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