# 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:** 461
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9206 "2024-03-12T16:26:00Z")
Hehehe, I cackled out loud at that one. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9207 "2024-03-12T16:35:45Z")
I find _one_ of the more disturbing things about that picture is her head is apparently much smaller than her boobs or her butt cheeks. That of course is a low bar, 'cause they are humongous. Frankly, the whole picture is disturbing and creepy as shit. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9208 "2024-03-12T18:22:47Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > I find _one_ of the more disturbing things about that picture is her head is apparently much smaller than her boobs or her butt cheeks. That of course is a low bar, 'cause they are humongous. > Frankly, the whole picture is disturbing and creepy as shit Look how long her hair is, too. Clearly the AI was told to take all the secondary sexual characteristics that straight men find attractive - breasts, buttocks, lips, hair - and go full-on Nigel Tufnell on them. “But these boobs go to _eleven_!” ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9209 "2024-03-13T01:16:40Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > Pinned Twit sells these: I suppose “always blame others and make excuses for everything” is a _way_ of “never surrendering”. As to Twisty Balloonbits, I found the clumsy American flag patch to be amusing. It’s like a kid drew it with crayons if you zoom in on it. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9210 "2024-03-13T01:32:04Z")
I’m actually a bit surpised they put a head and face on her. I just noticed something: her face looks like a 12 year old … ewww. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9211 "2024-03-13T02:03:09Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > As to Twisty Balloonbits, I found the clumsy American flag patch to be amusing. It’s like a kid drew it with crayons if you zoom in on it. What’s the problem, 15 stripes to represent the original 15 colonies, it’s perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9212 "2024-03-13T07:27:26Z")
Between this and the other AI generated image in one of the many trump thread showing him with all of his " black friends ", (I refer to it as postcards from The 7th level of hell), I’m going to need bleach for my eyes. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9213 "2024-03-13T12:02:45Z")
Every time I block an ad on Xitter now, a prompt box jumps up trying to get me to upgrade to premium. He’s fighting back! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9214 "2024-03-13T19:35:56Z")
Elmo signed Don Lemon to an exclusive deal to produce a news program to air on Twitter. It was going to premiere this weekend, with Elmo himself being interviewed on the first episode. That is, until Mr. Free Speech Absolutist got his feefees hurt when Lemon asked him about his drug addiction and cancelled the deal. > **[Watch: Don Lemon taunts Elon Musk after X CEO cancels contract](https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-don-lemon/)** > > Don Lemon's career as a news show host on Twitter has ended before it even began.Just two months after Lemon signed a deal to produce exclusive content for the platform, X CEO Elon Musk abruptly canceled the deal after Lemon conducted an interview... ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9215 "2024-03-13T20:22:12Z")
Ha ha ha ha ha! “Free Speech” Also “NO, not like that!” ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9216 "2024-03-13T20:29:24Z")
I’m still laughing about him filing the suit in CA, despite everyone involved being based in Delaware, solely because he knows those courts won’t entertain his shenanigans. The Patrick Boyle vid on the case is pretty good as well. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9217 "2024-03-13T21:05:26Z")
More on the Don Lemon business. > **[Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s show on X after a ‘tense’ interview](https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099677/don-lemon-elon-musk-x-canceled)** > > Lemon says Musk is “mad” at him. Pathetic manbaby demonstrates his pathetic manbabyness. News not at eleven any more. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9218 "2024-03-13T22:08:56Z")
Courtesy of The Onion > **[Mein Tweet](https://www.theonion.com/mein-tweet-1851328387)** > > The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9219 "2024-03-13T23:05:48Z")
Professor Elmo says that birth control makes women sad, so they need to find an outlet for their compassion, which is BAD FOR CIVILIZATION. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIlSGAeXsAATn5D?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIlSGAeXsAATn5D?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9220 "2024-03-13T23:27:49Z")
Is it just me, or does he seem to worry about civilization a lot? ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9221 "2024-03-13T23:35:44Z")
A certain subset of it, yes. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9222 "2024-03-13T23:36:03Z")
As long as translate “civilization” to a World Order where rich, white MEN are given unthinking control and everyone else does what they’re told, then yes, quite a lot. ETA - 🤣 Simulpost with @Chingon who was much too polite to be as pointed as I was. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9223 "2024-03-14T00:13:21Z")
I get an email daily from Bloomberg, and this was the opening paragraph: > It’s not a new story that Tesla is no longer a red-hot growth stock. But even by that standard and with its growth forecasts sinking rapidly, a grim sales prediction from a key analyst of Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker was still shocking. There’ll be zero growth in sales volumes for the electric-vehicle maker this year, Wells Fargo’s Colin Langan said Wednesday. And in 2025, it’ll be worse yet: volumes will drop. Shares of the company reacted appropriately, dropping 4.5% to close at a 10-month low. The stock has now fallen 32% this year, missing out on a broader rally that has pushed the S&P 500 Index up 8.3%. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9224 "2024-03-14T00:25:09Z")
IOW … Free meet fall. Fall meet free. I’m sure you’ll get along great together. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9225 "2024-03-14T01:22:32Z")
> **[Revealed: Don Lemon shows sneak preview of combative Elon Musk interview](https://www.rawstory.com/don-lemon-elon-musk-preview/)** > > Former CNN anchor Don Lemon went back to CNN, the network where he worked for 17 years, to play some teaser clips from his sit-down with tech titan Elon Musk shortly after learning that his distribution deal with Twitter/X was canceled. "I took Elon... > [@](#): > > The clips Lemon presented showed Musk espousing an off-putting tone on a variety of topics including hate speech exploding on the platform, his skeptical views about Black airline pilots, and his claims that he has a clear record on drugs. > > In one exchange, Lemon asks Musk about the hate speech on the platform he bought for $44 billion. > > “Do you believe that X and you have some responsibility to moderate hate speech on the platform that you wouldn’t have to answer these questions from reporters about the great replacement theory as it released. I don’t have to answer this great replacement theory as it relates to Jewish people. Do you think that?” > > And Musk daggered back: “I don’t have to answer questions from reporters? Don, the only reason I’m doing this interview is because you’re on the X platform and you asked for it. Otherwise, I would not do this interview.” What a charmer! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=462)