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    Best way to taste tobacco

    I have to agree on the nasal trick. I have used this for years with milder cigars.
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    Favorite Author/s

    I am an avid fly fisher as well and get a real kick out of John Geirach. Steinbeck is another of my favorites. Lately I have been reading Conrad again. I enjoy him a lot more now than 25 years ago when I first read him. Perhaps its because I am more patient now.
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    First Paid-For Hair Cut in Over 20 Years

    I live in Red Deer. There is a barber here who gives hair cuts for $10.00 on Thursdays. My hairs getting so thin on top I can't justify spending any more than that. I have wanted to get a set of clippers and do it my self but this seems to horrify my wife.
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    What are you listening to

    I live in western Canada but this hits a spot in my heart. Some of his classics .....One warm line, Barrets privaters, Mary Elen carter....
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    tongue bite

    Great information for one new to briar. How long does it usually last? Last night I tried Escudo navy de luxe. I also had a few glasses of red wine with this. The combination was wonderful but unfortunately this morning my tongue feels like leather. I guess I may have to stick with cigars if I...
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    Hi from Canada

    I have been lurking for a few weeks and decided I should introduce my self. I am a total newb to pipes. I have been smoking cigars for a few years and stumbled upon pipes by accident on a cigar forum. One of the members there had posted pictures of a pipe he had made. I looked at it and felt...
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