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Circus Circus!

Patrick Rapa

08 Nov 2022 — 1 min read

Hey folks. No getting around it: This weekend’s pig roast on Main Campus was a fiasco, top to bottom. In the future, we’ll make certain the slaughtering, carving and roasting mostly takes place behind a scrim, as a courtesy to some of our more sensitive employees and their children and spouses. Regarding the entertainment situation, that’s 100% on me. I was aiming for a fantastical Cirque du Soleil vibe, but I didn’t do proper research and we ended up with, well, I don’t need to tell you. For the record, we have no ill will toward Mr. Rose or his troupe. As for the so-called clowns, I’ve never even heard of these Terrifier movies but the franchise seems aptly named.

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