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Last night, I was on my porch watching the neighbors work:) and had 3-nuns (and I aint even catholic) in my Boswell's Churchwarden. I am not wild about churchwardens but was too tired to hold my arm up to smoke a short pipe. I always get 10 times more gurgles with the churchwarden than any other pipe, why? I had to clean it out at least 10 times just to get through the bowl. I am about to see if JM can make a short stem for it and forget about the long stem. I was not overly impressed with the nuns, it wasnt too bad, had some bite and was hard to keep lit, but then it was a brand new tin and wasnt opened before last night and I just got it in the mail. Maybe that is the reason.... :dunno:
 
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Any chance you're smoking it hotter without noticing it because the longer stem is cooling the smoke before it gets to you?
 
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I have 2, but changed the one to a regular stem, gurgles was the problem with it also. This one didnt do it before, that i can remember, but it was loaded last night. may have been the nuns. i will give it another try this weekend with something else.
 
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Griz, were you smoking outside, and was it cold out?
Yes it was outside on the porch, but it was a warm evening. I tried some nuns this morning in my stubby nose warmer and got gurgles twice. Now I'm thinkin it's the baccy. I just got this can Monday and opened it last night. No dry time, open and light.
 
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