I'm not generally a roach-wrangler, cuz weed here is relatively cheap and plentiful. But do you guys ever get those times when the joint's just perfect to be smoked right down to the roach - perfect shape, type and size/length of roach, packed hard enough so the roach bit ain't just floppy and shitty and burns super hot and singes your mustache which sucks cuz very little smells worse than burning mustache. Anyway yeah I just roach-wrangled a roach that was about perfect. Got some nice, smooth, resin-laden hits right at the end there.

Are you guys roach-wranglers?

Not me. I usually go with a bowl. I really like joints, but I usually only roll one up for a party or social situation and when I do that I go euro style. Big fattie with a piece of cardboard rolled up into a roach for the smoking end.

such a legit filter, that little bit of cardboard is. i just buy them, though, on a sheet of perforated rectangles. i'm a shop-a-holic, afterall.

i used to be good at rolling joints, but i'm not anymore. i have a very pretty sparkly bowl. i think you've seen it, krsna? who wouldn't wanna smoke out of that?

I don't remember seeing it. I also never knew they sold little roach thingies like that, but then I haven't spent much time in head shops. I might have to change that however, since I live about five minutes from a college town and just discovered their head shop a couple of weeks ago. It's glassware room alone is bigger than every other head shop I've ever been in, and has some really nicely made stuff. I bought my first decent bowl that day.

Not me. I usually go with a bowl. I really like joints, but I usually only roll one up for a party or social situation and when I do that I go euro style. Big fattie with a piece of cardboard rolled up into a roach for the smoking end.

I enjoy pipes and bongs from time to time but having to constantly refill is a pain in the ass. I like joints and blunts cuz you do all the work first and then get to kick back and relax with them. I like hikes that go straight up a hill for this reason also.

BTW when I say roach I am referring to a rolled up piece of card. The trick to the perfect roach is to make sure you at least get an S-shape before rolling the cylinder, and not to squish the S-shape too much or it loses its spring. Also pride is lame. If the roach doesn't fit quite snugly enough I'll take the glue off another skin and wrap it so the roach stays put. Two things that can annoy me greatly about joints or blunts are weed flying into my mouth/throat, or the fuckin' roach falling out. Proper roachiquette prevents both.

I'm so used to the states definition of roach (just the end of the joint) that I didn't even consider that you're from the UK.

Duh.

Oh yeah! I posted at the exact best moment ever... 4:20:13.

Nice!

Very stoner/tattoo-culture.

13 used to be code for marijuana in some biker gangs. (M = 13th letter of the alphabet.)

Learn something new every day!

Speaking of tattoos (or at least I was), I should be getting my first old-school-type piece this summer.

Nice. Whatcha gonna get?

Thinking maybe a sugar skull, I've always found they look cool. I'm not quite sure where to put it, though.

Just finished another one of the aforementioned perfect roaches. Dee-lish.

Since y'all have mentioned tattoos. 

What about White Tattoos?

I had a white cat (seriously she was my best friend for 16 years) that I would like to memorialize but haven't come to any conclusions yet.

I don't want a generic Tribal Tattoo.  Whats the best course here?

Alligator clips?

They're inexpensive.  You buy 'em by the 4 pack at automotive stores.

And if they're clean, they aren't paraphernalia.

The trick to the perfect roach is to make sure you at least get an S-shape before rolling the cylinder, and not to squish the S-shape too much or it loses its spring. Also pride is lame. If the roach doesn't fit quite snugly enough I'll take the glue off another skin and wrap it so the roach stays put. Two things that can annoy me greatly about joints or blunts are weed flying into my mouth/throat, or the fuckin' roach falling out. Proper roachiquette prevents both.

Damn, that may well be the best thing I ever posted.