# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/1638 "2022-11-27T21:48:04Z")

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I have never heard this usage of ‘88’ before as a code word for Nazis. Where does it comes from?

As for other usages, maybe he was just trying to keep things straight:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LGIlWSey4pQ/hqdefault.jpg "Downchild Blues Band(ft.Jane Vasey)Tryin' To Keep Her 88's Straight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGIlWSey4pQ)

i.e. the obvious other ‘88’ is the number of keys on a piano.

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