The ASP Code (Pre-release) 1.0
Planetary
draft of an "ASP Code" I sent to a couple people back, oh, 6 months ago.
You may have seen these things on USENET or various mailing lists. It's
a cryptic two-line set of codes which mean things to people who know
how to read it. :)
This is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, and it may well be silly. Note that
it's version 1.0 PRE-RELEASE. ;-)
** About The ASP Code **
The ASP Code allows members of alt.smokers.pipes to quickly
communicate their experience and attitude with pipe smoking. It's
somewhat geeky, but useful to those who can read it!
Here is my ASP code, as an example of what the final product can
look like:
ASP Code Pre1.0 S00 Y02 Ps Pq C+++ Freq-
Types(V++ VP+ L+ F+) !Bl !Bus :-) W+ TR-
So let's look at each element in the code, and then we'll revisit
the example code, ready to explain it!
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** Elements of the ASP Code **
ASP Code: the Code version
Pre1.0 - Pre-release version 1.0
S: year I began smoking a pipe
S## - Year I began smoking a pipe, and I've
been going non-stop
S(##) - Year I began smoking a pipe, but I
stopped for a while
Y: year I began participating on ASP
Y## - Year I began posting
Y(##) - Year I began lurking
Ps: size of your pipe collection
Ps+++ - I have over a hundred
Ps++ - I have over fifty
Ps+ - I have over twenty
Ps - I have a dozen or so
Ps- - I have maybe five
Ps-- - I have a couple
!Ps - I currently have no pipes
Pq: worth of your most expensive pipe
Pq+++ - Over $1000
Pq++ - Over $500
Pq+ - Over $250
Pq - Over $100
Pq- - Over $50
Pq-- - Over $20
Pq--- - A few bucks
!Pq - I have no pipe
C: cellar size as measured in sealed, aging tins and containers
C++++ - Over 1000 tins or containers
C+++ - Over 500 tins or containers
C++ - Over 300 hundred tins or containers
C+ - Over 100 tins or containers
C - Over 50 tins or containers
C- - Over 20 tins or containers
C-- - About a dozen tins or containers
C--- - I keep a few sealed tins or containers
!C - I do not keep a cellar
Freq: smoking frequency
Freq+++ - I smoke almost all day, every day
Freq++ - I somke several bowls a day, most days
Freq+ - I smoke at least once a day
Freq - I smoke a pipe most days
Freq- - I smoke a couple times a week
Freq-- - I smoke maybe once a week
Freq--- - I smoke on special occasions only
!Freq - I currently don't smoke a pipe
Types(V VP L O B F A): types of tobacco I enjoy
List of Types...
V: Virginia
VP: Virginia and perique mixtures
L: Latakia mixtures
O: Oriental, or Balkan, mixtures
B: Burley mixtures
F: Flakes
A: Aromatics
For each type...
X+++ - My desert island tobaccos are all
of this type!
X++ - I love tobaccos of this type, and
smoke a lot of it
X+ - I enjoy many tobaccos of this type
X - There are a couple good tobaccos
of this type
X- - I don't like most tobaccos of this
type
X-- - I never smoke tobaccos of this
type any more
!X - I've never tried this stuff, and
you can't make me
Bl: tobacco blending
Bl+++ - I operate my own tobacco blending house
Bl++ - I am a master blender for a blending house
Bl+ - I blend for a pipe shop, and people buy my
products
Bl - Blending is a hobby for me
Bl- - I've dabbled in blending
!Bl - I've never blended before
Bl(N) - I've named someone else's tobacco
Bl(M) - There's a blend of tobacco named after me!
Bus: tobacco business
Bus+++ - I own and operate my own tobacco business
Bus++ - I have owned my own tobacco business in
the past
Bus+ - I have worked at a tobacco business for a
LONG time
Bus - I work at a tobacco business
Bus- - I once worked for a tobacco business
!Bus - Never worked at a tobacco shop
:-) Sensitivity
:-D - Nothing short of a death threat will make
me take offense
:-) - You have to try very hard to offend me
:-| - Good-natured fun is ok, but use smilies
when you joke
:-( - I understand some people like to be funny,
but that's not me
:-X - I killfile people who are crude, rude, and
uninformative
W: tobacco web sites
W+++ - I am a former or current maintainer of
the aspipes.org site!
W++ - I manage an extensive professional
pipe/tobacco web site
W+ - I manage a large personal pipe/tobacco web
site
W - I have a modest online pipe/tobacco
presence
W- - I have a very small and lame pipe/tobacco
web page
!W - I don't waste my time with web sites!
TR: tobaccoreviews.com involvement
TR+++ - I have over 100 reviews, and still review
all the time
TR++ - I have over 50 reviews, and review
whenever I can
TR+ - I have reviewed dozens of blends
TR - I have reviewed at least 1 blend
TR- - I visit the site to read the reviews only
!TR - I don't use the site at all
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So, let's revisit the example:
ASP Code Pre1.0 S00 Y02 Ps Pq C+++ Freq-
Types(V++ VP+ L+ F+) !Bl !Bus :-) W+ TR-
This means, in order:
- I'm using ASP Code Prerelease 1.0
- I started pipe smoking in 2000
- I started participating on ASP in 2002
- I have a pipe collection of maybe a dozen
- My most expensive pipe is worth over $100
- I smoke a couple times a week
- I really like Virginia tobaccos
- I like Virginia/Periques, Latakia, and Flakes
- I've never blended before
- I've never worked at a tobacco shop before
- You have to try hard to offend me
- I manage my own large tobacco site/page
- I read reviews at tobaccoreviews.com (and haven't written any)
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That's it! Crazy, huh? :)
-Jason
Dale Miller
LOL
--
Cheers
Dale Miller
ASP since February 2005
stpatri...@twlakes.net
stpatri...@twlakes.net
stpatri...@gmail.com
(cut the spam to reply)
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Briarroot
>
> ** About The ASP Code **
>
> The ASP Code allows members of alt.smokers.pipes to quickly
> communicate their experience and attitude with pipe smoking. It's
> somewhat geeky, but useful to those who can read it!
>
> Here is my ASP code, as an example of what the final product can
> look like:
>
> ASP Code Pre1.0 S00 Y02 Ps Pq C+++ Freq-
> Types(V++ VP+ L+ F+) !Bl !Bus :-) W+ TR-
Heh! You really think that's easier or simpler than just coming out and
*mentioning* what your preferences are, from time to time? ;-)
>
> That's it! Crazy, huh? :)
Well, maybe a little. But you might consider adding another category...
U: UseNet familiarity
U++ I have been using UseNet since the Internet was called ARPANet.
U+ I am an old hand at reading and posting on UseNet.
U I think I've finally got the hang of this newsgroup stuff.
U- My buddy had to set up my newsreader for me.
U-- I ignore proper posting etiquette, never edit my posts for readability,
and often quote reams of text just to add a one word reply.
U* I am a top-posting twit and you can't stop me - neener-neener-neener!
U** I am a clueless Google Goof who thinks alt.smokers.pipes is a "web
site."
-> ;-) <-
Regards,
Tim Parker ... Samarra in a Savinelli Punto Oro bent billiard
ASP Code Pre 1.0 S70 Y99 Ps++ Pq C+ Freq++ Types(V++ VP+++ L B F A) !B!
!Bus :-X !W !TR U+
RickPiatt
news:11dmd2g...@corp.supernews.com...
> Rick's thread about noting your level of experience made me dig out this
> draft of an "ASP Code" I sent to a couple people back, oh, 6 months ago.
>
> ASP Code Pre1.0 S00 Y02 Ps Pq C+++ Freq-
> Types(V++ VP+ L+ F+) !Bl !Bus :-) W+ TR-
>
And folks are revolting against my little post ... but heck sure I'll play
along for funnies:
ASP Code Pre1.0 S97 Y98 Ps++ Pq+++ C+ Freq+
Types(V+++ VP-- L++ O+ B- F+ A--) Bl- !Bus :-) !W TR
I hope this means, in order:
- I'm using ASP Code Prerelease 1.0
- I started pipe smoking in 1997
- I started participating on ASP in 1998
- I have a pipe collection of over 50
- My most expensive pipe is worth over $1000
- I smoke at least once a day
- I really like Virginia tobaccos
- I don't like Virginia/Periques
- I love nearly any Latakia blend
- I Orientals and Flakes
- I don't particularaly care for Burleys - except Edgeworth Slices
;-)
- I've dabbled in blending
- I've never worked at a tobacco shop before
- You have to try hard to offend me
- I don't waste my time with web sites! (making them, not reading
them)
- I have reviewed at least 1 blend
--
Rick Piatt
Smoking Pipes since 1997
Casablanca
ASP Code Pre1.0 S03 Y05 Ps+ Pq+ C- Freq++
Types(V+VPL+++BOF+A!) !Bl!Bus :-D !W TR-
Yup, it's crazy.
John
adguru
You created an amazing body of work in your "ASP Coding System". Throw
it away. Don't show it to anyone else.
Your friend,
Ed
Austin Gosling
I would add for some of our frequent unwelcome visitors:
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Ed Duncan
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
pipe since '62
Planetary
> Well, maybe a little. But you might consider adding another category...
>
> U: UseNet familiarity
Added!
-Jason
ASP Code Pre1.0 S00 Y02 Ps Pq C+++ Freq-
Types(V++ VP+ L+ F+) !Bl !Bus :-) W+ TR- U+