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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 7:00:39 GMT -5
I recently purchased my first corn cob pipe, a Missouri Meerschaum Legend at my local Walgreens for less than ten bucks. I have never been interested in a corn cob before, but bought it to try out some new tobacco that is notorious for ghosting both briar and meerschaum and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed. I've never had a new briar that smoked this well on it's maiden voyage. I was so impressed that I ordered a MM General Bent this evening. Cheers to all of you corn cub enthusiasts. I won't give up my briars or meers, but I'm a new fan of this American classic.  |
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Post by Darin on Apr 7, 2018 7:05:06 GMT -5
Another convert ... congrats!  |
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Post by rblood on Apr 7, 2018 7:57:01 GMT -5
They just just work, day in and day out. Love my briars but my cobs get a workout every day, especially this one.  |
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Apr 7, 2018 8:25:48 GMT -5
...I find cobs to be a pleasant change from my briars or meers...in some cases, some tobaccos simply taste and smoke better in a cob...
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Post by colorduke on Apr 7, 2018 8:58:09 GMT -5
Welcome to the cob club.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 9:17:41 GMT -5
They just just work, day in and day out. Love my briars but my cobs get a workout every day, especially this one. That's a nice looking pipe. Is it a Country Gentleman? Did the shank come darkened, or did it darken with use? |
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Post by rblood on Apr 7, 2018 11:47:01 GMT -5
They just just work, day in and day out. Love my briars but my cobs get a workout every day, especially this one. That's a nice looking pipe. Is it a Country Gentleman? Did the shank come darkened, or did it darken with use? Yes sir, Country Gent. Shank darkened with heavy use. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 7, 2018 12:26:22 GMT -5
I don't call myself Legend Lover for nothing.
Even with my new purchases of estates (perhaps all of questionable quality), I still haven't had as good a smoke as I do in my corn cobs.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 12:27:00 GMT -5
Another convert ... congrats! Darin, is that a coprolite you're holding? |
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Post by Darin on Apr 7, 2018 15:30:35 GMT -5
Another convert ... congrats! Darin, is that a coprolite you're holding? Fire Agate!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 15:57:48 GMT -5
To get so much smoking pleasure from something that costs so little, is pleasing.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 7, 2018 18:20:47 GMT -5
Cobs are great. Buffalo Spirit has it right- Some blends really are better in a cob. It's also nice to be able to smoke out of one or two pipes all day long and not care if it gets damp or filthy.
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 7, 2018 18:52:06 GMT -5
Cobs would be great even if they cost more. They smoke every bit as well as your $600 Dunhill, don't require breaking in, need the least maintenance, always pass a pipe cleaner, most are sitters, and the price means you can smoke them in places you wouldn't risk a briar. The only downside is mental: they're cranked out by machines and not carved by artisans, and don't have cool birdseye or tiger striping. They definitely have a place; the price is just a bonus. If you're poor and can barely afford luxuries like tobacco, you still get to smoke a pipe that smokes as well as an expensive custom. The guy in our header second from the right looks like he's on a fixed, small pension, and he doesn't enjoy smoking less than sillhouette guy next to our name |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 19:02:09 GMT -5
I don't call myself Legend Lover for nothing. I didn't get the significance of your moniker before, LL. Very nice! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 19:09:48 GMT -5
Cobs would be great even if they cost more. They smoke every bit as well as your $600 Dunhill, don't require breaking in, need the least maintenance, always pass a pipe cleaner, most are sitters, and the price means you can smoke them in places you wouldn't risk a briar. The only downside is mental: they're cranked out by machines and not carved by artisans, and don't have cool birdseye or tiger striping. They definitely have a place; the price is just a bonus. If you're poor and can barely afford luxuries like tobacco, you still get to smoke a pipe that smokes as well as an expensive custom. The guy in our header second from the right looks like he's on a fixed, small pension, and he doesn't enjoy smoking less than sillhouette guy next to our name David, I'm not an Uber fan of cobs, as some of the cheaper ones needed repairing, which didn't seem right for as little as I smoke them. In fact, one of my Cobbits needed severe repair. Still, a second one came today. Where I love them is the Freehand, which cost 25.00 or so. I always wanted a freehand pipe since I saw my first John Dengler catalog decades ago. With the MM freehand I am pleased and won't kill myself trying to find the right briar freehand. To me, it's about how it smokes/cost. Who did it is down on the list. But that just means I am different. I enjoyed reading your take on it |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 19:16:01 GMT -5
If you're poor and can barely afford luxuries like tobacco, you still get to smoke a pipe that smokes as well as an expensive custom. The guy in our header second from the right looks like he's on a fixed, small pension, and he doesn't enjoy smoking less than sillhouette guy next to our name Absolutely right. A pipe that's smoking properties far outweigh its price. A gift to the masses. I only regret having waited so long before giving one a try.  |
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Post by crapgame on Apr 7, 2018 20:54:30 GMT -5
welcome to the fold..
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Post by trailboss on Apr 7, 2018 21:12:03 GMT -5
I had lunch with the owner of the shop our club meets at. He sells MM pipes, but he was really telling me how much he cannot stand a cob... he has over 500 pipes and has spent many years as a tobacconist... So it isn’t like he doesn’t know anything about pipes...
But purely from a retailers perspective, making a living selling cobs... ya better be fond of dieting.
I like my cobs, but if I was limited to one type of pipe it would be a Briar.
Plus, hanging out in a Briar patch is cooler than a cobbage patch.
Welcome to the world of cobs, you have plenty of fellow devotees.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 21:40:49 GMT -5
I like my cobs, but if I was limited to one type of pipe it would be a Briar. I agree, Charlie. I'm not replacing my briars or meerschaums, just adding another excellent and inexpensive option to the rack. I have a feeling that a cob will be with me whenever I work in the yard this spring/summer and that I'll be enjoying a greater number of breaks. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 21:45:13 GMT -5
I find that aros smoke especially well in cobs. Better than in my aro briars. Dunno why.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 7, 2018 21:51:47 GMT -5
I like my cobs, but if I was limited to one type of pipe it would be a Briar. I agree, Charlie. I'm not replacing my briars or meerschaums, just adding another excellent and inexpensive option to the rack. I have a feeling that a cob will be with me whenever I work in the yard this spring/summer and that I'll be enjoying a greater number of breaks. Yeah, cobs certainly have their place... great smokers, and a much better choice when involved in certain activities. When I drop trailers, spinning the landing gear handles, I have came a whiskers hair from having a pipe launched from my mouth.... disaster for a meer, scarred for life Briar, but a cob would fare better...nonetheless the cob even stays in the truck now. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 14:14:40 GMT -5
some folks are hesitant to smoke a cob in public, not wanting to be perceived as a hillbilly. I've even UK smokers report the same. The easy solution to this dilemma is the MM Country Gentleman, most non pipers don't recognize it as a cob.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 14:33:08 GMT -5
some folks are hesitant to smoke a cob in public, not wanting to be perceived as a hillbilly. I've even UK smokers report the same. The easy solution to this dilemma is the MM Country Gentleman, most non pipers don't recognize it as a cob. It still surprises me that some humans actually care what strangers think of them.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 8, 2018 15:24:17 GMT -5
some folks are hesitant to smoke a cob in public, not wanting to be perceived as a hillbilly. I've even UK smokers report the same. The easy solution to this dilemma is the MM Country Gentleman, most non pipers don't recognize it as a cob. That or do what I did to the ones in my avatar... Paint a legend black after hacking the life out of it. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 8, 2018 17:16:41 GMT -5
some folks are hesitant to smoke a cob in public, not wanting to be perceived as a hillbilly. I've even UK smokers report the same. The easy solution to this dilemma is the MM Country Gentleman, most non pipers don't recognize it as a cob. It still surprises me that some humans actually care what strangers think of them. I think that with a lot of people, their rare experience of seeing a pipe smoker is that of seeing a guy with a briar....The only experience of seeing someone with a cob is Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and lil' Abner...so the perception as wrong as it is, is of a hillbilly poser....or maybe a real hillbilly. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Apr 8, 2018 17:20:07 GMT -5
...cobs are wonderful for many good reasons, and I have my share... but there's something about a briar...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 17:52:46 GMT -5
I actually think smoking a cob in public is radical and cool, especially after it's had some char on it.
Being from MO I should support MM more, but had have too many shank issues. I just purchased a couple Old Dominion Cobs to see how they do. No worry about extra ferrules or bits
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Post by Darin on Apr 8, 2018 17:55:46 GMT -5
My Cobs get smoked everywhere you can smoke a pipe ... no qualms whatsoever.
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Post by beardedmi on Apr 8, 2018 18:01:49 GMT -5
My truck pipe is always a cob, because I feel better mislighting or overheating a cob rather than one of my briars. I get smiles and comments all around with a cob hanging from my gob. Most people around here associate a pipe with the other leaf, and they get a kick out of seeing a younger guy smoking a cob.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 18:02:28 GMT -5
Yes, I would think a person who does not like to see you smoking pipes would not care what kind of pipe it was. Anyone who truly appreciates anything other than or in addition to cigs should love the statement it makes. Maybe not for a black tie affair. For those occasions use MM Hardwood or Clay Pipes
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