Кстати, у кого нет нефтяной скважины в Москву ехать - езжайте к нам в Сибирь - тут и нефть еще не всю расхватали, и вообще неплохо. (Сегодня уже потеплело - минус 25).  :kiss

Вот какая статейка у меня завалялась по этой теме:
(sorry что на английском, нет сейчас времени перевести   )

Smoke Rings
My father used to blow fantastic smoke rings, but he unfortunately passed away before I started smoking pipes, and I never had the chance to ask him to teach me how. Can you provide some instruction?
Will Tuckey
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This is a difficult procedure to describe, sort of like trying to explain how to ride a bike. You really need to just practice. First, get your pipe going well so you have some good thick, dense smoke. It is helpful to stand in front of a mirror and make a face like a fish out of water, with your lips in an “O” shape. Obviously, you want the air in the room to be as still as possible. Tuck the tip of your tongue down behind your lower gums and press the back of your tongue down to the bottom of your mouth. Draw the smoke into your mouth and let it stand in there for a moment to settle. You don’t actually blow the rings—you push them out of your mouth by quickly drawing your lower jaw up and compressing your lips slightly. If your teeth clack together, you’ve brought your jaw up too far; you want to go about halfway. The contraction of your mouth should force the smoke out in a neat O. Practice, practice, practice. That means you’ll have to think about it when you smoke, and you may have to smoke more for a while, drat it all.
Another method I’ve read about but have never succeeded with is to fill your mouth with smoke and position your tongue and lips as described above, but then tap the side of your cheek with your finger. This is supposed to force small, perfectly shaped smoke rings into the air. I’ve never managed to make it work. I guess I need to practice too.
I bought a pipe at a swap meet and it’s very nicely configured—makes me think that it is worth more than five bucks (although I never sell things from “the collection.”) It is called a “Merchants Service Special and was made in London. It has the longest, pencil-thin bit/shank. It is beautiful and graceful, and smokes like a dream. Could you tell me more about this pipe? Is it some company’s second, or a carver’s joke? I wish that it could talk.