# 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:** 171
**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:** [February 24, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3404 "2023-02-24T20:24:42Z")
“Please, please pay attention to me!” Maybe he should just do an interview with his underpants on his head. That would attract attention. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3405 "2023-02-24T20:26:23Z")
But… how are they to see his plea if he’s been blocked? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3406 "2023-02-24T20:27:36Z")
“Negative feedback is a good thing,” says the man who instantly fires any employee who dares contradict anything he says. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3407 "2023-02-24T20:30:30Z")
Yeah! He’s giving negative feedback left and right. He’s a saint! ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3408 "2023-02-25T01:06:41Z")
Look, when you’re a 20,000 foot in the air kind of guy, these kind of details don’t seem that important. Kind of like proposing a submarine that’s too big for a hole. Or a subway, for cars, but worse. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3409 "2023-02-25T01:30:43Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Do these offices still have twitter employees? If so, I imagine the landlords could simply change the locks, clear the building out and rent to someone else. I mean, that’s what happened to the Singapore office. > ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3410 "2023-02-25T03:22:35Z")
> I’m getting a Mao vibe from this. > **[Hundred Flowers Campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign)** > > The Hundred Flowers Campaign, also termed the Hundred Flowers Movement (Chinese: 百花齐放), was a period from 1956 to 1957 in the People's Republic of China during which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) encouraged citizens to openly express their opinions of the Communist Party. Following the failure of the campaign, CCP Chairman Mao Zedong conducted an ideological crackdown on those who criticized the party, which continued through 1959.\[citation needed\] > During the campaign, differing views and so... ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3411 "2023-02-25T08:08:48Z")
Like Colbert said: I’ll unblock him when he pays me 8$. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3412 "2023-02-25T08:23:47Z")
I won’t take a penny less than $420.69, which I’m certain he won’t be able to resist paying because LOL ITS THE WEED NUMBER **AND** THE SEX NUMBER. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3413 "2023-02-25T11:55:24Z")
12yos are so predictable. Elmo, not you. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3414 "2023-02-25T13:02:27Z")
> [@Elon](#): > > I have unblocked everyone I blocked, apart from scammers. I recommend others do the same. Definition of scammer: someone Elon hasn’t unblocked. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3415 "2023-02-26T12:55:14Z")
> **[Elon Musk-led Twitter has been sued by at least six companies for failing to...](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/musks-twitter-has-been-sued-by-at-least-six-companies-for-unpaid-bills.html)** > > Elon Musk is facing a pile of lawsuits over non-payment to vendors at Twitter. Agile accounts payable. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3416 "2023-02-26T14:10:55Z")
The pic accompanying that CNBC cite is a perfect Bond villain pose. You can totally see Ernst Stavro Blofeldt putting on that look. It’s a damn shame their names aren’t anagrams of each other. ---
**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3417 "2023-02-26T15:03:44Z")
does ‘Lone Skum’ work? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3418 "2023-02-26T15:22:47Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The pic accompanying that CNBC cite is a perfect Bond villain pose. You can totally see Ernst Stavro Blofeldt putting on that look. But wasn’t Ernst Stavro Blofeldt the archetypal evil genius? Elmo has the “evil” part down pat, but appears to be having real problems living up to the other half of that descriptor. Ya gotta have both to take over the world! Elmo hasn’t even taken over Mars, where he has no competition at all. Although he’s taken some pre-emptive measures there: > **[Elon Musk to Seek Life on Mars and Keep It from Unionizing](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/elon-musk-to-seek-life-on-mars-and-keep-it-from-unionizing)** > > The billionaire said that he would personally talk to the Martians and convince them that joining a union would be a mistake that they’ll regret. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3419 "2023-02-26T16:14:46Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > But wasn’t Ernst Stavro Blofeldt the archetypal evil genius? Elmo has the “evil” part down pat, but appears to be having real problems living up to the other half of that descriptor. He (Blofeld\*) totally was an archetypal villain. Blofeld may have started as a genius but he lost everything and ended up in a very weird form of secret solitary confinement underneath MI6 headquarters. All due to a single meddlesome government employee who didn’t even have some scruffy teens and a talking dog for help. So perhaps not so much a “genius villain” as simply a “Started-rich-and-was-lucky-for-a-while villain”. Sounds about like Musk and certain other disgraced villains-cum-politicians much in the news. * * * \* The correct spelling is Blofeld. I got it wrong in my prior post. Sorry to lead you astray. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3420 "2023-02-26T17:08:04Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > You can totally see Ernst Stavro Blofeldt putting on that look. To me it looks like he’s trying to imitate George Takei. [![](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1686,w_3000,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_703/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1601969694/200927-stern-trump-takai-tease_wo8lbj) ](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1686,w_3000,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_703/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1601969694/200927-stern-trump-takai-tease_wo8lbj) [![](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/107171583-1672183633181-elon.jpg?v=1677278943&w=717&h=403&ffmt=webp&vtcrop=y) ](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/107171583-1672183633181-elon.jpg?v=1677278943&w=717&h=403&ffmt=webp&vtcrop=y) ---
**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:** [February 27, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3421 "2023-02-27T01:11:55Z")
Apartheid Clyde saw Scott Adams go full racist and said “Hold my beer”. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fp5sqjWaAAI7ziC?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fp5sqjWaAAI7ziC?format=jpg&name=large) ---
**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:** [February 27, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3422 "2023-02-27T01:50:19Z")
I’m not unblocking him. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3423 "2023-02-27T01:57:24Z")
I don’t have a Twitter account so me neither I guess [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=172)