"I've only seen one once before, at a fair my daddy took me to when I was young. Never been on one."

It's an elegant contraption at every angle: trimmings in gold and ivory, finely carved; a colorfully painted polyptych at its crown; gold leaf etched horses, baskets, and poles of every color merrily circling its base. It's drawn a sizable number of children and couples, women riding sidesaddle with their gloved hands clutching their hats while their beaus stand by and smile.

(Behind them, the bell dings on the strongman game to the delighted crowing of the young girl.)

"I think they're beautiful, though."