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posted on July 25, 2002 12:06:25 PM new
Opium pipe?? Gaucho tea strainer?? WTF????
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kiara
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posted on July 25, 2002 12:19:01 PM new
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Dejapooh
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posted on July 25, 2002 12:39:11 PM new
crack pipe?
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max40
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posted on July 25, 2002 12:45:19 PM new
Soap Bubble Pipe?
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kiara
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posted on July 25, 2002 12:56:59 PM new
capa plata translates it castrates silver
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tomwiii
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:04:26 PM new
"...it castrates silver..." The horse? Say WHAT? 
I believe this predates CRACK by about a CENTURY!!
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kiara
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:09:45 PM new
How long is it?
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tomwiii
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:14:48 PM new
Oh...Right... 8"
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kiara
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:19:03 PM new
Sorry, I can't help you. Maybe there is a story to this? 
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umiman
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:28:09 PM new
Believe it or not, it's a straw used to drink an Argentinian kind of tea drink. I can't remember the drink's name though. I have one of these!  I will ask my husband when he gets home the actual name of it and the drink.
Hope this little bit of info helps!!!
-Lori
PS Soap bubble blower, liked that one!! hehe
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kiara
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:40:01 PM new
http://www.bluemoonbotanicals.com/page32.html
That is interesting and I see that some are also made from chrome or brass. They are called a Bombilla straw.
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tomwiii
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posted on July 25, 2002 01:46:16 PM new
THANKS! I knew it had something to do with Gauchos -- couldn't remember the name of the tea! The lady I'm selling it 4 said Opium pipe, but I said...DREAM!
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buyhigh
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posted on July 25, 2002 05:05:26 PM new
Does Capa Plata 800 mean that it is "coated" or plated with 800 Silver ( as against 925 sterling)?
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earthmum
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posted on July 25, 2002 05:38:52 PM new
Hi, It is for drinking "yerba mate" a tea made in Argentina. I once had an Argentinian boyfriend. He turned out to be a complete jerk, but I did learn a thing or two, so all was not lost!
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buyhigh
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posted on July 25, 2002 06:23:04 PM new
to earthmum - Once read a whole bunch of short stories (in English) by a renowned Argintine author - now deceased - where everyone sat around drinking mate a good part of the day. Did your ex boyfriend say the stuff was addictive?
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amber
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posted on July 25, 2002 06:37:16 PM new
It is used in several South American countries, Venezuela for sure. The tea is called tete-a-tete (not sure of the spelling) Tea is made right in the glass with the tea leaves, and the tea is sucked up through the pipe (can't remember the name of it) so that the tea leaves are not sucked up into the mouth.
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alwaysbroke
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posted on July 25, 2002 06:41:38 PM new
""...it castrates silver..." The horse? Say WHAT?"
Oh...ROFL
I just took a bite of sandwich when I read this and laughed so hard I couldn't swallow. Had tears in my eyes.
Thanks, I needed that!
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profe51
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posted on July 26, 2002 06:20:46 AM new
it's for drinking yerba mate...it's not addictive, just a stimulant.....it's silverplate
here's a url for way more than you ever wanted to know about mate
http://www.noborders.net/mate/ingredients.html
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