# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5726 "2023-07-23T23:44:36Z")

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I hope Linda didn’t injure herself when she tripped and spilled that carton of corporate jargon refrigerator magnets.

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5727 "2023-07-24T00:52:37Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/N0Time2Explain/status/1683224542171348993>

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**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5728 "2023-07-24T01:10:15Z")

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> [@Steve\_MB](#):
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> I hope Linda didn’t injure herself when she tripped and spilled that carton of corporate jargon refrigerator magnets.

I’m dying here on the couch laughing, wife wants to know if I need medical attention.

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**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5729 "2023-07-24T01:15:53Z")

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My brother worked there. Every time he talked about working in the Willis Tower like I should know what it is, I gave him a funny look for a few seconds before I remembered that some moron renamed it.

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**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5730 "2023-07-24T01:36:16Z")

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> [@Chisquirrel](#):
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> Every time he talked about working in the Willis Tower like I should know what it is, I gave him a funny look for a few seconds before I remembered that some moron renamed it.

I certainly hope you responded with, “[Whatcha talkin’ bout? Willis?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9oX-kZ_9k)”

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5731 "2023-07-24T04:26:50Z")

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[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1xcWCJaIAEyznl?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1xcWCJaIAEyznl?format=jpg&name=small)

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5732 "2023-07-24T06:05:07Z")

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[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1v502aWIAAxmvJ?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1v502aWIAAxmvJ?format=jpg&name=small)

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5733 "2023-07-24T10:12:47Z")

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[Sesame Street is so prescient.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2L5_HnUHsU)

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**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5734 "2023-07-24T12:06:50Z")

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Damn you. I came here to post exactly that.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5735 "2023-07-24T13:34:14Z")

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D’oh!

> <https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1683427725892042753>

> <https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1683430802434998274>

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5736 "2023-07-24T13:36:12Z")

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That’s going to get X-hausting.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5737 "2023-07-24T13:40:34Z")

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More D’oh!

> <https://twitter.com/WhatADdoing/status/1683422085257854977>

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5738 "2023-07-24T13:46:21Z")

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X-Money:

> <https://twitter.com/asunapg/status/1683448384437342208>

> <https://twitter.com/cstanley/status/1683281656247926784>
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> Pulte @pulte

> <https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1683434241428795394>
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> Maros Marko @HowToBeATwit

[![](https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/elon-musk-earnings/images/social.jpg) ](https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/elon-musk-earnings/images/social.jpg)

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5739 "2023-07-24T14:44:21Z")

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Company scrip making a comeback!

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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5740 "2023-07-24T15:07:13Z")

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He spent $44 billion to buy an “X” when for $250 he could have bought a vowel.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5741 "2023-07-24T15:32:39Z")

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> [@smithsb](#):
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> Better than “Z” I suppose.

Dmitry Medvedev:  
[https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1683485099742969858](https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1683485099742969858)

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5742 "2023-07-24T16:09:26Z")

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Musk may be planning to rename himself “Big X”, after [Roger Bartlett](https://ww2-movie-characters.fandom.com/wiki/Roger_Bartlett#:~:text=Squadron%20Leader%20Roger%20Bartlett%2C%20known,poisoners%20to%20escape%20at%20once) in “The Great Escape”.\*

\*curious misspelling of “prisoners” in that link.

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5743 "2023-07-24T17:23:57Z")

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Was it Musk’s plan all along to scrape Twitter users to his X-world, or was it a feat of agility with Twitter freefalling to oblivion?

> <https://twitter.com/TitterDaily/status/1683522647752155143>

> <https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1683524513412136960>

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5744 "2023-07-24T17:26:08Z")

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When is it just going to be called “the platform formerly known as Twitter”.

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**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:** [July 24, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5745 "2023-07-24T17:32:21Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/technollama/status/1683519264676880393>
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> Trademarks Are Magic @TimberlakeLaw

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