Here are some of the nutty questions. I must be a Luddite. What is a Carnie? Then look at the 2012 vote question. What is that?
Carnival worker who travels with the circus/carnival. Known for being not too bright but are con men because their goal is to separate the carnival goer from their money. "A sucker born every minute"
Definitely a very different lifestyle. In the old days teens would run off to be a carnie to get out of the house but not finish school or get a formal education.