# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** elon-musk\ **Created:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2024-08-13T00:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 121
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2422 "2025-06-06T15:49:37Z")
Another code is double tildes: ~~strikethrough~~ gives ~~strikethrough~~. Single tildes don’t do anything interesting: ~strikethrough~. The \ tags go with the \ tags and are supposed to be used to represent revisions between an original and a modified text. How the inserted or deleted text is highlighted depends totally on which theme the reader has configured. For some it’s a pink/red background, for others it’s something completely different. My own technique and advice is to use the \ \ tags for what they’re for: genuine mark-up of revised text. And use plain strikethrough for the editorial word choice ~~gamesmanship~~ wisdom. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2423 "2025-06-06T16:26:54Z")
His beard is there because that’s how it grew. He doesn’t have to pimp it out with mink oil like JD Pants. ( Did you say thank you for me mentioning you, JD Pants…? ) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2424 "2025-06-06T16:41:12Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > Popcorn eating **Micheal** Jackson gif in response to allegations of TFG being in the Epstein files by Elmo. There are… layers to that. MICHAEL, if it’s not too much trouble, please. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2425 "2025-06-06T16:46:37Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > What are the odds of an OD vs an ‘accidental’ defenestration or mistakenly ingesting some Polonium? …or “accidental” autoerotic asphyxiation? I’ll fantasize how I want to. Don’t kink-shame. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2426 "2025-06-06T16:49:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > MICHAEL, if it’s not too much trouble, please. Oh, _Michael_ Jackson! Now I get it. I saw ‘Micheal Jackson’ in the post there and I was all confused. Glad somebody took initiative and cleared this up for me. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2427 "2025-06-06T17:18:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Experts are all well and good, but distilling rich and complex information down to simple lines on a graph is _always_ misleading. _Always_. To be sure, there are graphs and diagrams that were built strictly to be misleading. Likewise, there are graphs and diagrams that, while not intended to be anything but accurate and elucidating, were put together by someone who lacked knowledge or a viewpoint that needed to also be illustrated to get a full and proper view on the matter. But, there are far more cases where someone puts together a report, notes the gaps and limitations, puts up the error bars in their charts, etc. and readers ignore all of that and make bizarre, loose, and extreme decisions based on what was said despite a clear and forcefully stated image of murk and mud. I’d go 20% the first, 80% the latter in every day life. In general, I’d say that you just need to build up a level of comfort with not knowing anything and to consider nigh everything as little more than gossip. The feeling like you need to have a strong and factual, straight up and down answer, is what leads people to misinterpret information - not the information itself. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2428 "2025-06-06T17:34:31Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > I saw ‘Micheal Jackson’ in the post there and I was all confused. It could have been Mick “Eel” Jackson as far as we know. [![](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/60d0/a7fd/b652/1792/3a36/6d00/eel%20man.jpg?ar=16%3A9&fit=crop&crop=top&auto=format&w=1440&q=80) ](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/60d0/a7fd/b652/1792/3a36/6d00/eel%20man.jpg?ar=16%3A9&fit=crop&crop=top&auto=format&w=1440&q=80) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2429 "2025-06-06T17:37:10Z")
Same. I mean, I know the very well-known Michael Jackson popcorn eating GIF, but Micheal really threw me for a loop. Even spent time googling it! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2430 "2025-06-06T18:04:55Z")
Maybe some folks named “Michael” are kinda sensitive about people spelling it wrong. Like the Simpsons bit somebody recently posted about Bart encountering a bunch of Borts. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2431 "2025-06-06T18:36:20Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Maybe some folks named “Michael” are kinda sensitive about people spelling it wrong. Which is the larger population here: Michaels sensitive about their name being spelled wrong, or regular posters sensitive about stupid corrections that disrupt and distract from threads? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2432 "2025-06-06T18:43:09Z")
At my first office job, my manager’s name was spelled “Micheal.” Not his fault, he’s not the one who picked his name, and for all I know, that’s a legitimate spelling of the name somewhere. But it always amused me when I passed his office door and saw: Micheal Jones Quality Assurance Manager ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2433 "2025-06-06T18:55:10Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > for all I know, that’s a legitimate spelling of the name somewhere Ireland and Scotland, mostly. It’s a legit Irish/Gaelic spelling with the diacriticals filed off for the English. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2434 "2025-06-06T19:00:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Maybe some folks named “Michael” are kinda sensitive about people spelling it wrong. Guilty. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2435 "2025-06-06T19:02:41Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Which is the larger population here: Michaels sensitive about their name being spelled wrong, or regular posters sensitive about stupid corrections that disrupt and distract from threads? I vote for the former. (Even if the latter tend to be more vocal.) > [@Miller](#): > > But it always **amused** me when I passed his office door and saw: > > Micheal Jones > Quality Assurance Manager I’d be inclined to feel more _be_mused… ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2436 "2025-06-06T19:05:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > But it always amused me when I passed his office door and saw: > > Micheal Jones > Quality Assurance Manager Now that’s qaulity! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2437 "2025-06-06T19:16:48Z")
When I saw that I immediately thought of the Gary Larson one-panel cartoon of the two deer standing upright and one has a big red bullseye on his belly. The other dryly comments “Bummer of a birthmark, Hal” Of all the jobs Micheal could have gotten … “Bummer of a name choice, Hal” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2438 "2025-06-06T19:55:04Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Which is the larger population here: Michaels sensitive about their name being spelled wrong, or regular posters sensitive about stupid corrections that disrupt and distract from threads? Of course, then there’s a (small) population of those of us who cringe every time there’s a misspelling and want to immediately correct it, but don’t want to disrupt from the thread. Guilty as charged, I am. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2439 "2025-06-06T19:57:34Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > “Bummer of a name choice, Hal” Or it’s the perfect job. If your name is Micheal, you probably spend your entire life correcting people about the spelling of your name. Doesn’t that just lead naturally into a job that consists of checking for mistakes? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2440 "2025-06-06T20:27:14Z")
If Michael had a nickel for all the times his name was misspelled he could buy all sorts of candy. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/2441 "2025-06-06T20:27:55Z")
On one hand the spelling is weird for something pronounced “My kull”. On the other hand is is a _very_ common name for people not to be able to spell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=122)