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field circus
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n. [a derogatory pun on field service ] The field service organization of
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any hardware manufacturer, but originally DEC. There is an entire genre of
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jokes about field circus engineers: Q:Howcanyourecognizeafieldcircusengineer
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withaflattire? A:He'schangingonetireatatimetoseewhichoneisflat.
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Q:Howcanyourecognizeafieldcircusengineer whoisoutofgas?
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A:He'schangingonetireatatimetoseewhichoneisflat. Q:Howcanyoutellit's your
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fieldcircusengineer? A:Thespareisflat,too. [See Easter egging for additional
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insight on these jokes.] There is also the Field Circus Cheer (from the old
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plan file for DEC on MIT-AI): Maynard!Maynard! Don'tmesswithus!
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We'remeanandwe'retough! Ifyougetusconfused We'llscrewupyourstuff. (DEC's
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service HQ, still extant under the HP regime, is located in Maynard,
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Massachusetts.
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