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The X post you’re linking to is from September 25, 2016, by Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang).<\/div>\n
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“Hahhaa hilarious @sxsw, are you sending a C&D for the @WhiteHouse use of the 1st 3 letters? #SXSL #03Oct2016 #SXSW”<\/div>\n
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It includes two attached photos:<\/div>\n
– One shows the back of a plush toy dog\/lion-like figure (yellow body, black furry mane) wearing a blue shirt labeled “Hubert” (possibly a playful or custom item, not directly tied to the joke).<\/div>\n
– The other is a small white dog (Shih Tzu or similar breed) sitting on a table or surface at what appears to be a convention or event space (SXSW-related background with people, booths, and lighting).<\/div>\n
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The post is poking fun at the naming of **South by South Lawn** (abbreviated **SXSL**), a one-time White House festival held on October 3, 2016, on the South Lawn. It was explicitly **inspired by** (and coordinated with) **South by Southwest** (SXSW), the big annual festival in Austin, TX, for interactive\/tech, film, and music.<\/div>\n
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The White House event featured:<\/div>\n
– Interactive panels and booths on innovation\/tech for social good<\/div>\n
– The White House Student Film Festival<\/div>\n
– Music performances<\/div>\n
– Conversations including President Obama with Leonardo DiCaprio and climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe<\/div>\n
– Appearances tied to things like *Stranger Things*<\/div>\n
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It was framed as a celebration of creativity, civic engagement, and innovation \u2014 building directly on Obama’s earlier keynote at SXSW 2016 encouraging that kind of involvement.<\/div>\n
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Larry Chiang’s tweet is a tongue-in-cheek joke implying SXSW might send a **cease-and-desist (C&D)** letter over the similar branding\/abbreviation (SXSL vs SXSW), even though the White House version was a collaborative, official partnership with SXSW’s involvement (no actual trademark drama occurred).<\/div>\n
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It’s classic lighthearted Twitter humor from that era, riffing on how closely the White House borrowed the “South by South…” naming convention. The event happened as planned about a week after this post.<\/div>\n

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Hahhaa hilarious \u2066\u202a@sxsw\u202c\u2069<\/a>, are you sending a C&D for the \u2066\u202a@WhiteHouse\u202c\u2069<\/a> use of the 1st 3 letters? #SXSL<\/a> #03Oct2016<\/a> #SXSW<\/a> pic.x.com\/5E1behz1k8<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chapter 1 to Chapter 14\u2019s an \u201cEaster Egg\u201d at <\/span>#ch1 to #ch14. Including #ch2 which\u2019s chapter 2 at my house in Napa California<\/span><\/div>\n

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On 09-09-39, “What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School” debuts at 300 w 44th St at New York Fashion Week’s front row
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What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

American Express hosts me mentoring you about FICO scores at New York Fashion Week
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Editor of the widely syndicated “What They Don’t Teach at School”
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CNN Video Channel: ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Read my last 10 X posts at www.X.com\/LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Author of #WTDTYASBS a NY Times Bestseller released 09-09-09 at #NYFW on a runway under the tents
whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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52 Cards. Two Jokers. What They DO Teach You at Stanford Engineering
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Emergency swings and cutting deals as an 9 year old
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Hunter Pence shared thoughts before winning WORLD SERIES’ Game #7
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