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"Why is it some people like things to be grouped in odd numbers and others like the symmetry of even numbers?I personally am an odd numbers fan. If I put pictures together on the mantelp..."
"The name Google is practically synonymous with the internet. They're by far the biggest search engine, and to many people it's the only search engine. This sort of thing usually bothe..."
"Please forgive me if this has been discussed before.. be gentle with me.. im a newbie. I'm just interested in where people practise spinning? Ok so some of you may never need to practis..."
"Whilst doing a bit of research on a project I came across THIS site. This is what it says it is all aboutWritten by: Habitat for Humanity's web siteHabitat for Humanity International i..."
"The London Factor, or What Makes a Successful Technical Poi Community. During my visit to London I was taken back a bit by the technical level of spinners in London. Even those that ha..."
"Right, this is not the place for discussing why people should/shouldn't/do/don't use the search engine, there's enough of that in other threads.I was planning to write a post about how ..."
"As a lot of you know I was living in Romania for 6 months. And as fewer of you know, I have now returned to Romania for 2 weeks to catch up with all my friends while I am still here.Dur..."
"well, i got forwarded this, and it seems pretty useful... have a read:Subject: Fw: How to quickly & simply recognize a Stroke...& save alife...!!!During a 'Barbeque' a friend st..."
"UK TV Dawkins on ReligionHighly relevant to many threads here on HOP, a two-parter, I should have posted this earliey- sorry I'm not saying more here, as I'm about to watch it."
"No, not the song...;-) though I love that song ( by the Tea Party)Just wondering if anyone out there has experieince with this practice. A Psychopomp is the one who helps with the trans..."
"Being the absolute non-patriot that I am I found this statement fascinating and true...and scary..."There is a point where Patriotism becomes Hatriotism, and that is when it gets scary...."
"so to make a long story short lex hired a combi van through this site http://www.carsonline.com.au/KombiHire/camper.html and the guy took her $800 deposit for the van and now the compan..."
"Now that HoP have lived with out post counts for a while, was just just wondering how other people viewed the experiment. Personally I favour post couts.I'm drunk, mock accordingly... "
"Have you ever met someone who jeopardises everything that makes them happy? Explain: I am talking about a person who no matter how happy they are they will find someway or something th..."
"yepp that's for a title, hey? After last years EJC in Ptui I was headed "home" to Munich in my camper and there was this bloke standing aside the road (a juggler from Netherlands appar..."
"I respect your point, but don't agree with you. How hard is this for anyone to say? Most of us here have said it (or something close to it) in this forum. I end most of my debates with ..."
""Alternative medicine" UK documentary 24 janAs there's been a good few threads on the issues of alternative vs. conventional medicine, I thought I'd post this.It's on tonight at 9.00 pm..."
"Due to my somewhat excessive interest in self analysis over the past few years, Ive got a few ideas floating around n my head i would appreciate feedback on.Ive probably written several..."
"A question was put to me recently that has left me to ponder...what would I, should I do. This is something rather close to my heart.So here is my question to you all.Say you were born..."
"A thread idea I have thought about before, inspired most recently by bluecats post in "178 Starbucks."I've been involved in trading co-ops <actually a particular one> (rather than..."
"Good morning,i would like to share something with you guys, London tube stations are being adorned with lush art work at the moment.Such as Glouster Road wich has been done by Beatriz M..."
"hi.i want to share a couple of experiences i've recently had. i used to ride a bike all the time when i went to school (im 26 now). when i was 10 i was biking on frosty, ice-covered g..."
"ok. *deep breath*I know this will more than likely get me flamed but I dont really mind.I have been coming to the social chat part of Hop less and less these days because the social par..."
"After major efforts by the american (!) and international society the Spacecraft " New Horizons " launched Jan 19th to explore the outer rim of our Solar Sytem and investigate Pluto (9..."
"A friend gave me this link to a short story The 100% Perfect Girl, by Haruki Murakami .I wasnt sure if I should have put this in Social Chat or Discussion, bu it thought maybe some peo..."
"There are 178 Starbucks within 5 miles of my home.If you live in America or Canada you can find out how many are within 5 miles of your home too. And how many locally owned cafes there..."
"ok, you're in a club. first time in ages there's actually enough space to have a spin with a bit of bangin' psy to move to. no sooner have you got going and someone will be hanging arou..."
"I have a Niece who i would like to Introduce POI To....Obviously I'm not going to give her a set of Lighted Fire Poi and say:"off you go then"But i just wanted to get some Opinions on w..."
"Alright, tonight is election night again in Canada. I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet. It's going to be interesting, very tight I think, between the Liberals and the Conservativ..."
"I had the worst ever start to the year, a friend of mine overdosed. It was the most terrifying night of my life. Thankfully he was unsuccessful in his attempt.What i want to know is peo..."
"I thought I might share my greatest performance memories from my time as a performer with you, and i'd like to hear yours. i started performing 6 years ago, and in that time i have had ..."
"This just doesn't seem like it the land of the free anymore.....read this, and let me know what you thinkhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/01/18/professors.targeted.ap/index.html"
"Poll: Fire artist or Spinner.I've been wondering about the relative proportions of those who are into this mainly for the fire, and those who are primarily into the pure skill/flow aspe..."
"What are the world records for height of blast for both male and female firebreathers? Width? Record for time sustained, if any? I need to know what my troupe might aspire to achieve."
"So there is insurance for woman only, does that mean there can be a men only car insurer, or would the Germaine Greer's of the world be up in arms at this odviouse sexist car insurance ..."
"I posted this on my blog on msn, but not all of you would have read it, as I mostly talk crap. I have really bad moodswings and I kept putting it down as hormonal, until a few weeks ago..."
" The guy completly deserves it. It seems pretty dumb to try and take on an industry thats pretty damn massive.Thoughts, comments, abuse at me for being ever so slightly nerdish? -edit-..."
"Ok, one for the Christians.Perhaps they shouldn’t have all those TV evangelists littering early morning television when I get home form clubbing. But, it never ceases to amaze me how..."
"Disclaimer: by reading the following post you might get upset, or paranoid or aware of you resignation - do NOT blame this on me... Ok - this is a discussion, but maybe a pointless one...."
"Last night i went to darling habour in Sydney to watch Conerct Of Fire.It was an awesome show, great drummers with beautifully timed fireworks. Just wondering if any other HoPer was dr..."
"In all my year and a half here, I've never seen a thread on stretches, so if there is already one, I apologise...Well, I'm starting to really get into the stretching more so than before..."
"I just came accross this on another forum and thought it was worth sharing: http://www.drjoecarver.com/loser.htmlIt lists a lot of possible warning signs for someone who will become phy..."
"*edit - ok to make people happy this has been retitled.I saw these 2 stories in the paper this week, and they restored my faith that karma is alive and well..._________________________T..."
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