# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/121 "2024-08-21T22:40:30Z")
Imagine a glue gun with the nozzle from that emoji. It would just blurp right out. You’d have no control! Glue gun nozzles come to a point so that you can put the glue exactly where you want it. I could almost believe that the Samsung version is a glue gun if you squint real real hard, but definitely not the 2018 twitter version. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/122 "2024-08-21T22:51:35Z")
Microsoft’s original one was neat! ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/123 "2024-08-21T23:33:34Z")
It remains mind-numbing to me that someone who talks about the ‘woke mind virus’ unironically in everyday conversation is both taken seriously by and not treated as if they have serious mental problems by such a large number of people. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/124 "2024-08-22T02:07:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > I could almost believe that the Samsung version is a glue gun if you squint real real hard, but definitely not the 2018 twitter version. I don’t know why you’d need a trigger guard on a glue gun, but yeah, out of all the pictures the Samsung one comes closest. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/125 "2024-08-22T02:30:56Z")
> [@Dissonance](#): > > It remains mind-numbing to me that someone who talks about the ‘woke mind virus’ unironically in everyday conversation is both taken seriously by and not treated as if they have serious mental problems by such a large number of people. I’ve heard the expression “terminally online” used to describe people like Elmo - those who have become so obsessed with internet culture and memes and such that they treat the whole world like it’s 4chan while forgetting that the real world doesn’t have the anonymity that the internet provides. It’s a good term and it bears repeating. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/126 "2024-08-22T04:52:15Z")
“Woke Mind Virus” 😂 So at what point does Elmo just claim to be Q? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/127 "2024-08-22T05:35:27Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > So at what point does Elmo just claim to be Q? [![](https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/john-de-lancie-q-star-trek.jpg) ](https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/john-de-lancie-q-star-trek.jpg) “Oh, he’s not really up to our standards…” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/128 "2024-08-22T08:23:36Z")
Just noticed the image didn’t actually check the current emoji. Microsoft changed to a different design. But the point is that it has been a squirt gun for over 6 years, and having one platform have it be different just creates confusion, and messes up the point of Unicode. The same post would have different meanings depending on where it is posted. The responsible thing to do if you wanted a gun emoji would be to create a new emote. But this is just Elon appealing to his base. The original image (without the inaccurate 2024 line) was part of the culture war nonsense. Oh, the gun was purpotedly changed at least in part because of laws in other countries about depicting guns. So Musk may be stumbling into yet another issue internationally. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/129 "2024-08-22T17:02:59Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > > [@Jihi](#): > > > > So at what point does Elmo just claim to be Q? > > [image of Q as judge snipped from quoted section, PL] > > “Oh, he’s not really up to our standards…” > > Stranger On the other hand, [Trelane](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trelane) is a positive _match_ for Elon Musk. None of that hidden responsibility or empathy! Just a child with too much power, screaming how nothing is fair. Trek Nerd Spoiler: Of course, if you go by some of the novels, Trelane IS a Q, so, what have you. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/130 "2024-08-22T18:10:42Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > None of that hidden responsibility or empathy! Just a child with too much power, screaming how nothing is fair. When I hear Elon whining or telling his advertiser to “Go fuck yourselves!”, I always think of little Anthony Fremont: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QxTMbIxEj-E/hqdefault.jpg "The Twilight Zone (Classic): It's A Good Life - A Very Bad Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTMbIxEj-E) Stranger ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/131 "2024-08-22T18:44:47Z")
Yes, Anthony Fremont is who Musk _wants_ to be, and while he can (more or less) cornfield anyone on Xitter, when he tries his shit IRL he often comes afoul of the actual courts (IF [big IF] it’s someone who can get past his hand-picked judges and into a more rational part of the legal system, AND afford to do so). Which is why I picked Trelane - lots of power, but ultimately, he’s a child that can be forced to play by the rules if the benignly (???) neglectful parents can be bothered to do so. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/132 "2024-08-22T19:52:36Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > When I hear Elon whining or telling his advertiser to “Go fuck yourselves!”, I always think of little Anthony Fremont: My most popular tweet ever (not saying much, about 2,200 likes) was a comparison of little Anthony Fremont to a picture of Trump standing in a group of cowardly medical doctors who were afraid to contradict anything he said. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/133 "2024-08-22T23:15:37Z")
Not to break up a good Star Trek riff, but I actually meant “Q” as in Qanon. This works too though! Carry on! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/134 "2024-08-23T19:52:01Z")
World Bank is dismayed to see its advertising on Twitter paired with racist user content, suspends advertising there. > **[World Bank halts paid advertising on X after CBS News finds its promoted ad...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-bank-advertising-elon-musk-x-racism-pro-nazi-accounts/)** > > The World Bank has halted all paid advertising on X after CBS News found its promoted ads under racist posts. I’m waiting for Elmo to tell them to go fuck themselves. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/135 "2024-08-23T20:30:47Z")
“To express my sorrow at your misfortunes, let me share this heartfelt message:” 💩 ---
**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:** [August 23, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/136 "2024-08-23T20:36:24Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > World Bank is dismayed to see its advertising on Twitter paired with racist user content, suspends advertising there. "I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who advertised on the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Platform. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/137 "2024-08-23T22:16:41Z")
You can see all kinds of racist content on Twitter, but risk getting banned for writing the word “cisgender”. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/138 "2024-08-24T01:15:15Z")
Full list of Twitter investors released as part of a lawsuit. > **[Elon Musk was just forced to reveal who really owns X. Here’s the list](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-just-forced-reveal-120000372.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALqNLdj3OqH2O3AGbHh2AB0tRCzTM5WWBvPTlEjDv9JSjfrDPCBYgvK1GsECk23z8FWMpetPC2x6Vi1ambm2JRXkgwkcfm30Cok7c77kq9l2fhhhZB_Wd1uwrBS4LiMtSZjw1Hpaz_yITtgwPc5BQSM0MjHQyNmnns6oGqt_Rw9H)** > > Organizations linked to Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison, and Sean Combs (a.k.a. Diddy) were mentioned in the filing. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/139 "2024-08-24T05:18:17Z")
Well, I mean ‘cis’ is clearly hate speech caused by the Woke Mind Virus. ‘Cis’ murdered Elmo’s son after all. Hmm. something seems wrong with that logic, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Oh well, off to do some more ketamine, that usually helps me remember things. Or at least forget that I forgot them. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/140 "2024-08-24T13:33:54Z")
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