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Re:Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances a... by ptero on Sunday February 23, 2025 @05:34AM (#43148327)
I recently saw a term for this -- "hostage puppy", which I think is an excellent description. I think [1] is the original source for the definition.

[1] https://x.com/perrymetzger/status/1887896797575520673

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Re:Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances a... by soared on Sunday February 23, 2025 @10:27AM (#43149911)
Oof the US team I work for is beholden to a foreign HQ that runs the hostage puppy play, great term.
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Re:Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances a... by drfuchs on Sunday February 23, 2025 @01:49PM (#43151926)
Here's a literal "hostage puppy" that was quite the rage in 1973 (though National Lampoon didn't use that phrase): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon_%28magazine%2...
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