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Saturday, 29 October 2005

Tobaccos That Never Were, Part III

From Tim Daneliuk on alt.smokers.pipes:

Blends That Never Were - Part III

My Own Jihad
A Blend of 72 Different Virginias. You'll Be in Heaven!
Baathist Blend
Syrian Latakia and Sand Combine for a Taste You Won't Live to Remember.
Chalk and Awe
An English Style Blend Made in America. Noteworthy for Its Casing of Cordite, Gunpowder, and Nitro-Toluene. (Primarily for Export)
Axioms of Evil
Dark Kentucky and Black Twist Are Combined Against the Backdrop of Machine Shop Oil and Chroming Residues. For the Philosophically Minded Dictator.
Sauerbratten Flake
A Muscular Tobacco Cased in Sauerkraut Juice. For Smokers with Dreams of Empire.
Commie Kake
Red Virginias Topped with the Bitter Residue of Failed Ambition.
Montgoobery
A Luxuriant Blend of Virginia Leaf Topped with Peanut Butter.
Lombeard
An Interesting Combination of Virginias, Orientals, and Alaskan Latakia. Gently Dusted with Our Secret Ingredient from Al the Pet Barber. An Entirely New Take on Hair Of The Dog.Our Worst Blend
Sawdust, Floor Sweepings, and Rat Droppings Adorn a Base of Cigar Ash and Used Nasal Snuff. A Gift for Treasured In-Laws.
Crown Revilement
Straight Perique Cased in a Paste of Refried Beans, Prune Juice, And Tabasco. Terrific When You Really Need To Get Going.

This perhaps makes the most sense when one understand pipe tobaccos—trust me, it’s actually quite hilarious.


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