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Friday, February 20, 2009

February 20th: International Pipe Smoker's day


Today is International Pipe Smoker's Day, in case you hadn't heard of it by now.

According to the IPSD Website,

WE ENVISION A WORLDWIDE COMMUNION
of pipe-smokers that is bound together by a shared love for pipe-smoking, mutual respect, and goodwill • We envision a society that respects the informed choice and adult use of smoking tobacco • We envision a world where governments act in good faith and integrity, and have the political will and personal courage to express their values appropriately through legislative means • This means that as a group we are united and strong in our beliefs, have understanding, patience, wisdom, enjoy the philosophical aspect of pipe-smoking, and seek to promote pipe-smoking as part of a lifestyle that can be thoroughly enjoyable to adults through the responsible use of tobacco.

MISSION
To foster links across the globe in honor of friendship, benevolence, and tranquility; and to celebrate the fraternity of pipe-smokers across all borders.

PURPOSE
On this day we will take a breather and celebrate the noble art of pipe-smoking and the noble spirit which pervades the brother/sisterhood of the briar. We will put into practice the time-honored and ancestral traditions of raising our pipes in toast to each other in the evening in unison and, thus, share a bowl together.

PHILOSOPHY
Today’s hectic environment almost dictates that we run on full efficiency, have total involvement in our work, our families and in every aspect of what we do to survive and achieve in a world set at high speed.• With ever-changing values it is the intent that The International Pipe-Smoking Day will allow us, the Brothers and Sisters of the Briar to step back and appreciate our rich historical value. • For pipe-smokers and pipe-smoking everywhere the day will be emblematic of our shared values, history, traditions, and aspirations.


Here's to the brethren of the briar. For those interested, it's a Peterson Holmes Collection, Original (picked up in 1987 on my first trip to London), and puffing my dwindling stock of bulk Dunhill cavendish custom mixture (discontinued inexplicably in 2007).

It's the tobacco most likely to incite the comment, "I'm deathly allergic to tobacco smoke. But I love the smell of your pipe..."

2 comments:

  1. I should check your blog more frequently. I totally missed International Pipe Smoker's Day.

    Maybe I'll smoke my pipe twice tonight.

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  2. http://www.ipsd.eu/

    If you are in NJ why not join us for the celebration? The New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers will be meeting at JR Cigars, Route 10, Whippany, NJ. Everyone is welcome! Here is our website:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJFPS/

    Sincerely,
    Crystal Cahill, President New Jersey Fellowship of Pipe Smokers

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