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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
Just from being an active member of this site Ive noticed acute signs of Poi Addiction. Like I've seen on other people's post something about checking HoP every three hours and other "symptoms"
What do you guys think are some of the common signs of Acute Poioliosis???
Just from being an active member of this site Ive noticed acute signs of Poi Addiction. Like I've seen on other people's post something about checking HoP every three hours and other "symptoms"
What do you guys think are some of the common signs of Acute Poioliosis???
Peace, Love, Circles
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ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
doing 'poi ta chi' moves without realising it
doing 'poi ta chi' moves without realising it
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
member
313 posts
Location: london,uk
313 posts
Location: london,uk
Posted:
Talking about poi to people till their eyes glaze over .......(wtf is poi?
)
Talking about poi to people till their eyes glaze over .......(wtf is poi?
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Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
twirling objects that are not meant to be twirled nor were ever invented for such a reason... bubble wrap, pens attached to shoelaces, frozen chickens..
the list goes on.
twirling objects that are not meant to be twirled nor were ever invented for such a reason... bubble wrap, pens attached to shoelaces, frozen chickens..
the list goes on.
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
or how about staying up to errr 2:50 in the window practicing and typing on this site or first thing when you get home you just gotta check and see if anyone replied to your posts....
or how about staying up to errr 2:50 in the window practicing and typing on this site or first thing when you get home you just gotta check and see if anyone replied to your posts....
Peace, Love, Circles
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old hand
1,107 posts
Location: In a test pit, Mackay, Australia
old hand
1,107 posts
Location: In a test pit, Mackay, Australia
Posted:
When your fingers are numb and blue with cold, your eyelids have frozen to your face and you're still out there grunting "must...figure...out...7 beat...weave.(gasp)..."
When your fingers are numb and blue with cold, your eyelids have frozen to your face and you're still out there grunting "must...figure...out...7 beat...weave.(gasp)..."
There is a slight possibility that I am not actually right all of the time.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
Posted:
yeah i know that feeling, coming out of tescos, with Frodo, Konsti, and ben on fri night just aftre i hasd arrived, and had bought two 2ltr bottles of sprite, i fond myself doing 3btweave contiuous turns, till i tried to change move and smacked my slef in the top of the head quite hard!
oh welll i have to learn somehow!
Quote:
twirling objects that are not meant to be twirled nor were ever invented for such a reason... bubble wrap, pens attached to shoelaces, frozen chickens..
the list goes on.
yeah i know that feeling, coming out of tescos, with Frodo, Konsti, and ben on fri night just aftre i hasd arrived, and had bought two 2ltr bottles of sprite, i fond myself doing 3btweave contiuous turns, till i tried to change move and smacked my slef in the top of the head quite hard!
oh welll i have to learn somehow!
Step (el-nombrie)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
Coming up with new moves, combos, transitions while dreaming, lying in bed, in the shower on the way to work, on the toilet, in the shower, in the pub......
Always having a set in your bag just in case...
You have the perpetual scent of ou-de-kero
Coming up with new moves, combos, transitions while dreaming, lying in bed, in the shower on the way to work, on the toilet, in the shower, in the pub......
Always having a set in your bag just in case...
You have the perpetual scent of ou-de-kero
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
well, i keep my poi with me in my bad all the time, and if im waiting and theres space i'll spin!
well, i keep my poi with me in my bad all the time, and if im waiting and theres space i'll spin!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
Pooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
Posted:
Whipping out the poi at every available opprtunity - like in the middle of a scenic workshop when no one;s looking, or outside the tate while you're waiting for your brother to get out of the loo.
Whipping out the poi at every available opprtunity - like in the middle of a scenic workshop when no one;s looking, or outside the tate while you're waiting for your brother to get out of the loo.
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
Pooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
Posted:
And also, carrying a stupidly big staff round with you at all times. even though you can't get it on the bus and you keep hitting people.
And also, carrying a stupidly big staff round with you at all times. even though you can't get it on the bus and you keep hitting people.
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
member
33 posts
Location: orygun..U S
33 posts
Location: orygun..U S
Posted:
Or like having to stop your car and get out and spin because there is some music just BEGGING to be spinned to.
Or like having to stop your car and get out and spin because there is some music just BEGGING to be spinned to.
Sunshine..pyrogyrogurl aka imafiredancergurl
"Dont Worry BE Hippie"
member
69 posts
Location: Melb
69 posts
Location: Melb
Posted:
When you havent had a spin for a couple of days and then when you do, feel big release of tension and waves of calm
Oh yeah, and all your trousers have black soot marks on them!
When you havent had a spin for a couple of days and then when you do, feel big release of tension and waves of calm
Oh yeah, and all your trousers have black soot marks on them!
I said perhaps, and thats FINAL.
I love my length!
Sponge
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
Posted:
Haha, yeah dreaming about poi and being uber good at it...
I had a nightmare when I was with my bf that poi had somehow gotten between us?!? and that it was sinister! It took me five minutes after I woke up to convince myself I was fine!!! (My nightmare's have been getting more frequent so just 'cause it was about poi doesn't worry me!)
Haha, yeah dreaming about poi and being uber good at it...
I had a nightmare when I was with my bf that poi had somehow gotten between us?!? and that it was sinister! It took me five minutes after I woke up to convince myself I was fine!!! (My nightmare's have been getting more frequent so just 'cause it was about poi doesn't worry me!)
Monkeys monkeys and bananas
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Hyperloops suck
595 posts
Location: USA
Hyperloops suck
595 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
I had a dream last night i could do hyperloop throws, and I woke up, still believing I could do them. I can't.
Quote:
Coming up with new moves, combos, transitions while dreaming, lying in bed, in the shower on the way to work, on the toilet, in the shower, in the pub......
I had a dream last night i could do hyperloop throws, and I woke up, still believing I could do them. I can't.
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
flying all the way to england for a weekend to go to a poi party
flying all the way to england for a weekend to go to a poi party
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
I know what everyone means by laying in bed thinking about poi. I think up new moves and transitions while i am trying tio sleep then when a good one comes up sometimes i go downstairs where i can practice and try it out
I know what everyone means by laying in bed thinking about poi. I think up new moves and transitions while i am trying tio sleep then when a good one comes up sometimes i go downstairs where i can practice and try it out
Peace, Love, Circles
-er-pops
206 posts
Location: UK
206 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
I have many symptoms of addiction. I carry 4 different sets of poi and my poi book with me at all times, just incase.
I talk about poi all the time (usually to people who dont even know what I am jabbering on out about) and when I do my face lights up and I become animated at the thought of spin spin spinning. I will pick up anything and try to poi it.
Now when I go out clubbing I find that my arms start moving so that I am doing an invisible weave etc. to the music.
And if I dont poi all week, Man that puts me in a bad mood and my arms feel all tense like there is something that needs to be released.
Yes I admit it. My name is Wizz and I am a Poiaholic.
I have many symptoms of addiction. I carry 4 different sets of poi and my poi book with me at all times, just incase.
I talk about poi all the time (usually to people who dont even know what I am jabbering on out about) and when I do my face lights up and I become animated at the thought of spin spin spinning. I will pick up anything and try to poi it.
Now when I go out clubbing I find that my arms start moving so that I am doing an invisible weave etc. to the music.
And if I dont poi all week, Man that puts me in a bad mood and my arms feel all tense like there is something that needs to be released.
Yes I admit it. My name is Wizz and I am a Poiaholic.
Poi... it's an obsession.
-er-pops
206 posts
Location: UK
206 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
Oh yeah and I am on this website everyday. Well that has to show dedication to the cause!!!!
Oh yeah and I am on this website everyday. Well that has to show dedication to the cause!!!!
Poi... it's an obsession.
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
i'm on this website damn near every hour! ask joe or frodo or UCOF how addicted i am
i'm on this website damn near every hour! ask joe or frodo or UCOF how addicted i am
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
SILVER Member
Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Ghostbuster
455 posts
Location: York, UK
Posted:
i too have done a bit of 3bt weave with bags of shopping after coming out the supermarket
i too have done a bit of 3bt weave with bags of shopping after coming out the supermarket
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.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
Posted:
i have been crawling from shop to shop in order to find some cheap glostix (got some great ones a while ago but that shop seems to have run out 
) so i can have some glo poi for practice (it's just too freakin hot for flameage! and it keeps raining!)...
i have spent hours watching videos on various websites and trying to master new/impossible tricks...
i work at a petrol station and to change the price boards we use a large stick with a modified toilet plunger on the end so it can stick to the numbers and pull them off...this stick has been used on many an occasion as a 3 & 1/2 metre firestick...
i just wish i could carry my poi with me...i have cables instead of chain...and they really don't like being shoved in a bag...kinks in cable makes for ugly cables! and probably isn't very good for them...
i make it my duty to mention to most new people i meet that i spin , and then i explain to them what it is!
EDITED_BY: margita (1074039532)
i have been crawling from shop to shop in order to find some cheap glostix (got some great ones a while ago
but that shop seems to have run out ) so i can have some glo poi for practice (it's just too freakin hot for flameage! and it keeps raining!)...i have spent hours watching videos on various websites and trying to master new/impossible tricks...
i work at a petrol station
and to change the price boards we use a large stick with a modified toilet plunger on the end so it can stick to the numbers and pull them off...this stick has been used on many an occasion as a 3 & 1/2 metre firestick... i just wish i could carry my poi with me...i have cables instead of chain...and they really don't like being shoved in a bag...kinks in cable makes for ugly cables! and probably isn't very good for them...
i make it my duty to mention to most new people i meet that i spin
, and then i explain to them what it is! EDITED_BY: margita (1074039532)
do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
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Cinnamon Girl
191 posts
Location: Hfx, NS, Canada
Cinnamon Girl
191 posts
Location: Hfx, NS, Canada
Posted:
So true. I was actually on a cruise once and they were playing some really good music, but I didn't have my poi on me so I improvised and created....studded belt poi!^.^ Oh man, it's so hard to use, but a couple of crazies threw some pennies at me, until some crazy french sailor told me to stop it...
Quote:
twirling objects that are not meant to be twirled nor were ever invented for such a reason... bubble wrap, pens attached to shoelaces, frozen chickens..
the list goes on.
So true. I was actually on a cruise once and they were playing some really good music, but I didn't have my poi on me so I improvised and created....studded belt poi!^.^ Oh man, it's so hard to use, but a couple of crazies threw some pennies at me, until some crazy french sailor told me to stop it...
P*L*U*R
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Cinnamon Girl
191 posts
Location: Hfx, NS, Canada
Cinnamon Girl
191 posts
Location: Hfx, NS, Canada
Posted:
so many crazy people!
so many crazy people!
P*L*U*R
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Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2,293 posts
Location: NJ or DE, USA
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2,293 posts
Location: NJ or DE, USA
Posted:
Addiction you say? Hmm... I don't think I'm addicted...I mean, after all, carrying around your poi and flags everywhere you go and practicing before class and/or during lunch is normal! Oh! And so is spending a minimum of 6 or 7 hours a day in the chatroom...Plenty of people do it! So, no...I'm not addicted...
Addiction you say? Hmm... I don't think I'm addicted...I mean, after all, carrying around your poi and flags everywhere you go and practicing before class and/or during lunch is normal! Oh! And so is spending a minimum of 6 or 7 hours a day in the chatroom...Plenty of people do it! So, no...I'm not addicted...
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Pies Jesu Domine *whack*
Dona eis requiem *whack*
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paranoid of gov't conspiracies
217 posts
Location: USA
paranoid of gov't conspiracies
217 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
is it addiction when you tell everyone about poi and what it is even if you dont know the person whom you are speaking to and when you carry your poi around for no apparent reason?
is it addiction when you tell everyone about poi and what it is even if you dont know the person whom you are speaking to and when you carry your poi around for no apparent reason?
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Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Im gunna teach my nana.
wonder if she be able to do btb?
THEN ill know Im addicted... cause im infecting other people with the fire bug
Im gunna teach my nana.
wonder if she be able to do btb?
THEN ill know Im addicted... cause im infecting other people with the fire bug
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
Sponge
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
Posted:
Haha yeah! instead of liquid glowstick dancing I move into doing the weave and windmill with them I have no idea what it looks like but hey!
EDITED_BY: GottaLoveIt (1074097916)
Quote:
Now when I go out clubbing I find that my arms start moving so that I am doing an invisible weave etc. to the music.
Haha yeah! instead of liquid glowstick dancing I move into doing the weave and windmill with them I have no idea what it looks like but hey!
EDITED_BY: GottaLoveIt (1074097916)
Monkeys monkeys and bananas
SILVER Member
addict
469 posts
Location: nottingham, england. cornwall wales denmark or pra...
addict
469 posts
Location: nottingham, england. cornwall wales denmark or pra...
Posted:
doing poi in the rain, in the cold, doing poi till your knee dislocates, then waiting 5 mins and starting again, causing yourself severe testicular pain,recovering, starting again.
doing poi with no poi is quite a good one. bit odd.
wiping the freezing drips of rain from the end of your nose while weaving without stopping.
yeah all things i admit to.
maybe poiholics anonymous is on its way
doing poi in the rain, in the cold, doing poi till your knee dislocates, then waiting 5 mins and starting again, causing yourself severe testicular pain,recovering, starting again.
doing poi with no poi is quite a good one. bit odd.
wiping the freezing drips of rain from the end of your nose while weaving without stopping.
yeah all things i admit to.
maybe poiholics anonymous is on its way
my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter
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veteran
1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
veteran
1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada
Posted:
I poi in the back of science class... And the back of Music class.... and The back of English class... but not in french. I sit in the front.
~ Bobo
I poi in the back of science class... And the back of Music class.... and The back of English class... but not in french. I sit in the front.
~ Bobo
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paranoid of gov't conspiracies
217 posts
Location: USA
paranoid of gov't conspiracies
217 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
i showed my 1 1/2 yr old niece my poi today it was cute she was playing with them, i'm definately gonna teach her when she's older!
i showed my 1 1/2 yr old niece my poi today it was cute she was playing with them, i'm definately gonna teach her when she's older!
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