Gauging interest in a Kentucky Derby Contest

[Tobias Lutz]

Alright...we've got two, plus myself, and I believe, Pete. I'm thinking we need 8 total to get it off the ground in some form. Four more and we'll proceed.

[Lynn]

@Tobias Lutz ....Let me in....I went out this mornin an wittled me a pipe just so I could get into this...if by some chance I happened to win...Id be willin to let second place have the prize...
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[NeverBend]

Tobias, great minds must think a like (Pete and Myself, of course) as I was thinking about setting one up on the cigar side!

I was thinking of giving folks a $50 bankroll to bet win, place, show, with whom ever wins the most money getting a prize from me. Thought it might be too complicated, so anxiously watching yours (so I can steal it)!

Hi Andy,

When Tobias and I were kicking around this idea I was thinking about how to prevent you from having an edge .

Andy's a great horseman but he must be laughing because picking the last place finisher in the Derby is about as random as it gets. Well bet Derby horses often finish far back in most years because it's a longer distance than they're used to running and it's always a huge field AND there's never been a disqualification in the history of the race - anything goes. In the 1933 Derby, Broker's Tip and Head Play were nose to nose throughout the stretch run as their jockeys fought each other and there were no disqualifications (no video) and that tradition (no DQs) has stood ever since. It was Broker's Tip only win.

I'll put up a tin (come on - of course it will be unopened!) of Germain's Plum Cake (2014).

Riders Up!

[NeverBend]

One of the neat things about thoroughbred racing are horse pedigrees. Here's a link to a site that will show the horses 4 (or 5) generation pedigree (just type in the horses name and press HORSE SEARCH at the top left):

http://PedigreeQuery.Com

Lots of other sites, with a search on Kentucky Derby 2015, are out there with discussions about the race. You can do just as well as any pundit when picking the last place finisher!!

Sign up, watch the race (loads of celebs there) and have some fun.

[Nature]

Alright then, count me in.

[Lynn]

Hi Andy,

When Tobias and I were kicking around this idea I was thinking about how to prevent you from having an edge .

Andy's a great horseman but he must be laughing because picking the last place finisher in the Derby is about as random as it gets. Well bet Derby horses often finish far back in most years because it's a longer distance than they're used to running and it's always a huge field AND there's never been a disqualification in the history of the race - anything goes. In the 1933 Derby, Broker's Tip and Head Play were nose to nose throughout the stretch run as their jockeys fought each other and there were no disqualifications (no video) and that tradition (no DQs) has stood ever since. It was Broker's Tip only win.

I'll put up a tin (come on - of course it will be unopened!) of Germain's Plum Cake (2014).

Riders Up!

I went an looked that Germain's Plum Cake (2014) up..interesting

[El Whedo]

@Tobias Lutz ....Let me in....I went out this mornin an wittled me a pipe just so I could get into this...if by some chance I happened to win...Id be willin to let second place have the prize...
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Most likely that pipe is gonna make good tobacco taste nasty.

Luckily, one of the best pipes in the world is also VERY inexpensive. Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes are the kitties titties. Sweet and cool smoking, and able to smoke bowl after bowl without a rest, unlike more expensive Briar pipes.

Go to Walmart or Wallgreens, and pick one up for just a few dollars. If ya live WAY back in some dark hollow, and don't wanna do the drive, you can get 'em from Amazon too.

[El Whedo]

I just thought of another option that might be good for you, Harvey, seein' as how yer handy: Make a cherry wood pipe.

Find a branch of a cherry tree that looks to be about the right size for a pipe bowl with a smaller branch (stem sized) coming off the main branch. Cut the smaller branch to just a few inches long and drill it till it extends into the center of the bigger part of the branch. Now drill a larger hole SLOWLY into the bigger branch till it just barely touches the draft hole (the smaller branch's smaller drilled hole). You want the draft hole at the very bottom of the pipe bowl. This is important for the bowl to smoke properly, and not frustrate the hell outta ya. All ya need now is to fit a reed, or cane, to fit in the stem. Cut the reed to whatever length ya like.

I've been told that other fruit woods work as well, but I KNOW for a fact that cherry wood makes a nice tasting, cool smoking pipe.

[Lynn]

Most likely that pipe is gonna make good tobacco taste nasty.

Luckily, one of the best pipes in the world is also VERY inexpensive. Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes are the kitties titties. Sweet and cool smoking, and able to smoke bowl after bowl without a rest, unlike more expensive Briar pipes.

Go to Walmart or Wallgreens, and pick one up for just a few dollars. If ya live WAY back in some dark hollow, and don't wanna do the drive, you can get 'em from Amazon too.

I know I can buy pipes most anywhere..but bein cheap I like gettin things cheap or free or in trades..so I been thinkin today maybe I'll make someone an offer they cant turn down....now it's just who is that...ALSO I WANT TO KEEP BUMPIN THIS THREAD so I can see what you guys are doin.

[NeverBend]

I just thought of another option that might be good for you, Harvey, seein' as how yer handy: Make a cherry wood pipe.

Find a branch of a cherry tree that looks to be about the right size for a pipe bowl with a smaller branch (stem sized) coming off the main branch. Cut the smaller branch to just a few inches long and drill it till it extends into the center of the bigger part of the branch. Now drill a larger hole SLOWLY into the bigger branch till it just barely touches the draft hole (the smaller branch's smaller drilled hole). You want the draft hole at the very bottom of the pipe bowl. This is important for the bowl to smoke properly, and not frustrate the hell outta ya. All ya need now is to fit a reed, or cane, to fit in the stem. Cut the reed to whatever length ya like.

I've been told that other fruit woods work as well, but I KNOW for a fact that cherry wood makes a nice tasting, cool smoking pipe.

genius