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What ever you do, don't go taking me seriously



Why the hell is philosphy reserved only for poi?



"Poi is life"...... where the hell is staff in that equation?



Poi gets all the "There is no move" BS... what do we get? Nowt.



S'not fair. I want to be able to terrify newbies with such confusing words of wisdom, but yet there doesn't seem to be any spiritual side to staff... Lame!



Is it because staffers are, by default, meat heads? Is it beacuse philosophy is reserved only for the wussier side of object manipulation?



Should I just shut the hell up before I get lynched?

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

Written by: Leaning_Towards_Corruption

Imagine.

Not the staff...







But poi instead...



Loser.

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

*turning into childsvoice, looking at the bent staff and the bump on the head*

(imagine -) there is no staff

the best smiles are the ones you lead to

Written by: Chronofracture

Reading this thread reminds me of a zen proverb...

novice rushes up to staff jedi;

"Master, I finally understand. There is no staff! "

!!! BONK !!!

"So how do you explain the lump on your head? "





What he said

*hits firetom on the head with a staff*

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

ouch! *rubs his head*

slips into total denial: !there is no lump and there is no head!

the best smiles are the ones you lead to

i'm such a 1337 spinner i only write philosophical concepts in palendromic haiku

"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"

jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley

anthrax.... it infects, then spreads..... fast

those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.

Spin, bounce, be one with the world, because it is yours to enjoy...

hehe, is that meant to be a revelation? i still want to laugh about it

"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"

jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley

anthrax.... it infects, then spreads..... fast

@ drudwyn

yeah I also like to tell everyone that just I started yesterday - every day

the best smiles are the ones you lead to

a state of mind? is that one of the states in america? i dont think its in australia.......

"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"

jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley

anthrax.... it infects, then spreads..... fast

My philosophy of staff is to think of them like a woman...at first you keep them at arms length, she could be dangerous remember. Then as the atmosphere heats up, she starts to tease you, running her handle across your wrist then upto you neck. Soon (If you're lucky) she starts to move majestically around your body with no nook or cranny un-explored.
Sometimes you're blessed with many at once...the sexy danger factor increases and of course you ubercoolness rating goes up. But juggling them can be difficult (Just remember, two should never cross paths). But most of the time, the heat dies down after a while or you just drop her one day. She hits you a little too hard in the face maybe, and you're not sure if you want to carry on. You CAN get the better of her in the end...you just have to keep on trying. And if you persist she'll one day be your biatch forever... HEHE

Health is a secondary consideration when you have a lifestyle to maintain

Not seen a Banana do Double staff in the woods? You obviously weren't at that party!

'my guess would be staffers dont waste time talking bollox' - strugz

Health is a secondary consideration when you have a lifestyle to maintain

Not seen a Banana do Double staff in the woods? You obviously weren't at that party!

'my guess would be staffers dont waste time talking bollox' - strugz

Wielding a Wooden Spoon

"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."

we were somewhere near barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

So, what have we proved, other than staffers are more poets than philosophers?

Maybe that's it, maybe that's the revelation. It certainly ties this thread to Ben's thread.

Poi is about philosophy, whereas staff is about poetry.

I'm happy with that.

"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."

Bill Hicks, February 1988

"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

You beauty.

"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."

Bill Hicks, February 1988

 Written by: mcp


My new philosophy of staff is more like a zen joke:

Q) "What's the worst thing about spinning poi?"

A) "Having to tell your parents you're gay."



Same applies to rollerskating, window shopping and figure skating.

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade

I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.

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Staff slams into the bad place,
I weep bitterly.





my thoughts on staff Vs. poi philosophy:
when spinnig poi, jiggle your hips and dance like a girl
when spinning staff stamp your feet and jump around

*produces sandwich- is happy*

Genius

"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."

Bill Hicks, February 1988