What Pipe or Pipe Tobacco Did You Smoke Today? [pics]

[deluxestogie]

That's a truly odd video. I agree that the music is charming. The video, by contrast, amateurishly attempts to evoke a past that never existed.

I believe that the Russian name, Marusya, is the same as the English name, Marcia.

Bob

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Hello from Greece, he had a small period of rain last night but now he have sun and 21°C here in Athens.

Gawith Hoggarth & Co Bob's Chocolate.

I believe that the Russian name, Marusya, is the same as the English name, Marcia.

In ancient Greece there was the name Maira or Maria. Pythagoras, Herodotus, Pausanias have mention it in names for girls even for a female dog.
In the Bible you can find it as Miriam or Miryam or Myriam which became later the Mary, Maria etc. You can find it here in Greece due to Christianity also as Mario, Maraki, Mairoula although there is also a name Maroulia-Maroula which comes from Cyprous.
Relative names for Marousa are here:
https://www.names.org/n/marousa/about

 

[deluxestogie]

Names.org ... I had never seen that site. Fun to browse.

Bob

 

[Sid.Stavros]

4noggins Down by the River.

 

[OldDinosaurWesH]

A generous gift from a member...



A starter kit for the beginning pipe smoker, including Corn-Cob pipe, hand made tamper/stirrer, and aged Cavendish tobacco. Many thanks to the donor (you know who you are). It's an early Christmas at my house.

Wes H.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Inspector Thomas Brackenreid was "one of us"? Very nice stand by the way.

I am smoking Butera's Royal Vintage.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I just realized that by "one of us", you meant, "pipe smoker."

(A while back, on a previous post, I was wondering if it could be true that there were Greeks in the Confederate Army.)

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Stanwell Melange, double Greek coffee and cool water beside me.

I just realized that by "one of us", you meant, "pipe smoker."

(A while back, on a previous post, I was wondering if it could be true that there were Greeks in the Confederate Army.)

Yes i meant pipe smoker, in some episodes the stand can be seen on his desk.
Greeks knew about the country that now called US from the times of Trojan War (Odysseus) and Homer, from the times of Great Alexander and the Conquistadores.Greeks were in the today's called Latin America too.
Greeks fought in the Civil War and you can still find today here Southerner flags weaving and pins-patches.
Search in Google: "Greeks who whistle Dixie"

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/greeks ... my.128776/

https://neoskosmos.com/en/27342/greeks- ... tle-dixie/

https://www.thenationalherald.com/10267 ... civil-war/

 

[deluxestogie]

the stand can be seen on his desk

I have a nearly identical, maple pipe stand that holds 7 pipes, and a half-circle, maple pipe stand that holds 6 pipes. I bought them decades ago. Since they are quite simple to construct in a basic woodworking shop, they used to be inexpensive ($5 or $6 each). Now they appear to be priced as luxury goods ($30 to $100 or more). I find this bizarre, since the prices of briar pipes (other than custom, boutique pipes) have perhaps only doubled over the past 50 years--not even keeping up with inflation.

Bob

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Greetings from Athens-Greece.

Stanwell Vanilla.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

A "i wanted to be Sherlock Holmes" guy with his gourd Calabash at the Police Station No 4, by the way he had all the necessary qualifications.

Rattray's Old Cowrie.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Yes i have to admit it, i made a cheating to my pipes and for a moment i turn back to some old habits.

It's not an expensive cigar, double Greek coffee as companion.

 

[deluxestogie]

Cheating! Watch out! It will cause your coffee cup to turn black.

Bob

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Pipeshop.net Classic Line No 16 Mango.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Good morning from Athens-Greece with 20°C.

Kohlhase & Kopp Nr. 33 Vanilla-Coffee.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

I am staring how my red ear slider turtles making sunbath under the lamp, first they stretching their neck and later their legs and can stay motionless for hours.

McClelland Yenidje Highlander, single Greek coffee plus cool water beside me.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Hello from Greece, we have sun and 11°C in Athens although the Meteo-guys say that a light rain in on it's way.

Briar Patch Grand Marnier, espresso plus cool water beside me.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Hello from Greece, we have sun here in Athens and 12°C but it's cold. I went to the market today, i bought 2 fleece scarf, 2 coloured Kompoloi and a leather belt then in the gas station for my bike and now back home for relaxation.

4 noggins Lord Methley's in the above modified by me [rustic and paint] Stanwell.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I like that. Nice pipe. (Although one day I'd sure like to see you enjoying some hand blended WLT.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Richard Marcinko

https://themeltingthought2000.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/a-true-hero-richard-marcinko/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cell

The revenge of the Nerds and the Bureaucrats which he humiliated, the people which choose to hold their chairs instead to face the reality of lack of security measures.

I will raise my pipe with Gawith Hoggarth Kentucky Nugat and a glass of liqueur for that brave man.