# 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:** 399
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7966 "2023-12-02T02:20:21Z")
LOL, I’ll have to tell her that one. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7967 "2023-12-02T02:22:02Z")
I hear “Fix or Repair Daily” more often, but “Found on road dead” makes more sense because “fix” and “repair” are almost exact synonyms. Although “fix” has a very slight connotation of informality and temporariness, the distinction is not strong enough to prevent the phrase from sounding strongly redundant. And thank you for coming to my TED talk. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7968 "2023-12-02T02:25:25Z")
I agree with you on the redundancy, but I prefer not to harsh her buzz. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7969 "2023-12-02T02:38:27Z")
One of my (slightly less likely) concerns with buying a Tesla is a concern that one day, Elon will decide you must have some feature, or must _lose_ some feature, and an over-the-air update will lock your car until this happens. And as he grows demonstrably more crazed, the more that seems likely - regardless of what the “owner” wants or prefers. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7970 "2023-12-02T02:47:20Z")
My grandfather used to say “Ford Only Runs Downhill,” which, I guess, would also work for Pord or Dord or any number of others. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7971 "2023-12-02T03:01:09Z")
I can’t find the study that graph was based on but it smells like bs. Lumping Twitter and threads together and conflating anti-israel with anti-semetic. The sample size seems small too. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7972 "2023-12-02T03:01:44Z")
Tesla now announces a new subscription service: for $9.99 a month using Tesla Plus you’ll be able to enjoy your Tesla driving experience with fewer ads. For only $19.99 a month you’ll qualify for our revenue sharing plan. Ads may include white nationalist and/or neo-Nazi content. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7973 "2023-12-02T04:38:59Z")
Heh, exactly. Or “We’re sorry, your Tesla no longer qualifies for extended usage due to milage. For your safety, we have disabled it. You may request a temporary release to drive it to the nearest Tesla dealership where we will accept it for up\* to $999 as a trade in on our newest model!” \*temporary milage may not exceed more than 50 miles, no further, if that doesn’t meet your needs, Tesla will pick it up for you for a one time charge of $999 and $1 per mile towed (only in the lower 48), max $999 trade in value determined by our whims. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7974 "2023-12-02T05:21:09Z")
The raw data is on github, the original Twitter poster includes the link, and you can download a CSV with the raw data there. I’ve downloaded and I’m poking around in it. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7975 "2023-12-02T05:22:51Z")
I love my Chevy Volt, and I’m another one who turned up her nose at American cars (except for my Jeep) from the late 70’s on. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7976 "2023-12-02T10:14:11Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > A friend of mine always drives a Chevy pickup. She says that “Ford” stands for Fixed Or Repaired Daily. Aside: many years ago a friend of mine, a very fine amateur mechanic with his own workshop, used to exclusively drive Triumphs (a “Classic” British mark). Typically he would have six or seven at any one time, of which one, or if you were lucky two, would be roadworthy. He would greet us with a cheery “And how is your Fixed Or Repaired Daily today?” I eventually formulated the reply: “On the road. And how is your Totally Rebuilt In Unbelievably Many Painful Hours?” To his credit, I believe he used this in the Triumph Owners Club magazine (in those pre-internet days). j ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7977 "2023-12-02T13:24:08Z")
We used to say that Fiat stood for “Fix It Again, Tony.” Somewhere there must be similar “explanations” for Honda, Nissan, GMC, etc. Volkswagen might be a challenge. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7978 "2023-12-02T13:51:34Z")
I’m a Honda fan. “Had only nonexistent difficulty, actually” ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7979 "2023-12-02T15:12:58Z")
> [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > I don’t always agree with articles on Seeking Alpha Yeah, I actually subscribed to them because they used to be great about publishing investor call transcripts, which is a lot faster than listening to a call. But they do also have interesting articles from time to time. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7980 "2023-12-02T15:40:14Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > I’ve always heard: “Found on road dead.” First On Race Day Unlike Cheap, Heavy, Everyday Vehicles Reusing Outdated, Lousy Engineering Techniques Of course, Mopar is Most Original Parts Are Replaced. And as an owner of several, I m here to say, that’s true! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7981 "2023-12-02T15:46:24Z")
In the more openly racist days of my youth, there was one for Pontiac, which I will not repeat. You can probably guess what the “n” stood for, though. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7982 "2023-12-02T16:47:13Z")
I learned it as Mopar meant " Mostly Old Parts And Rust." 😁 Same sentiment. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7983 "2023-12-02T16:49:56Z")
Elmo can’t figure out why Disney spends so much advertising on other platforms, but not Xitter. [https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1730676425919782948?t=Jk3XleTmftgRQPzhhBEyLg&s=19](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1730676425919782948?t=Jk3XleTmftgRQPzhhBEyLg&s=19) ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7984 "2023-12-02T17:03:33Z")
Smapti posted this just a little bit upthread… ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/7985 "2023-12-02T17:08:57Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > We used to say that Fiat stood for “Fix It Again, Tony.” The other one I heard for Fiat was Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=398) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=400)