# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2322 "2022-12-21T16:22:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Anybody seeing any memes about the Lettuce outlasting Elon? Elon has officially beaten the lettuce: [https://lettuce.wtf/](https://lettuce.wtf/) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2323 "2022-12-21T17:07:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/Nash076/status/1605419739064541189) > [Based on Musk owning 446.2 million shares of Tesla, today his net worth dropped $4,997,440,000 USD.] The price on Sept 12 was 305.49. Today it’s around 138.5. My math shows he’s down $74,510,938,000 since then, but I haven’t had my coffee yet. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2324 "2022-12-21T17:10:26Z")
That doesn’t contradict the single-day loss figure. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2325 "2022-12-21T17:12:48Z")
I don’t think it was supposed to contradict it. Rather, to show that Elmo’s Idiot Clown Circus has cost him 75 billion since Sept 12. 5 billion in one day? Pfffft. Just watch what he does next! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2326 "2022-12-21T20:09:14Z")
[Just for fun.](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/artificial-incompetence) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2327 "2022-12-21T20:10:59Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I don’t think it was supposed to contradict it. Rather, to show that Elmo’s Idiot Clown Circus has cost him 75 billion since Sept 12. 5 billion in one day? Pfffft. Just watch what he does next! - Exactly! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2328 "2022-12-21T20:17:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [Just for fun.](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/artificial-incompetence) That is far, far too good to be posted with such a generic uninteresting intro. Now hear this! Now hear this! Attention all fellow thread-members: Please report immediately to @kaylasdad99’s link. That is all. [click] ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2329 "2022-12-22T01:55:35Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > [Just for fun.](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/artificial-incompetence) > > That is far, far too good to be posted with such a generic uninteresting intro. To paraphrase someone in one of the other pages I hit, between the self-non-driving cars, the recommendations the algorithm puts in my feed, and the appalling “art” creations, I believe AI _is_ having a bad time. But it’s been fighting back by ruining the economy through the stock market. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2330 "2022-12-22T10:26:19Z")
Elmo still hasn’t stepped down as CEO but seems to expect the Senate to abide by the results of his polls. > > > Elon Musk @elonmusk ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2331 "2022-12-22T12:10:09Z")
The next step is to only let blue checkmarks partake in the public polls that Elmo expects the government to abide by. Remember, verification guarantees citizenship! - Do you want to know more? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2332 "2022-12-22T12:17:12Z")
Let’s make a poll. Who wishes Musk would shut the fuck up, forever? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2333 "2022-12-22T14:14:46Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Let’s make a poll. Who wishes Musk would shut the fuck up, forever? Yes Really yes Only if they install a permanent ball gag I will abide by the results of the poll. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2334 "2022-12-22T16:21:11Z")
> **[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Artificial Incompetence](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/artificial-incompetence)** > > Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Artificial Incompetence Musk might just be the hero we need \* \*Certain conditions apply. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2335 "2022-12-22T16:32:31Z")
That’ll teach me to post blind links. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2336 "2022-12-22T17:50:59Z")
He’s such a fucking tool. He’s already chased off most of the people who would vote yes on the bill. And I don’t recall seeing the poll on my feed, maybe because I’m not a blue check, which is really being pushed hard on the site now. There’s a new button on the side bar to subscribe to the site. I wish he’d find his way to Mars and stay there. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2337 "2022-12-22T18:54:23Z")
What’s the date on that comic? ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2338 "2022-12-22T19:22:16Z")
Apparently Elon is calling for a full rewrite of the “crazy stack”. [https://twitter.com/pwnsdx/status/1605442608603463680](https://twitter.com/pwnsdx/status/1605442608603463680) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2339 "2022-12-22T19:38:02Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What’s the date on that comic? According to the URL for the image itself: 12 21 2022. ---
**Author:** ![ByuBilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@ByuBilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ByuBilly)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2340 "2022-12-22T19:50:23Z")
Just wanted to say this is why I love the dope (also I like saying that as I’m older and smoke mary jane and my mom called it that “the dope” heh). The fierce kicking at each other followed by a sincere apology and walkback. Tears to my eyes. I know it’s only my third post but I’ve been lurking so long it feels like I know everyone. Loved that moment , thank you MrDibble and Wolfpup. Also canadian here who occasionally travels with American family internationally and yep they are quite proud and say they’re american and I swear I get nicer treatment when I go “nawww I’m a canuck”… anyway thank you for being you , (even the testy , not so often right ones although I only saw Asterion pull that in this thread 😉 ). If I got that last name wrong my apologies , tried to scroll up but I’m at work and break is ending! Love this site. Use it as an example of “good debate” (great debates of course don’t worry I don’t send them to atmb or (\*mundane pointless etc I forget the acronym omg! im a fraud!) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2341 "2022-12-22T20:44:56Z")
TSLA is currently down $13 from yesterday’s close. > **[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA/)** > > Find the latest Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing. > Meanwhile, Elmo has announced that Twitter will now let you see how many times a tweet has been viewed - a feature which ALREADY EXISTED and has been active since 2014. > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=118)