# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/161 "2024-08-27T15:57:24Z")
Oh, well, at least the link takes you to the FB page where it plays. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/162 "2024-08-27T16:09:21Z")
Hey, that’s the Game of Thrones ‘pitch meeting’ guy. I liked the ending. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/163 "2024-08-27T16:10:46Z")
It truly is a brilliantly funny distillation of Musk and Xitter. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/164 "2024-08-27T16:23:43Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Hey, that’s the Game of Thrones ‘pitch meeting’ guy. My son and I greatly enjoy Ryan George, to the point that I bought him a “Super easy, barely an inconvenience!” t-shirt. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/165 "2024-08-27T16:42:50Z")
As I suspected, he has it on his YouTube channel as well. That will embed better: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u_Tx1SG0Clw/maxresdefault.jpg "If Elon Musk Bought A Restaurant") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Tx1SG0Clw) ---
**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 27, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/166 "2024-08-27T20:50:14Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWAVkS1XAAASbX2?format=png&name=900x900) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWAVkS1XAAASbX2?format=png&name=900x900) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/167 "2024-08-27T22:36:51Z")
I do this too. Every time I see a post by Musk claiming to be a champion of free speech, or a post by someone else claiming this about Musk, I just post “cisgender” and get the same damn message. I’ve yet to get tagged by this message for anything else I’ve ever written on Xitter. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/168 "2024-08-27T22:39:35Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > staff have to submit a one-page summary telling leadership their contributions to the company in order to get their stock. i see another round of layoffs in the near future ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/169 "2024-08-28T01:08:47Z")
The prefix ‘cis’ murdered Elmo’s son, damn it! The limited visibility of your posts will continue until morale has improved. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/170 "2024-08-28T14:35:07Z")
Well, could we get creative with other cis-prefixed words? Would mentioning a monk trigger the same Hateful Conduct message, if he was a member of the Cistercians of the Common Observance? Or could I complain about the rainwater in my cistern? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/171 "2024-08-28T15:11:25Z")
When SpaceX pursues a lunar landing program in earnest, would I be censored for talking about the cislunar transfer phase of the mission trajectory? The phrase contains both “cis-” and “trans-”. It’s probably double verboten. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/172 "2024-08-28T15:13:36Z")
God forbid you mention collective investment schemes… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/173 "2024-08-28T17:13:16Z")
Hopefully the next time he gets a physical, the doctor does not find any cists. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/174 "2024-08-28T23:29:57Z")
“Please state the nature of the medical emergency.” “Doctor, this billionaire has suffered a third-degree BURN!” [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWBtuEGXgAAg3A5?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWBtuEGXgAAg3A5?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**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 29, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/175 "2024-08-29T22:30:14Z")
Elmo really doesn’t want people to read NPR’s article about Trump disgracing himself at Arlington. > **[X's move on cemetery news shows 'how damaging this explosive story is to...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-arlington-scandal-npr-x/)** > > X, the social media website formerly known as Twitter, stunned observers on Thursday when it posted a warning on links to an NPR story detailing former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week.The NPR report in... ---
**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 30, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/176 "2024-08-30T01:54:40Z")
Twitter is about to get shut down in Brazil because Elmo isn’t used to dealing with a legal system where judges don’t bow down to the rich and refuses to comply with a court order to appoint a legal representative. > **[How one Brazilian judge could suspend Musk's X in the coming hours](https://apnews.com/article/brazil-x-elon-musk-shutdown-moraes-supreme-court-twitter-70fdaeef282e1ac7d649b99cf8241b42)** > > A Brazilian Supreme Court justice could shut down the local operation of X nationwide on Thursday if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t name a legal representative by this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/177 "2024-08-30T04:22:18Z")
Admittedly, Brazil is an odd one to do business in. We have an office out there, and there has to be a legal representative that can be potentially held _criminally_ responsible for the company’s operations. That said, all this is well known to anybody who wants to do business down there, and well run companies know that’s how things go and follow the same law everybody else does. Because the Brazilians really don’t give a single damn if you’re a billion dollar company or not. They’ve had no problems getting compliance from much bigger companies than Twitter. Oh well, it’s his loss. No number of local fanboys is going to matter for this one. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/178 "2024-08-30T13:13:59Z")
> ---
**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 30, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/179 "2024-08-30T20:09:51Z")
[_Washington Post_: ”Elon Musk’s X reveals investors in court filing”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/21/elon-musk-x-investors/) > _Fidelity said in a January filing that one of its mutual funds that had valued its stake in X at nearly $20 million in 2022 now judged it to be worth much less, at $5.6 million. Banks typically sell off loans provided for takeovers but recent data from PitchBook LCD, a financial data firm, indicates that the $13 billion of credit provided for Musk’s Twitter deal has remained unsold, or “hung,” for longer than any similar deal since the 2008 financial crisis, suggesting markets may have soured on X’s prospects._ Stranger ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/180 "2024-08-30T20:40:11Z")
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