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"Just wanted to say bonjour! Am stoked that I've found this site. Make's me have warm and fuzzies that there are others out there. Seriously nice one. So hello - only just started poi-in..."
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"Well I finally gave in to pressure from *Aimée* and joined... *waves*umm... so a little about meI'm Gareth, 18 from the midlands, studying at Durham University, in my first year of a c..."
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"hi peeps i'm pretty mashed up!!!! went out partyin lastnight (illegal). dunno what else to say apart from "hello" "
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"Hello, I guess i'm just saying Hey, i'm a newb to this. I just started a few days ago and i've been trying to get the freaking weave things down but I can't really get it that good. So ..."
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"Hi all How's it going? I'm Neon from London and love to spin poi (although not very good but coming along nicely). I think poi is so beautiful and can't wait to be able to pull off a ..."
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"i live in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. I do poi, fire poi, juggling balls, contact a little, eat fire, breathe fire (only 5 times! and not again i dont think!) magic and n e thing else i ..."
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"Hey finally I found something in my life that really matches me!! POI!! I learned a bunch of poi stuff in the last month. My teacher is back to his home country and now looking for peop..."
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"This is my "Hello" to you all, Basic info about me, i'm a chick who poi's & just started club swinging. i'm an optical technician (i.e i make glasses) which as you can probably ..."
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"Hey there My names Jet 'n' im from Devon. Im looking for peeps in or around Exeter to do poi with coz i dont like doing it on my lonesome hehe. "
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" Happy Birthday Step! You're a star, I hope you have a wicked day <- manly kisses"
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" *sings happy birthday to you, you were born in the zoo.....*Hey darlin, Just thought you might like a on your b-day Admittedly wednesday's aren'the best days to be having your Birt..."
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"Ko Hikurangi te Maunga, ko Waiapu te awa, ko Ngati Porou te iwi, Ko Huia ahau, he ahinui taku tau... plus fire my rasta colours are sweet, playing a higher reggae irie beat.Kia ora fir..."
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"happy birthday sweetie sorry I can't be there in person to drag you down the pub & get you pissed, but will make up for it at the weekend I promise. here's a little taster of what..."
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"Hello,I'm Sarah.Age - 25Job - TechInterests - Art (drawing, painting, etc..), computers, theatre, writing, music (I'm a music junkie, although I try not to be a music snob.) A friend of..."
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"well just a short introduction.my name is Kynx, well at least thats what everyone calls me.im from Hamilton,New Zealand.most of my friends poi and do creative things with fire, at the m..."
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"Heloo lovely people,For my first post I thought I'd do the conventional thing and say Hello in the intros forum. Don't get too comfortable, me and convention are not happy bedfellows.I'..."
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"Alright Guys and gals just moved to Manchester well Altrincham looking for fellow poisters to learn some new tricks. Only get sundays and mondays off though anybody interested ?"
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"Alrighty im Rowan, living in oo arr Somerset (near Taunton)...............sometimes BirminghamI Likes: swimming in the sea, skimming pennies, the texture of mangoDislikie: the sound o..."
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"So yea hello, my name is Ryan I'm a 19 year old... Well I'm 19, go me, and I work for the Daily Mirror. That sounds cool until I say I just work in the factory where they print it, som..."
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"Does anyone else lurking round here like that strange little show Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law???I find myself having to wash my pants everytime i watch it, its that funny! Now i brin..."
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"Howzit going everyone! Anyone on here know where I can hook up with some spinners in teh DC Metro Area? I've been spinning glowsticks for about a year now and am looking to meet up wi..."
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"Hello HoPpers I had an intro thread here once upon a time but it's disappeared so I thought I'd write a new one.I live in Coffs Harbour on the east coast of NSW Oz(tralia). I've been s..."
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"Newbish I amNewbish I'm sure I'll remainHowdy boardNow ends my refrain!Hey guys, I'm actually more of a martial arts Nunchaku type than POI, but I have so much fun at raves using my mov..."
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"Again, elloI am Fire-Eyes. I am a newbie to spinning. I have quite a few people in my group who are intrested, so I decided to research. That is how Ifond you all. Thanks for letting me..."
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" Hey all. I guess this is where your suppose to introduce yourself. So Hi! I'm new at poi but I'm learning fast. I have a very good teacher, who also intriduce me to this site. I..."
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"Hi. My name is Jared, I live in Cairns... Actually I was born here, which is quite funny because it's sad.I just broke my f*cking staff because we were twirling on concrete and I flung ..."
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"Hi everybody!I've been checking out this site for a wee while but decided to register and post today as I've just received my new set of fire pois!I live in Dundee, Scotland and work as..."
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"I just got into the rave scene about 8 months ago. The tough part is I moved from Canada to Taiwan to teach English 4 months ago. So here I am in a non-English speaking country that h..."
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"Well...I am not sure anymore - are Birthday threads still on? - where they are meant to be posted?- are french frogs still allowed?oh well... worth a tryHAPPY BIRTHDAY NYC...you have be..."
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"If Cassandra can get away with it, I can to:Happy Birthday Sir_Sheep!"
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"I haven't been to this site in FOREVER (and a year or two). I haven't done my glowstick poi in about as long, and I'm looking to get back into practice, I suppose.Um...if anyone is nea..."
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"hiya, i signed up under another name but never bothered to use it then, but now that im visiting the forums and are moving out of this....lovely job corps center in astoria oregon &lbr;..."
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"So, yeah, hi. I'm a lifelong pyro (not really an exaggeration - my brother convinced me at just under 2 to climb up on the electric stove and then turned it on - apparently when my paj..."
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" Today when I decided to register on HoP, I understood 2 things:First: I love poi very much (althoug I know little yet)Second: I've forgotten all my knowledge of English absolutely!Tha..."
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" hello.... again once upon a time, in a land far far away, known to us all as the HoP forum board BEFORE the make over, I had an intro thread. but as many intro threads from that era,..."
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"Im totaly new to poi and having practiced with my first ever poi Ive got blisters on the inside o me fingers! Ooooo! But i`m determined to learn! Anyway! Hello all! "
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"Hello everyone, I've been lookin for a while and reading various posts but didn't feel I could join till I actually owned some Poi...rather than nicking everyone elses and practicing wi..."
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"Hi New on the block and thought I would whack up a topic close to my heart. anyone and everyone out there who poiggles (juggling whilst doing poi) Anyone with ideas or thoughts on this ..."
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"ok after much poking from fellow HoPers i am doing in intro.*clears throat*...hi, i am ilsanya, my name means "not normal"in elvish (quenyan)and that about summs me up!i am a fire perf..."
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"Hi everyone... My search for fire dance instruction has led me to this site...I am a woman obsessed with finding beginning poi classes/instructors in the south Florida area. Unfortuna..."
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"Greetings from yet another wannabe poister Name's Håkan and I live where the crosshair points: http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/g...&image2.y=4(or in plain vanilla english ..."
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"Hello everyone. I am a very new noob. I started spinning day before yesterday, after seeing a friend of mine do it and LOVING how she looked!!! She sent me home with a tennis ball set ..."
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"hey all!hows it going? My names Kev, i'm from Bristol, England. I just got some Poi a couple of weeks ago, i love it! I got friends that do devilsticks and my bro does staff, so i'm ..."
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"Hiya, I'm new here, so I spose I'd better do the compulsory intro . I'm Jen. I'm 17 and mostly I spin gymnast &rhythm ribbons. I'm currently learning to spin poi, my boyfriend is te..."
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"hey, does anyone use the chat room?also - any tips on the damn 5 beat weave or backwards weave - getting all angry with myself - not good for poi spinning. And I've just lit the fire on..."
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"ok everyone, I went to check what you have to put in the introduction, so here we go :My name is Amelie, like the movie, age 25am french I leave in Irelandjob : language teacher, mostly..."
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"Just a short intro, Hi I'm Brett been spinning for a while now done a few shows but mainly spin for the fun of it, I reside in Portsmouth so if ya gonna be down my way soon then let me ..."
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"Hey all I've been spinning poi since January of this year, and have finally gotten around to posting a message here. I'm in Toronto, and am learning poi from some really cool peeps over..."
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"Hey.My name's Chris. I'm a 17 year old student from Portsmouth, UK. I've been spinning for a while now. Only just registered on HoP. I'd like to meet others from the local area, go out ..."
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"More warm and fuzzies from my replies! Sorry I didn't reveal much about myself - you see I'm at work and "not allowed to use the computer for personal use" - yeah good one. So I have to..."

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