As a person who is still a pipe smoker, I do regularly use pipe cleaners as originally designed. However, I also find them fun for craft things as well. I have to usually hide them, however, for a myriad of people (read as both kids and adults) like to “borrow” them and then when I need a few for their original intended purpose, I am out.
I think the slippery slope started when they added little plastic fibers to them, for “heavy duty” cleaning. No longer just fuzzy, they were pokey. Foo.
Stray almost 12 years ago
Seriously? They’re called fuzzy sticks now?
pcolli almost 12 years ago
“They were used to clean what?”.I’ve just had a horrible thought that I’ll keep to myself.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 12 years ago
As a person who is still a pipe smoker, I do regularly use pipe cleaners as originally designed. However, I also find them fun for craft things as well. I have to usually hide them, however, for a myriad of people (read as both kids and adults) like to “borrow” them and then when I need a few for their original intended purpose, I am out.
BillWa almost 12 years ago
At least one person here knows what a Dottle is.
stukuls almost 12 years ago
What kid calls them fuzzy sticks? Kids from the 1950’s?
How old is that Plugger then?
rw1h almost 12 years ago
@BillWaI’m on board with “dottle”. It can be nasty stuff!!
Woody157 almost 12 years ago
@pcolli, “I’ve just had a horrible thought that I’ll keep to myself.”.Wouldn’t be involved in an activity involving ‘warm fuzzys’, would it?
cbrsarah almost 12 years ago
I use them to clean a part of my pressure canner. It’s the only thing that I can get in it that works.
DGWillie almost 12 years ago
I think the slippery slope started when they added little plastic fibers to them, for “heavy duty” cleaning. No longer just fuzzy, they were pokey. Foo.