Greatemmline wrote:Never.dubhlinn wrote:I dunno...Unicycles,Robot salutes, Occasional vegans and crazy cake makers...the crack never ends in your place does it?emmline wrote:
oh...but 3 of my children can ride unicycles.
Slan,
D.
Slan,
D.
Any Jugglers?
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Slan,
D.
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
W.B.Yeats
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.
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I learned from the same book, back in school (long before I took up whistling). I once juggled two klutz bags and a bowling ball at a bowling alley once, to show off.FJohnSharp wrote:I learned to juggle from the book Juggling for the Complete Klutz. Iv'e gotten as fancy as juggling a softball, a basketball and an orange at the same time. But I don't do anything else, juggling-wise.
Incidentally, did you know you use your groin muscles when you catch something underhanded if it's very heavy? I didn't either
I couldn't walk for days
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Three not-too-heavy objects of the same weight. Basically I can juggle 3 balls up to the size of a croquet ball if they are all the same weight. It's a never ending source of amusement for my grandkids.
I taught myself how to do it a long time ago. Back when I was a boy we didn't have no fancy pants "books" to get our learnin from. We had to learn to juggle on the cold hard streets!
I taught myself how to do it a long time ago. Back when I was a boy we didn't have no fancy pants "books" to get our learnin from. We had to learn to juggle on the cold hard streets!
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I wonder how you answered your own poll, Mr. unicyclist. I also juggle
multiple balls and clubs, but could not choose both of those options
I also have recently gotten into Contact Juggling (think David Bowie
in Labyrinth). Well, when I say recently, I mean I gave it up as a lost
cause long ago and have recently rediscovered it.
multiple balls and clubs, but could not choose both of those options
I also have recently gotten into Contact Juggling (think David Bowie
in Labyrinth). Well, when I say recently, I mean I gave it up as a lost
cause long ago and have recently rediscovered it.
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I was a juggling fanatic for a while, and now have an entire cabinet filled with juggling paraphernalia (about twelve clubs, dozens of balls, rings, diabolos, devil sticks, shaker cups, plates for spinning, et., etc.). It's sort of addictive, if you're patient enough to learn the basic skills. And there are so many fun patterns to learn: hundreds of variations with just three balls.
There's even a mathematical theory used to describe (and invent) juggling patterns, called "site-swap theory". Papers are written in real math journals about this stuff, and there's at least one book on the mathematics of juggling. (Lots of mathematicians juggle: must be the joy in seeing patterns to things...)
I can juggle five balls for as long as I care to, six balls in a shaky but decent pattern, and can flash seven balls (I haven't been practicing, so my skills are declining).
Give juggling a shot, if it appeals to you. At least it gives you a party trick. And you never know when the ability to balance objects on your nose or chin might come in handy. . .
There's even a mathematical theory used to describe (and invent) juggling patterns, called "site-swap theory". Papers are written in real math journals about this stuff, and there's at least one book on the mathematics of juggling. (Lots of mathematicians juggle: must be the joy in seeing patterns to things...)
I can juggle five balls for as long as I care to, six balls in a shaky but decent pattern, and can flash seven balls (I haven't been practicing, so my skills are declining).
Give juggling a shot, if it appeals to you. At least it gives you a party trick. And you never know when the ability to balance objects on your nose or chin might come in handy. . .
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In ancient times, you could see lots of jugglers at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference each year. One year they even had instruction during breaks. I worked with a pretty adept juggler who managed to teach it to several of our programmers, but I don't seem to have the attention span to master it--or maybe I just lack the burning desire.
I did kill many oranges in my early attempts to learn.
I did kill many oranges in my early attempts to learn.
Mike Wright
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I take it out and wash it once a year, whether it needs it or not. Hmph!
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Wanderer wrote: Incidentally, did you know you use your groin muscles when you catch something underhanded if it's very heavy? I didn't either
I couldn't walk for days
This is funny. At least now it's funny.
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