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"Hello well reading and thinking about Jo s thread about social skills and having mentioned this MBTI personality test here are a couple of links to simplified versions of itLike every t..."
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"Predictions for 2005All just my opinion of course: -2005 will be the year of the diabolo- fueled by thousands of spinners looking to move into some traditional skills; the diablo, with ..."
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" BBC News Link This is the story of a Man trying to solicit sex for his 14 year old son from a prostitute (who was in fact a police officer under cover) well "asking how much it wo..."
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"I predict that this thread will either be very small, or very long. If it's the latter, I appologise in advance It's a spur off from Music Copying & Sharing / Right or Wrong? which..."
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"I just heard the other day that after I finish VCE (next year) I could be moving to Ireland... just for the year, but still, it's huuuuge in my mind! Speaking of minds, I can't really ..."
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"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jht...5/ixportal.htmlThat's why I don't support home education. And children stars. And why people who brand their cattle with swastikas are allowed..."
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"We have bigger houses but smaller families; more conveniences, but less time.We have more degrees, but less sense;more knowledge, but less judgement;more medicines but less healthiness...."
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"i am aware this old thread is still relevant to the topic, but thats only one aspect. yesterday i (ironically) went to see the new movie/documentary RIP: a remix manifesto (legally free..."
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"how did you come across your first paid performance?"
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"Hi all!Im a huge fan of all kinds of poi art and would love to learn much more. I have managed to lean a few tricks on my poi from online videos and books, but Id much prefer to go to ..."
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"Hi everybody! My birthday is coming up on the 21 and my friends say they will all pitch in as much money as it takes to get me a present. The catch is that they make me tell them what i..."
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"Whats everyones favorite music to spin to (poi, staffs, whatever you do.)i like the kind of... i dont want to say spiritual but that's the best way i can think of to describe it. that k..."
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"here is a video and some pictures from my first burn! tell me what you think!Pictures: http://imgur.com/uCb24,4gxL4,at9Gv,dm70Z,2ETGmVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMB-O5ESVQ"
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"Working on butterfly...but having trouble with my tails getting stuck. I'm pretty sure that it's possible because the tutorial didn't say that it wasn't and I seem to get it down for a..."
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"I know what I, as a magician and comedian, would do to deal with hecklers.As a fire performer, although it rarely happens, I'm not as sure.Thus I post this question to everyone: How do ..."
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"As per threads on 'favourite avatars' in Social Chat, I mentioned that I had previously found some interesting info on the psychology of avatars, which I had posted on another forum tha..."
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"So, as has been pointed out in the "Is it quieter around here lately?" the boards are kinda dead.Things really started to turn quiet around April/May of this year and I figure..."
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"Quote:Hello. In my searches I see a lot of technical moves that make cool patterns. It seems like the moves are getting more and more complex. I am hoping I can have a few things cleare..."
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"Hello everyone.-I am a graduating collage student and i have to do a 10 page paper for a class, the topic i chose was the History, Psychology, Technicality's, and Risks of fire breathin..."
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"http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8636222/Tuesday-07/08/2012Funkee yeah dude! Today I were able to make the low and up turns, still not right, but I'll keep on working on those, I noticed..."
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"Wednesday- 01/08/2012Dam I think I fell for it, I funking want to have a poi, but looks like world is plotting against it, I can't find a single shop that sells pois, I don't have money..."
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"Out of curiosity, which is easier to learn... Sock Poi or Flag Poi?"
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"Hey guys. So I've been a professional artist of a variety of stripes and wildly fluctuating income since my mid teens, and now that I'm almost 30 with a young child and wife, I keep co..."
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"(((First off, I did a big search, not only on this website, but on others as well, for the answer to this question before deciding to ask myself (since I know how annoying it is to answ..."
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"I practiced last night more than I should've which made me think...wonder...What are your practice guidelines? Is it by mood and emotion or do you all have a regime that you follow?I tr..."
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"Hey spinners. I, like many of you caring people probably try to do, try to minimize my environmental footprint. It seems like spinning fire poi soaked in kerosene would generate a lot o..."
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"Hey there,I written a reasonably extensive article on techniques that might help people to come up with new moves in spinning/juggling etc. Bags of Tricks - Exploring Move Discovery in..."
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"The Gallery is down and yesterday it said it's cause a new website,also the Videos page is down today and because this siteis missing the news section does anybody know more info ?"
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"hey I am interested in getting into fire twirling with a single staff and have been looking for a good clean fuel to use, I came across firesol but cannot find anywhere to get it in Bri..."
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"Is anyone trying to go this year? I say "trying" because there's a horrible mess with the ticket lottery where something like 150,000 people signed up for 50,000 tickets by g..."
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"Link to an article about theories why the killer has not been charged yet What you can do: Click here (right click - open in new tab/ window) Please resist the temptation to dig out t..."
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"http://www.firetoys.co.uk/contributed-articles/148-artificial-flow-fantastic-or-fraudulent.htmlI think this is essentially what I have been doing with my poi meditation sessions. No 9v ..."
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xdKa-1KTw4Doesn't that look awesome? I will never do this because it seems rather dangerous, but wow, that would definitely leave an impression on me wer..."
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"Ok i just thought that i would bring this up because i can.Many (but not all) traditional Maori types seem to dislike our kind of poi and they seem to take it as offencive to there cul..."
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"This is a video I did, complex tricks are still out of the question due to safety, but I'm working on it. Sparkstep I need yer opinions yo "
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"Just heard on the BBC that there's been another fairly sizeable quake near Hop HQ. Hope everyone is OK."
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"Has anyone else seen it? Does anyone have it on their 'puter?Essentially, Scott Bray is a magician that was performing at a magic awards show. He used fire breathing as his big "finale"..."
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"------------------------------Dear Poi community, Happy spinning 2012 ! marry x-mass,to all.------------------------------"
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekoQGPItKiA&feature=relatedStarting at 1:16, the man is spinning what I assume are wands in a poi like fashion. I actually thought they were poi at fi..."
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"So all this talk of New York City vs. San Francisco vs. London made me think about something.People say that living in New York is hard. And you know what? It is. It takes a long tim..."
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"Hey. I'm pretty new to poi in general, and I haven't been spinning too long. I made up a move, or found a move, or something, but I don't know what it is. It's basically a 2-beat weave ..."
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"Who gets stoPped while they're spinning? What do you say/do. What do they say/do. Hope it's not just me a black man targeted for spinning sockpoi at night."
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"That's right, Hyperlights are going to appear tomorrow on CBBC's The Slammer. Spun by four virtuoso circus artists, the Hyperlights form the finale of their Halo Glow Show. The props we..."
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"Hey there,I've written an article discussing how I see various different flow states. I'd be really grateful if anyone could post whether this fits in with how they experience flow. Ba..."
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"No way man. No waaaaay.http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/Who here hasn't been affected somehow by this man's influence? We've lost a massive innovator, and I fear its all downhill from her..."
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"I wanted to know how much Kevlar cost at each site, but hated looking them up again and again.I know that placing other stores info is against the rules, but I think HOP will like this ..."
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