people who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.

Well, Bridget, that seems in principle to be similar to the troupe of acrobats from Northern Spain who developed a spectacular display that involved them all appearing from (apparently) the same spot at the same moment and instantaneously forming a human pyramid.
To create this illusaion they had to be crammed into one small space to start off, and the only suitable hidy-hole was the Way Out.

Unfortunately, as the waited for their cue, a large vehicle, out of control, crashed into that bit of the Big Top, crushing them all.
Which served them right for putting all their Basques in one Exit.