# 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:** 393
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7846 "2023-11-29T02:55:00Z")
> **[Everything Elon Musk Did While Visiting Israel](https://www.theonion.com/everything-elon-musk-did-while-visiting-israel-1851051388)** > > Facing millions in lost advertising revenue after he championed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on Twitter, Elon Musk toured Israel and met with the country’s leaders. The Onion examines everything Musk did while visiting Israel. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7847 "2023-11-29T03:18:30Z")
Could someone please explain the point Elon’s post was supposed to be making? I can’t see the whole image, and I don’t get the references. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7848 "2023-11-29T04:05:55Z")
The bottom image in the panel has the guy saying “your expert just went to jail for child porn” with the woman looking shocked. Elon made a smirking comment about that seeming “at least a little suspicious”. But it’s bullshit. “Musk replied to this image (referencing) a story about former journalist James Gordon Meek [pleading guilty](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-pizzagate-media-matters-1234889592/) to possession of child sex abuse imagery. Over the summer, a fake New York Post headline went viral online. “Award Winning ABC Journalist Who ‘Debunked’ Pizzagate, Pleads Guilty in Horrific Child Porn Case,” it said. The Post [never ran](https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-abc-pizzagate/fact-check-fabricated-new-york-post-headline-on-ex-abc-journalist-idUSL1N39W381/)such a headline and Meek never published an article debunking Pizzagate—at most, the conspiracy was merely referenced in [a story about Syria](https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051615/https://abcnews.go.com/International/analysts-identify-syriahoax-russian-fueled-propaganda/story?id=46787674) that Meek co-authored with two other reporters in 2017.” > **[Elon Musk Endorses Conspiracy With Meme Saying ‘Pizzagate Is Real’](https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkavwm/elon-musk-endorses-conspiracy-with-meme-saying-pizzagate-is-real)** > > The meme-loving billionaire dug up an old conspiracy theory and gave it a new spin. Obviously Musk continues to be desperate for attention. But continually shooting yourself in the foot with a high-caliber weapon is a painful way to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7849 "2023-11-29T04:14:12Z")
Following the link in @Smapti’s Mediate link gets to the full non-cut off photo. > ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7850 "2023-11-29T05:01:02Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Obviously Musk continues to be desperate for attention. Elmo seems to have never developed what the late Carl Sagan called a baloney-detection kit - he seems to automatically believe anything he reads online as long as it’s served in meme format. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7851 "2023-11-29T05:56:56Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > he seems to automatically believe anything he reads online… But, But, It has to be true if it online, right? Or on TV? Isn’t that the Law?? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7852 "2023-11-29T06:10:43Z")
and so long as they support his preexisting biases. Speaking of biased meme’s exported by Musk, I went to his twitter feed looking for a complete version of the pizza gate one. I didn’t find it since he had already deleted it, but I did see another Pam one that unless I am missinterpreting it seems at least equally vile, and oddly enough not making the news. > **[musk hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/9W4vJ4r)** > > Image musk hosted in ImgBB Its one of those [“its the same picture”](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/theyre-the-same-picture) in this case comparing what appears to be a game over screen shot of a pile of feasting zombies, and on the other panel a bunch of black men staring at an innocent smiling white girl. Is there any possible interpretation of this that isn’t horribly blatantly racist? and if not why hasn’t this tweet hit the news aggregators? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7853 "2023-11-29T06:39:51Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Its one of those [“its the same picture”](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/theyre-the-same-picture) in this case comparing what appears to be a game over screen shot of a pile of feasting zombies, and on the other panel a bunch of black men staring at an innocent smiling white girl. The gameplay photo is of Diablo IV if I’m not mistaken. The other photo is a stock meme image from a gangbang video (or so I have been told), though I believe the original only has five men in it. Of course, in Elmo’s mind, this is all innocent fun. “Dying in a video game is just like having all of your orifices abused by a pack of wild Negroes, amirite fellas?” ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7854 "2023-11-29T06:40:14Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Its one of those [“its the same picture”](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/theyre-the-same-picture) in this case comparing what appears to be a game over screen shot of a pile of feasting zombies, and on the other panel a bunch of black men staring at an innocent smiling white girl. > > Is there any possible interpretation of this that isn’t horribly blatantly racist? and if not why hasn’t this tweet hit the news aggregators? I don’t know how to break this to you, but that’s not a bunch of black men staring at an innocent smiling white girl. That’s adult film star Piper Perri, and if you want to find the original source just have to google _at your own risk because the results are very NSFW_ “Piper Perri Gangbang.” So yeah, even more horribly racist than you might have thought. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7855 "2023-11-29T15:36:00Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > …baloney-detection kit… No more built-in shock-resistant bullshit detector? 😢 From Vice article - didn’t see this upthread from a cursory look: > [@](#): > > In a now-deleted tweet, an X user told Musk that Media Matters’ founder “was the Boyfriend of James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong Pizza, yes the Pizzagate restaurant. Alefantis, a pizza shop owner at that time, was on GQ’s 50 Most Powerful People in DC list.” > [@](#): > > “Weird,” Musk repsonded. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7856 "2023-11-29T20:35:59Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > That’s adult film star Piper Perri, and if you want to find the original source… Oh, yeah. Gonzo Films. _Do Not_ buy furniture from their Garage Sale! ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7857 "2023-11-29T20:37:33Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > _Do Not_ buy furniture from their Garage Sale! What are you talking about? I got a great deal on a black couch. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7858 "2023-11-29T22:52:15Z")
He actually put it in words rather than implying it! [https://x.com/teddyschleifer/status/1729989914568057319?s=61&t=7zPHcBzjb1UW-wh6DrDc3g](https://x.com/teddyschleifer/status/1729989914568057319?s=61&t=7zPHcBzjb1UW-wh6DrDc3g) > “Go fuck yourself. Go. Fuck. Yourself.” > > Elon Musk to advertisers threatening to boycott. Just now. > > “G-F-Y.” Video: [https://x.com/yashar/status/1729993450001711475?s=61&t=7zPHcBzjb1UW-wh6DrDc3g](https://x.com/yashar/status/1729993450001711475?s=61&t=7zPHcBzjb1UW-wh6DrDc3g) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7859 "2023-11-29T23:06:31Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > What are you talking about? I got a great deal on a black couch. \< waves UV flashlight \> Ewwwww. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7860 "2023-11-29T23:18:26Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > He actually put it in words rather than implying it! I look forward to Linda’s spin on this. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7861 "2023-11-29T23:22:00Z")
It appears Elon is slipping into some movie villain role. It’s like he is channeling Christopher Walken on a multi-day meth binge. Bizarre. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7862 "2023-11-29T23:25:08Z")
God, what a smarmy, shit-eating, “please please please give me approval for my transgressive wit” smile he has in that clip. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7863 "2023-11-29T23:30:43Z")
Here’s a longer embedded video of the interview. This is an honest assessment, not hyperbole: he reminds me of that guy at a party who just did a line of crystal meth. There’s the clipped speech, eyes darting around looking for validation, and fixating on one thing while ignoring what the conversation was about. The interviewer has no idea where to go with things. > **[Elon Musk Tells Major Advertisers in Person: ‘Go F\*ck Yourself’](https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-tells-advertisers-who-quit-x-twitter-to-go-fck-yourself)** > > Suffice to say the mercurial billionaire’s interview at a NYTimes conference on Wednesday immediately went sideways. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7864 "2023-11-29T23:31:23Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > he reminds me of that guy at a party who just did a line of crystal meth. I was gonna say – he looks high as fuck in the clip. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7865 "2023-11-29T23:39:31Z")
In the longer clip I linked, watch the 30 seconds starting at 1:30. That is pharmaceutical speech. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=392) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=394)