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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Sept 23, 2018 3:56:01 GMT -5
They say that he spread out his dottle (the moist tobacco at the bottom of his bowls) and put it in a snuff box to dry out a tad and save for the first smoke of the day. Does anyone else actually do this? It's an interesting concept especially if you combine a few blends this way. I may try tomorrow.
Any other odd holmes pipe smoking habits anyone remember from the books and films? Discuss
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 23, 2018 8:54:00 GMT -5
They say that he spread out his dottle (the moist tobacco at the bottom of his bowls) and put it in a snuff box to dry out a tad and save for the first smoke of the day. Does anyone else actually do this? It's an interesting concept especially if you combine a few blends this way. I may try tomorrow. Any other odd holmes pipe smoking habits anyone remember from the books and films? Discuss I don't... And I don't think I ever would. I smoke to a fine white ash though, so I can't if I wanted to, ain't that right, folks?  |
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Post by blackmouth210 on Sept 23, 2018 9:07:31 GMT -5
Actually, he didn't use a snuff box.
He collected the day's dottle and plugs from his pipes on the corner of his mantelpiece to dry.
Then he smoked them the following day as his "before-breakfast pipe".
No. I don't do this.
Nor would I.
Closest I come to this is that I do regularly enjoy a half-smoked pipe that's a day or more old.
For whatever reason, I may not finish the bowl initially and then I come back to it the next day or so.
I smoke a few pipes a day. So sometimes, due to a bad memory, busy schedule, or uncontrollable circumstances I get another pipe going without having finished the previous one.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 23, 2018 9:13:44 GMT -5
I think that Doyle wrote that in there just to make him seem more eccentric. Remember, fictional character. A person would have to be very poor to actually do that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 9:28:16 GMT -5
Wet goopy dottle should be disposed of immediately....no need to go further!!
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 23, 2018 9:54:28 GMT -5
I think that Doyle wrote that in there just to make him seem more eccentric. Remember, fictional character. A person would have to be very poor to actually do that. he did live in London. Tobacco prices are sky high there. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 23, 2018 10:10:53 GMT -5
OK, I LOVE the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies. Now, I will admit that the portray of of Dr. Waston was way off, but they are still a lot of fun to watch. Now, Wilke (old Pipeworks & Wilke) has a blend called #515 that was supposedly originally blended for Basil Rathbone. #515 is a Virginia/black Cavendish blend topped with Jamaican rum, and you can still buy it.
Now, in 1945, Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes in "The House of Fear." Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson are staying at the estate, where a group of bachelor gentlemen live as part of a friendly group called "The Good Companions." In one scene, everyone is gathered in a living room in the morning. Capt. Simpson offers pipe tobacco from his container, and Dr. Watson refuses after smelling it. It is offered to Holmes, who suggests that it is Havana, to which Capt. Simpson replies that it is flavored with Jamaican Rum. Holmes does not partake, but it makes you wonder if he was refusing to partake of his personal blend for that scene.
Yeah, I'm an old movie nerd.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 23, 2018 10:28:02 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes also kept his tobacco in a dirty slipper.
I do not emulate him.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 23, 2018 10:47:15 GMT -5
OK, I LOVE the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies. Now, I will admit that the portray of of Dr. Waston was way off, but they are still a lot of fun to watch. Now, Wilke (old Pipeworks & Wilke) has a blend called #515 that was supposedly originally blended for Basil Rathbone. #515 is a Virginia/black Cavendish blend topped with Jamaican rum, and you can still buy it. Now, in 1945, Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes in "The House of Fear." Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson are staying at the estate, where a group of bachelor gentlemen live as part of a friendly group called "The Good Companions." In one scene, everyone is gathered in a living room in the morning. Capt. Simpson offers pipe tobacco from his container, and Dr. Watson refuses after smelling it. It is offered to Holmes, who suggests that it is Havana, to which Capt. Simpson replies that it is flavored with Jamaican Rum. Holmes does not partake, but it makes you wonder if he was refusing to partake of his personal blend for that scene. Yeah, I'm an old movie nerd. #515 is a great blend, one of the best, and a favorite of mine and JimInks, and we don't agree on much. It was a scene in a movie. There probably wasn't any tobacco in the container. |
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Post by driftingfate on Sept 23, 2018 14:03:37 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes also kept his tobacco in a dirty slipper. I do not emulate him. That's what I remember, or maybe a sock. By the fire place. Maybe to off set the dampness of London? Still seems like it would all end up way too dry. Was it straight latakia? Going to have to go on a Holmes reading binge and see what I find! |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 23, 2018 16:13:15 GMT -5
OK, I LOVE the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies. Now, I will admit that the portray of of Dr. Waston was way off, but they are still a lot of fun to watch. Now, Wilke (old Pipeworks & Wilke) has a blend called #515 that was supposedly originally blended for Basil Rathbone. #515 is a Virginia/black Cavendish blend topped with Jamaican rum, and you can still buy it. Now, in 1945, Basil Rathbone portrayed Sherlock Holmes in "The House of Fear." Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson are staying at the estate, where a group of bachelor gentlemen live as part of a friendly group called "The Good Companions." In one scene, everyone is gathered in a living room in the morning. Capt. Simpson offers pipe tobacco from his container, and Dr. Watson refuses after smelling it. It is offered to Holmes, who suggests that it is Havana, to which Capt. Simpson replies that it is flavored with Jamaican Rum. Holmes does not partake, but it makes you wonder if he was refusing to partake of his personal blend for that scene. Yeah, I'm an old movie nerd. #515 is a great blend, one of the best, and a favorite of mine and JimInks , and we don't agree on much. It was a scene in a movie. There probably wasn't any tobacco in the container. Let me have my dreams  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 23, 2018 16:22:16 GMT -5
Wet goopy dottle should be disposed of immediately....no need to go further!! Kinda like reusing toilet paper. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 16:25:42 GMT -5
Wet goopy dottle should be disposed of immediately....no need to go further!! Kinda like reusing toilet paper. Ummmmmmm....I can name a few Countries that don’t use toilet paper with the first wipe.....just a hand and a bucket of water...,that’s no joke!! I’ve been to a few and always carried my own👍 |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 23, 2018 16:29:15 GMT -5
Kinda like reusing toilet paper. Ummmmmmm....I can name a few Countries that don’t use toilet paper with the first wipe.....just a hand and a bucket of water...,that’s no joke!! I’ve been to a few and always carried my own👍 Don't shake hands there!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 16:34:45 GMT -5
Ummmmmmm....I can name a few Countries that don’t use toilet paper with the first wipe.....just a hand and a bucket of water...,that’s no joke!! I’ve been to a few and always carried my own👍 Don't shake hands there!!! Youbetcha......even though I was not in Japan I’d just nod my head down👍 |
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Post by blackmouth210 on Sept 23, 2018 16:38:02 GMT -5
Sherlock kept his tobacco in a Persion slipper. Nothing in Doyle's writing states the slipper was dirty.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 23, 2018 16:48:24 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it.  |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 23, 2018 17:20:49 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. But did you keep it in a slipper? |
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Post by trailboss on Sept 23, 2018 17:26:12 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. But did you keep it in a slipper? Converse All Stars. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 23, 2018 17:41:58 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. The custom lasted well into the 80's...or so I've heard. |
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 24, 2018 7:28:18 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. The custom lasted well into the 80's...or so I've heard. I assure you that the custom is alive and well even today.. Or so I've heard. |
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Post by Matthew on Sept 24, 2018 22:02:58 GMT -5
Actually, he didn't use a snuff box. He collected the day's dottle and plugs from his pipes on the corner of his mantelpiece to dry. Then he smoked them the following day as his "before-breakfast pipe". No. I don't do this. Nor would I. Closest I come to this is that I do regularly enjoy a half-smoked pipe that's a day or more old. For whatever reason, I may not finish the bowl initially and then I come back to it the next day or so. I smoke a few pipes a day. So sometimes, due to a bad memory, busy schedule, or uncontrollable circumstances I get another pipe going without having finished the previous one. This is what I do regularly.Some blends taste better with
a nights "rest".I think that Doyle wrote that in there just to make him seem more eccentric. Remember, fictional character. A person would have to be very poor to actually do that. Some people would be eccentric enough even though finances don't dictate it. You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. I've seen this within the last month.Choose your
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Sept 24, 2018 22:16:35 GMT -5
You are a judgmental lot....some people back in the '70's used to scrape the resin from their pipes and smoke it when weed became scarce...a friend of a friend told me about it. Lol that was a different kinda resin hahahahaha |
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Post by Screaming Jazz on Sept 25, 2018 20:03:48 GMT -5
Sherlock was written to be quite the superhuman. Already incredible intelligence doubled by copious cocaine and strong tobacco. Thinking of smoking really harsh tobacco make me remember what Aleister Crowley use to smoke. He was pretty far out there and had lived an intense life. What he smoked reflected that. Only perique soaked in rum. Imagine that being the only thing you smoke.
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