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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 19, 2021 23:27:34 GMT -5
A set of 9 of Einstein's pipes are going up for auction.
As of Sunday afternoon, Einstein’s tobacco pipe collection has received 18 "pre-live" bids. The current bid is at $22,987.
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Post by sparks on Sept 20, 2021 8:33:16 GMT -5
Wowsa.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 20, 2021 8:42:15 GMT -5
A set of 9 of Einstein's pipes are going up for auction. As of Sunday afternoon, Einstein’s tobacco pipe collection has received 18 "pre-live" bids. The current bid is at $22,987. That's what a tin of Frog Morton will go for in 20 years. How do they verify these pipes were actually his? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 10:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 10:22:22 GMT -5
A set of 9 of Einstein's pipes are going up for auction. As of Sunday afternoon, Einstein’s tobacco pipe collection has received 18 "pre-live" bids. The current bid is at $22,987. That's what a tin of Frog Morton will go for in 20 years. How do they verify these pipes were actually his? It's kinda iffy. The family of the caretaker at Princeton had the job of cleaning out the homes that Princeton provides for the faculty. |
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Post by sparks on Sept 20, 2021 10:57:18 GMT -5
I'm currently the second highest bidder. I'm just pissed someone beat me out.  |
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Post by william on Sept 20, 2021 11:03:00 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 11:26:16 GMT -5
You're right of course. Einstein was a person who worried about things like cleaning pipes. To him they were just tools for consuming tobacco. Buy that menorah pipe stand is really cool. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 20, 2021 16:21:48 GMT -5
Ugly a s s pipes!
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Post by Silver on Sept 20, 2021 16:27:43 GMT -5
They all look like pipes that go unsold on eBay and Etsy.
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 20, 2021 17:37:53 GMT -5
Appalling. I was "in charge" of Faulkner's house for several months after his death. He had better taste in pipes and maintained them better as well.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 17:42:14 GMT -5
Appalling. I was "in charge" of Faulkner's house for several months after his death. He had better taste in pipes and maintained them better as well. But no one ever said he was smart. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 20, 2021 17:48:23 GMT -5
Appalling. I was "in charge" of Faulkner's house for several months after his death. He had better taste in pipes and maintained them better as well. But no one ever said he was smart. Faulkner? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 17:49:11 GMT -5
But no one ever said he was smart. Faulkner? Yep, Faulkner. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 20, 2021 18:04:56 GMT -5
You really can be annoying, you know. But I kinda enjoy it. I'm sure I'm the only one that thinks that way, though. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 20, 2021 18:10:22 GMT -5
You really can be annoying, you know. But I kinda enjoy it. I'm sure I'm the only one that thinks that way, though. I don't mind, but I speak mine. What I'm saying is that Einstein had a lot more on his mind than any novelist, not a particular slight against Faulkner. I find his writing interesting, but not necessarily brilliant. "Faulkner's contemporary critical reception was mixed, with The New York Times noting that many critics regarded his work as "raw slabs of pseudorealism that had relatively little merit as serious writing" So some people like his books more than others. Lee Child is an idiot if you've ever read any Jack Reacher novels, but he has at least 26 number one best sellers. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Sept 20, 2021 19:16:02 GMT -5
Einstein had literally everything on his mind, and was the first person to see the whole thing at once.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 20, 2021 19:37:43 GMT -5
You really can be annoying, you know. But I kinda enjoy it. I'm sure I'm the only one that thinks that way, though. I don't mind, but I speak mine. What I'm saying is that Einstein had a lot more on his mind than any novelist, not a particular slight against Faulkner. I find his writing interesting, but not necessarily brilliant. "Faulkner's contemporary critical reception was mixed, with The New York Times noting that many critics regarded his work as "raw slabs of pseudorealism that had relatively little merit as serious writing" So some people like his books more than others. Lee Child is an idiot if you've ever read any Jack Reacher novels, but he has at least 26 number one best sellers. He may be an idiot, but his books are well written and amusing....and while a possible idiot, his net worth beats the hell out of most of us. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 21, 2021 8:53:04 GMT -5
I don't mind, but I speak mine. What I'm saying is that Einstein had a lot more on his mind than any novelist, not a particular slight against Faulkner. I find his writing interesting, but not necessarily brilliant. "Faulkner's contemporary critical reception was mixed, with The New York Times noting that many critics regarded his work as "raw slabs of pseudorealism that had relatively little merit as serious writing" So some people like his books more than others. Lee Child is an idiot if you've ever read any Jack Reacher novels, but he has at least 26 number one best sellers. He may be an idiot, but his books are well written and amusing....and while a possible idiot, his net worth beats the hell out of most of us. I agree about his net worth, but not about the quality of his writing. He knows nothing about the firearms he writes about, extremely unrealistic situations and bad character development. He wrote a book with a friend about riding horses across the southwest US and he whined about everything like a New Yorker on a cruise. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 21, 2021 8:54:46 GMT -5
Einstein had literally everything on his mind, and was the first person to see the whole thing at once. He was certainly full of mc2. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 21, 2021 10:14:39 GMT -5
Faulkner an idiot. How droll.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 21, 2021 10:19:24 GMT -5
Faulkner an idiot. How droll. I never said that Faulkner am idiot. I was referring to Lee Child. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 21, 2021 10:24:53 GMT -5
Faulkner an idiot. How droll. I never said that Faulkner am idiot. I was referring to Lee Child. And I wasn't talking to you. Everything is not about you. |
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Post by sparks on Sept 21, 2021 10:29:55 GMT -5
I never said that Faulkner am idiot. I was referring to Lee Child. And I wasn't talking to you. Everything is not about you.
You two have the cutest banter.  |
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Post by jakesolsen on Sept 21, 2021 10:39:22 GMT -5
Interesting pipes for sure
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 21, 2021 10:48:59 GMT -5
I never said that Faulkner am idiot. I was referring to Lee Child. And I wasn't talking to you. Everything is not about you. My mistake. Please forgive me. 😭 |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 21, 2021 10:53:54 GMT -5
You are forgiven, my son. Go in peace.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 21, 2021 10:55:36 GMT -5
You are forgiven, my son. Go in peace. Cool! I'm gone. 🤠 |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 21, 2021 11:00:04 GMT -5
He may be an idiot, but his books are well written and amusing....and while a possible idiot, his net worth beats the hell out of most of us. I agree about his net worth, but not about the quality of his writing. He knows nothing about the firearms he writes about, extremely unrealistic situations and bad character development. He wrote a book with a friend about riding horses across the southwest US and he whined about everything like a New Yorker on a cruise. While what you say is true...his books still hold an interest...at least for me..perhaps I am a dullard that is amused at writings like his. Still, I have all his books and sometimes reread them just for entertainment. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 21, 2021 11:11:42 GMT -5
Faulkner was an artist. All artists are "weird" in one way or another. He was also steeped in Mi'sippi which can be the very essence of weird— sometimes on steroids.
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