Back in high school, Tamworth was the laughingstock. A few best friends hailed from that side of the tracks — funny-looking special-needs-level yahoos with zero athletic ability — and occasionally we’d throw a playful jab or two, referring to their home town as “The Tam-worthless.”

Then something very strange happened: Money poured in, and Tamworth appeared to be undergoing a renaissance.

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justsayin'

Definition of booby (Entry 1 of 2): an awkward foolish person: DOPE.

Definition of booby(Entry 2 of 2):

sometimes vulgar

: BREAST.

Gee, I wonder who would patronize a booby-bar. Hmm...

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