He claimed that meat or cheese made you 'bowk' (belch) and get stomach cramps — the last thing you need 'yakking' (using a pick) coal for eight tough hours in a two-foot 'cavil' (job area).

Of course we try to maintain the highest human standards. But it's true; we do have an extra advantage. We have a staffer of another species. His name is Zoro, our three-legged healer, the Dogtor, our little friend.

The carny's goal is to get you to keep playing the game, and plunking down cash, until you get enough credits to trade up to a better prize. For this reason, hanky-panks are commonly referred to as trade-ups. The classic hanky-pank is Duck Pond (sometimes played as Fish Pond).

He pouched his mouth, and reared himself up and swelled; but answered me not.