# 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:** 298
**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 30, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5946 "2023-07-30T17:23:04Z")
STRANGE BUT TRUE - HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS! "X-Twitter has now refused two notices of violation and two inspection visits by San Francisco building department, for their new “X” logo sign. The inspector was told the sign is temporary and is for an upcoming event. Elon issued a strange tweet that he will not abandon San Francisco as other companies have done." The “strange tweet” is a thinly veiled threat to leave San Francisco if/because the evil inspectors made him. Had to break the lease too. Meanwhile, the CEO of “X” issued this Xeet, “Synergistic, integrative, iterative, quantum, garblegurglemuurrph … whirrrrrrrr…recalculating recalculating…” ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5947 "2023-07-30T18:17:54Z")
Update on the San Francisco health & safety/environmental/health hazard: > > > > Matt Binder @MattBinder ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5948 "2023-07-30T18:20:08Z")
Why does the mental image of a psychotic clown talking about Brand X keep coming to mind? Oh wait, [I know](https://youtu.be/cl-CJstbrOA)! ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5949 "2023-07-30T18:24:03Z")
For Musk, it’s all fun and games: > > ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5950 "2023-07-30T18:30:18Z")
“As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball. But tonight I say, we must **move** **forward** , **not** **backward** ; upward, not **forward** ; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!” ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5951 "2023-07-30T18:36:38Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > X-Twitter has now refused two notices of violation and two inspection visits by San Francisco building department, for their new “X” logo sign. Why didn’t anybody tell me that if you don’t feel like dealing with some annoying regulation, you can just refuse to let the bureaucrats show up to enforce it? That’ll save me a lot of trouble at tax time! ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5952 "2023-07-30T18:44:49Z")
Musk as the Joker appears to be a well-trodden thought: [![](https://i.imgur.com/xW80tbL.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/xW80tbL.png) ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5953 "2023-07-30T18:58:14Z")
My favorite part about that is in the official paperwork not only does the building inspector not refer to Twitter as ‘X’, but he also refers to the people he spoke with as ‘Tweeter’ representatives. ---
**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 30, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5954 "2023-07-30T19:00:31Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Musk as the Joker appears to be a well-trodden thought: Hey, I didn’t say the idea was original, but was working with the sibilant hissing of brand Xsssssssssss and our cracks at ‘X’ themed brands, tying back to SmileX. 🙂 Otherwise, the Joker / Musk cracks are too easy, they write themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5955 "2023-07-30T20:43:58Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Why didn’t anybody tell me that if you don’t feel like dealing with some annoying regulation, you can just refuse to let the bureaucrats show up to enforce it? That’ll save me a lot of trouble at tax time! Seriously. The Mayor needs to drop the hammer hard on this asshole. You don’t get to deny access to a lawful request from a duly authorized government agent. The next visit needs to include police with plenty of handcuffs. ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5956 "2023-07-30T21:23:55Z")
…and now Elmo has unbanned Kanye West. > **[Elon Musk reactivates Kanye West's Twitter account following X rebrand | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/30/business/kanye-west-twitter-account-elon-musk/index.html)** > > X, formerly known as Twitter, has reinstated Kanye West’s account on the social media platform. West will not be able to monetize his account, and no ads will appear next to his posts, the company told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday. ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5957 "2023-07-30T21:35:40Z")
Google results for Zuckerberg as Joker mostly concern the time he wore too much sunscreen while surfing in Hawaii: [![](https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mark-Zuckerberg-Spooks-the-Internet-With-Too-Much-Sunscreen-on-His-Face-in-Hawaii-01.jpg?w=1200&quality=78&strip=all) ](https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mark-Zuckerberg-Spooks-the-Internet-With-Too-Much-Sunscreen-on-His-Face-in-Hawaii-01.jpg?w=1200&quality=78&strip=all) ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5958 "2023-07-30T21:45:55Z")
Nah. It’s a stretch to picture Zuckerberg as the Joker. “Why so serfious?” ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5959 "2023-07-31T01:07:45Z")
The Twitter apps on my iPad and iPhone have now both been updated to have the X logo instead of the blue bird. Every time I see it my stomach growls. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5960 "2023-07-31T01:31:50Z")
Easily fixed ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5961 "2023-07-31T01:37:04Z")
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**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5962 "2023-07-31T01:42:29Z")
That’s probably what this guy spent his time daydreaming about: [![](https://preview.redd.it/to-hide-an-embarrassing-picture-v0-n81eg9jhvub81.jpg?auto=webp&s=2768c95c4a7d0b414ff72866dfdb7c3f1666212f) ](https://preview.redd.it/to-hide-an-embarrassing-picture-v0-n81eg9jhvub81.jpg?auto=webp&s=2768c95c4a7d0b414ff72866dfdb7c3f1666212f) ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5963 "2023-07-31T04:43:32Z")
Tuesday August 1st is #tweetlessTuesday. > > > Sgt Pepper @MzSgtPepper I plan to delete/modify my bookmarks on Monday so I don’t visit the website out of habit. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5964 "2023-07-31T07:04:11Z")
WAPO article on twitter child sex abuse scandal: > **[Twitter under fire for reinstating account that posted child sex abuse](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/)** > > Twitter reinstated the account after some of its more than 500,000 followers complained that the account had been suspended for its political messaging. Apparently child abuse photo detection (PhotoDNA) was turned off for an extended period of time at twitter, letting known abuse pics pass through. Also, the abuse clip mentioned upthread was also posted to Instagram, which deleted it. I checked whether the perp still had an account there, and he apparently does. Instagram is owned by Meta, which also runs Facebook, Threads, and WhatsApp. ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/5965 "2023-07-31T07:17:19Z")
I propose that the tenants of the building across the street from Elmo’s giant strobing building violation show him and Linda what they think by hoisting this banner; [![](https://puzzledpagan.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/063.png) ](https://puzzledpagan.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/063.png) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=299)