Someone Take Elon’s Phone Away From Him

"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
10/04/2018 at 16:25 • Filed to: Elon Musk, Tesla, Twitter, Idiots

Christ, Musk, is it really that hard to not act like a total jack ass? All you have to do is run your companies and not make waves on social media. Why is this so difficult a concept to grasp?

DISCUSSION (58)

WilliamsSW > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:27

Uh oh, what did he do now?

PatBateman > WilliamsSW
10/04/2018 at 16:28

Photo of tweet loading now, kinja was kinjaing.

Nibby > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:29

kinja + musk would be a terrifying combination

WilliamsSW > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:29

Kinja seems even worse than usual today. Took me 20 minutes just to load a simple shitpost earlier.

And, nice job Elon - what’s next? Calling Jay Clayton a pedo? That seems career limiting...

Just Jeepin' > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:31

In fairness, he isn’t tweeting about Tesla financials, which is as I recall something he’s now banned from doing.

He’s just reinforcing the point that he’s a hero or a jackass; this won’t change anyone’s minds on either viewpoint.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Nibby
10/04/2018 at 16:32

Maybe Kinja could slow him down enough to think about his actions :p

aquila121 > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:32

And he didn’t even read it closely enough before hitting ‘submit’ to realize that he’d omitted a verb. Musk's tweets are slowly descending to Trump-level stupid.

Svend > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:33

No, lets put Elon in the room with Kanye and see what happens.

Tha t’s some crazy shit I’d love to see.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:34

Oh my. Right after a settlement? SEC is coming back for more!

fintail > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:34

It’s almost like someone is an arrogant narcissist. He’d get along with a certain someone else.

LongbowMkII > WilliamsSW
10/04/2018 at 16:37

I wasn’t able to log in for a while

PatBateman > Nibby
10/04/2018 at 16:37

He’d rename is “SkyNet” just for giggles, then have advanced AI run it for him.

Everything would be fine, right?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:37

He’s just gearing up for his 2020 presidential campaign.

(Please don’t Elon, that’s a horrible idea)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:37

Dear Elon,

Thanks,

Bman76

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:38

Sounds eirel y similar to

WITCH HUNT!! GEORGE SOROS GLOBALIST DEEP STATE!! NO COLLUSION!!

Nibby > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:39

Kinja'd!!!

nj959 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
10/04/2018 at 16:39

He was born in South Africa, thank god.

LongbowMkII > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
10/04/2018 at 16:39

Well foreign born people can’t legally run for president. Not that is a limiting factor these days

Ash78, voting early and often > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:41

“On point” is another re-adaptation of an existing phrase that ends up causing confusion. It did (and still does) mean “at the front” or “going first” — so when you say something is “on point” it could now mean that it’s leading the way OR that it’s doing a good job. So kids, if your boss tells you that you’re on point, don’t just say “Thanks” -- it probably means s/he wants you to take something on as a guinea pig.

I’m all for having a living language, but these minor tweaks of existing phrases (see also: legit) aren’t doing much good.

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/04/2018 at 16:42

AND EVEN IF THERE WAS COLLUSION, IT ISN’T A CRIME !!!1!

CRider > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
10/04/2018 at 16:43

He’s not a natural born citizen, he can’t run for President.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:44

I guess the SEC wants more money?

PatBateman > Just Jeepin'
10/04/2018 at 16:45

You don’t screw up, deny you screwed up, take a settlement saying that you screwed up, and then take jabs at the federal agency that just settled with you.

Don’t poke the bear.

PatBateman > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
10/04/2018 at 16:46

If he won’t listen to the SEC, I doubt he’ll listen to Filthy Frank.

PatBateman > Svend
10/04/2018 at 16:47

Shit could get menacing frightening, find help!

PatBateman > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
10/04/2018 at 16:47

I kind of wish they would at this point.

PatBateman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/04/2018 at 16:49

If you think one of those are bad, then all of it is bad.

facw > Ash78, voting early and often
10/04/2018 at 16:50

I’ve always assumed that the on point Elon is using was derived from en pointe, rather than the military usage (which seems significantly different). Here’s a fairly inconclusive article https://www.grammarly.com/blog/is-it-on-point-or-en-pointe/

PatBateman > Ash78, voting early and often
10/04/2018 at 16:50

That’s so fetch!

PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/04/2018 at 16:51

Mmmmmmmaybe.

PS9 > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:51

“ All you have to do is run your companies and not make waves on social media"

Not gonna become president with that attitude.

nermal > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:52

Nah, this is awesome.

Ash78, voting early and often > facw
10/04/2018 at 16:53

LOL, I saw that a while back and figured it was going too far in a strange direction with the ballet reference. I suppose the reason I’ve heard it so much in organizational structures (academia, but more frequently in corporations) is how much lingo they borrow from the military in general . Off the top of my head:

Grunt work

In the trenches

His/her “lieutenant” (ie Direct Report)

War room (planning room)

Ash78, voting early and often > facw
10/04/2018 at 16:55

That said, I think I’ll start using the phrase “en suite” to mean upscale. I mean, having your own bathroom attached to your bedroom is pretty swank.

We can anglicize it to “On Sweet” just to make it confusing.

Just Jeepin' > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:55

Oh, yeah, he’s undeniably a jackass.

Svend > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:55

I dare say it would be completely surreal.

More so if they know they are being watched, after all it's attention they both crave.

Chariotoflove > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 16:56

Stop trying to make fetch happen, Pat.

PatBateman > PS9
10/04/2018 at 16:56

I’ll take that outcome.

PatBateman > nermal
10/04/2018 at 16:59

Oh, don’t get me wrong, I have my stock tracker up, CNBC’s website on, Bloomberg streaming on my desktop, and a big ass proverbial popcorn bag on my lap.

If he wants to besmirch the organization that governs his company and my industry, by all means...

PatBateman > Svend
10/04/2018 at 17:01

“Elon Musk hates black people!”

WilliamsSW > Ash78, voting early and often
10/04/2018 at 17:02

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often
10/04/2018 at 17:05

I think he is simply confusing “on point” with “spot on.” Smoking the reefer will do that to you.

Kinja'd!!!

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn
10/04/2018 at 17:08

Both work...apparently The Youngs are using “on point” constantly to mean “excellent” (more or less). But I like “spot on” because Britishisms still sound new and edgy in the US.

Svend > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 17:13

I’m not all that sure Kanye doesn’t .

My bird IS the word > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 17:17

Sould just change his own name to Ego Musk.

jimz > CRider
10/04/2018 at 17:19

at least not until the 61st Amendment is ratified.

loki03xlh > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/04/2018 at 17:21

you forgot buttery males!

PatBateman > My bird IS the word
10/04/2018 at 17:32

It ain’t a lie...

My bird IS the word > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/04/2018 at 17:40

The judge approving the settlement actually wants more money. Actually I think they just want musk out of leadership.

DipodomysDeserti > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 18:22

A white South African hating black people? Seems pretty far fetched.

ranwhenparked > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/04/2018 at 18:35

The elites just can’t stand to see a successful African-American CEO, have to find some way to take him down.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 19:35

Oh I don’t know. I’m all for leading Americans to represent their country on social media.

The rest of the world finds it somewhat entertaining and it reinforces their general opinions and predjudices of America and Americans as well.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > PatBateman
10/04/2018 at 20:51

lol

Kinja'd!!!

BigBlock440 > nj959
10/04/2018 at 21:16

That didn’t stop Obama...

BigBlock440 > WilliamsSW
10/04/2018 at 21:18

And, nice job Elon - what’s next? Calling Jay Clayton a pedo? That seems career limiting...

When you’re a billionaire and CEO of several companies, I don’t think anything is career limiting .

WilliamsSW > BigBlock440
10/04/2018 at 21:48

True, but the SEC already forced him out as chairman, and can prevent him from being CEO of a public company is he continues to be a problem.

Won’t make him eligible for welfare, but at that level it’s about ego, not money.

PatBateman > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
10/04/2018 at 23:20

He’s got to be high.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > PatBateman
10/05/2018 at 00:36

No question