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  1. jefe1037

    Torch Lighters?

    monbla only uses the bow drill method to light anything. it was the most advanced technology when he started smoking a pipe. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mw_BDcgqtKY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
  2. jefe1037

    a new b n m

    thanks for the advice. just wanted to make sure i wasnt missing anything. i will get you guys more info if you want it. as a disclaimer i do want it known that i have no association with the business other than wanting a well rounded tobacconists within a five minute drive of my home. i have...
  3. jefe1037

    a new b n m

    good evening brothers. my nearest b&m recently had a going out of business sale: i assumed the worst. little did i know that a couple of good guys were taking over the spot and doing it up right. they are cigar guys but are open to a pipe and tobacco selection. i said i would do a little...
  4. jefe1037

    "Growley" behind the name....

    an oomlaut for your oom paul?
  5. jefe1037

    Horse and Radish?

    posted by chef anthony bourdain this was aninteresting article in response to the horse meat thing. Though it doesn't have the nicest things to say about the thoroughbread racing circuit, it makes a very good poinct regarding our perceptions of farm animals, particularly pigs. I also agree with...
  6. jefe1037

    Rub and Tug

    keep your punches above the belt gentlemen.
  7. jefe1037

    Want yer St Paddy's day pipe?

    new protestant division of peterson opened in Ulster. dissolved after three days due to lack of good beer and whiskey.
  8. jefe1037

    Stokkebye Cube Cut

    i like this in a larger cob not quite full... keeps the sparkler effect to a minimum. a wind cover helps too
  9. jefe1037

    Got the "FUNK"

    some of rob's nyquil blend should do the trick. or some blending perique will wake you up... try a spritz of tobasco for the real louisiana experience. all kidding aside, let us know what works.
  10. jefe1037

    I'be been codger bombed!

    ziploc blend.... we have that one here in the states too!
  11. jefe1037

    Relationship of Water and Aging

    food science makes sense to me (love your food blog btw)
  12. jefe1037

    Relationship of Water and Aging

    AB: Without a specific understanding of the science, lets compare this to flour and bread: flour keeps nearly indefinitely, but once baked into bread is extremely perishable. Does this help explain the practice of warehousing tobacco?
  13. jefe1037

    Peterson burnthrough! saga ended

    Good to hear about you being taken care of. My pete 01 loves a good balkan blend
  14. jefe1037

    UK brothers please read and comment

    My quick 5 minute google research grbbed some quick numbers for a little positing: 160,000 lung cancer deaths each year, 25k who were never smokers. Of the 135,000 remaining, how many were brought up in bad neighborhoods with industrial pollution or exposed to radon in the home? Noone has...
  15. jefe1037

    UK brothers please read and comment

    On the ops topic, I see the advantage of having broad statistical data available as being useful to medical professionals. However, any statistics can be twisted to make any point viable (my favorite from a college courese was "cities with more churches have more alcoholics" because cities with...
  16. jefe1037

    Blending my own Pipe Tobacco - Step One?

    my favorite "cigar and tobacco shop" I stopped in on blew me away with a question when I asked where they kept the pipe tobacco (they advertise "pipes and tobacco" on the window) she said "You mean like a Sherlock Holmes pipe? Captain Black is right there." They also sell flavored Philly Cigar...
  17. jefe1037

    Blending my own Pipe Tobacco - Step One?

    Just my usual silly note: that's not "what glass pipes are made for" but its the first legal use for them that I have heard.
  18. jefe1037

    Looooooooong Flake

    That one reminds me of a great story about a good family friend Larry RandallH My dad and Larry were sitting on the back of Larry's houseboat having a few beers, and larry drops the arbitrary line in the water, asking my dad "Do you do much fishing?" My dad has a tackle box and a pole, but he...
  19. jefe1037

    Still around and swagbucks

    Didn't work I took the bait... looks ok, good way to blow some time at 4 in the morning. if I get a few bucks off of an amazon order, it is worth my time. I hope you are getting my referral bonus
  20. jefe1037

    Looooooooong Flake

    Pics? I can't get a visual.
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