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oroboros commented on the word Pyrrhic Compromise
Pyrrhic Compromise
A solution to a problem that maximally pisses off all the parties involved.
Example: Intelligent design of a universe driven by natural selection! Is that a pyrrhic compromise, or what?
May 7, 2010
john commented on the word Pyrrhic Compromise
Awesome. Like being unable to decide between two equally qualified applicants, so you hire the boss's idiot cousin instead.
May 8, 2010