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: 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 is out 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 file for DEC on MIT-AI):Maynard! Maynard! Don' t mess with us! We' re mean and we' re tough! If you get us confused We' ll screw up your stuff.(DEC' s service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).[Jargon File](1994-12-01)