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Location: Birmingham, England
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33 posts
Location: Birmingham, England
Posted:
Hiya Peeps,
Not long taken up poi and could do with some tips!!
I think i've just about got the basics but can't seem to get the hang of the backwards weave! (its probably dead simple!). Anyway, tips greatfully received! See u all! 
Hiya Peeps,
Not long taken up poi and could do with some tips!!
I think i've just about got the basics but can't seem to get the hang of the backwards weave! (its probably dead simple!). Anyway, tips greatfully received! See u all! By the powers of greyskull!!!!!
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Posted:
Tips eh?
Erm:
never take a Vietnam veteren to a fireworks display... in a swamp....Keep the seat next to you on the train vacant by smiling and nodding at people as they walk up the aisle.Create the effect of being abducted by aliens by drinking two bottles of vodka. You'll invariably wake up in a strange place the following morning, having had your memory mysteriously 'erased'. Minor skin grafts can be performed on pigs by covering any cuts and grazes with thin strips of bacon.Thicken up runny low-fat yoghurt by stirring in a spoonful of lard.Hijackers. Avoid a long stressful siege and the risk of arrest, imprisonment or death by simply making sure you book a flight to your
intended destination in the first place.Feed bees oranges. Hey presto! They make marmalade instead of honey.A mousetrap, placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.
Is that enough tips?
Tips eh?
Erm:
never take a Vietnam veteren to a fireworks display... in a swamp....Keep the seat next to you on the train vacant by smiling and nodding at people as they walk up the aisle.Create the effect of being abducted by aliens by drinking two bottles of vodka. You'll invariably wake up in a strange place the following morning, having had your memory mysteriously 'erased'. Minor skin grafts can be performed on pigs by covering any cuts and grazes with thin strips of bacon.Thicken up runny low-fat yoghurt by stirring in a spoonful of lard.Hijackers. Avoid a long stressful siege and the risk of arrest, imprisonment or death by simply making sure you book a flight to your
intended destination in the first place.Feed bees oranges. Hey presto! They make marmalade instead of honey.A mousetrap, placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.
Is that enough tips?
Meh
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Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Posted:
Cantus you always make me laugh.
Welcome to HoP Kit.
Cantus you always make me laugh.Welcome to HoP Kit.
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Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
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Good Ol' Yarn For Hair
422 posts
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
422 posts
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Posted:
Hey, fellow newb! I'm Kat. Of the carpetbagger variety and the poi loving type.
I cannot stress these tips enough, as I keep relearning it myself:
NEVER try a new poi move while angry. You will inevitably make your bad mood worse by bonking youself, and it will only make your more irritable if you practice with chains. Either that, or hilarity will ensue as you just don't care when people step in the path or your poi.
NEVER try a new contact juggling move in a store that sells highly breakable items. Such as a pet shop, in the aquarium department, by the dry tanks, or directly beside expensive stock tank systems. Especially don't do this if you work there. I'm sure this rule applies to people who work at a collectables, Wedgewood or Waterford Crystal store.
BE PREPARED.... for people to stare at you like an idiot if you and your friends, while perusing a large store, remove items from off the shelf and procede to play with them in a manner considered to be inappropriate for most but would find its self praised in the HoP galleries. For example: the good people of WalMart do not generally seem to appreciate it if you contact juggle cans of Alpo dog food or poi with plastic bags beyond the register.
And, perhaps the worst lesson of all, if you insist upon playing in the subway station while waiting for a train, make sure you do not leave your purse or hat on the ground. You may be mistaken for a panhandler and summarily almost arrested. Also, beware, for when the security or police officers attempt to stop your misguided "panhandling," watch where your toys go. Alas, at least two MARTA stations have claimed cj spheres of mine because of things like that.
But the best tip of all: have fun.
*hug* from one newb to another, welcome.
Hey, fellow newb! I'm Kat. Of the carpetbagger variety and the poi loving type.
I cannot stress these tips enough, as I keep relearning it myself:
NEVER try a new poi move while angry. You will inevitably make your bad mood worse by bonking youself, and it will only make your more irritable if you practice with chains. Either that, or hilarity will ensue as you just don't care when people step in the path or your poi.
NEVER try a new contact juggling move in a store that sells highly breakable items. Such as a pet shop, in the aquarium department, by the dry tanks, or directly beside expensive stock tank systems. Especially don't do this if you work there. I'm sure this rule applies to people who work at a collectables, Wedgewood or Waterford Crystal store.
BE PREPARED.... for people to stare at you like an idiot if you and your friends, while perusing a large store, remove items from off the shelf and procede to play with them in a manner considered to be inappropriate for most but would find its self praised in the HoP galleries. For example: the good people of WalMart do not generally seem to appreciate it if you contact juggle cans of Alpo dog food or poi with plastic bags beyond the register.
And, perhaps the worst lesson of all, if you insist upon playing in the subway station while waiting for a train, make sure you do not leave your purse or hat on the ground. You may be mistaken for a panhandler and summarily almost arrested. Also, beware, for when the security or police officers attempt to stop your misguided "panhandling," watch where your toys go. Alas, at least two MARTA stations have claimed cj spheres of mine because of things like that.
But the best tip of all: have fun.
*hug* from one newb to another, welcome.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Carpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
Posted:
welcome to HoP kitilix
the best tip of all......................DON'T eat yellow snow
welcome to HoP kitilix the best tip of all......................DON'T eat yellow snow
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Member
33 posts
Location: Birmingham, England
Member
33 posts
Location: Birmingham, England
Posted:
Hiya all, thanx 4 the tips so far, i will take them all on board, payin special attention to the Vietnam Veteran!
Stay Happy!
Hiya all, thanx 4 the tips so far, i will take them all on board, payin special attention to the Vietnam Veteran!
Stay Happy!
By the powers of greyskull!!!!!
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