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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
Today's been a holiday here in the shire & I've spent a lovely couple of hours down the pub. Brown Flake Unscented... Followed by some Velvan Plug.- simong
- Post #804
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Orlik Vintage, Anyone?
No flies on you, Fred Thursday! It is what it says on the tin. 🙄- simong
- Post #29
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Orlik Vintage, Anyone?
Not really, apart from the fact they're both made in Denmark and come in a round tin. Other than that, chalk and cheese.- simong
- Post #28
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.
What does a 'soccer mum' mean exactly? Serious question!- simong
- Post #8
- Forum: Food & Drink
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Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.
Hardly, I live in a skip Jay. Not quite true but fair to say 'I'm in the gutter but looking up at the stars!' Asda's the other side of town for me, whilst Marks's is only a 2 minute walk. I find more bargains in Marks's than anywhere else! Get there around elevenses and they start putting the...- simong
- Post #7
- Forum: Food & Drink
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Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.
Luckily for me, I buy my buttered croissants from Marks & Spencer. Yet another reason not to move to France.🙂- simong
- Post #2
- Forum: Food & Drink
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Coatings on Chinese Pipes
Better the devil you know. English & Irish pipes for me. All the Chinese pipes can stay in china, as far as I’m concerned. Welcome to the forum!👍- simong
- Post #30
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Gurgles . . . . .
- simong
- Post #29
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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***What Are You Smoking, May 2024?***
No rest for the wicked! Bank Holiday Monday here in Blighty……& it’s sunny!😎 At the moment it’s Honeydew In the Yuletide Jap. If this sunshine persists however, I shall be forced to take my pipes & sit in the shade of the pubs beer garden & drink cider until I fall off my chair!👍- simong
- Post #737
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Orlik Vintage, Anyone?
Look again at the tin & you'll see printed 'Aged Golden Sliced' under Vintage.- simong
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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What are You Reading Now?
Nice looking copy! 👍 Last time I read it was on the Internet, freely available.- simong
- Post #283
- Forum: General Discussion
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Gurgles . . . . .
Is your pipe broken in? I've had a couple of bent pipes that gurgled up until the chamber was nicely caked up. You could be what is known as a 'wet smoker'. Don't worry about it if you are, it's a common affliction. Best remedy is a 'birds nest' in the chamber. Dri-Kule pipe filters, to give...- simong
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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R.I.P. Bernard Hill.
RIP Yosser... Sad news, his acting spoke for itself but in recent years I really enjoyed his narration on various documentaries.- simong
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Show Off Your Petersons Here!
That's a particularly nice splattering of Peterson's, good show! 👍 And welcome to the forum!- simong
- Post #2,832
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Comoys - Transplant a C drilled Stem Logo
Man got da toolz & dem skillz!! Thanks for showing your photos, as a lover of all things Comoy, a treat for the eyes! 👍- simong
- Post #39
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance