Cigarettes and pipes aren't the same ballpark. Not even the same sport, to paraphrase Tarantino.

David-tin art would be comparable to the artwork on shell boxes. Much of it quite beautiful.

Not even going to get into all the health stuff. Newf pretty much summed it up for me.

Smoking a pipe is quiet and reflective. It's not about nicotine, though I don't mind a little nic hit. Very calming.

Just glad this thread flushed some of you other pipers out. I knew there had to be one or two of ya.

Keep puffin'...