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At Falmouth, someone mentioned (can't remeber who) that poi spinners either fall into the category of Geek (possably nerd) or Hippy.
So what one do you fall into??
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i reckon iv got geekish tendencies. no iv def got geekish tendencies. but hav bn called a hippy by more of my non hippy friends. proably called a geek by my hippy friends...
gippy tho, i like that one! think uv just coined a phrase there Fine_Rabid_Dog!!
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Wait a sec ... when did hippies start talking like valley girls??
Sweet, it's the other way around. And c. 1972.
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im all for peace love and harmony, and of course rock and roll :P so in that sense im a hippie..
i get called it a lot by my punk brother too, but that might just be because im more of a hippie than he is
but if you define a geek, i think you need to define a hippie too.
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*teehee* i'm a hippy from way back!! or as my friend liz likes to put it - i'm a 'dirty hippy'...but with goth tendencies!!!
at moonfest (& most of the time!) the hippy side wins...but when i go out...the goth in me usually makes an appearance!!
it's a hippy goth look tho!!! 
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i've been call a lot of things but never a hippy or a geek
plus geek is kinda insulting oh well if i was to class my self which i dont like doing to anyone including me ummm i spose im a skater
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geek is not insulting. bill gates is a geek (and a w#$ker, but thats not the point), and he's the richest guy in the world.
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Hmmm...lets see...
Long hair + Birkenstocks + listens to classic rock + plays guitar + sings + interested in Eastern philosophy = Hippy
But then again, I'm not into drugs or casual sex...
or...
Likes D & D, video games, etc. + read Lord of the Rings four times + has 3.75 GPA (but trying for higher) + wants to get a Ph.D. (preferably from Columbia) + tried to use math to figure this out = Geek
Then again, I only want the Ph.D. from Columbia because they've got a fantastic South Asian Religions program...
I guess the scale tips towards the geek side...but damn it I'm a hippy at heart!
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Ok, this would be my definitions of the two categories as some people seem to take them a little too literally.
Geek - A person whos main focus is on improving. They can spend hours/day practicing. They focus speciffically on a narrow range of skills but excell in the ones they do. Their motivation is self improvement and personal satisfaction.
Hippy - A person who is in it more for the community. They go to gatherings, festivals, and meetings to share the love of their art with others.
Thats just my take on it and again, those definitions are still a bit too speciffic IMO. Anyway, during my troupe's last meeting, I went around and classified everyone.. All the members could easily fit into one of these two categories EXCEPT for 1. Hes a raver who also spins fire. Hes neither a geek nor a hippy. I would say we need a new category for these types but honestly, I dont really even consider them to be "fire spinners" as they prefer glow sticks, but wont turn down a burn once in a while.
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Well I've grown up ina hippy community and have always been called a hippy but I can be a bit of a geek sometimes too. But I have never really thought of myself as any stereotype I am me I'm just a bit of everything.
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i forgot to add under mine, i also get called a gypsy a lot.
so i'm a gypsy hippy bohemian geek-by-association!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
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geek - cos for about half the time im spinning my socks are tangled up
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They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
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Only half - from what I've seen its far more like 90% of your spin!
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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well ye but its all good and looks ace
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Bit of both, i reckon everyone is a hippy at heart
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I'd probably fall into the heek/gippie category-def. into peace, love, the earth, whatever, but also a HUGE LOTR geek...
by the way, any other people think its kinda funny to see "hippie" spelled w/ a "Y"?
Just looked them up in the dictionary for fun...
hippie/hippy- "a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic; broadly: a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person"
(in that case, I'd pretty much fall into that category!)
geek-"a person often of an intellectual bent who is dissaproved of" OR
"a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off of a live chicken or snake" (I really hope none of you fit into that definition!)
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Geek geek geek geek
I like computers and computer games, but im into peace and love etcetc but never got to the Boirkenstock phase (WTF is a birkenstock anyways? Strictly Yank invention - answers on a postcard please)
But i fiddle with cars too, and I have a girlfriend who isnt a geek, but likes fairys
Go figure...
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wee wee??????
How old are you? why dont you just say C O C K!
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well i guess im more hippy than geek. my friends think im smart but then i start drawing peace symbols and stuff on my work so i dunno!!
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I've refered to myself as a "technohippiegeek" for years.
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100% ,pure breed, outgoing geek and wannabe intelectual.....
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well the first step is learning how to spell
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
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mum's a hippie, dad's a geek, I guess I turned out a gippy! heading more down the path of hippiedom these days tho, since I made a conscious decision not to follow so closely in my dad's footsteps (i.e becoming a lawyer)
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