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Watcher of 80s cartoons
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Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
I've seen people use flag poi and although it looks really nice et al I can't help but think they look like Morris Dancing. That fills me with dread - the only thing in life that scares me is Morris Dancers. Does anyone else share this fear or know of a way that I can safely watch and enjoy flag poi without wanting to run away with a pseado smell of rough cider in my nostrils?
I've seen people use flag poi and although it looks really nice et al I can't help but think they look like Morris Dancing. That fills me with dread - the only thing in life that scares me is Morris Dancers. Does anyone else share this fear or know of a way that I can safely watch and enjoy flag poi without wanting to run away with a pseado smell of rough cider in my nostrils?
>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
https://www.rotary1080.fsnet.co.uk/bfs/bfs_2002/bfs_02_stock/14_morris_dancers.jpg
Morris Dancers
(for those of you know dont know what morris dancers are)
I think Morris dancers look nothing like Flag spinners.
I love flags and found that, contrary to popular belief, flags DO Hyperloop and you can do 5 beats with them.
https://www.rotary1080.fsnet.co.uk/bfs/bfs_2002/bfs_02_stock/14_morris_dancers.jpg
Morris Dancers
(for those of you know dont know what morris dancers are)
I think Morris dancers look nothing like Flag spinners.
I love flags and found that, contrary to popular belief, flags DO Hyperloop and you can do 5 beats with them.
not a stranger
558 posts
Location: wales
558 posts
Location: wales
Posted:
I think that mime artists are pretty scary,
All that walking ina wind and getting trapped in invisible boxes.
odd
(apologies to any mime artists out there)
I think that mime artists are pretty scary,
All that walking ina wind and getting trapped in invisible boxes.
odd
(apologies to any mime artists out there)
Eat when you're hungry
Sleep where it's dry
No one is ever what they seem
Gabriel King - The Wild Road
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Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Posted:
Flags rock. Knackering on the arms though.
Jon, I want proof of your loopiness with flags. 5 beat, yes, loops, hmmmmm.
In Falmouth there is a team of Morris Dancers that go round the pubs performing. Heh. Then we come along with fire and they are instantly forgotten by the general public.
Flags rock. Knackering on the arms though.
Jon, I want proof of your loopiness with flags. 5 beat, yes, loops, hmmmmm.
In Falmouth there is a team of Morris Dancers that go round the pubs performing. Heh. Then we come along with fire and they are instantly forgotten by the general public.
"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
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
Gelfling have you ever seen the witchmen morris dancers? Here about half way down the page on the left you can find a picture of them. They dress in all black and yellow and their dancing is rougher and ruder than any morris dancers I have ever seen. I have camped next to them at a festival once. The don't take their black boot polish off their faces even when they sleep. And they can drink anyone you care to mention under the table! Now they are men you could really have nightmares about!
Gelfling have you ever seen the witchmen morris dancers? Here about half way down the page on the left you can find a picture of them. They dress in all black and yellow and their dancing is rougher and ruder than any morris dancers I have ever seen. I have camped next to them at a festival once. The don't take their black boot polish off their faces even when they sleep. And they can drink anyone you care to mention under the table! Now they are men you could really have nightmares about!
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Jon, by "flags" do you mean swivel flags? My flags won't even 3 beat. They twist if you do.
Jon, by "flags" do you mean swivel flags? My flags won't even 3 beat. They twist if you do.
-Mike
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1,643 posts
Location: ffidrac
1,643 posts
Location: ffidrac
Posted:
I am the evil spawn of a morris dancer!!!! mwahahahaha
but i can assure you that they are pretty docile, all you need to do to ward any off is to point them in the direction of a good cask of real ale....
and rest assured there's no WAY you can do a three beat weave with morris hankies, particularly after the fifth stop on a pub tour....!
one of these men, is my dad. I'm not telling you which though
www.cardiffmorrismen.org
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I am the evil spawn of a morris dancer!!!! mwahahahaha
but i can assure you that they are pretty docile, all you need to do to ward any off is to point them in the direction of a good cask of real ale....
and rest assured there's no WAY you can do a three beat weave with morris hankies, particularly after the fifth stop on a pub tour....!
one of these men, is my dad. I'm not telling you which though
www.cardiffmorrismen.org
EDITED_BY: NOn (1096407465)
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stick boy!
117 posts
Location: Tampa, FL, USA
stick boy!
117 posts
Location: Tampa, FL, USA
Posted:
Ahh, i love my flags, but you have to unwind or they do start to twist, but i like them better w/o swivels, you get a better "feel" for them IMHO. Plus mine are totally UV reactive and "pop" intensely under black light, almost come alive! Bought them off of FreeForm Flags on the net. Was in a UV room at Burning Flipside and they were incredible!!! Everyone wanted to play with them, it was awesome!!
Mayhem
Ahh, i love my flags, but you have to unwind or they do start to twist, but i like them better w/o swivels, you get a better "feel" for them IMHO. Plus mine are totally UV reactive and "pop" intensely under black light, almost come alive! Bought them off of FreeForm Flags on the net. Was in a UV room at Burning Flipside and they were incredible!!! Everyone wanted to play with them, it was awesome!!Mayhem
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Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello DAVE..
Written by: Skulduggery
The don't take their black boot polish off their faces even when they sleep.
Hello DAVE..
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
feminine tiddly pom
505 posts
Location: cambs england
505 posts
Location: cambs england
Posted:
dont-that really scared me...makes me turn my mouth down...
bloody league
dont-that really scared me...makes me turn my mouth down...
bloody league
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Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
Skul, yep I heard of the witchmen morris dancers - apparently the guy who started them is a gun collector and uncle of a guy I used to play ultimate frisbee with. They are truely freaky.
NOn - its the guy facing the camera - the bearded one with the sunnies who looks like he's on a special K come down?
Skul, yep I heard of the witchmen morris dancers - apparently the guy who started them is a gun collector and uncle of a guy I used to play ultimate frisbee with. They are truely freaky.
NOn - its the guy facing the camera - the bearded one with the sunnies who looks like he's on a special K come down?
>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
activist for HoPper liberation.
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Location: ffidrac
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Location: ffidrac
Posted:
incorrect I'm afraid, but good guess.... he's not actually in that first pic, but is in the ones on other pages.... you have to explore - although i know that involves delving deeper into the scary world of morris for you.... sorry, but it may help you overcome your fear of morris and hence flags....!?
Written by: Gelfling
NOn - its the guy facing the camera - the bearded one with the sunnies who looks like he's on a special K come down?
incorrect I'm afraid, but good guess.... he's not actually in that first pic, but is in the ones on other pages.... you have to explore - although i know that involves delving deeper into the scary world of morris for you.... sorry, but it may help you overcome your fear of morris and hence flags....!?
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UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
Posted:
*Shudders at the thought of the Stick And Bucket Dance.*
(At least one person ought to get that...)
*Shudders at the thought of the Stick And Bucket Dance.*
(At least one person ought to get that...)
Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can beat the world into submission.
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Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
I got it...
one two three turn twist back two three THWACK two three......
I got it...
one two three turn twist back two three THWACK two three......
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
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The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Posted:
There’s only a little hope bell jangling hop from scary Morris dancers o the Extra scary .... MAY-POLE DANCERS. its just the idea of a gang of little girls with lethal weapons running around at knee level. I just get this horrible image of them tripping me and then jumping on my head. I wonder what Freud would say .*looks thoughtfully into the distance
There’s only a little hope bell jangling hop from scary Morris dancers o the Extra scary .... MAY-POLE DANCERS. its just the idea of a gang of little girls with lethal weapons running around at knee level. I just get this horrible image of them tripping me and then jumping on my head. I wonder what Freud would say .*looks thoughtfully into the distance
fire leads to creation
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sumthin sumin smmnm....
372 posts
Location: home sweet home, USA
sumthin sumin smmnm....
372 posts
Location: home sweet home, USA
Posted:
kinda reminds me of the kick-ass little girl in blade... now THAT was scary.
kinda reminds me of the kick-ass little girl in blade... now THAT was scary.
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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Posted:
i get scared of clowns, not regular clowns, the extreme ones, like the ones in dumbo
i get scared of clowns, not regular clowns, the extreme ones, like the ones in dumbo
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Member
17 posts
Location: virginia, us, USA
Member
17 posts
Location: virginia, us, USA
Posted:
kick ass girl in blade, do you mean that scrawny little annoying blonde that i was hoping would die the enitre movie
kick ass girl in blade, do you mean that scrawny little annoying blonde that i was hoping would die the enitre movie
MagikMuzik
newbie
1 post
Location: Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
1 post
Location: Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
Posted:
The clown form the film FX2, now that was scary!!
The clown form the film FX2, now that was scary!!
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