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2005-11-20 Europe

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Posted by Pappy 2005-11-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nice work, when you can get it.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-20 02:02|| 2005-11-20 02:02|| Front Page Top

#2 "Here comes Albert."
-- Guess Who, circa 1972

Posted by badanov 2005-11-20 06:36|| http://www.freefirezone.org/firststrike.html]">[http://www.freefirezone.org/firststrike.html] 2005-11-20 06:36|| Front Page Top

#3 "I'd like to speak to Prince Albert!"
"He can't come to the phone. He's in the can!"

think the wipper snappers will get it?

Posted by Snese Wholutle2724 2005-11-20 07:56|| 2005-11-20 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's work on some passing lanes okay?

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-20 11:43|| 2005-11-20 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 think the wipper snappers will get it?

You mean as in:

[phone call to a tobacconist]

Caller: Do you have Prince Albert in a can?

Clerk: Yes.

Caller: For God's sake, let him out!

The crimson vest pocket tin with flip-top lid and the full size humidor can with captive levering key both feature prominently in my tobacciana collection of over 10,000 cigar boxes, pipe tobacco tins, chewing tobacco tins, cigarette tins, cigar history books, amber cigarette & cigar holders, unused Turkish meerschaum pipes and other smoking related ephemera.

The cigar boxes (wood, not cardboard) which I usually got for free or paid a whopping dollar for (the pure wood ones) are now selling on eBay for $5.00 each or more.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-20 12:01|| 2005-11-20 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Is your refrigerator running?

I'd like to speak to Homer....Homer Sexual

Posted by Bart Simpson">Bart Simpson 2005-11-20 13:20|| 2005-11-20 13:20|| Front Page Top

#7 my tobacciana collection of over 10,000 cigar boxes, pipe tobacco tins, chewing tobacco tins, cigarette tins, cigar history books, amber cigarette & cigar holders, unused Turkish meerschaum pipes and other smoking related ephemera.

Careful Mr. Z, you're setting yourself up for a hit. I'd advise letting the blog know that all those items are EMPTY so has not to lure the addicted.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-20 17:12|| 2005-11-20 17:12|| Front Page Top

#8 I recently bought a large box of used postage stamps from a dealer. There was a dark amber jar in the box as well. I immediately recognized it as a snuff jar from the late 1940's, early 1950's, because my grandmother dipped snuff. The jars had a cork stopper. I used to use the stoppers to fish with when she no longer needed them. Brought back a TON of memories! And yes, I'm also old enough to remember all the Prince Albert jokes, although my dad smoked Half-and-Half.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-11-20 17:18|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-11-20 17:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Careful Mr. Z, you're setting yourself up for a hit. I'd advise letting the blog know that all those items are EMPTY so has not to lure the addicted.

I guess the odd rattling sound I heard after posting that must have been a collective nic-fit from Rantburg's smokers.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-20 17:34|| 2005-11-20 17:34|| Front Page Top

#10 And yes, I'm also old enough to remember all the Prince Albert jokes

me to Old Patriot, I smoked a few cans way back when men were men and women were.......

Posted by Mr. LEVI GARRETT 2005-11-20 17:41|| 2005-11-20 17:41|| Front Page Top

#11 My Dad used to smoke Half and Half when he varied his diet from Camels to a pipe. I'm a chain pipe smoker. My brand is Captain Black Gold. I ran out on a drive a couple years ago and bought a pack of Half and Half, thinking fond memories of Dad until I actually fired the stuff up.

That stuff's nasty.

Posted by Fred">Fred 2005-11-20 18:45|| 2005-11-20 18:45|| Front Page Top

#12 I was a Red Man guy all through college and early professional dayz. Count on periodontal cleaning fun...just finished another session

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-20 19:00|| 2005-11-20 19:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Atleast you have a teef, I make do with an Oster blender and cardboard over the gums.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-20 19:55|| 2005-11-20 19:55|| Front Page Top

#14 The cigar boxes ... (the pure wood ones) are now selling on eBay for $5.00 each or more.

Wha-what? You mean like the ones I used to store all kinds of junk and like the 30 or so I've thrown out the past couple years? I could have gotten $150 for some cheap (though good-smelling) wood boxes?

[sob]

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-11-20 20:21|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-11-20 20:21|| Front Page Top

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