What I don’t understand is why the young man is wearing an ascot – when did THAT become a THING again? And should I resurrect all of mine, now?
And the pipe he holds is called an “oom paul” I believe, and it’s been decades since I’ve seen one of those, as well – the kid is really a blast from the past
“Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (he whose image appears on the Krugerrand), better known as Paul Kruger and affectionately known as Uncle Paul (Afrikaans: “Oom Paul”) was State President of the South African Republic. Uncle Paul was often seen in public and photographs with his favorite pipe, a Hungarian, descending from his mouth.”
I leave it to the reader to wend [his or her] way through the lengthy summary at http://oompaul.com/musings/2014/5/29/the-odyssey-of-the-oom-paul-a-hungarian-really-by-ben-rapaport in which Mr. Rapaport details his findings about the convoluted history of pipe-making of the early 20th Century and this pipe-shape in particular .
MS72 almost 3 years ago
Panels w/o separating lines! What would happen if you left out the box?
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Oy
Totalloser Premium Member almost 3 years ago
he should be wearing a wool hat , as a true Hipster Douchebag
Oggi almost 3 years ago
Is that a beer float or root beer float?
wellis1947 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
What I don’t understand is why the young man is wearing an ascot – when did THAT become a THING again? And should I resurrect all of mine, now?
And the pipe he holds is called an “oom paul” I believe, and it’s been decades since I’ve seen one of those, as well – the kid is really a blast from the past
El-Kabong almost 3 years ago
Yes, but with the old folks croaking the great upstairs migration is underway.
SrTechWriter almost 3 years ago
@wellis1947 “And the pipe he holds is called an “oom paul” I believe”
From: https://thepipeguys.com/smoking-pipe-shapes-guide/
“Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (he whose image appears on the Krugerrand), better known as Paul Kruger and affectionately known as Uncle Paul (Afrikaans: “Oom Paul”) was State President of the South African Republic. Uncle Paul was often seen in public and photographs with his favorite pipe, a Hungarian, descending from his mouth.”
I leave it to the reader to wend [his or her] way through the lengthy summary at http://oompaul.com/musings/2014/5/29/the-odyssey-of-the-oom-paul-a-hungarian-really-by-ben-rapaport in which Mr. Rapaport details his findings about the convoluted history of pipe-making of the early 20th Century and this pipe-shape in particular .