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fake teeth and glueBRONZE Member
Checking who's online, watching you!
1,972 posts
Location: somewhere, England (UK)


Posted:
need i say more? yes? well i'm not going too cos it's pancake day!





ahhgaghhh





sorry about that, anyway i found out about HOP when i was at a stall that sells magic stuff (no! not that kind of magic stuff). they had a vid about poi which was tucked behind a poster which i just happened to see, at the bottom of the vid it had www.homeofpoi.com writen on it. the rest is history.



agahagahhghggaghgh!!!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT PANCAKE DAY?! biggrin

you just lost the game!!!!!! !!!!!

knowledge is power, power corupts, study hard, become evil.


pounceSILVER Member
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:
pancake day??? oooh, i must go get pancakes now!!

i found out about HOP from a friend. he bought some stuff off the site, and we were talking about poi, and he referred me here to buy my poi. and well, here i am a few years later, absolutely hooked biggrin

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**


GidgBRONZE Member
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA


Posted:
No it's not pancake day, it's french toast day. wink

I found HoP surfing the web, looking for new moves and people to spin with.

hug hug wave wave

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.

Gidg


duballstarSILVER Member
slack rating - 9.5
2,216 posts
Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom


Posted:
one of my best mates taught me how to spin poi and told me about it (thanx laura). it took me ages to actually get on line though cos i've never had regular net access before now.... biggrin

*considers whether another pancake will make him spew or not*

It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett


_Aimée_SILVER Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom


Posted:
google smile

fake teeth and glueBRONZE Member
Checking who's online, watching you!
1,972 posts
Location: somewhere, England (UK)


Posted:
Quote:

No it's not pancake day, it's french toast day.






not pancake day?!! what the hell am i going to do with all these pancakes? (pancake poi?) well i'd better start eatin



hang on didn't something bad happen last time i stuffed my face full of pancakes?..oh well

aafghghffgafhgh!!

you just lost the game!!!!!! !!!!!

knowledge is power, power corupts, study hard, become evil.


fake teeth and glueBRONZE Member
Checking who's online, watching you!
1,972 posts
Location: somewhere, England (UK)


Posted:
who's up for french toast?

what do you mean gidg was joking! oh! [censored]!
well i'd better dispose of this toast...aaghgfhghaghf!! smile




you just lost the game!!!!!! !!!!!

knowledge is power, power corupts, study hard, become evil.


pounceSILVER Member
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:
ok i'll take any breakfast food....french toast, pancakes, waffles, crepes....it's all good biggrin

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**


WryTerraThe reason we say "European"
912 posts
Location: Cheltenham


Posted:
pretty common answer. from a friend. Same way I found out about poi. smile

"We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty" - Mal Reynolds

"I can't tell the difference between an electron and a cat" - Brother of a friend


GidgBRONZE Member
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA


Posted:
Gidg wonders in with a pad of paper and a pen

Hey! What happened to the French Toast? biggrin

hug hug wave wave

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.

Gidg


fake teeth and glueBRONZE Member
Checking who's online, watching you!
1,972 posts
Location: somewhere, England (UK)


Posted:
what the [censored] do you mean you censored [censored] you [censored]! mad

only joking, only joking ubbangel please dont throw me out

you just lost the game!!!!!! !!!!!

knowledge is power, power corupts, study hard, become evil.


Bender_the_OffenderGOLD Member
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
In Dec 2001 Cpt_Shiner showed me what a fig8 looked like, then pointed me to some new Zealand juggling site. ubblove
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mechBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom


Posted:
i found this lil grey scale site while searching for poi on the net
and coulnt leave, ubblove at first site

Step (el-nombrie)


MikeGinnyGOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
Back in March of 2001 when I was just getting into this (wow, was that three years ago?) a housemate of mine referred me to www.juggling.co.nz to buy fire toys.

I think that was back in the days when the board was unthreaded yet.

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
same as Aimee, good ole google!!

I was looking for fire poi to buy and had tralled the cra pon ebay then found HoP. I couldn't access much then though cuz my pc was dead so could only come online weekdays but now it works so I'm happy as a pounce in the either/or thread!! ubblol

Let's relight this forum ubblove


Kombi guyBRONZE Member
HOP OM
225 posts
Location: HOP Central, New Zealand


Posted:
I found out about HOP through running a business selling fire juggling equipment about 5yrs ago. The business was called Burning Statements. Which resulted in me working fulltime at HOP central, making designing and playing with all the toys we love so much. So I get to satisfy my twirling and fire addictions everyday, gotta love it!!! ubblove wave weavesmiley biggrin wink ubbloco ubbrollsmile

Kitveteran
1,269 posts
Location: middle of Troon


Posted:
oi custom just so you know aimee's a girl tooo tongue


yeah i googled it and friends had told me before but i'd forgotten the name

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FrodoBRONZE Member
old hand
1,092 posts
Location: In a van, United Kingdom


Posted:
i would like to say that i was different and that i typed in porn wrong, but this isnt the case..... spank

i was in the libary and i wanted some tricks, and there she blow. homeofpoi, i rekon i can call it my second home now! kiss

is there a homeofporn?? ubblove

passing through, this world still lives.


Kitveteran
1,269 posts
Location: middle of Troon


Posted:
frodo why'd you even ask!
we all know you checked already!

random murbles

BELTANE FIRE FESTIVAL. 30th april ~ Calton hill - Edinburgh
SAMHUINN FESTIVAL. 31st October ~ Royal Mile - Edinburgh


FrodoBRONZE Member
old hand
1,092 posts
Location: In a van, United Kingdom


Posted:
hehehe

what would give u that impression? smile

biggrin biggrin

passing through, this world still lives.


ValuraSILVER Member
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
MY friend allie taught me poi and then in about 2001 she showed me hop... and then I met arsn and I will forever be in debt to this site!!!
I met some of the most beautiful people EVER from this site and I love it!! ubbtickled

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"


arsnHow do you change this thing???
1,903 posts
Location: Behind the couch...


Posted:
Oh... ubblove

(Valura... your bunny has one heck of a lazy eye...) wink

I can't really remember... (ten seconds later) eek!!!, I just remembered... Bec and Elke told me about hop... I found a flyer for lessons they where having, and I went to it. They then told me, and been here since... wow... that was weird, I've gone so long not remembering how I found out about hop, and it was the fairies who have become a pretty big chunk of my life who told me about it... tongue sorry guys... hug

I can't hear you... I have a banana in my ear.

"You mean I'll have to use my brain?... but I use staff!!!" ~ ben-ja-men


StebbinsBRONZE Member
10th degree spoon weilder
171 posts
Location: Halifax, Canada (currently in Korea)


Posted:
I found out about it from the Buskers.. At first I just wanted to know if i could buy some Kevlar from them to make my own poi. They directed me to this site.

-Beeaaatch please, I'm the macaroni with the cheese.
-This message will self destruct in 10 seconds.


LyraSILVER Member
spiny norman
314 posts
Location: Cincinnati,damn it, USA


Posted:
the first poi i ever saw done was done by a girl name allie ( same person, coincidence, evil twin?)
as for the website, uh, i dont really remember

if you think that our kiss was all in the lips, come on you got it all wrong man, and if you think that our dance was all in the hips then, oh well, do the twist -The White Stripes


_VT_SILVER Member
Your Face!
1,173 posts
Location: el paso, tx, USA


Posted:
I found out about home of poi through the houseofrave website

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UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
heard about it through UCOF (Chris).

joined and never looked back.

I tell loads of other people about it too.

Malcolm- i think the idea abvout having flyers for HOP is brilliant! that way i can carry the cards around in my wallet and hand themn out to people who wants to know more about spinning.

RoziSILVER Member
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2,996 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia


Posted:
I was up in Byron, & found some firespinners after having been self taught for a couple of years. They pointed me to this site and I spent some quality internet cafe time surfing it. Eventually I signed up and the rest is history...

It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.

What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...


DeepSoulSheepGOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland


Posted:
Think I typed in 'fire staff' and hit, I'm feeling lucky... tongue

I live in a world of infinite possibilities.


Pink...?BRONZE Member
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom


Posted:
Um..UCOF (Chris & Jon) told me about it (well www.juggling.co.nz) back in Dec 01 - but i just lurked for a while then joined up in April 02. ubbangel

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...


FireSpiritSILVER Member
Classic 90's Fire Dancer... Poi, Staff, Doubles, and Breathing
743 posts
Location: South Lake Tahoe, USA


Posted:
I like HOP pancakes, and the fact that they have an all you can eat pancake special now is Great!

I don't know How I stumbled on to Home of Poi. It was while it was still very young, about two months old or so. I was living in Alaska, and I think it was Global Conciousnes or something? I had been spinning for 4 years or so and was stuck, when HOP appeared and helped me out of a rut.

Thanks Home of Poi hug kiss hug

FIRE IS ALIVE!
IT LIVES AND BREATHS!
IT CONSUMES, AND DISTROYS!
BUT WE CONTROL IT,
AND DANCE WITH FIRE!!


Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol


Posted:
i went to google and seached for 'poi'

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.


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