meaning of field circus
1. field circus A derogatory pun on "field service". The field service organisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especially DEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC field circus engineers: Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with a flat tire? A: Hes changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who is out of gas? A: Hes changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. See Easter egging for additional insight on these jokes. There is also the "Field Circus Cheer" from the plan file for DEC on MIT-AI: Maynard! Maynard! Dont mess with us! Were mean and were tough! If you get us confused Well screw up your stuff. DECs service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts. [Jargon File]
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