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Today, sat at college during lunch, on the grass enjoying the sun after a bit of a spin on my Poi, and a few people have come over and asked if they may have a go. I've said "Yeah sure!" and watched them spin.
After watching this and many other scenario's in many different locations, I have come to a conclusion that any male, who picks up a set of Poi, with maybe little or no experience tends to hit them selves in the goolies from anywhere between 20 seconds to 5 minutes.
Not excluding Female spinners, but the ratio of Poi:Body collisions tends to be more common between the legs than in most other places.
Anyone else noticed this painfull and tear-jerking phenomina?
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i have, many times. adding alcohol to the equasion is even funnyer as the try to shug it off like nothings happened then limp off
ARRRR!
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Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Lol, when I'm feeling nice and showing guys how to spin poi, I'll tell them it's best to stuff a book or something solid in their shorts for protection. Otherwise I just wait for the inevitable and get my laugh for the day.
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Location: At the bottom of the garden with the fairies...
wow. i never noticed it before but come to think of it, it's very true. thanx for pointing this out. i will be making a mental note of when ever this happens. 
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Draco Iracundia
784 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
And never have someone standing behind you, trying to get you to spin. Adya put me in pain on friday night. I think next time i might take a book with me next time
or try and get one of those sports cup things, hehehe Do we sleep when we die?
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Location: Bolton
it's not nice with staff, i know that much. I had to stop spinning for the rest of the day.
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Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
i recommend guys to buy a frog if thier going to be learning poi!!!
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I've also found that butterfly is one of the most lethal moves for beginners too. The poi collide at the bottom, one goes away from you, while the other goes straight for the nuts!
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Macaque of all trades
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Yup I remember my first go with poi. dropped like a stone in the middle of the high street...
The guys walking passed were caught between wanting to laugh and wincing, I generally steer clear of these emascualting devices now unless I am feeliing brave...
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
artisan
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Location: Berkshire, UK
this is why I have loovely squishy practise poi... its hurts for women too u know..... yeeesh well if you hit hard enuf and in the right place
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fire spinning angel said..."i recommend guys to buy a frog if thier going to be learning poi!!!"
what now?
buy a frog? i think i've missed something there... do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
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Macaque of all trades
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I don't think that is pre-watershed cat
I have since got over my poi fear and now can watch poi without too much fear of pain!!
Unless near certain individuals
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Location: Lake District UK
get a cup!
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artisan
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Location: Berkshire, UK
lol but as proven by jackass it doent protect quite all the sensitive areas... and will only take so much flak
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Location: Bolton
yeah, if you hit it hard enough it'll still crush things.
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newbie
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Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
yup my poi definately have a magnetised aura attracted to my nut sack
and this is why i'm reluctant to fire spin with them i mean i dont like the smell of burning hair at least my staff only hits me in the head!! stu - the most intelligent (ameoba) in the world
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Location: under your bed
to bad I don't fit into this, I have never had this problem. I hit myself in the chins but I have managed to avoid doing anything that painful.
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I remember a guy at my co-op once picking up my poi, whirling them at top speed, and then slamming both of them into the family jewels.
He did something I've never quite seen before. He clutched the affected area, as is traditional, and then he ran in a circle three times before collapsing into a fetal position holding the traumatized organs.
Bizarre. -Mike
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I don't think that is pre-watershed cat
Sure it is, they show cricket games during the day don't they? A frog's the same as a cup, gita...a nad protector in this context. #Considers# But don't use a real frog, or reccomend anyone else does to protect their bits cos it's cruel to the beastie even if they don't get hit and they squirm around and may figure out a way to do some damage.
#Laughs# Ran three times in a circle you say? Poor guy, I suppose that's the same as shaking my arm around randomly to distract myself from burning my mouth. Or some rare sort of cultural phenomenon waiting for David Attenbourough to do one of his Voice Of God documentaries about.
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thanks seb for the confirmation that i was not in fact advising guys to put a real frog down there.....it is in fact as you mentioned a form of protection for cricketers....and roller hokey/ice hockey players.....
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He did something I've never quite seen before. He clutched the affected area, as is traditional, and then he ran in a circle three times before collapsing into a fetal position holding the traumatized organs.
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
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You are most very welcome, the animal rights protection people need all the help they can get to keep ampghibians out of people's pants.
Chucks nuns
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yeah.. it happened to both durbs an strugz on sunday in the space of a few minutes...
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Location: Under your stairs
I'm a victim of my own smarmy-point-out... It has not been a good day to spin today... =/
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
although the pain may not quite be on par..windmill + DD's = baaaaad combination
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>< I feel for you hon! ><
Ohh! I got one! Yeah...Ball shots are worse than Child-Birth!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: London, UK
im with you on that one seraphire
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Location: Under your stairs
Indeed, its true, well IMOthe intensity of pain to time it endures makes it worse. I mean, the ache...><
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Location: London, United Kingdom
I wouldn't mind so much but its allways the same blinking testical. bruises are not right in places like that and travelling home on the tube holding yourself is not a good plan, many dodgy looks
*are those my feet?!*
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
oh ok..let me jack open my vagina 10cm's and push out something much bigger than 10cm's..
can't hurt that much can it?
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Location: Under your stairs
Fine Point taken. Yet balls are soo damn sensitive, fragile..and nature put them in the most stupid place..but come to think about it...better there than anywhere else.And Birth is meant to do that...Ball shots are un-natural hate crimes instigated by evil little gnomes who wish amusing harm upon men.
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