# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1319 "2025-01-10T18:38:37Z")
Guess we can’t ask for what you are incapable of giving. ---
**Author:** ![Ash\_trav511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Ash\_trav511](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ash_trav511)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1320 "2025-01-10T18:39:22Z")
Please keep guessing. Pleasant pastime. I wish you a very happy day ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1321 "2025-01-10T18:41:14Z")
So we _should_ ask you for what you’re incapable of giving? I applaud your aspirations of adequacy. ---
**Author:** ![Ash\_trav511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Ash\_trav511](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ash_trav511)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1322 "2025-01-10T18:41:38Z")
Love this discussion. Past midnight here. Will continue tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1323 "2025-01-10T18:42:06Z")
I’m sure. Sleep 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:** [January 10, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1324 "2025-01-10T18:49:52Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > I strongly disagree with you. And how’s that going for you? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1325 "2025-01-10T18:52:10Z")
Sssh. She’s sleeping. Now’s the time to put out the word: quite feeding the troll. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1326 "2025-01-10T19:13:28Z")
Quite, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1327 "2025-01-10T19:18:22Z")
In other news, Elon thinks “better to ask for forgiveness after than permission before” is a sound approach to safety and environmental regulations. > **[Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight](https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-oversight?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky)** > > Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1328 "2025-01-10T21:26:51Z")
Few things are as precious to the Dope as a sea lion. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1329 "2025-01-10T21:35:42Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Fun fact totally unrelated to this thread: the opposite of Imposter Syndrome is the Dunning-Kruger Effect. There is one facet of Dunning-Kruger’s research that is somewhat close to the Impostor Syndrome - highly skilled individuals in a discipline tend to not rate their skills as highly, until they see what the non-so-skilled individuals can produce, after which their self-ratings tend to increase significantly. So, even though they didn’t give it the name, they still showed the effect experimentally. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1330 "2025-01-10T21:47:29Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Few things are as precious to the Dope as a sea lion. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPlDvvDhMULt6HdHBQBk_gCNfZap4Tff9-Haz9AvhCDhr4aTP0K0RBDv3i9xnPH98C_uxtG71sKYlAVdWVytbM55gTxzewBnM2bK3ZZ_96omXafDBoe=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Derek Tattersall") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/fvkxR1eJUWsWuUye7) > [@A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1455): > > “I would like to have a civil conversation with you about your statement. Would you mind showing me evidence of any negative thing any sea lion has ever done to you?” From the Caption contest thread. I think Sea Lions are pretty cool too ---
**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 10, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1331 "2025-01-10T22:10:20Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > I think Sea Lions are pretty cool too Are you sure those are seal lions, and not seals? I’m just trying to have a debate. ---
**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 10, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1332 "2025-01-10T22:12:19Z")
Sea lions are cute. They all look like this, right? [![](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/witness-determination-captain-lion-as-takes-charge-boat-dressed-classic-captain-s-uniform-his-focused-expression-325648614.jpg) ](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/witness-determination-captain-lion-as-takes-charge-boat-dressed-classic-captain-s-uniform-his-focused-expression-325648614.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1333 "2025-01-10T22:13:15Z")
> **[Watch: Giant Steller sea lions spotted on boat in Olympia](https://komonews.com/news/local/watch-giant-steller-sea-lions-spotted-on-boat-in-olympia)** > > OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Joshua Phillips, a former professional soccer player who is the owner of Spawn Fly Fish, captured a crazy scene Tuesday at Eld Inlet in Olympia where giant Steller sea lions were spotted hanging out on a boat. Steller sea lions can... ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1334 "2025-01-10T23:17:55Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Are you sure those are seal lions, and not seals? > > I’m just trying to have a debate. Well, the good people at the Monterey Bay Aquarium assure me that they are sea lions. I’m not an expert myself. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1335 "2025-01-10T23:25:30Z")
It’s often hard to tell over all the noise. They are … vocal … critters. 😉 ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1336 "2025-01-10T23:31:10Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > They are … vocal … critters. 😉 Yeah, I grew up in Bremerton, WA and they are pretty common there. And they are loud and smell very bad. The lady in that old _Wondermark_ comic had a point. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1337 "2025-01-10T23:33:32Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Well, the good people at the Monterey Bay Aquarium assure me that they are sea lions. I’m not an expert myself. I thought the deal was that sea lions have external ear flaps, but seals just have and ear hole with no flap. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/1338 "2025-01-10T23:38:29Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Well, the good people at the Monterey Bay Aquarium assure me that they are sea lions. I’m not an expert myself. Definitely sea lions. Seals don’t have ears. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=67)