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May 20 2008: The Blowfry

I’ve always liked the blowfish shape. The shape itself is so nebulous and open to interpretation that one could make a cross-grained billiard and arguably call it a blowfish. To a Jonnie-come-lately pipe maker such as myself this is a blessing as I can make an endless line of these ‘blowfish’ and who is to argue? Aside from the occasional expression of gas pain on the faces of blowfish collectors there has been little in the way of public outrage... read more