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Re: Christmas Countdown!
@motie2
That was an interesting read which was posted on the many Santa Claus facebook group pages. As much as I love being a Santa during the season, I have grown to hate most of the facebook groups for Santa, they are filled with the most hypocritical, bigoted, non-Santa like people I have ever come across. It makes the divisive issues I've seen on other pipe smoker forums seem like genteel conversation. By the way, by bigoted, I'm not talking about racial issues but about the question of whether Santa needs a real beard or a designer beard. There are people who in one breath types "it's for the children" (where have we all heard that before?) while in the next breath spew the most hateful diatribe about either those who must wear a "fake" beard or those with natural beards who aren't as massive. It is so pathetic that's I find myself constantly laughing at them.
And its not just the beard issue. I have never seen people with such large egos! They get so offended if someone who has a beard shops within 10 miles of wherever they are pretending to be Santa. The constant, "I was working in the store today and someone with a long white beard had the audacity to walk past my set. He shouldn't be out shopping even if he isn't dressed as Santa." mentality is, again, absolutely hilarious.
After all that, you may ask, "Why do you do it?"
Simple. It's for the children.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Here's to a Happy New Year to us all.
That was an interesting read which was posted on the many Santa Claus facebook group pages. As much as I love being a Santa during the season, I have grown to hate most of the facebook groups for Santa, they are filled with the most hypocritical, bigoted, non-Santa like people I have ever come across. It makes the divisive issues I've seen on other pipe smoker forums seem like genteel conversation. By the way, by bigoted, I'm not talking about racial issues but about the question of whether Santa needs a real beard or a designer beard. There are people who in one breath types "it's for the children" (where have we all heard that before?) while in the next breath spew the most hateful diatribe about either those who must wear a "fake" beard or those with natural beards who aren't as massive. It is so pathetic that's I find myself constantly laughing at them.
And its not just the beard issue. I have never seen people with such large egos! They get so offended if someone who has a beard shops within 10 miles of wherever they are pretending to be Santa. The constant, "I was working in the store today and someone with a long white beard had the audacity to walk past my set. He shouldn't be out shopping even if he isn't dressed as Santa." mentality is, again, absolutely hilarious.
After all that, you may ask, "Why do you do it?"
Simple. It's for the children.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Here's to a Happy New Year to us all.

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Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Smoking some C&D “Espresso” in the Tsuge Spider Churchill after a fine Thanksgiving feast.
Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
18 this morning (cart cover weather here), then I had a choice:
Either help the wife prepare for the family gathering at our house, or she would change the locks on the doors the next time I left to play golf...
After thinking for a second, but no more than 2, I felt it in my best interest to assist her any way I could with the preparations.
Now that my obligations have been fulfilled, I'm enjoying some Tinderbox After Dinner in a restemmed Calabrest...

Either help the wife prepare for the family gathering at our house, or she would change the locks on the doors the next time I left to play golf...
After thinking for a second, but no more than 2, I felt it in my best interest to assist her any way I could with the preparations.
Now that my obligations have been fulfilled, I'm enjoying some Tinderbox After Dinner in a restemmed Calabrest...


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Re: Pipe refinishing
@RockyMountainBriar
Mounts in your chuck. Then the stem slides into the 2 slots to hold that end in place as it turns.
Lousy pics (sorry), and I used my bent stem to give you the idea. Naturally the stem should be straight, but again, I just used the one I was smoking to give you the idea...
The opening gradually becomes smaller to allow for various sizes of stems...


Mounts in your chuck. Then the stem slides into the 2 slots to hold that end in place as it turns.
Lousy pics (sorry), and I used my bent stem to give you the idea. Naturally the stem should be straight, but again, I just used the one I was smoking to give you the idea...
The opening gradually becomes smaller to allow for various sizes of stems...



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Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
Happy Thanksgiving!
The turkeys, chickens, rabbits, cats, dog and me have all had breakfast. I'm relaxing with an MM Bent Apple Diplomat filled with GLP Abingdon and a cup of coffee.
The turkeys, chickens, rabbits, cats, dog and me have all had breakfast. I'm relaxing with an MM Bent Apple Diplomat filled with GLP Abingdon and a cup of coffee.


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Re: What are you guys smoking right Now?
After dinner smoke is GLP Abingdon in an MM Boone with spiced rum and apple cider.
I was in charge of the dump run and got the job of taste and smell testing tomorrow's feast. Just got a taste of the cornbread being used in the dressing.

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