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Posted: 10th Oct 2005

Posted: 10th Oct 2005
W&G You're ok in my books! Hi and welcome Paul

Posted: 10th Oct 2005
Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick ... boing ... boing ... boing ...

Welcome to HoP Paul.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.

Gidg

Posted: 10th Oct 2005
Did you hear that the Wallace and Gromit warehouse with all their props and stuff burned down?

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

Posted: 10th Oct 2005
hello and welcome

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Posted: 11th Oct 2005
*HUGS!!!!!!

hello, im new to hop too

MORE HUGS

All matter is energy condensed to a slow vibration. Life is but a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.

Posted: 11th Oct 2005
Hello, welcome to HoP!!

My state of mind is not yours to define!

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

Posted: 11th Oct 2005






Good to see you mister.

Good luck with your project, hope you are successful

Welcome and happy spinning.

Take care
Clare x

Getting to the other side

Posted: 11th Oct 2005

Written by: Doc Lightning

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Did you hear that the Wallace and Gromit warehouse with all their props and stuff burned down?

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Not all of it got burned! Some of it was on tour around the country and were saved! Huzzah!

Staff is easier on you! Lucky! staff hates me when I do it wrong... ohhh my poor head

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."

Posted: 11th Oct 2005
So, Mr. Historian sir...were you at BRC this year?

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

Posted: 11th Oct 2005

For the last three years, good buddy. I will never miss one as long as they keep aputtin' them on.

Since I have posted my first thread, I have done a LOT of reading. Laying back and taking it all in, you might say. I have noticed that there has been quite a few discussions on Burning Man. Many different opinions. I would like to share mine.

The one word that stands above all other words is freedom. What good is love, joy, peace, or any virtue or divine feeling, if one doesn't have the freedom to learn it, express it or share it, grow from it or teach another about it, if freedom is not a part of the equation. Burning Man supplies the playing field, some rules, with suggestions on how best to play the game. It,s up to the individual to determine how good of a player they wish to be. If the desire is to define freedom, with as much exposure to possibilities available, then Burning Man may well be the best game in town.

I go because it opens me up to knowing more about me. I want to be a 'free me'.

How many times have you 'burned'?

The pen is mightier than the sword

Posted: 11th Oct 2005
I've been a burner for 6 years, and have burned 4 of the last six. 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005. I hope to go next year, too.



Burning Man is many things, although I try to not put too much stock into the event. Let's face it, it's a huge gathering, a huge party, and a meeting of like-minded souls. So to those of us who are Burners, it is truly an amazing experience. To those who don't think as we do, it ranges from "no big deal" to "abomination." We, of course, are more amused by the "abomination" crowd than we are by the "no big deal" crowd.



I think what makes Burning Man remarkable isn't the event, but is the culture of people who make the event. Here's how I see it:

1) To go to Burning Man, you have to have your act together. You need money, supplies, and planning.

2) People who go to Burning Man generally have interesting talents and hobbies and are a lot of fun.



Thus, Burners are a group of competent, fun people with really cool hobbies. This one spins fire, this one is the funniest storyteller you ever heard, and this one can build things you wouldn't believe, while this one can program a computer to make aforementioned construction work.



The event is a truly mind-blowing experience for the first-timer because it seems that so many rules of society have been turned upside-down. But, like in any other situation, the possibilities at Burning Man are different, but limited. It's just that they're so novel that they *seem* unlimited. Burning Man is a return to childhood in that it presents a novel setting to explore.
EDITED_BY: Doc Lightning (1129112665)

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

Posted: 12th Oct 2005
(Ermm... sorry historian... I ranted a little, then thought better of it... shall retreat out of the thread now )
EDITED_BY: Firepoise (1129111844)

Getting to the other side

Posted: 12th Oct 2005
Firepoise, what a tease. Speak your mind giirrlll!! I am always up for a little introspection. Just feep in mind 'The Golden Rule', and we all grow better.

Hey Doc, (I can call you Doc?), have you ever been to a Decom.
I was going to try and make S.F.'s, but too little, too late. Maybe I'll organize a regional for next year.

Maus, you have a 'classic' beauty to your face. Ever model?

Fine_Rabid_Dog, You are all over the place at this web site! Do you ever sleep? Is there a challenge between you and bender as to who can 'post the most'? Ya know, none of the greamlins is working, so I can't post the laughing face. I wonder why? hmmm.

I think I spoke too soon. I bonked myself yesterday on the nose with my fire staff and cut it. I need lessons, the beer isn't working.

The pen is mightier than the sword

Posted: 12th Oct 2005
lol this had become an unofficial BM thread

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