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

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**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")\
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**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:** [December 14, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2022 "2022-12-14T18:37:26Z")

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> [@asterion](#):
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> Ooh, calling him Elmo.

The nickname came about initially from a typo. Someone was talking about “Elmo” and others asked what the fuck they were talking about, and then they clarified that it was a mistake. Then there were Elmo/Elon jokes. So now it’s a board inside joke.

It’s not because people looked far and wide for the most scathing insult possible and came up with it. It was a funny accident that tickled people here.

It started here:

> [@Sam Stone believes Trump's tweets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-believes-trumps-tweets/922633/1383):
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> I guess he’s found a new hero to believe uncritically. He believes Elmo’s tweets are profoundly accurate, even the sophomoric joke ones.

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