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[[File:Flea_circus_ticket.jpg|thumb|200px|Flea circus ticket (circa 1889).]]The '''Human Flea Circus''' is a travelling entertainment company and pest management firm. | [[File:Flea_circus_ticket.jpg|thumb|200px|Flea circus ticket (circa 1889).]]The '''Human Flea Circus''' is a travelling entertainment company and pest management firm. | ||
Creation of a Human Flea Circus proceeds according to time-honored rituals: | Creation of a Human Flea Circus proceeds according to time-honored rituals: | ||
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* Performance | * Performance | ||
* Retirement | * Retirement | ||
According to one survivor of a Midnight Performance show, the Ringmaster opened the performance -- and the Acquisition phase -- by announcing: | According to one survivor of a Midnight Performance show, the Ringmaster opened the performance -- and the Acquisition phase -- by announcing: | ||
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According to [[postminimalist detective]] [[Richard Tuttle]], Human Flea Circus is a front for business ventures based on [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
== In the News == | |||
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File:William Blake 002.jpg|''Das Gespenst eines Flohs'' ("The Ghost of a Flea") by [[William Blake]]. (Circa 1819-1820). | |||
File:Ernst von Possart as Mephistopheles.jpg|Mephistopheles, preparing complimentary reservations for tonight's performance. | |||
File:Carnevale Tenebre vise 600x800.jpg|link=Carnevale Tenebre|[[Carnevale Tenebre]] uses vise to clamp souls. | |||
File:Erbium_(III)_chloride_pink.jpg|Dish of rosewater-scented flea chow. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 22 June 2016
The Human Flea Circus is a travelling entertainment company and pest management firm.
Creation of a Human Flea Circus proceeds according to time-honored rituals:
- Acquisition
- Taming
- Training
- Performance
- Retirement
According to one survivor of a Midnight Performance show, the Ringmaster opened the performance -- and the Acquisition phase -- by announcing:
Ladies and gentleman! For this next act, I am going to need several thousand volunteers from the audience!
According to postminimalist detective Richard Tuttle, Human Flea Circus is a front for business ventures based on crimes against mathematical constants.
In the News
Das Gespenst eines Flohs ("The Ghost of a Flea") by William Blake. (Circa 1819-1820).
Mephistopheles, preparing complimentary reservations for tonight's performance.
Carnevale Tenebre uses vise to clamp souls.
Dish of rosewater-scented flea chow.
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