Go Ahead & Call Me a Moron

[dctune]

These are lies…

1. You can be anything you want to be.
-Your teachers lied to you.

2. It won’t bother you if you don’t bother it.
-Your mother lied to you. I’ve been stung by both bees and wasps, & not once was I ever bothering them. In fact, I was very much going out of my way to avoid bothering them.

3. There are no stupid questions.
-Well, I’m probably about to prove this wrong.

Yesterday, I noticed my my taste for usual fave English has just waned a bit. MM965. Still love it. Just need a break.

And this morning I woke up with a hankering for MacB’s Vanilla Cream.

But…

I still want to smoke my fave pipe.

On a scale of 1 to the St. Louis Cardinals, how stupid am I if I smoke that aro in my fave pipe that’s usually reserved for Englishes?

Oh, and Go Cubs.

 

[bullet08]

How strongly is that aro topped? I haven't had it, so I don't know. Had St. Espresso and I left my System pipe uncleaned. Just hair left and was gonna finish it later. I'm thinking what's the worst that could happen? English with bad coffee?

 

[sandollars]

Not an Aro fan but I would do it if I was. I don't really have pipes reserved for particular blends. I stuff 'em and light 'em.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Yesterday, I noticed my my taste Ky for usual fave English has just waned a bit. MM965. Still love it. Just need a break.

I'm not crazy about the taste, either.

 

[dctune]

How strongly is that aro topped? I haven't had it, so I don't know. Had St. Espresso and I left my System pipe uncleaned. Just hair left and was gonna finish it later. I'm thinking what's the worst that could happen? English with bad coffee?

One of the reasons I love MacB Vanilla is bc, while it’s present, the flavoring doesn’t completely overpower the Virginias. It smells stronger from the tin than it smokes IMHO.

 

[dctune]

I'm not crazy about the taste, either.

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Lol. Should’ve proofed better.

 

[dctune]

I'm not crazy about the taste, either.

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Just edited it.
Probably should’ve left it for the fun. But the internet is forever. I’m sure the way back machine can still pull up my typo. Lol

 

[crashthegrey]

Go for it. A few bowls of English will strip out the ghost later.

 

[Winnipeger]

Do it. Smoking the ghost out of the pipe will add variety to your 965, and variety is the spice of life. At least that's what my momma once told me. Also, I'm going to be an astronaut one day.

 

[canucklehead]

It should be fine, Latakia will out-haunt the weak vanilla ghost in no time.

 

[Chasing Embers]

You're just swapping one flavored blend for another, I say go for it.

 

[condorlover1]

@dctune : Very interesting but can we still call you a moron? I am always reminded of the famous one when someone says 'Call me an ambulance' and I always reply 'Your an ambulance'.

 

[Ahi Ka]

You're just swapping one flavored blend for another, I say go for it.

As soon as I saw the question I was waiting for you to reply with this!

 

[didimauw]

 

[SBC]

I'm with the others. Don't (usually) be fastidious about pipe dedications.

In the world of food, liking two things is no evidence that those things will go well together. E.g. I like (good) mayonnaise, and I like English toffee. I would not like them together.

But in the world of pipe tobacco, I have not found such clashes to exist. A vanilla or Lakeland or latakia ghost has only ever added an interesting dimension to whatever I smoked next.

(If you ever have a Unicorn VA that deserves to be smoked in a ghostless bowl, no problem, just smoke out any ghost with a few bowls of cheap VA and you're ready to roll.)

 

[cigrmaster]

For me I would never take a favorite pipe that is an English one and then smoke aromatics in it. I am a staunch believer in dedicating pipes to certain genres and then having blends for specific pipes.

I do this because I spend good money on my tobacco(flakes and plugs) and I expect a perfect smoke every time out as I stick to my system. Many people think I am nuts, others think my way is the best for them, but the bottom line is you do what works for you and what gives you the most pleasure as that is what pipe smoking is. Just because I do things one way doesn't mean you should. There plenty of guys who have their one or two OTC's with only a couple of pipes and are as happy as can be. Who am I to judge what is better?

 

[SBC]

For me I would never take a favorite pipe that is an English one and then smoke aromatics in it. I am a staunch believer in dedicating pipes to certain genres and then having blends for specific pipes.

I do this because I spend good money on my tobacco(flakes and plugs) and I expect a perfect smoke every time out as I stick to my system. Many people think I am nuts, others think my way is the best for them, but the bottom line is you do what works for you and what gives you the most pleasure as that is what pipe smoking is. Just because I do things one way doesn't mean you should. There plenty of guys who have their one or two OTC's with only a couple of pipes and are as happy as can be. Who am I to judge what is better?

The fact is, this was a disappointingly humble response, from you. I'd like to see a more oppositional attitude, moving forward.
I'm sure that we won't have to talk about this again. That will be all. I'm glad that we had this talk.

 

[sablebrush52]

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[Chasing Embers]

As soon as I saw the question I was waiting for you to reply with this!

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[Ahi Ka]

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English blends are aromatics.