Dream

I dreamed a carnival barker was performing at a podium holding a slapstick in each hand. As he spoke he used the slapsticks to startle, punctuate, and even distract. The wooden slapsticks were unique because between the slats of wood faces appeared which added to the distractibility.

A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a circus or funfair, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment.

A slapstick is a stick or lath used by harlequins, clowns, etc., as in pantomime, for striking other performers, especially a combination of laths that make a loud, clapping noise without hurting the person struck.