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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Yes, Me Asshole, but You, Retarded Moron Since Conception
Hair for Hope is Children’s Cancer Foundation’s signature fundraising event – the only head-shaving event in Singapore that serves to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer. Through the symbolic gesture of shaving bald, the event – among other objectives … Continue reading
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Stripped Naked
Here’s a tin of Peterson Connoisseur’s Choice pipe tobacco: But according to Australia’s latest iteration of its draconian anti-tobacco laws, this is how it appears in the Australian tobacco stores that are still in business; the label on the reverse … Continue reading
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Gross Profiteering
A store in Singapore was selling this for S$79/-. It was recently marked down to S$69/-. Oh, a discount? Their generosity staggers the imagination! Throngs of pipe smokers must be on their knees thanking them. (By the way the same … Continue reading
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A Pipe from South Africa
Landrick’s work takes him to Johannesburg quite often; recently he came back with several of these beautifully handcrafted pipes for all of us:
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A New Cricket
Ever since my first Savinelli Cricket flew away, I’ve been wanting one. Thanks Tek Heng for this gift, hand-carried all the way from Milan:
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Lychee Reverse Calabash
Anapayan K Pillai aka Anan Pillai, who lives in Canada, is probably the only Indian pipe maker around. In 2012, when he had to reduce his working hours due to health reasons, he was forced to look for additional income … Continue reading
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Choped by Aunty
Sofa-like seats which are more comfortable are hard to come by in almost all of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlets, yet staff at their JEM Mall outlet allowed someone to place his or her belongings on a sofa … Continue reading
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Isn’t it Time to Demonize Booze?
Any retard can quote verbatim from Wikipedia and write a letter demonizing tobacco, still Amy Choong Mei Fun should be lauded for taking the time and making the effort to do so. Her letter to The Straits Times on May … Continue reading
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Amateurish Attempts at Bullshit
Just because you’ve won the womb lotto, or are wealthy through shrewd scheming or via some other means, legal or otherwise, doesn’t mean you are brainy. In fact, too many gullible, rich people are walking around, and getting conned. One … Continue reading
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Genius Spotted!
Just finished reading another book by Elif Shafak. Shafak was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1971. She is an award-winning novelist and the most widely read woman writer in Turkey. Critics have named her as “one of the most distinctive … Continue reading
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