On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:25:43 -0400, wrote:


But it is a LOT easier to do it right with pipe dope, and a lot
easier to do it wrong with tape - (especially if you are smoking the
dope in the pipe)

Nothing is easier than wrapping pipe threads with teflon tape, and if
gas, starting the tape on the second or third thread.
Besides, they make yellow tape for gas applications. I've only used
pipe dope a couple times in the last 40 years. It's easier/cleaner to
use tape and tape provides a better seal.
BTW, were you "making" a joke there?