PSD POY 2021 Preliminary Announcement

[tipofthelake]

It's been a while since we had an update from the braintruants, err, trust. What gives? Has anyone else gotten a tracking number yet?

 

[SmokeRings]

I think the man himself, JRR Tolkien, came up with that one.

To quote Wiki google search: A team of twelve Rhosgobel rabbits are known to have been of use to Radagast the Brown, as they pulled his sleigh. They were first seen carrying Radagast from Rhosgobel after his encounter with the Giant Spiders, through Mirkwood to Dol Guldur following the trail of the Giant Spiders.

And now we know where Radagast ended up - Ozark Wizard on PSD!

Well, wiki Google aside I certainly recall no mention of any such rabbits in any of the four volumes comprising The Hobbit or The Lord Of The Rings, and unless such an update was made previous to the Jackson directed Hobbit trilogy I would be suspicious at best of it, it is possible that in Tolkein's private letters, or in the Silmarillion that mention was made, haven't read that, but I still consider it creative license by the writing team Jackson worked with to produce the film.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

Anyway......

It's been a while since we had an update from the braintruants, err, trust. What gives? Has anyone else gotten a tracking number yet?

Didn't you get yours?

 

[Spillproof]

It's been a while since we had an update from the braintruants, err, trust. What gives? Has anyone else gotten a tracking number yet?

All complaints and concerns are automatically directed to Berg's inbox. Please wait patiently for his response.

 

[SaintWilliam]

He didn’t deny it!

We are in ordained company, everyone.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

 

[IslandCobFog]

No really related but kind of... This morning on Missouri meerschaums website corncobpipedotcom this was listed as for sale. It was the LEAPS pipe of the year 2020. I was able to add it to my cart but later when I went to purchase it, gone and all history links go to 404 not found page. What the heck?

 

[gnossos]

who is LEAPS and why did the brain trust give them a pipe before us

 

[SmokeRings]

who is LEAPS and why did the brain trust give them a pipe before us

This is what I'm wondering too...

 

[MakDragon]

It's been a while since we had an update from the braintruants, err, trust. What gives? Has anyone else gotten a tracking number yet?

Seriously, the second maker has been contacted and we are anxiously awaiting their reply.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

who is LEAPS and why did the brain trust give them a pipe before us

LEAPS is the parent company of BOUNDS. Theirs are with the red bit.

 

[Kilted Pipe Guy]

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[Peacock]

LEAPS is the maker of fine products such as this:

This is taking forever BT. I'm gonna be old enough to start professing what it means to be a true pipe smoker

 

[MakDragon]

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[Ozark Wizard]

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Nicely done!

 

[IslandCobFog]

After doing some more digging

LEAPS is the parent company of BOUNDS. Theirs are with the red bit.

Found this but not sure why it was on mm's site for sale this morning but now it's not. Stands for Low End & Affordable Pipe Society.

 

[DGErwin11]

After doing some more digging
Found this but not sure why it was on mm's site for sale this morning but now it's not. Stands for Low End & Affordable Pipe Society.

When we had MM do our PSD & PSF POYs the had a hidden ordering link which we only released to members. I'm kinda guessing their web guy inadvertently made it public. Once it was noticed they changed it. At least that is my theory.

 

[SaintWilliam]

I figured we would be the first POY of the year... does anyone even want one now?

 

[BlueMaxx]

I figured we would be the first POY of the year... does anyone even want one now?

That question does not compute with me...

 

[blackmouth210]

Some of us prefer to have the Best POY rather than the First POY.

If LEAPS is to remain true to their title, their choice in POY makers is far more limited than ours. That tends to speed things along, I'm sure.