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Too many Yahoos? Start calling Jerry Yang "Mr. Freeze." The rumor starting to buzz around Sunnyvale is that hiring will come to a halt in December. If true, get those offer letters out fast. Really, it's about time. The only thing that could be worse for morale than a hiring freeze is continuing to stuff the place with more B-team players. The remaining talent at Yahoo should rejoice at the news of a freeze. An open payroll has merely served to thin the purple blood. Update: Some have pointed out that Yahoo's had some sort of hiring freeze since October. True, our source says, but with so many exceptions that it was ineffective. The hard freeze starts December 3.