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'Sloughing the Jenny'
By Bruce Pier

Robbie: The term "jenny" is what carnys call a carousel, and "to
slough" is to tear down or dismantle.  So "sloughing a jenny" is
to dismantle the carousel to move it to the next town or date.

Bruce Pier

 [ Wow!  That must be old-time carnival jargon.  Gee, I was imagining
 [ you riding a burro, with your feet dragging on the ground (sort of
 [ like on the carousel. ;)   Thanks for the explanation, Bruce!
 [  -- Robbie


(Message sent Tue 15 Feb 2000, 15:15:10 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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