Gypsy riff, carny lore, and childhood carnival jobs

• Have you ever met a gypsy, or seen a TV show that had a gypsy on it?

A throwaway 'Gypsy' remark sparks a long improvised riff: the hosts read an Answerbag.com answer about modern-day nomadic peoples, joke about gypsies in old movies (Lassie, the Andy Griffith show, The Ghost of Mr. Chicken, The Apple Dumpling Gang), and read an Urban Dictionary definition of 'carny' as a stronger insult than 'gypsy'. A host tells of working for the carnival as a grade-schooler in Clear Lake, helping set up rides for cash and pocketing money from the ring-toss apron, joking that 'fortunately, Jesus has forgiven me for all that.' They also take a break from 'Tales from the Past' this week and announce next week's 'Dan the Dunce,' a Hans Christian Andersen tale.