Hiram-2011
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Ta beat me to it Hiram :twisted: Bet it will go fast when it's here ! Sign up guys :twisted:Hiram-2011":6bj1q4mh said:
That notwistanding mon, I'll still be trying it out as I've never had the prior iteration. And I'm OK with burley.monbla256":awi32aqj said:Sadly, I will not be getting any Three Nuns as after checking with smokingpipes.com, I've found that it is NO LONGER a VaPer, but now is a cased VaBur. NOT AT ALL what the old Bell's Three Nuns was ! ( I don't do well with Burley) But I am gonna try some of the Capstan Flakes as they are supposed o be pure Va's :cheers:
The know full well that after all the years since the original's disappearance, many of those who remember it well are no longer interested in it, or perhaps, no longer. So, they can put whatever they want in the tin, and count on legions of relatively new pipe smokers to flock to it, to "experience the legend." They'll sell a ton of it, and if it's good, it doesn't even really matter that it bears little resemblance to the original; they'll continue to sell a ton of it, and the throngs will continue to believe they're experiencing the legend. They'll tell their friends about it, and soon, the number of smokers who think this new "version" of Three Nuns is the real thing will outnumber those who know it isn't by a significant multiplier.alfredo_buscatti":8cw8pas1 said:You would think the corp guys would make more money off either famous version than the current blend that no one is lauding. A loss for the pipe world.
Nothing to add. Except that Greg is right on the mark!GCook":gd3i1hrv said:Well ranted, Greg, and spot on.
As long as they seem to have VA and burley available, I wish they (including um, domestic blenders..) would at least try to duplicate the long-gone Troost slices.
THIS!Kyle Weiss":fo2kudy4 said:I'll visit these in six months when the "OMG-NEW-TOY!!!" dust settles and everyone gets their fill (or bored) and there's tins available. 8)
Just enough time to pop the tin of Capstan that Miss Beetle sent me a while back and figure out if I care or not. :lol:
Where the hell has that girl been lately, anyway? :scratch:
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