# 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:** 292
**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:** [July 25, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5826 "2023-07-25T22:58:32Z")
So, does Musk have “Agile X” syndrome? ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5827 "2023-07-25T23:06:38Z")
He’s Patient X. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5828 "2023-07-25T23:10:19Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > (Stuff like this is why some of us were skeptical of his “genius” long before the current debacle.) Lies! Everyone on the left was in love with Elmo before he bought out X Twitter and all us leftists deemed him to be not of the body! Can’t wait for Xam’s defense of his boi wonder’s latest ‘genius’ move. Ok, I’m lying, I can wait. Hopefully forever. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5829 "2023-07-25T23:45:20Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Honestly, I think he should consider changing his name to Exxon Musk. It would attract attention and controversy, which he seems to enjoy. If copyright issues get in the way again, well, there is always Zaxxon Musk… Well, if he can’t use Exxon for reasons, he may worry about Zaxxon… > **[Zaxxon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaxxon)** > > Zaxxon\[a\] is an isometric shooter arcade video game, developed and released by Sega in 1982. The player pilots a ship through heavily defended space fortresses. Japanese electronics company Ikegami Tsushinki also developed the game. > Zaxxon was the first game to employ axonometric projection, which lent its name to the game (AXXON from AXONometric projection). The type of axonometric projection is isometric projection: this effect simulates three dimensions from a third-person viewpoint. It was a... Although, if it’s still owned by Sega, they may be willing to sell the name for cheap… or rush out a new version to cash in, choices, choices. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5830 "2023-07-25T23:46:18Z")
I used to enjoy playing that. But it probably isn’t abandonware…. What are they going to do if Musk adopts it? ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5831 "2023-07-26T00:07:27Z")
Are you saying Booooo or Boooorns? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5832 "2023-07-26T01:13:08Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > What are they going to do if Musk adopts it? I see a LOT of awesome Space Travel and/or Fly into a Wall/Explode memes with a lot of faux-speach-synthesizer dialog. Considering the processing power needed, I’d release a ‘new’ version of Zaxxon for mobile. With a thinly-veiled morph of Musk’s face on the final Zaxxon robot. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5833 "2023-07-26T01:15:39Z")
And that would be great, right? > **[Why Elon Killed the Bird](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/twitter-musk-x-rebrand/674818/)** > > Three theories about Twitter’s seemingly nonsensical rebrand to X ---
**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 26, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5834 "2023-07-26T04:04:58Z")
WSJ reports that Elmo has been “self-medicating” with ketamine, which explains a lot of his manic behavior. > **[Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley.](https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-microdosing-ketamine-lsd-magic-mushrooms-d381e214)** > > Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a psychedelic movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5835 "2023-07-26T04:19:33Z")
[![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/957462459176861757/1133573125242630254/facebook_1690335282599_7089780037150028924.jpg) ](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/957462459176861757/1133573125242630254/facebook_1690335282599_7089780037150028924.jpg) ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5836 "2023-07-26T10:08:14Z")
MAKE MY WORDS; Elmo isn’t familiar with common expressions. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F162adNaUAAaUwb?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F162adNaUAAaUwb?format=jpg&name=large) ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5837 "2023-07-26T11:04:31Z")
When he eventually dies, his headstone should have only the X on it. ---
**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 26, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5838 "2023-07-26T11:09:29Z")
There may be an incredibly valuable brand called “X” in the near future, but it won’t be this one. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5839 "2023-07-26T12:30:20Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Honestly, I think he should consider changing his name to Exxon Musk. It would attract attention and controversy, which he seems to enjoy. If copyright issues get in the way again, well, there is always Zaxxon Musk… He’s hellbent on making the ultimate double-crossing company… ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5840 "2023-07-26T12:37:31Z")
Your wife not nurse. She nurse, your wife patient. Be patient, she nurse your wife. Me doctor, you X, you make my words, you Tarzan, me Jane, you mark my day, selfmedicate Trillo…me doctor! ---
**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 26, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5841 "2023-07-26T12:45:15Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > When he eventually dies, his headstone should have only the X on it. The “Please Wash Hands After Urinating” notice can be posted as a separate sign. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5842 "2023-07-26T13:06:30Z")
I’ll pass, I don’t like lines. ---
**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 26, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5843 "2023-07-26T13:43:17Z")
X/Twitter renames the account for getting blue check marks: > > > Oliver Alexander @OAlexanderDK > The new X/Twitter business model is extortion: > > > > Eric Lipton @EricLiptonNYT ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5844 "2023-07-26T14:13:17Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > The new X/Twitter business model is extortion: I believe that’s spelled Xtortion. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5845 "2023-07-26T15:36:00Z")
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