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"Hi,I'm moving to Spain and I don't know how to look for parafin for my fire poi... I went to South America at Xmas and all I seemed to be offered was Rhum! LOL! But true... Hence I need..."
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"In PDX we have our fire jam every first and third Sunday. and it is one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and many of the people I dance with. Over the past months, les..."
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"Do I have to get the flame effects license in order to do large outside venues"
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"Hi everyoneOK I was recently trying to setup my home network and in the process of setting up my new network drive 1 of my PC's has now gone kaput and won't connect to the internet.My o..."
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"Hi u all!!!going to US next week, Archana and me fly in via PHIL, staying ca 3weeks , we want to take our firetoys... pois, fans, ropes...does anyone have experience entering US with th..."
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"My name is Nick and I am nineteen years old. I have been spinning fire poi for three years now. I would like any advice on joining a fire crew or starting my own. There aren't many fell..."
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"nullnullHi my is Sean. I have been doing fire shows for eleven years now.I come from South Africa right now and I am 28 years old. I have a daughter back home. I am travelling in Switze..."
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"Hi all,as recently posted I'm planning to go once round the planet early next year. I'm just registering on couchsurfing to find some nice accomodation on the way. If any of you who kno..."
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"I would like to commission a picture, It would take a moderate amount of know how. Please Let me know if your up for the challenge.....i miss photoshop "
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"hello all you londonersas some of you may be aware, later this week im beginning a bit of a trip around the world.. 10 days in japan, then 4.5 months in the UK and europe, followed by s..."
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"So every time I try and add audio to a movie file i've been working on in WMM it crashes to desktop, no explanation. I've been trying mp3 files and no luck. Anyone else have similar tro..."
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"Hello all just a quick question. My e~mail address has changed and i want to change it on my profile thing but i don't know how. anyone?"
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"are there any poi schools in the US? i found a really awsome one in Montezuma, Costa Rica but im afraid to travel that far alone since i have never really traveled. i have tried the mee..."
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"about to buy my first fire staff,wondering if theres any downside to getting a staff that breaks down for transport?i imagine having a 3 piece is good because i can not only travel with..."
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"Hi all!I am going to write my thesis (in psychology) about poi in psychotherapy. By now i am doing research in wheather there has already been somebody with the same idea who already pr..."
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"I got my gf interested in poi poi and she wants me to teach her . I have got Practice poi, Glow poi, Fire poi but im not letting her near them lol so any ideas help?"
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"Hey guys!My laptop is not a happy bunny. Is there anyone out there who can help me?A couple of days ago, I realised that the keyboard was not working when I tried to type things in fire..."
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"Hi all, i am new (my name is ben.... HI!! ) and have been using HoP for staff lessons for a while... but for some reason i have never joined the forums . Im about to light up my staf..."
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"alright there are kinda simmilar threads but not to the point i wanna get to. i lost my fire cherry just last firday and since then i have had prolly a dozen burn sessions. i am a junki..."
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"Just a question, does anyone know where I can get some of the big red shiny flags on the March page of the HOP calender? They're gorgeous and huge, and I don't think they're from the HO..."
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"Okay.. some of you know, not long back I got back to England after along trip overseas. I've not really got a job yet, I'm back with my parents temporarily, living in their house and wo..."
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"This is entirely unrelated to circus arts beyond the fact I spin but theres been other topics in here just as unrelated so hopefully it's ok. In two weeks my dissertation on flexible wo..."
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"Hi guys!I'm getting a full arm cast removed on Thursday after getting a tiny hairline fracture and ligament damage.I believe I'll have to get physio (sp?) but I'm wondering has anyone a..."
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"Hi all,We (Hyperloop Hoops) were just contacted by a man from a tv company who needs a hula hooper for a few hours THIS SUNDAY (6th April).They said they were shooting a keep fit/ lose ..."
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"hey guys...im wondering what should burn better and longer...if i use 1m of 1.6mm or or 1/2m of 3.2mm thin wick...cheers for reply"
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"Hi I am new to poi. I mean BRAND new, and I had a few quistions about the Rainbow LED POI set with nylon cords sold on this site. First with the mention of rainbow does that mean they c..."
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"I did a 2 searches and nothing came up so here I am.I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread where peole can share their wisdom and ask for help with fixing broken toys.I'll g..."
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"In video u can see what flags i mean. They are like real fire ))"
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"Very sorry to any particularly observant readers, i have already posted this in other toys, but thought this may be read quicker. I think i may buy my first unicycle, but actually have..."
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"Hi Folks,not sure if this is the right place to ask but i reckon you're all nuts enough to be able to help the girlfriend is off to a work party in april thats themed Pirates and wench..."
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"HelloDoes anyone know Brian and Debbie Crisp who run the 'Poi Bus' and go to a lot of volkswagen events, to the bristol juggling festival and to the play festival?i need to contact bria..."
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"Hi was searching through the threads but could find no info on the history of breathing fire. A couple vague suggestions that it may have originated in Egypt or India but that was it.If..."
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"allright i have done a lil research but how do ya'll recomend making wibbles i have heard have the"head" be about 2/3 heavier than the handle and i have heard equal wieghted. im sure it..."
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"ok, does anyone have public liability insurance for doing fire? If so who did you get it from? Torribles no longer do it Dixon Chalmers will only cover from Sept-Sept (which ..."
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"heya folks,a question, im spinning a fair while now using both sock poi and fire poi and as of late iv changed to using rope poi for practice, but im starting to notice my hands/skin ar..."
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"I am new to fire poi. I want to order a set, but it needs to be very light in weight. Does anyone have any Ideas or pictures of really bright and light in weight fire poi? Thanks"
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"Does anyone know of any shops in the Orange County or LA area?"
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"I'm having video/ computer issues that I'm hoping some lovely person might be able to spare a couple of minutes to help me with.I have a load of videos that I'd like to be able to put o..."
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"need lots of help on this one hoppers!!!!i found and downloaded a fractal animator............but i'm at a loss as to how to use it. i would love to make my own fractal animations so wh..."
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"So...if you are filing your taxes, and you don't make much at all but work full time and such, would you get more back saying someone will file you as a Dependant then saying no one is ..."
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"i've done a search on this & i can't see anyone else having this issue. i assume most people aren't having this issue, because i've seen posts about people not being able to make or..."
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"The circus society at Derby uni that I am a member of has been approached to do a paid performance at a local bar it will be will be for several hours and involve probably between 3 and..."
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"Hi, I can't find a topic that speaks specifcally about smelling of parafin, not trying to smuggle fire props, so I posted this... I'm going to Stockholm for a weekend with my Dad in 2 w..."
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"Hi, I'm fairly new to all of this, I've been firebreathing for about 3 or 4 months now, and have been dabbling in staff spinning, and I've just been given a HoP fire staff for my 18th b..."
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"Hi guysI have a few things to do which necessitate me spending a few days in London. Perfect excuse to do some spinning I thought and hopefully meet up with a few people.I'm currently ..."
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"So I've been searching the depths of the universe for any type of glowstick instructional site for two days now, ever since my friend Nathan did his glowstick dance for me and it blew m..."
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"for contact juggling can you use any juggling ball or does it have to be specific"
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"I have an interesting problem when measuring myself for my poi length so i can buy my new poi i discovered that the length i should get (wrist to upper arm) does not take in to account ..."
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"i know that a lot of poi spinners/jugglers/contact jugglers etc are usually friendly & willing to help out any new starters who are keen to learn. i'm wondering if this extends to h..."
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