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What did Van Gogh Smoke?
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<blockquote data-quote="smoker13" data-source="post: 453287" data-attributes="member: 3962"><p>I had opined earlier that, being Dutch, Vincent could have frequented different seaport towns and maybe gotten his hands on some inexpensive "navy rolls" of tobak or flakes. Who knows what kinds of leaf were available and could be had for low prices on the docks for those shipping out and in a hurry. It conjures up some pleasing scenes in my empty head.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Point of fact: I love history, ( I'm also an artist but that really doesn't bear any relation at all to this post) and I love smoking pipes, and connecting the two over the centuries gives me great pleasure, somehow. Like when I watch the Ken Burns documentary on the Civil War, whenever I see a photo of men gathered and there are 2 or 3 smoking pipes, I get a little elated and try to stop the frame so I can best study the types of pipes that are being smoked and wonder at the stories behind them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smoker13, post: 453287, member: 3962"] I had opined earlier that, being Dutch, Vincent could have frequented different seaport towns and maybe gotten his hands on some inexpensive "navy rolls" of tobak or flakes. Who knows what kinds of leaf were available and could be had for low prices on the docks for those shipping out and in a hurry. It conjures up some pleasing scenes in my empty head. EDIT: Point of fact: I love history, ( I'm also an artist but that really doesn't bear any relation at all to this post) and I love smoking pipes, and connecting the two over the centuries gives me great pleasure, somehow. Like when I watch the Ken Burns documentary on the Civil War, whenever I see a photo of men gathered and there are 2 or 3 smoking pipes, I get a little elated and try to stop the frame so I can best study the types of pipes that are being smoked and wonder at the stories behind them. [/QUOTE]
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