“Clowning around, acting up, horsing around, showing off, showboating” — all of these are terms that probably bring energetic pranks to mind. While researching the “Squog” section of
Illustration by M.T. Ross as found in “Mother Earth’s Children: The Frolic of the Fruits and Vegetables,” by Elizabeth Gordon.
Manchester, New Hampshire, I came across a sad newspaper notice about one George Lambert, age 17, who drowned while swimming with friends. The description of his behavior just prior to his death
was that of “skylarking.”
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