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Login/Join to ParticipateHOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Ok, so lately a lot of people have been "introducing" themselves with some variation on the following:
"Hi, my name's Lightning, I'm getting into poi, and I'm new here."
Gee.
Thanks.We can already see your name, we assume that most people writing intros are new, and we figure that if you're on this site, 99.9% chance you twirl something. Thus, the above is really not an intro as much as it is a blinding flash of the obvious.
What do we want to know?
How old are you? Male or Female? Where are you from? (Basically, A/S/L)
What toys do you play with? How long have you been into this?
What do you do when you're not spinning? Are you a student? Do you have a job? Do you have three children, six dogs, four cats, and a husband?
What other stuff do you like? Books? Movies? Games? Color?
The purpose of an intro thread is to introduce yourself. We want to get to know you. That means that you need to actually provide information about yourself.
We're actually a pretty friendly bunch. But we generally don't want to have to pump our newbies for information.
Pumping newbies is so unfriendly. Besides, they gunk up the valves. Then we have to backflush the pump to clean them out of the filter.
So come on! Tell us who you are! We don't bite (unless asked nicely
)!-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
oh, lightning... you're a mad doctor in training, we all know you rather /perfer/ to extract things from people by force ;]
you forgot:
1) your dating availability
and 2) your i.q.
those are my only two stipulations at least
Lights dancing off my skin as chains wrap round it.
Pain is in a little box and I'm so glad I found it.
member
26 posts
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Just did my intro but saw Lightening's post a click too late.
I hope my intro is suitable
Tried to keep it bite sized. Sorry Thor but I don't date anymore and hope I never have to again. Some of the most stressful times of my life were spent courting. Happily married to Gnor and staying there.
Cheers,
Bill...
If found wandering please return to Gnor.
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
ya what happened to the list at the top of the intro page like on the old boards? we should have that again.
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
BUMP BUMP BUM P!
BUM P???
thats diaroeah isnt it?
geddit?
*yuk*
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
*bump again*
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
unborn children on fire??
you crack me up!! 
do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Yep, yep, totally agree. I think that this should be stuck at the top and never to be moved. I feel like I'm grilling someone instead of starting a conversation from something that we have in common.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Oooooooooooo But I like Grilling them and shining a table lamp in their eyes and pinning them to the chair and slapping the desk with one of my leather gauntlet gloves and slapping their thigh and flicking my whip in their direction............*cough* oops did I type that out loud?
*whistles an innocent tune and wonders off to remove the leather uniform*
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
oooohh a whip! i want a whip! *pout*
*notices the funny looks from others...and runs away*
do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
*bump flump bump*
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
can i be bitten? pretty please with a cherry on top?
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Im must say that that was a impressive bump you preformed there. Very relevent, no nonesense, bump ...
fire leads to creation
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Ive done it before.
*make that twice before*
I made a joke last time but no one found it funny.
Whats wrong with you all?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
please? it said to ask nicely and i did. what am i doing wrong? couldn't i please have a bite?
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Playing OldSchool Poi
593 posts
Location: amsterdam, Netherlands
hello, my name is eRic, I'm not so new and eventhough I only recently did my intro thread, I had to run off after reading this to check if I did a good job
. I'm glad to tell you all it was fine , eventhough I was shocked to find it on the 5th page....but the real reason for me posting this here now (besides it being my 200th post) is to keep this one on top of the introductions list.
eRic.
I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, Superman!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
i'm confused.... with this crowd i'd expect it to be really easy to find somebody to bite me. .:sigh:.
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
clearly you never made it into my intro thread. very easy to be bitten there
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
gah! but its so far away! .:sigh:. i guess i have no alternative
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
no no, i brought it back closer
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
moo..
1,899 posts
Location: melbourne, australia
https://www.trials-shack.co.uk/posting.html
its so funny! im hoping it hasnt been posted on here before or ill look like a real idiot but everything is so true and funny for new people and people that repeat topics hundreds of times...eeeeeeven though im new ....actually i dont know how my intro scratched up hmmm i might toddle off and see now!
hug me!
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
the site has since been taken down!! do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
bumpity bump bump bump
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
oh... that's handy... or at least would have been a week and a half ago... i'll revise my intro later...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
*presses the big mauve "BUMP" button*
(When did someone paint it mauve?)
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
sorry that must have been me.
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Well, it is a pretty color...
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
*smiles at her collection of purple things*
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
No no no...
Mauve.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
Move?
How rude!!
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
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