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Given a cartoon image and a caption. Caption: It was a very hostile takeover. Question: Generating an explanation of why this image/caption combination is funny. Answer: 
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A hostile takeover in the business world happens when a company attempts to acquire another against the boards wishes. But here, the hostility of the takeover is literal and exaggerated: the old board members are put in the pillory as a form of public humiliation, in addition to having their company taken over.