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<blockquote data-quote="Puff Daddy" data-source="post: 335420" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Some people flaunt excess and spew superiority. I think a lot of it is due to shortcomings elsewhere in their lives, but who knows, maybe they truly think they're above others. Maybe they truly think that life is measured in the accumulation of money and fine things. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, I've personally met a couple of high grade collectors with impressive and expensive collections who went to school, worked very hard and did well financially in their careers. Although they are worth more than I'll ever imagine making, they are truly down to earth, amiable and caring people. They just happen to want to spend a good chunk of money on "Pipe as Art". These guys smoke em too. Though they don't flaunt them, they do enthusiastically talk to you about them if you ask (I always do, I can appreciate the excellence of a Teddy or a Former) and I've learned a great deal from them. </p><p></p><p>I think the point is, there are good people and there are shmucks, and the world of pipe collecting, whether high grade or pedestrian, is not immune to either. If you walk up to a guy who's smoking a $1500 pipe and you take your Medico out of your mouth to say hello to him, be friendly to him if he doesn't recoil and sneer at you. If he does, smear a burrito on his Benz 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puff Daddy, post: 335420, member: 3"] Some people flaunt excess and spew superiority. I think a lot of it is due to shortcomings elsewhere in their lives, but who knows, maybe they truly think they're above others. Maybe they truly think that life is measured in the accumulation of money and fine things. On the other hand, I've personally met a couple of high grade collectors with impressive and expensive collections who went to school, worked very hard and did well financially in their careers. Although they are worth more than I'll ever imagine making, they are truly down to earth, amiable and caring people. They just happen to want to spend a good chunk of money on "Pipe as Art". These guys smoke em too. Though they don't flaunt them, they do enthusiastically talk to you about them if you ask (I always do, I can appreciate the excellence of a Teddy or a Former) and I've learned a great deal from them. I think the point is, there are good people and there are shmucks, and the world of pipe collecting, whether high grade or pedestrian, is not immune to either. If you walk up to a guy who's smoking a $1500 pipe and you take your Medico out of your mouth to say hello to him, be friendly to him if he doesn't recoil and sneer at you. If he does, smear a burrito on his Benz 8) [/QUOTE]
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