Merry-go-sorry
Something Rhymes with Purple
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Hoopler, Hoop Hoopla?
Hoopler was actually throwing hoopss, is that why it's called hoopler? Yes. Unnecessary fuss hoopler, in that sense, was kind of somehow inspired by the game in which rings are thrown to encircle one of the prizes. Do carnival workers have a lingo of their own? People who work on funfares, they do. And it goes back a very, very long time. A lot of the language that you will find was inspired by the roma people. They've contributed enormously to outdoor public entertainment, to circuses as well. Thereare just so many different words for er, you know, for different parts of the fum far
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