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« Reply #585 on: November 11, 2009, 11:46:PM » |
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I'm not one for pipe smoking, but I ran across this poem set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach, who is believed to have written the poem as well, and I thought you all might enjoy it.
Edifying Thoughts of a Tobacco Smoker
Whene'er I take my pipe and stuff it
And smoke to pass the time away
My thoughts, as I sit there and puff it,
Dwell on a picture sad and grey:
It teaches me that very like
Am I myself unto my pipe.
Like me this pipe, so fragrant burning,
Is made of naught but earthen clay;
To earth I too shall be returning,
And cannot halt my slow decay.
My well used pipe, now cracked and broken,
Of mortal life is but a token.
No stain, the pipe's hue yet doth darken;
It remains white. Thus do I know
That when to death's call I must harken
My body, too, all pale will grow.
To black beneath the sod 'twill turn,
Likewise the pipe, if oft it burn.
Or when the pipe is fairly glowing,
Behold then instantaneously,
The smoke off into thin air going,
'Til naught but ash is left to see.
Man's fame likewise away will burn
And unto dust his body turn.
How oft it happens when one's smoking,
The tamper's missing from it's shelf,
And one goes with one's finger poking
Into the bowl and burns oneself.
If in the pipe such pain doth dwell
How hot must be the pains of Hell!
Thus o'er my pipe in contemplation
Of such things - I can constantly
Indulge in fruitful meditation,
And so, puffing contentedly,
On land, at sea, at home, abroad,
I smoke my pipe and worship God.
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« Reply #586 on: November 15, 2009, 09:03:PM » |
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I smoke a pipe, have for about a month now. There is a tobacconist here in Chesapeake, VA that sales good tobacco & pipes at decent prices.
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« Reply #587 on: November 15, 2009, 09:23:PM » |
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A pipe is a wonderful way to relax, and an enjoyable social hobby.
Question: any ideas on fixing a cracked shank on a Peterson churchwarden? I'd rather not have to send it out to get a band put on it, but if I must..............
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« Reply #588 on: November 15, 2009, 10:00:PM » |
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I smoke a pipe, have for about a month now. There is a tobacconist here in Chesapeake, VA that sales good tobacco & pipes at decent prices.
Dear Matthew, Great to have you with us. What motivated you to take up the pipe ? E. Spear |
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« Reply #589 on: November 15, 2009, 10:16:PM » |
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I'm not one for pipe smoking, but I ran across this poem set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach, who is believed to have written the poem as well, and I thought you all might enjoy it.
Edifying Thoughts of a Tobacco Smoker
Whene'er I take my pipe and stuff it
And smoke to pass the time away
My thoughts, as I sit there and puff it,
Dwell on a picture sad and grey:
It teaches me that very like
Am I myself unto my pipe.
Like me this pipe, so fragrant burning,
Is made of naught but earthen clay;
To earth I too shall be returning,
And cannot halt my slow decay.
My well used pipe, now cracked and broken,
Of mortal life is but a token.
No stain, the pipe's hue yet doth darken;
It remains white. Thus do I know
That when to death's call I must harken
My body, too, all pale will grow.
To black beneath the sod 'twill turn,
Likewise the pipe, if oft it burn.
Or when the pipe is fairly glowing,
Behold then instantaneously,
The smoke off into thin air going,
'Til naught but ash is left to see.
Man's fame likewise away will burn
And unto dust his body turn.
How oft it happens when one's smoking,
The tamper's missing from it's shelf,
And one goes with one's finger poking
Into the bowl and burns oneself.
If in the pipe such pain doth dwell
How hot must be the pains of Hell!
Thus o'er my pipe in contemplation
Of such things - I can constantly
Indulge in fruitful meditation,
And so, puffing contentedly,
On land, at sea, at home, abroad,
I smoke my pipe and worship God.
That is awesome! |
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« Reply #590 on: November 17, 2009, 01:47:AM » |
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um occasionaly the hookah with friends it smells very good like incense of what flavor you smoke and it is not too rough on ones mouth or throat.
plus they look really neat some times, and no I dont mean wacky backy just plane old tobacco and molassis with flavoring and fruit.
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« Reply #591 on: November 17, 2009, 12:12:PM » |
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I smoke a pipe, have for about a month now. There is a tobacconist here in Chesapeake, VA that sales good tobacco & pipes at decent prices.
Dear Matthew, Great to have you with us. What motivated you to take up the pipe ? E. Spear I took up the pipe at the suggestion of my fiance. I have not regretted it at all as it is a pleasant way to unwind and I find that no civilized human being smokes cigarettes(only fags), lol! |
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« Reply #592 on: November 21, 2009, 12:41:AM » |
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Well not only are the cigs the most popular form but the worst for you to smoke not that hauling on a pipe or cigar is very good either, but pipe usually smells better and many look nice.
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« Reply #593 on: December 08, 2009, 08:41:PM » |
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Well not only are the cigs the most popular form but the worst for you to smoke not that hauling on a pipe or cigar is very good either, but pipe usually smells better and many look nice.
Let's not forget how smart you look with a pipe too!  |
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« Reply #594 on: December 08, 2009, 09:42:PM » |
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Well not only are the cigs the most popular form but the worst for you to smoke not that hauling on a pipe or cigar is very good either, but pipe usually smells better and many look nice.
Let's not forget how smart you look with a pipe too!  Exactly. Not many dunces portrayed with a Pipe. |
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« Reply #595 on: December 09, 2009, 01:43:AM » |
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right, there is an old joke that if you have a pipe in hand people will belive anything you say lol
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« Reply #596 on: December 10, 2009, 01:24:PM » |
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« Reply #597 on: December 11, 2009, 12:58:AM » |
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That was great. I wonder if thats true, that St Bruno is the patron St of pipe smokers.
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« Reply #598 on: December 15, 2009, 12:52:AM » |
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you realize that the guy that made the video is a gay with a pipe fetish dont you?
not the words I want to say on a trad website but, I think I should mention it so that you dont give the guy on the video creadance.
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« Reply #599 on: December 15, 2009, 06:54:AM » |
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you realize that the guy that made the video is a gay with a pipe fetish dont you?
not the words I want to say on a trad website but, I think I should mention it so that you dont give the guy on the video creadance.
Credence regarding what? I found the video after searching for footage of TV smoking adverts (when they were still legal) - his reference to a "saint" of pipe smokers is amusing and the video doesn't evidence homosexual behaviour (pornography isn't allowed on youtube) nor any overt "fetishism" (by which you mean he likes pipes very much, or is that a professional diagnosis?). |
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