of the day. Thank you to everyone, and may everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving.

 

[dcon]

It does happen occasionally but, the mods are very good (thankfully) at shutting it down. Let's keep it to the real subject at hand.

 

[verporchting]

Merton, paging Merton... please come to this thread, Merton, paging Merton

 

[philobeddoe]

Agreed...Pipesmagazine is a respite from the political bickering that has inundated the rest of our lives!

 

[sandollars]

Politically speaking, the only relevant topics appropriate to this forum would be about what is happening to our hobby.

My Dad taught me to never discuss Politics or Religion among friends.

 

[brian64]

IBTL

 

[alaskanpiper]

It is indeed one of the better places on earth when it comes to this. Which is nice, especially this time a year, when everyone seems to want to discuss such things at the family dinner table for some sadistic reason. Amazing how fast some people can go from telling a family member that they love them, to telling them that their opinion is Ca Ca Doo Doo Nut Sac BanaNas when politics get involved.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Wow, I've seen all out wars on here where members were banned or just never returned along with thread locks and deletions.

 

[Casual]

Cromwell did nothing wrong. Prove me wrong!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Cromwell did nothing wrong. Prove me wrong!

No idea who you are referring to so I can offer no argument.

 

[brian64]

No idea who you are referring to so I can offer no argument.

I think he was Stan Laurel's partner.

 

[weezell]

I think he was Stan Laurel's partner.

That would be Oliver Hardy...

 

[kurtbob]

I like the fact the OP in any given thread starts the convo with with an honest question or statement of which for the first 50 or so reply’s will be in line then........from nowhere it rapidly evolves into millennials vs baby boomers or whatever. This is awesome and educational all at the same time! Oh, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you stateside members?. Sorry, couldn’t find a green bean casserole emoji

 

[brian64]

That would be Oliver Hardy..

I always get those two mixed up.

 

[Bengel]

That would be Oliver Hardy...

You mean this guy?

Thomas Hardy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Chasing Embers]

You mean this guy?

Thomas Hardy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

This guy.

 

[workman]

The mustache reminds me of someone else. IBTL.

 

[brian64]

This guy.

That's him!!!

But whether he didn't anything wrong or not I couldn't say...I kind of suspect he did though.

 

[brian64]

The mustache reminds me of someone else.

Charlie Chaplin?

 

[jaytex1969]

The mustache reminds me of someone else.

They were popular before the little corporal ruined that style for everyone.

1921-1951 +/-