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fool

(formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
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FOOL

Fool's Lisp. A small Scheme interpreter.

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You can soon tell when he's happy to be around you as his cheeky side comes out and he will act the fool, zipping around with his toys and jumping in our ponds.
The infrared lights and night-vision ability of the Stealth Cam kept us in stitches as we watched deer nose up to it, chase each other and generally act the fool. We also spied raccoons, coyotes, possums and all the other critters out there at night.
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