'Rupert the bear' smokes out competition

A pipe smoking eccentric wearing a Rupert the Bear style red and yellow waistcoat puffed his way to victory in the British Pipe Smoking Championships.

A pipe smoking eccentric wearing a Rupert the Bear style red and yellow waistcoat puffed his way to victory in the British Pipe Smoking Championships.

Mark Dyer, of the Cotswolds Pipe Club, was described as a "competition smoker" who got his pipe smoking for 52 minutes, 14seconds.

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