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== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==


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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Revision as of 14:21, 7 June 2016

Flea circus ticket (circa 1889).

The Human Flea Circus is a travelling entertainment company and pest management firm.

Description

Creation of a Human Flea Circus proceeds according to time-honored rituals:

  • Acquisition
  • Taming
  • Training
  • Performance
  • Retirement

Quotes

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!

Crimes against mathematical constants

According to postminimalist detective Richard Tuttle, Human Flea Circus is a front for business ventures based on crimes against mathematical constants.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross reference