Hooliganism

We have seen various unusual acts of hooliganism over the past few days(example 1, example 2), and one of the reasons we haven't posted is that we were trying to verify that what we are about to say is true and trying to guess the unintended consequences of making this announcement now. To make a long story short, however, the Board of Dictators has met and decided that we should make this information public at this time. So, without further ado or delay, here it is: the Parent Corporation is facing downsizing. We have obtained a memo (the means of our obtaining this memo are unimportant at this juncture) sent to all of the Parent Corporation's employees stating that the economic downturn has hurt brad and hole punch use harder than they thought it would, and that they:

"are asking you, our faithful employees, to prove yourselves valuable to the Parent Corporation. This proving should be done in a way that leaves no doubt about your allegiance and allows us to decide who loves us best."

We were hoping that their operatives would devise interesting plans that would give us some insight into the inner workings of the Unholy Brotherhood of the Hole Punch, but it seems that more often than not they have been committing strange acts such as those referenced above in desperation to keep their jobs.

At this time we would like to state that any operatives seeking a more equitable situation are welcome to apply to be part of our organization, and that, while you will be discriminated against because of your past allegiances until we can prove that you aren't a danger to us, you will not be treated badly!