# 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:** 323
**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:** [August 29, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6446 "2023-08-29T02:57:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Best as I can sum it up, his beef is that chess isn’t Starcraft. As best as I can sum up, Elon got his ass regularly kicked when he played chess and so sour grapesed it. > [@Mr.E](#): > > The Cybertruck’s body doesn’t have to require “single digit micron” tolerances to look good. Yes, if your truck needs single micro tolerances to look good that is a problem with the design of the truck, not with the tolerances. ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6447 "2023-08-29T03:19:31Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > the other restrictions seem kind of meaningless. What a coincidence! That’s exactly like every one of his posts! ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6448 "2023-08-29T03:34:42Z")
Points for consistency, I guess. ---
**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, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6449 "2023-08-29T04:05:11Z")
> Sounds like Elmo finally got tired of that joke. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6450 "2023-08-29T11:43:53Z")
I swear that was reported a week or two ago in response to some Elmo news story, so it’s not totally new. ETA: Yeah, reported back in July: > **[Twitter scraps press email's auto-reply poop emoji](https://mashable.com/article/twitter-scraps-press-email-auto-reply-poop-emoji)** > > There's now a more palatable, if just as useless, auto-message. ---
**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 29, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6451 "2023-08-29T11:55:20Z")
Did he get tired of the joke and change it, or did he get bored and stop paying attention so a grown-up could take over? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6452 "2023-08-29T14:07:07Z")
My guess is that this was the only decision he allowed his new CEO to make. ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6453 "2023-08-31T02:30:54Z")
> > > Joey Shea @joey\_shea ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6454 "2023-08-31T02:36:18Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Even if you are worried about disease (the claimed purpose) surely you can just stick your finger in it to test the temperature. But that’d be gross. ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6455 "2023-08-31T02:54:55Z")
I’m not into water sports, but i, um, assume that people who are would not be totally grossed out by sticking a finger into a glass of piss. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6456 "2023-08-31T03:59:16Z")
(That’s the joke. XD) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6457 "2023-09-01T02:36:26Z")
Money, money, money. Elmo eviscerates any ethical, moral, honest basis Xcrement ever had. Yes it’s The Onion but it’s true. > **[Twitter Lifts Years-Long Ban On Political Ads](https://www.theonion.com/twitter-lifts-years-long-ban-on-political-ads-1850793124)** > > Twitter announced that it’s lifting its years-long ban on political advertisements, enabling candidates to freely purchase ads again in the U.S. to build on their “commitment to free expression.” What do you think? “ **free expression** ” my ass. Lies, blatant hate messaging, fear mongering, dog whistles, “Q”. Going to get gory. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6458 "2023-09-01T15:49:31Z")
“Who knew Musk could be bought?” ANDREW PRICE, BESPOKE MANICURIST “I can’t even imagine what a politicized Twitter would look like.” CHESTER BOYLE, OUTLET MALL CARTOGRAPHER “Paid targeted propaganda is what free expression is all about.” MONICA HUSEK, TACTICAL PLANNER ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6459 "2023-09-03T02:21:34Z")
Musk is currently feuding on X with the Anti-Defamation League, a non-governmental organization founded in 1913 that specializes in civil rights law and combats antisemitism and extremism. Musk believes they have been “hijacked by woke mind virus”. > **[Elon Musk 'likes' trending #BanTheADL posts as white supremacist ad runs on...](https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-white-supremacist-ad-ban-adl-hashtag)** > > Anti-Semitic rhetoric has been especially rampant on the platform over the past 24 hours. There’s a far-right campaign on X to #BanTheADL. Now, “Mr Free Speech” has suggested running a poll on this: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5DHIHYXwAAs2zE?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5DHIHYXwAAs2zE?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6460 "2023-09-03T02:53:45Z")
Elmo’s “perhaps we should run a poll on this” is going to be about as effective as his poll on whether he should step down as the chief asshole in charge of driving Twitter into the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6461 "2023-09-03T05:28:09Z")
Meanwhile, in Elmo’s feud with the EU: > **[Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/01/musk-twitter-x-russia-propaganda/)** > > A study commissioned by the European Commission found that “the reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts has grown further in the first half of 2023, driven in particular by the dismantling of Twitter’s safety standards.” ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6462 "2023-09-03T07:03:05Z")
As things are going Elmo is 100% on track to have Twitter banned in the EU. (After being fined into oblivion). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6463 "2023-09-03T18:33:58Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > …on track to have Twitter banned… What’s ‘Twitter’? 😉 ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6464 "2023-09-03T19:44:24Z")
If Elmo can deadname his own kids, I can name his dead company whatever the fuck I want. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6465 "2023-09-04T00:07:30Z")
But how does one get there? Internetally speaking. Is it twitter dot com? Or x dot com? If it’s the former, then the silly rich man hasn’t changed the name at all. All he’s done, then, is make people say “X, formerly known as Twitter” for no reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=324)