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"MikeG and I were recently having a conversation about hobbies during which he said he thought his aquatic tendencies were masochistic to most people. I tend to think we all have somethi..."
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"i keep getting asked by people why i do this crazy thing with fire, having heared my own reasons a thousand times i thought it would be intresting to hear how others got into staff and ..."
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"my parents have taken away my poi!!!grr, i was at home one evening, and it wasnt raining, so i decided to practice my poi, outside, in the semi twilight (dusk really), i set my poi alig..."
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"Malcolm, do you know what I bet a lot of people here would love and what would probably sell really well?HOP Store Gift Certificates!What do other people think of this idea?(No pressure..."
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"Ever look in the mirror and scare the living daylights out of yourself?I am in desperate need of a shave and a haircut. That and I haven't seen sun for the last six months, so I look w..."
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"Hiya all........I am so stoked that my mate has finally completed the book she has been writing about poi. She has slaved over it for dogs only knows how long. Well just wanted to let..."
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"I had a question.What is the opinion on our art form going mainstream?Does it hurt, or help?Should we work towards making it a mainstream art form?Thats all out of me for now and..."
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"Have a go at this.I had a go earlier at work and now I'm home, I've been playing it for the best part of an hour - this is most likely to be beaten pretty quickly, but my high score so..."
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"Hi guys, I searched for cassandra's vesion of this but I couldn't find it so I thought I would start a new one!I'll start and let's see how we go....I was walking along the bank of a ri..."
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"'Allo! Well we made it andare currently wallowing in byron bay till thursday! Much love to all the people down the park and beach for being really welcoming and esp lisa from firehorser..."
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"Heyas... Was just wondering what everyone is doing for New Years? I'm planning on some serious beach spinning/camping with some mates.. if I had a boat I'd go and find a deserted islan..."
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"I am planning a Christmas lunch for myself and my flatmate today, which I thought I would run past you guys.I have bought some lobster, some moreton bay bugs, some green prawns (for gar..."
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"TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,HE LIVED ALL ALONE,IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OFPLASTER AND STONE.I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEYWITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,AND TO SEE JUST WHOIN THIS HOME DID L..."
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"I was just wondering if anybody in this community does swordplay. I was just given some foils as a gift. My buddy has started to teach me some things and I plan on getting involved in..."
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"My first exposure to fire poi (or poi at all for that matter) was at CJC2002. Remy, who also does ballet, was spinning fire while Michael Glenn was doing fire staff (at one point he wa..."
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"And an early decision came back from Child Protective Services today...ah-hem...and I quote *snapping paper open in front of her* "We can now inform you that as a result of the assessme..."
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"OK...enough teasing I suppose...Arsn and I got married about a month ago...umm SURPRISE...lol Yeah we managed to keep it quiet for a little while because we kind of wanted to let you al..."
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"okay, ssso i just wwent to walmart tonight to bbbuy airplane shipping bins, and i saw, at the end of the aisle even, FIRE DANCE BARBIE. didn't hang around long enough to actually look a..."
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"It's probably already been brought up but I couldn't find anything on it thru the search so I thought I'd mention it...Often on the board there's some sort of popular thread relating to..."
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"Ok, so to celebrate our hard final today, most of my friends are out at the bar getting wasted. given, we have an 8:00 AM class. Now, my celebration was to go to swim practice (which ..."
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"Hello beautiful people allready 1 week in guatemala and sooo much to say ....Left the US with a strong fear of the unknown... add to that the horrible stories I had heard just prior to ..."
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"Brief Pele history.....I was born and given the name Starlynne.I was adopted when I was 4 and my name was changed to simply Lynne.I hate the name Lynne. Hate it on me that is. I have ne..."
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"i'm really depressed because i feel ignored on this forum no body answers my posts things at home also make me angry and depressed anyone able to help me feel better. that poke the peng..."
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"Right, 'The Big Freeze' started last night in the UK, and rumor has it that it is going to snow tonight!!!!! *Trippy starts to dance around the office like a demented school gir..."
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"Since he is moving out anyway, and I don't think he would know what Poi is if it clocked him upside the head, I can tell this story.PWB lives nextdoor to this young guy, well call him "..."
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"Please answer the following:1. I love being me because......2. I love my friends on HOP because.....3. I love going to HOP because.........4. 3 things I love about December are:..."
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"Without getting into religious debates, which holiday do you celebrate this time of year and how so?I celebrate Christmas in the family sense, not religious sense (read: SAnta and food)..."
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"I like to read, and my latest book is about Reincarnation; "Many lives, Many Masters" by Brian L. Weiss. (Great Book!!)Anyways, I think 'The Good Book' is missing some pages. It is said..."
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"This was the event that I learned how to do wraps from watching Maximus spin.....what a talented set that was. woo woo!!Also, TURNS in dance by Vern was so great the motion with the bod..."
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"Oh dear, ive just got back from my friends house and am not happy! We ended up kissing (for quite some time)! Uh oh! Can we go back to being 'just friends'??!! Argh!Feeling gutted after..."
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"Apparently the 2 go hand in hand as today i found that i was suffering "Moderate Depression" now which came first.. the chicken (anxiety) or the egg (depression) who knows. Its been fo..."
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"I just deleted a thread detailing how I was leaving. It seemed childish.I think a lot of people didnt actually read what was inside the topic. It was meant to diffuse what had happaned ..."
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"I have a bit of a dilemma, im currently living in a samll town in the UK, and i can either go and live up in the north of England with all my friends or go away for a year or so. On on..."
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"pozee!in celebration of the first quarter century of the pozee legend , at the peak of its early SoCal era, your SoCalFire, international Home of Poi, and Strand Pad family are del..."
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"I'm on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. My grandson wants to try fire twirling. Does anyone know of a group in my area (just want to avoid his burning the house down "
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"Is any one in here with or noes any "hippy" protest/organizations.I basically wanna go live in a wood in the middle of nowere with a vw camper and a bottle of parafin BUT i need to no..."
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"has anyone seen an asian person doing poi? i mean someone from india, pakistan or such countries?cos i havent which is a bit wierd as it seesm that the only people that spin are white....."
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"Weather.com says that it's 6°F (-14°C) outside. Ok, I'm going to walk to class now.Wish me luck.*counts fingers and toes*Ok, I've got ten of each. Let's see if I can't make it there..."
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"YAY YAY YAY!Week-end of joy and break through... I always knew that juggling was manipulation... I had heard it discussed a couple of times amongst various jugglers. This weekend I r..."
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"I'm really having difficulty keeping up with all of the politics, points, and accusations appearing recently on HoP because so many people seem to be apparently posting offensive things..."
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"i seem to have a touch of the fairy grumps at the moment and am letting my smelly house mates get to me...what's peoples views on how true tarot readings are? the guys i live with seem ..."
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"Grrrrr I had some blood tests done the other day, and they gave me one of those extra sticky round bandaids. Now, me being the intelligent person I am, I decided to remove it really re..."
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