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Someone says "grab your balls" and you reach down and pick up 3 bean bags. Someone says "play with my balls" and hands you 3 bean bags. You look forward to having your balls in the air. You NEVER get sick of all the 'ball' jokes. You know the juggler's first position. Saluting your fellow jugglers involves saying "Up, down". You've bought a bag specifically to carry your juggling equipment. You know what brand the club or bean bag is just by looking at it. You don't consider a two ball shower to be real juggling. Someone asks you "What's the 411?" and you answer "a two ball juggling pattern." You can't help but throw any small object you might be holding. You see three (or more) identical objects and juggle them or at least think about juggling them. You've dreamt about juggling. Seeing the cascading shower of a water fountain makes you want to juggle. Roasting marshmallows makes you want to juggle. You like stealing. You know who Steve Mills, Ken Burke, Rick Rubenstein, and Mr. Babache are, to name a few. You've gotten yelled at by your RA for making too much noise while juggling in your dorm room. Showering takes a certain level of skill. Going clubbing involves throwing things. You know the truth about the movie Labyrinth. (for ball jugglers) You've done a giraffe. (for contact jugglers) You've done a butterfly. Your reflexes are getting so quick it's scary. You put juggling on your resumé. Total strangers say they've seen you on LaPlata beach. You've broken something (like a broken object in your room, a broken bone...) while juggling. Wanting to run away and join the circus is a real ambition and not just a joke. You might be a juggler if... / cirwin@wam.umd.edu / February 25, 2002