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Being the outcasts of circus artistry, the ''Göglern'' often take pride in being down to earth as opposed to their perception of the aloof artistes. The ''Göglern'' celebrate an annual ''Göglerfest'' on the first Saturday in July in [[Toubourg]] where they elect a new ''Göglerkönig'' each year. The ''Göglern'' are sometimes viewed with distrust as pseudo-con men. An infamous ''Gögler'' was Professor Cabri (1880-1959), whose pun-based acts made him (in)famous throughout Yonderre. An often used performance by Cabri was advertizing a crocodile (in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] ''ein Krokodil''), only to reveal a crock of dill (''ein Krug Dill'') once the paying guests had entered his tent. "Full satisfaction or your money is wasted" was a favourite slogan of Professor Cabri.

A sort of social contract exists in which all but the most naïve or gullible guests understand and accept the fact that they are about to be "conned" by ''Göglern'' in the tradition and styles of Professor Cabri and those that came after him. A number of dissertations have been written about the psychology of the guest-''Gögler''-interaction, exploring such themes as superiority complexes and a willingness to be cheated by the ''Gögler'' in the pursuit of laughter.

A sort of social contract exists in which all but the most naïve or gullible guests understand and accept the fact that they are about to be "conned" by ''Göglern'' in the tradition and styles of Professor Cabri and those that came after him. A number of dissertations have been written about the psychology of the guest-''Gögler''-interaction, exploring such themes as superiority complexes and a willingness to be cheated by the ''Gögler'' in the pursuit of laughter. It is thus considered separate to actual confidence tricks used in some ''Gögl''-performances involving gambling such as card tricks or {{wå|Shell game|shell games}} in which wagers are almost always lost to the performer.

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 Being the outcasts of circus artistry, the ''Göglern'' often take pride in being down to earth as opposed to their perception of the aloof artistes. The ''Göglern'' celebrate an annual ''Göglerfest'' on the first Saturday in July in [[Toubourg]] where they elect a new ''Göglerkönig'' each year. The ''Göglern'' are sometimes viewed with distrust as pseudo-con men. An infamous ''Gögler'' was Professor Cabri (1880-1959), whose pun-based acts made him (in)famous throughout Yonderre. An often used performance by Cabri was advertizing a crocodile (in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] ''ein Krokodil''), only to reveal a crock of dill (''ein Krug Dill'') once the paying guests had entered his tent. "Full satisfaction or your money is wasted" was a favourite slogan of Professor Cabri.
-A sort of social contract exists in which all but the most naïve or gullible guests understand and accept the fact that they are about to be "conned" by ''Göglern'' in  the tradition and styles of Professor Cabri and those that came after him. A number of dissertations have been written about the psychology of the guest-''Gögler''-interaction, exploring such themes as superiority complexes and a willingness to be cheated by the ''Gögler'' in the pursuit of laughter.
+A sort of social contract exists in which all but the most naïve or gullible guests understand and accept the fact that they are about to be "conned" by ''Göglern'' in  the tradition and styles of Professor Cabri and those that came after him. A number of dissertations have been written about the psychology of the guest-''Gögler''-interaction, exploring such themes as superiority complexes and a willingness to be cheated by the ''Gögler'' in the pursuit of laughter. It is thus considered separate to actual confidence tricks used in some ''Gögl''-performances involving gambling such as card tricks or {{wå|Shell game|shell games}} in which wagers are almost always lost to the performer.
 ==New Circus==

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