Heh, I've never ripped up a pack of papers. We usually tear a small piece off of a matchbook.
If the joint in question is accompanying me on an outdoor trip,
filters are useful.
If I'm chilling with friends at the house, passing around a j, then whomever gets stuck with the
roach just loads it in the bong and finishes it off.
The obfuscation of these terms is a bit disconcerting... reminds me of those brits that refer to hash as "resin"