Recent content by Gumball

The irony of lecturing johnny foreigner on correct pronunciation whilst our own university educated youth cannot use our beautiful language properly :shock: May I suggest a compromise. We send Charles and Andrew to run the colonies, that should clear out some of the worst of the House of...

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard. Jean Cocteau

Beware the Ides of April!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart...

The law in dear old blighty is a little different. We do not have any legal handgun ownership by the public, although shotguns and hunting rifles are fairly common amongst the 'country set' and rural types who can show a need for them. The law used to require that one only used 'reasonable...

Dear Sir, You appear to have liver disease. :shock:

Better luck next time. I think that they were asking a bit much just for domestic shipping tbh.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Keyser-Hygienic-Pipe-/131284517032?pt=UK_Collectables_Tobacciana_Smoking_LE&hash=item1e912ac0a8 Is this what you need?

Unicorns :D

More than anything else I think it is visibility that limits the growth of pipe smoking. There must be a lot of people who buy a cheap pipe, some gawd awful baccy, and give up after a fruitless week of trying to keep the darn thing lit  :(  If it were not for the helpful folks here acting as a...

Latakia blends and Earl Grey tea are a perfect match.

In a niche market it makes sense to join together and reduce the costs of the business. It may mean a reduction in choice for consumers, but that may be the price we have to pay for keeping these businesses viable.

University Flake in a Peterson Churchwarden (a wonderful 40th birthday present from my friends).

I <3 that guy :cheers: