I might as well introduce myself.
My name is Chris and I currently live in Albuquerque, NM, USA. I have only been smoking a pipe for about a year. Some of my current favorites are MB Navy Flake and Orlik Golden Sliced.
I have been lurking around here for awhile and I decided it was about time to say hello.
I am probably what most of you would consider a light smoker. I only smoke a couple of bowls a week.
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Greeting and a welcome.
I smoke a few bowl a day, but who cares about the amount, right ? :)
whats your favorite genre of tobacco ?
If I have not seen as far as others, it's because giants have been standing on my shoulders.
whats your favorite genre of tobacco ?
I am still trying to answer this question. My wife doesn't like the smell of latakia. So I typically stay away from anything with a high latakia content.
Welcome.
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"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth" -- Albert Einstein
As you have probably figured out,we're pretty laid back here...no one will chastise you for only smoking a few bowls a week. OGS is pretty popular here and a few of us probably have the same experience with latakia...how can something so good smell so bad?
"If you can't send money, send tobacco." -George Washington to the Continental Congress, 1776
I won't argue with her!
To me latakia is quite foul, dunno why really, and it might change with time. But it does smell like fart if someome smokes a bowl of a latakia bound tobacco.
If I have not seen as far as others, it's because giants have been standing on my shoulders.
fart is just going a bit too far especially from someone addicted to the repugnance of perique.
Welcome Chris.
Fume in pace, ckr
You're forgiven for not liking Latakia. HOWEVER - the Smoke Stack is NOT. Anyone who can handle pure Perique, soak it in rum for added effect & then complains about Latakia smelling like farts (while perspiration drips off his forehead)...and then wonders why he's the smokestack.... humph. So what if it smells like farts. What makes for old farts then? Personally I think it smells like a horse box. But then I like horses. My wife tolerates Latakia. Most of the time, she tolerates me too. The combination of farts must be overwhelming. Poor girl.
I remember seeing your name before ... but its been a while. Well, anyway ... welcome (or welcome back as the case may be).
Then again ... it may be that I just remember seeing it in the "new members" window on the left of the screen ... well, either way: welcome.
Rick Piatt
Seems like I agitated some ppl here, now you know this laid back, friendly easy going attitude is just a facade ;)
hehe
Well, if I truly offended anyone, I apologize!
when it comes to room note, some complain that my beloved Cob Plug have the room note/stench of manure. I agree to some extent, but I still love smoking it.
If I have not seen as far as others, it's because giants have been standing on my shoulders.
Welcome. Since you've lurked for awhile, I don't have to tell you this is a good group of guys. Enjoy your stay.
A hearty welcome from me as well.
What you see is what you get here, so you know what to expect -- the unexpected.
Cheers!
Corneel Vermeulen
Pipe Lore
Chris,
Welcome aboard, glad to have you. For the record, latakia smells like burning tires, not farts.
"Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets and watched the smoke that rises from the pipes of lonely men in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows?" T.S. Eliot
Something smelly burned by tired old farts. I think.
Nice to have a sane (?) person with us older farts. My wife doesn't care for latakia. But, she doesn't notice an ounce to a pound in my own Captain Bob's Blend, but I do like a touch of it (1/16th). I look forward to your companionship.
Appleton, Wisconsin USA
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You guys are killin me!
LMFAO (F does NOT stand for Fart...)
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