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POISONOUS
Turns out snakes can be be venomous, not poisonous, and boas aren't either.
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TRANQUIL
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ROASTED
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SPELL
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CHICKEN
In the sideshow the "man eating chicken" show is just a dude eating wings
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DROOLING
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4012b81-02c9-448e-86c4-4871c13c8298/e2fd097d-e156-4dae-834d-99e35da6a333_rw_1200.jpg?h=78d016353ba389e2e6b9703dd1c83557)
EXHAUSTED
The ropes that connect the canvas on the circus tent. The most exhausted I've ever been, setting up and tearing down the show
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STAR
Sword swallower Mimi Garneau, wearing brooches now owned by my dear friend Lori Blackmar
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FLOWING
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WHALE
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4012b81-02c9-448e-86c4-4871c13c8298/312d2f11-1ae1-4278-8975-9a03be8f66bd_rw_1200.jpg?h=dc2510e2a51977c053a2942d00ac5fd4)
GUARDED
Some circus horses joined the mounted police at the Louisiana State Faire
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WEAK + ANGULAR
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SWOLLEN
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SCORCHED
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BREAKABLE
(actual PSA icon on some extreme carnival rides)
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DRAIN
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EXPENSIVE
Apple dumpling at the Minnesota State Fair
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MUDDY
The very muddy Washington Parish Fair in Louisiana has its own epic flag
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CHOP
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4012b81-02c9-448e-86c4-4871c13c8298/8e681a32-cbe6-4be5-b1b0-4eedae3e574d_rw_1200.jpg?h=dc8b5e20ac2ad0cab0f788ccd74a3cad)
PRICKLY
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STRETCH
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THUNDER
As in the Thunderbolt roller coaster in Kennywood, Pittsburgh
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DOUBLE
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, conjoined twins, in their home in Dayton, Ohio
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JOLT and SLICE