magnetosphere

Yeah. The more I think about it, the worse it is. Lately, I’ve been wondering how many businesses have professionally printed “Follow us on Twitter!” stickers in their windows and signs by their cash registers. Your local pizza place probably does. That kind of visibility and awareness is priceless.

Is Elon going to ship tens of thousands of replacement signs? No. Are business owners going to pay to replace them themselves? Some, maybe, but even then it won’t be a major priority. Hell, I didn’t take one elective class in marketing, and even I have a better understanding of the value he’s throwing away.

“Let me have my way in Africa and maybe I’ll stop being such a prick in Ukraine (I won’t be, though, lol).”

At first, I just assumed it was a bird, but I think you’re right (or closer, at least). Maybe it’s some kind of antenna.

This has gotten WAY out of hand.

A bad idea is one thing. They happen all the time. Many executives would sell their souls for the kind of recognition that the blue bird had, but I suppose a good marketing team could have pulled off a successful rebranding.

This whole “x” fiasco, however, is a series of bad ideas done hastily, sloppily, and with little to no planning. It’s completely unjustifiable, from any perspective - unless you’re Elon, apparently.

Seriously?

A perfect summary of the public’s reaction to the entire rebrand.

I love this.

Hey, Elon, have you considered -=X=-, or possibly “ecks”?

For those serious criminal penalties to happen, you’d have to prove that the testimony was a deliberate lie. So, once again, we’re back to proof. Besides, the guy with the most interesting testimony only offered up hearsay - things he was told by others. He didn’t claim to personally have seen any wreckage, alien bodies, etc.

Even reading about it felt like a waste of time. My sympathies to anyone who actually watched it live.

This is a little scary. You can find yourself banned pretty easily. All it takes is to annoy someone with nothing better to do than dig through your post history, and find something old that you wrote hastily which might break a rule. I know because it happened to me.

Xcrete , xcretions, xcrement

Like, nude selfies, or nudes of someone else that the customer had shot?

Having nude selfies on your desktop would be weird. If that’s what it was, do you think they were fishing for compliments?

Good for you!

Anything on a decorative sign meant to hang in a house. Examples include “Live, Laugh, Love” (which has already been mentioned) or something about wine.

…often said with the unspoken implication that it’s a good reason, planned by a higher power, and that you should just meekly accept things and shut up.

I must be old. I remember when “cancel culture” was called “voting with your wallet”, and rich corporations used it to justify their own success.

Yup. Only the different names for it are relatively new. The term “Fake News” didn’t become popular until The Mango Mussolini was President.

Great quote. It makes me want to learn more about Sikhism.

Mormonism, because it’s particularly absurd (and considering the competition, that’s saying a lot). It’s grotesquely fascinating. Joseph Smith was obviously full of it, but the con he called a religion succeeded anyway.

I try to respect all religions, but Mormonism takes extra effort on my part.

Yeah, that is eerie.

Wow. Good call on not going to the reception. You might have been kidnapped and brainwashed, and who knows what would have been in the punch.

The automaker also recently updated its vehicle software to provide a breakdown of battery consumption during recent trips with suggestions on how range might have been improved.

“Battery underperforming? Here’s why it’s your fault. Love, Elon”