Jocose wrote:There are many terrible attributes to the lowly cob, I will name only a few:
First issue, taste of the burning wood stem.
Second issue, taste of burning epoxy.
Third issue, taste of the burning/charred corn bowl.
Fourth issue, cheap, crappy, uncomfortable bits that easily break.
Fifth issue, bits that become either too loose or too tight.
Sixth issue, a pipe cleaner is almost impossible to use on those crap 'pinched' bent stems.
Seventh issue, the MAJOR condensation build up on the inferior stems.
Eighth issue, the bowls are way to small.
Ninth issue, the ugliness
Tenth issue, the rust that builds up on the stem/stummel connection.
Eleventh issue, no matter how "broke-in" it is, it still imparts a burnt corn flavor.
Twelfth issue, there is plaster in the bottom of the bowl.
Issue #13.. It's a Hillbilly souvenir/toy, not a real pipe.
So, I got to wondering, if a cob style pipe were to be built with a Briar bowl (or clay, meer, etc.) but came with a glued in wooden stem that was set into a bed of plaster, and if this so-called pipe imparted a charred/burnt taste, and used cheap inferior bits that were either too loose or too tight, it most certainly would be deemed a joke. But hey, put a piece of dried corn cob on the end and people think its the greatest thing ever ???
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I pray for cob haters often. I pray that they eventually find it in their hearts to be open to the cob and hopefully, join the ranks of cob lovers.
We can waste time debating this and that, but it eventually devolves into bickering. It's not profitable.
I find their hatred of the cob is usually a misunderstanding of the cob. Their opinion is founded on the misunderstandings of others who have never even smoked a cob or had a bad experience with the cob.
Their focus on sola briara has them blinded to the beauty of tradition.
Some day they may swim the Missouri River and find what their soul is really yearning for.
We can waste time debating this and that, but it eventually devolves into bickering. It's not profitable.
I find their hatred of the cob is usually a misunderstanding of the cob. Their opinion is founded on the misunderstandings of others who have never even smoked a cob or had a bad experience with the cob.
Their focus on sola briara has them blinded to the beauty of tradition.
Some day they may swim the Missouri River and find what their soul is really yearning for.
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loljoegoat wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 15:15...Their focus on sola briara has them blinded to the beauty of tradition.
Some day they may swim the Missouri River and find what their soul is really yearning for.
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Tom Sawyer smoked a cob.
All the kids in my 'hood had cobs 'cause Tom Sawyer had one.
In fact, my first pipe when I was a wee tyke was a cob my dad gave me with the admonition not to run with the cob in my mouth.
All the kids in my 'hood had cobs 'cause Tom Sawyer had one.
In fact, my first pipe when I was a wee tyke was a cob my dad gave me with the admonition not to run with the cob in my mouth.
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The facts that your pops gave you a c0B as a toy and that your pals used them as props in their hillbilly imaginings does not bolster the argument in favor of c0Bs.Hovannes wrote: 06 Feb 2025, 18:50 Tom Sawyer smoked a cob.
All the kids in my 'hood had cobs 'cause Tom Sawyer had one.
In fact, my first pipe when I was a wee tyke was a cob my dad gave me with the admonition not to run with the cob in my mouth.
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Only that cobs are multifunctional. I found it interesting that when my daughter's High School drama class staged Little Women the father, who had left to fight in the Civil War had left his pipe at home. In the production, they used a battered old briar for a prop.FredS wrote: 07 Feb 2025, 06:12The facts that your pops gave you a c0B as a toy and that your pals used them as props in their hillbilly imaginings does not bolster the argument in favor of c0Bs.Hovannes wrote: 06 Feb 2025, 18:50 Tom Sawyer smoked a cob.
All the kids in my 'hood had cobs 'cause Tom Sawyer had one.
In fact, my first pipe when I was a wee tyke was a cob my dad gave me with the admonition not to run with the cob in my mouth.
Considering Briars would be a luxury item in the US in the 1860s, it makes sense, but OTOH what pipe would he have taken with him into harm's way?
I'm thinking a common cheap clay, or a cob.
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