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13thHour
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Feb 1 2011, 9:21pm
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As we all know, the smoking of pipes figures into the tales of Middle Earth quite a bit. Terms like "Longbottom Leaf" and "Old Toby" conjure images of dark forests with dwarves huddled around a campfire with great plumes of smoke encircling their bearded heads. Or great old wizards blowing smoke rings into the darkening sky, smoking pipes longer than a fuzzy-toed hobbit.
Regardless, I'm curious as to how many "irl" pipesmokers we have here at TORn. I've been smoking a pipe for a few years and loving every minute of it, so I'm curious about what my fellow citizens of Middle Earth smoke. As in, what kind of pipe and what kind of tobacco.
Let us hear it, TORn! Express your love (or in some cases, hate) for tobacco pipe smoking here!
The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it.
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macfalk
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Feb 1 2011, 10:51pm
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Well, I don't smoke - I really dislike when people smokes when standing next to me as it not only affects them but also me (second hand smoking). I get dizzy by the smoke.
I love when they smoke pipes in LOTR, though (especially Gandalf). It just seems...right.
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aranelthehobbit22
Gondor
Feb 3 2011, 2:35am
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I know it's bad for you but....
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I'm sorry pipes are just cool. If I was a guy (and a bit older) I'd probably think about smoking one. 
A friend of a friend is now smoking one because of Tolkien and can blow smoke rings!
haha yeah unhealthy, but cool
'Help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.'
"Yet in that hour was put to the proof that which Mithrandir had spoken, and help came from the hands of the weak when the Wise faltered."
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Alcarcalime
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Feb 3 2011, 9:40am
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for what I am going to say.
My ex-husband smoked a pipe -- do you notice the past tense? He died at age 58 from lung cancer that metastized. His tonsils swelled up and closed off his throat. From what my daughter said, it wasn't pleasant. You may see smoking a pipe as cool, but dying of cancer isn't!
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 3 2011, 11:20am
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Well... I did try the pipe many years ago...
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*counts on fingers* About 37 years ago for a few tries. And the other pipe I ventured into for a brief period of time in the 70s is one that I won't talk about here ;) That was about 40 years ago, but I haven't practiced either one since. I can see the attraction, but I just never got the bug to continue. Now thumb-sucking is a whole other topic ;)
 
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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StarElf
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Feb 3 2011, 4:36pm
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Well, I don't smoke - I really dislike when people smokes when standing next to me as it not only affects them but also me (second hand smoking). I get dizzy by the smoke.
Same here, and I actually can get petit mals as a result. Tobacco allergy+ mild seizure disorder+ any kind of tobacco smoke = not nice, so people smoking in public is a bit of a pet peeve with me. If they want to smoke in the privacy of their own homes and when they're not around kids or strangers, then it's all good. I do have loved ones who smoke, so I can understand how addictive it is.
Was the world being born what called me...?
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Donry
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Feb 4 2011, 4:24am
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I smoke a pipe occassionally....
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I currently have two types of tobacco....both were gifts and I'm actually struggling to get through them. I have no idea the brand names of either, as they were packaged in baggies without a brand name. One is a chocolate smelling/tasting tobacco, the other is a hazelnut scent. Why I was given these two tobaccos? I don't really know for sure. I suppose because I am a chocolate fan, but it really never dawned on me to smoke it in a pipe.
Cigars and pipes I really, really like the smel of. Cigarettes I am not fond of at all. I have a normal looking pipe but am in the market to buy a functional pipe that looks like a pipe from M-E. Most I've come across are decorative only.
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 4 2011, 12:56pm
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13thHour
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Feb 4 2011, 2:30pm
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They certainly did in "the Hobbit"
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Here is the first mention of dwarves pipesmoking that I could find in "the Hobbit":
(this is after they have eaten at Bilbo's house and cleaned up the dishes, all while singing nonetheless!)
"Then they went back, and found Thorin with his feet on the fender smoking a pipe. He was blowing the most enormous smoke-rings, and wherever he told one to go, it went - up the chimney, or behind the clock on the mantelpiece, or under the table, or round and round the ceiling; but wherever it went it was not quick enough to escape Gandalf."
Because Gandalf would send a smaller smoke ring to chase down Thorin's.
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 4 2011, 2:40pm
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No wonder there are so few of them around.//
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Kangi Ska Resident Trickster & Wicked White Crebain
Life is an adventure, not a contest.
At night you can not tell if crows are black or white.
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StarElf
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Feb 4 2011, 5:16pm
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Just another one of the 10,000,000 reasons I love ol' Gandalf....
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He was as much like a grandfather as you could ever want anybody to be, but he still had s-p-u-n-k enough to keep Thorin in check. 
Was the world being born what called me...?
At the bottom of the deep sea, I could hear a voice.
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Legalize_Athelas
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Feb 4 2011, 6:02pm
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I have a meerschaum pipe that I enjoy.
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My then-fiance gave it to me for a birthday present. Great gift! It's short to medium length, curved in a "Sherlock" style. The stem appears to be blown glass of some sort, yellow and white in color. The two colors swirl and intertwine. The base is still mostly white, although as time has passed the color is gradually changing to a dark yellow. The bottom of the base is a simple bell shape, however the top third is intricately carved with mini elephants (or oliphaunts, if you prefer) and loops, leafed ropes and designs.
I only take it out every month or so, mainly because living in Minnesota doesn't provide for much time outdoors. A thousand curses be upon you, Old Man Winter. When I do get outside on a pleasant summer evening, a peaceful smoke is pleasant. My wife doesn't care for tobacco so I'm usually alone, but on occasion I'll find myself with a friend or two to share a pipe with. Oddly, I occasionally have an urge, when smoking a pipe, to don a velvet robe and speak profound sayings in a British accent, such as, "Two plus two equals four! Brilliant!"
There's a local smoke shop in St Paul, Minnesota called Stogies on Grand. I prefer their "Stogies Blend," a mostly aromatic mixture.
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I don't know about you, but the name "Farmer Maggot" would deter me away from his produce faster than those guard dogs of his. Farmer Maggot, seriously? I'd much rather thieve from the likes of a Farmer Tastytaters or Farmer Sweetcorn. How about old Farmer McDonald? I'm lovin' it.
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13thHour
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Feb 4 2011, 6:14pm
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As I mentioned in my first post, I've been smoking a pipe for a few years, but I've only recently begun to "take it serious." As in, buying nice pipes and exploring the world of artisan tobaccos.
Right now, I'm loving a tobacco called "Hal O the Wynd" smoked out of my Peterson System 309 p-Lip Rustic pipe.
The "Hal O the Wynd" is blended in Scotland out of, mostly, Virginia tobaccos. I love it.
But, I'll smoke anything out of anything. I have several corn cob pipes that I smoke occasionally, none of which cost over $10 (cobs are good for a number of reasons, which I won't bore everyone with here). I also will enjoy "drug store blend" tobaccos, when the mood is right for it (for instance, I have a giant can of Captain Black).
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geordie
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Feb 4 2011, 7:12pm
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- in TT, Flotsam and Jetsam. He was mighty grateful when the hobbits provided him with not only some Longbottom Leaf from Saruman's private store, but also a nice new wooden pipe to replace the one he'd lost in Moria.
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geordie
Tol Eressea
Feb 4 2011, 7:22pm
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There was an article on Pipe smoking in middle-earth some time ago, in the specialist magazine _Pipes and Tobaccos (Winter 2001). 'Pipe smoking' says the article 'emerges in the trilogy as a symbol of light and warmth and is associated with moral goodness'.
Tolkien liked a pipe, as we all know. There is something in the letters column about which brands he enjoyed; apparently he was fond of Cavendish; and Players Navy Cut, as well as Blue Capstan.
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Hamfast
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Feb 5 2011, 2:21am
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after a hefty dinner is most enjoyable. I have a handcarved pipe that used to belong to my grandfather and was given to me by my father. Not sure what kind of wood it's carved out of, but it's a very standard straight carving about 8 inches long. I usually buy tobacco from a local cigar shop that sells a cherry blend. I'll also keep a Davidoff cigar in the house at most times which I only allow myself to enjoy on the weekends as well. I would add to the sentiments of several in this thread who can't stand to smoke or smell cigarettes .
I often think of Professor Tolkien when I strike the match for my pipe.
I would really like to buy a handcarved "Gandalf" type pipe like the one Sam is smoking in my pic, but the last time I looked up the price of an official LOTR handcarved pipe, it was in the $500 dollar range. A bit out of the price range for something I only spend a few minutes with on the weekend.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 5 2011, 6:48pm
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Now you got me thinking about Shel Silverstein:
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"The thumb-sucker's thumb may be wrinkled and wet
And withered and white as the snow.
But the taste of a thumb is the sweetest taste yet,
As only we thumb-suckers know."
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 5 2011, 6:54pm
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From the time I was a little girl I was fascinated with pipe-smoking (in my wilder moments I think it might be a past-life memory), but I've never been tempted to try it, because my dad has terrible asthma that put him in the hospital several times in his younger days, when colleagues would smoke around him. And then there was the danger you describe. Ugh.
After LotR came out, I bought a pipe which I would fill with fresh herbs (mint or sage or thyme) and sip unlit, just tasting the flavor of the herbs. Haven't done that in many years, but it was kind of fun at the time. Fortunately my husband is used to my oddities and didn't laugh at me. Though if I'd lit it, I'm sure he would have had a thing or two to say.
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 6 2011, 4:09am
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that makes me smile :)
I was hooked to mine till the 5th grade. It's a wonder my front teeth don't stick out past my nose!
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Feb 6 2011, 4:11pm
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Interesting. I don't know anyone who smokes a pipe.
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And I only know one person who smokes cigars. I did have an ancient Polish great-aunt when I was little who smoked a pipe, but it was a home made pipe, from what I remember. I have no idea what she smoked in it, though.
I live in the Austin, TX area and the smoking nazis just banned smoking in all public places, including parks. If the stuff is so bad, why don't they make it illegal? Well, we know why, don't we precious. Too much money at stake for the politicians.
Enjoy your pipe while you still can!
And suddenly the Tornadoes saw afar off a greenlight, as it were a cloud with a living heart of flame;
and they knew that this was no vision only, but that PJ had made a new thing: The Hobbit, the Film that Is.
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13thHour
Rivendell
Feb 12 2011, 7:14pm
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Affordable LOTR-looking pipes...
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... that are functional!!!
I know a few people who have tried these pipes and I've heard mixed reviews. Most of the people who don't like them are kinda pipe snobs, though.
Anyway, they look really cool and are, apparently, fully functional as a tobacco smoking apparatus.
MacQueen Pipes
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Donry
Tol Eressea
Feb 12 2011, 11:05pm
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nice looking I may have to ponder a purchase! Thanks...
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monaliza
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Feb 22 2011, 11:03am
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I don't smoke
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