# 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:** 440
**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:** [January 26, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8786 "2024-01-26T02:59:56Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > Good fucking lord I’m old, aren’t I? Oh, sweetheart, I’m about to pass the finish line of three quarters of a century on this planet. You have yet to achieve true frikkin OLD, grasshopper. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8787 "2024-01-26T03:09:33Z")
> [@Mr.E](#): > > or Skibidi Toilet are. Are you trying to mind-break the old folks here? Someone might actually google it. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8788 "2024-01-26T03:16:27Z")
Oh, hell, no; I just had to have a lockscreen malware cleaned off my laptop. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8789 "2024-01-26T03:54:44Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > > [@Mr.E](#): > > > > or Skibidi Toilet are. > > Are you trying to mind-break the old folks here? Someone might actually google it. Hey, I was compulsed to google by the scatological aspect. I’m far more interested in it than “random YouTube guy does questionable things”. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8790 "2024-01-26T04:35:52Z")
> [@digs](#): > > > [@OldOlds](#): > > > > When I was in third grade (1982?) Dude, I got married in 1983. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8791 "2024-01-26T04:54:03Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Dude, I got married in 1983. And how do you know that @OldOlds didn’t, as well, precocious tyke that they were? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8792 "2024-01-26T04:59:08Z")
I’ll grant that I guess, but I sure _hope_ they didn’t get married at that tender age. I was 24. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8793 "2024-01-26T04:59:26Z")
Besides, we don’t know how long it took him to finish _second_ grade. 😝 ---
**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:** [January 26, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8794 "2024-01-26T07:49:51Z")
I see Mr. Beast shit at the grocery store now. It looks awful and overpriced so I’ve never bought it. I first heard of him maybe a year ago when a local morning radio show I listen to on the way to work talked about him and his fame. I think he got famous with prank videos or something. I sure as hell am not gonna look it up. I know who PewDiePie is because I have kids, I heard of him years ago. I’m old(-ish, nearly 50) but have young kids so I’m clued in to a few things still. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8795 "2024-01-26T13:46:58Z")
When my nephew was 9 or 10, he was a big fan of PewDiePie and Jacksepticeye. The phrase ‘hard to relate’ springs to mind. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8796 "2024-01-26T14:49:34Z")
I initially read your first sentence literally and thought, “You should shop elsewhere.” ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8797 "2024-01-27T05:20:53Z")
They murdered Elmo! On Law and Order, the new episode dealt with a tech billionaire that was buying ketamine and other party drugs, and was murdered. It also involved references to Burning Man and firing software engineers and a rogue AI developed by the company. And possible deep fake evidence. Despite all that, it still was a crappy episode. They are just phoning them in, or maybe the entire episode was written by AI and filmed with deep fake tech. That would explain it. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8798 "2024-01-27T07:56:57Z")
Elmo appears to have bought himself a new toy – a Boeing 737-800. Not clear what it’s for – maybe the Gulfstream is starting to feel cramped. I don’t think it’s accurate to say that this is a SpaceX plane – the company it’s registered to is the same one IIRC that owns the several Gulfstreams he flies around in. I’m disappointed that it doesn’t have the same gaudy livery as Trump’s obnoxious vehicle, so I’ve re-imagined it accordingly: [![](https://i.imgur.com/ax6g7g0.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ax6g7g0.jpeg) > **[SpaceX Appears To Be Flying This Slick Looking 737](https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/spacex-appears-to-be-flying-this-slick-looking-737)** > > The gray-and-black airliner is turning heads and drawing outward comparisons to some of the most secretive 737s in the world. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8799 "2024-01-27T08:24:25Z")
**Bravo,** I expect it to become reality if he gets word of it. Maybe not the Elmo part. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8800 "2024-01-27T13:01:23Z")
I can’t help but think that he’s become frightened of relying on commercial or charter pilots who might have benefited from DEI. Now he can pick his own pilot, and he and his merry friends can fly wherever they want, whether it be to a top ketamine manufacturing facility, or into the side of a mountain. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8801 "2024-01-27T13:03:48Z")
For someone who claims credit for saving the earth with his electric cars, he sure does love burning shit-tons of jet fuel. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8802 "2024-01-27T14:11:33Z")
It’s not hypocrisy if Elmo does it. 🙄 ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8803 "2024-01-27T15:14:00Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > For someone who claims credit for saving the earth with his electric cars, he sure does love burning shit-tons of jet fuel. Agile ecology! ---
**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:** [January 27, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8804 "2024-01-27T19:21:08Z")
I think it’s a sign that Elmo has generated so much internal hate from me that my first thought when reading your posts is “737? Please let this one have major flaws as well and take a digger into the ground with Elmo aboard!” Disregarding all the other people who are almost certainly blameless that would be killed in that scenario. Ugh. I hate the way that Trump, Eloon, and his ilk make me almost instinctively sink to their level. Not what I hate most about them, but it’s a contributing factor. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8805 "2024-01-27T19:33:36Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I’m 53 and hated it when my mom wanted to watch Lawrence Welk. With one TV in the house, she won. Try growing up in the 50s and taking accordion lessons (Use an accordion, go to jail!), and everybody watching Lawrence Welk telling you that you’ll be just like Myron Floren one day! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=439) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=441)