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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: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:Ernst von Possart as Mephistopheles.jpg|Mephistopheles, preparing complimentary reservations for tonight's performance.
File:Carnevale Tenebre vise 600x800.jpg|file=Carnevale Tenebre|[[Carnevale Tenebre]] uses vise to clamp souls.
File:Carnevale Tenebre vise 600x800.jpg|link=Carnevale Tenebre|[[Carnevale Tenebre]] uses vise to clamp souls.
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Revision as of 11:16, 9 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