Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by :onewheeldave
So, I use 'stick release' rather than 'suicide'- not only is it not going to cause bad memories/upset for anyone, but it also is considerably more descriptive of the move.
A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE EARTH!
If that's okay with you?
POI THEO(R)IST
pyromania pixie power!
Written by :feeb
perhaps the main point is to have fun. poi are generally balls on string or balls in socks. i dont think anyone can say what is 'right' or 'wrong' about anyone elses use of them. its just pedantic.
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
pyromania pixie power!
Working hard to be a wandering hippie layabout. Ten years down, five to go!
pyromania pixie power!
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
pyromania pixie power!
Written by :feeb
but i do think its a bit arrogant to suggest we unify everything, for points listed above
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
Written by :feeb
doesnt mean my art is any less than yours mate, frankly
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
pyromania pixie power!
Written by :feeb
okay, so how do you expect the words that we use to mean the same to everyone else in the world?? languages greatly alter wording, meaning and phrases when you translate them, therefore UNIversally, the system will not ever work.
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
pyromania pixie power!
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi
Written by :LazyAngel
If we had some kind of poi dictionary, where people recorded the various names they heard for different things, it would help so much!
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
Written by : Durbs
take an international meet-up like UberEurope. If 3 spinners from the UK, Germany and Italy all turn up - they could spend hours discussing some new moves before realising they've been talking abotu the same one.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
Written by :Durbs
In fact it would make things harder if translations were applied - take an international meet-up like UberEurope. If 3 spinners from the UK, Germany and Italy all turn up - they could spend hours discussing some new moves before realising they've been talking abotu the same one.
"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."
--MAJOR KORGO KORGAR,
"Last of The Lancers"
AFC 32
Educate your self in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Written by : Me, on the previous page
And to pre-empt a possible counter to this, I differentiate between traditional and modern poi - hence not using Maori words for naming.
Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude
Written by :Durbs
That'd be a hefty list/matrix if people tried to cover every move/family/modifier with "common name" alongside "also known as" and optional translations...
(With succinct definitions too )
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.
'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi