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they are the groundlings from the 1500s. they would watch the play from the floor, and they would have to pay a penny to watch it. they are called the stinkard because they used to stink in the summer. and people in the 1500s would take a shower 2 a year or something. and the poor people didnt have money, so most of them didnt take showers. i hope this answers your question.

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