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help!
some friends of mine came up to me asking if it was possible to juggle aubergines. they lost in a pub quiz because they said you could and the quiz master said it was impossible
now I cant see any reason for it being impossible if you can throw it in the air surly you can juggle it???
what I need is photos even just crappy web cam picks posted in your gallery I am determined to prove this guy wrong
I will pay for any squished and damaged ones.
If it is impossible I challenge you all to do the impossible (now how many times have you been asked that this week
)before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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what an odd pub quiz... however, the challenge it poses is quite exciting... i wouldn't have said it was impossible, but i imagine it could be quite difficult because of the wibbly shape, and the bottom being heavier... perhaps you can find some well balanced aubergines... unless he know's something you don't and in fact aubergine's somehow react against the force of gravity when you try and throw them, and remain hovering in space....?
i'll let you know the results, if i can get hold of three aubergines, but there'll be many far better jugglers here than me....
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No you can't juggle aubergines because they don't exist.
Eggplants, now...
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if you can juggle 5 haggis then surely 3 aubergines is possible? well 2 in one hand counts too...
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I'm not a big fan of aubergines so I don't have any in the house, but I am going food shopping later. If Tescos has any and the security guy isn't watching me I'll give it a go. I'll see if my niece will come along to take pictures
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I can't wait for the pics, Skuldugegry
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Hey Skully, you do realise that if you can only juggle three aubergines, people will think that you want to join a circus?
, You have to be able to at least juggle 6 or more, while running a long distance race. 
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I just juggled two juggling balls and an aubergine. I only had one. But I can see no reason why you shouldn't be able to juggle three. They spin a bit oddly, as they have a low centre of gravity I suppose, but I've seen people juggle skateboards and chainsaws, so I don't see why aubergines should pose a major problem.
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DrBoo can you get any pics of you doing that even if it is just with one
and Skully i will love you forever if you can get pics in the super market
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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Can you ask the quiz master what his source is please Minty, it'd be interested to find out why he thinks it's impossible
Let's relight this forum 
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Yeh in my opinion that is a stupid question, how can you say it is not posisble to juggle something? ive juggled a laptop speaker a bottle of coke and a packet of digestives at once
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Even tho aubergines are heavier at one end than the other, so are bottles and clubs which can most definately be juggled (I realise an aubergine does not have a convinient handle to catch it by, but I believe the principle is the same
). AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!! 
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I've seen a guy juggle a chair, a table and and vase of flowers.
Aubergines? Don't see why not...
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I juggled 3 aubergines in the supermarket but due to camera tech. difficulties and people stocking shelves Beccie managed to miss all but the bit when I dropped one on the floor
I have 2 witnesses that can testify to this fact and a whole host of others that could too if I did but know who they were and/or could track them down.So Minty, the quiz master got it wrong. You can juggle them, you can also drop one from waist height (that is of a 5'4" woman) onto a hard supermarket floor without it splitting open. I'm not even a very good juggler..... so it must be easy.
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Could somebody explain to me (in idiot terms
) what the physics behind juggling aubergines and why its impossible? The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Hurrah for Skully
well done girl AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!!
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Written by: Dunc
Can you ask the quiz master what his source is please Minty, it'd be interested to find out why he thinks it's impossible
sorry Dunc I wasn't at there quiz
just some friends asked me at work cos they said I would know jugglers and the like . now we have discovered it is possible there must be some other reason like aubergine not being there proper name Written by: Doc Lightning
No you can't juggle aubergines because they don't exist.
Eggplants, now...
(I still want pictures as proof for my friends
) before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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Written by: Wikipedia
Aubergine is the British name given to this fruit. This name comes from the French aubergine, derived from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic al-bAdhinjAn, from Persian بادنجان Bâdinjân, the eggplant
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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wow persian is a tough language to learn
"بادنجان"
lol
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wow persian is a tough language to learn
"بادنجان"
lol
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wow persian is a tough language to learn
"بادنجان"
lol
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Written by: Mint Sauce
DrBoo can you get any pics of you doing that even if it is just with one
Sorry. My camera broke when it got wet and salty in Antigua
So no piccies from me for a while.
But I think it should be up to the quiz master to prove why it can't be done, rather than your mates having to prove it can be done.
Boo x
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Minty hun, just buy 3 of them and go to the pub that had the quiz and juggle them whilst standing on the bar
It's not hard to do. Like I said I'm not the best juggler in the world and I managed it for a fair few catches before I dropped one. Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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i cant juggle you shoud know this there is an ongowing bet first person to teach me winns £20
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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i cant juggle you shoud know this there is an ongowing bet first person to teach me winns £20
https://www.twjc.co.uk/tut001.html
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i cant juggle you shoud know this there is an ongowing bet first person to teach me winns £20
According to most of the rules about qualifying as juggling in [Old link], you owe me £20
I saw you making at least 12 catches of a 3 ball cascade in sheffield
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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lol
ok I can a bit and yes it is down to you but I want to be able to juggle for 1 min without feeling panicked
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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Practice with aubergines Minty
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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
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i say practise with chainsaws, that'll get you good
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So were there ever any photos of this? I was told the other day that it's possible to juggle capsicums, but they are probably less wobbly than eggplants.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
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