field circus

field circus

A derogatory pun on "field service". The field serviceorganisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especiallyDEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC fieldcircus engineers:

Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with aflat tire?

A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat.

Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who isout of gas?

A: He's 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 filefor DEC on MIT-AI):

Maynard! Maynard!Don't mess with us!We're mean and we're tough!If you get us confusedWe'll screw up your stuff.

(DEC's service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).