# 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:** 322
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6426 "2023-08-25T03:04:32Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Ohhh, Trump is posting on Twitx again for the first time in a while. > > Elmon is going to wet himself with pleasure! Yep: [![](https://i.imgur.com/XdmgX9Z.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/XdmgX9Z.png) > [@](#): > > **next-level** > **adjective** > > informal > > : surpassing others : uncommonly good or impressive ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6427 "2023-08-25T05:18:01Z")
Aren’t there already versions of Chess with some or all of those proposals Musk has floated? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6428 "2023-08-25T05:55:00Z")
Yes but he didn’t think of them so they’re inferior. Obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6429 "2023-08-25T05:55:11Z")
There are many hundreds of variants of Chess. The one that he seems to be talking about is commonly referred to as Sid Meier’s Civilization. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6430 "2023-08-25T07:09:19Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > The one that he seems to be talking about is commonly referred to as Sid Meier’s Civilization. As if Elmo has the patience for a game of Civilization. His military would get bogged down in the Bronze Age while he fucks around with the tech tree trying to discover weed and get conquered by Gandhi’s heavy armored cavalry legions (backed by nuclear weapons, of course) sometime around 300 AD. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6431 "2023-08-25T10:58:06Z")
I do so miss Civ from the good days (One, Two, and Four) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6432 "2023-08-25T11:03:12Z")
At least he (DJT) admitted to election interference. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6433 "2023-08-25T11:09:08Z")
Musk only plays games that can be viewed from 20,000 feet. Obviously. You mere mortals just don’t understand jeniuses like Musk. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6434 "2023-08-25T11:15:23Z")
Trump literally surrendered to the authorities before posting his mugshot taken by those he surrendered to with “never surrender”. Sorry, “NEVER SURRENDER”. Also, is he going to get sued by Truth Social now? Please say yes. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6435 "2023-08-25T11:17:52Z")
I did not have him down as a Galaxy Quest fan! ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6436 "2023-08-25T11:35:20Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > Also, is he going to get sued by Truth Social now? Please say yes. Probably not. From a nytimes article: > Mr. Trump has a financial stake in Truth Social and is obligated to make his posts available exclusively on the service for six hours before sharing them on other sites, according to [a filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000119312522150801/d226205ds4.htm#rom226205_13) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He can post to any site immediately if the messages involve political messaging, fund-raising or get-out-the-vote initiatives. Since literally everything he posts is fundraising and political messaging, the other restrictions seem kind of meaningless. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6437 "2023-08-25T11:49:01Z")
Aw man, I forgot about the overly broad exceptions. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6438 "2023-08-26T15:56:35Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > His military would get bogged down in the Bronze Age while he fucks around with the tech tree trying to discover weed and get conquered by Gandhi’s heavy armored cavalry legions (backed by nuclear weapons, of course) sometime around 300 AD. That sounds so ridiculous and yet “nuclear weapons and cavalry in 300 AD” is very plausible in that game. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6439 "2023-08-27T17:49:56Z")
Not sure exactly where to put this, but I guess since Elon Xed about it is tangentially related: > **[The Justice Department is suing SpaceX for allegedly not hiring refugees and...](https://www.npr.org/2023/08/25/1196005433/space-x-justice-department-refugees-lawsuit?ft=nprml&f=1006)** > > The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws. His take on the lawsuit is taken from his friend with the mugshot: > In a [reply posted to X](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1694873272029221197), formerly known as Twitter, Musk called the lawsuit “yet another case of weaponization of the DOJ for political purposes.” It did not realize he was a politician. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6440 "2023-08-28T22:47:20Z")
So I was musing to my GF that if Elmo was smart, he would brand video on his platform as “XStreams”. Cute, huh? So I googled the term. [https://www.xstreamurine](https://www.xstreamurine). com/ Now I _really_ want Elmo to use the term on X. 😆 Who the hell needs fake kink urine? Can’t you just make your own? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6441 "2023-08-29T01:20:08Z")
[Moderating] I broke the link In the above post, as it led to a urine fetish site. Please be careful about linking directly to pornographic sites like that. No warning issued. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6442 "2023-08-29T01:21:14Z")
Also, excellent post/user name synergy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6443 "2023-08-29T01:26:17Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Who the hell needs fake kink urine? I think they are advertising it as “kink urine” to avoid too obviously advertising it as “beat the employee drug test” urine. It comes with a thing to warm it and a thermometer to let you know when it’s just right?! Even if you are worried about disease (the claimed purpose) surely you can just stick your finger in it to test the temperature. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6444 "2023-08-29T01:47:20Z")
> ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6445 "2023-08-29T02:37:42Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I think they are advertising it as “kink urine” to avoid too obviously advertising it as “beat the employee drug test” urine If you look on the bottom of that page (which I hadn’t 'til now), it actually links to a YouTube video titled “Pass your Urine Test With XStream Fetish Urine” so I guess they’re not being all that sly about it. > **Link to video** > > [Link to video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5JOX7A9G-k&ab_channel=ParadiseNovelties) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=321) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=323)