#40. Musk

Elon Musk became the wealthiest person on the planet earlier this month.  He's now worth upwards 185 billion.  Kudos!  Huzzah!  Way to go.  

But here's something of interest.  Yesterday, Musk sent out the following tweet before the markets opened.

He felt the need to share how he "kinda loves Etsy."

He then tweeted a further explanation.  About how he had just used Etsy to purchase some form of knitted martian toy for his dog.  Glad we got that straight.

 

Now I'll be the first to admit, tweeting about a dog toy is utterly fascinating.  Not to mention headline breaking news.  But here's what's really interesting.  Etsy stock soared nearly 9% in intraday trading.  

A few weeks ago, Musk tweeted two words "Use Signal."  Well, a medical device company named Signal saw their stock bounce significantly higher.  But Musk was actually referring to Signal... a messaging application.

 

Here's Musk hangin' out with the Orange Prolapse.

 

 

Hmm, maybe it's time the Securities and Exchange Commission take a look at a different kind of insider trading.  I remember the good ol' days when Martha Stewart got busted for conveniently selling 4,000 shares of ImClone, a day before the company announced some bad news, and the stock dropped 16%.  Although she saved herself about 50K, Stewart never got  busted for insider trading though.  She got nailed for lying to the FBI and various racketeering/obstruction charges.  And then spent 5 months in a federal prison in Ellen, WV followed by 2 years probation and supervised release.  Martha!  Martha! Martha!

 

It's a lot like killing people.  If you're responsible for the deaths of thousands, nobody bats an eye.  But if you end up having weirdo sex and accidentally suffocate your partner with Saran wrap, well, you're totally fucked.  It's a lot like drugs.  You can get the entire state of West Virginia hooked on Oxycontin... but if you sell a lone doobie out of a McDonald's drive thru window or hide a dime bag of weed in a baby's diaper bag, you can kiss your life goodbye.

 

 

Musk
sonofsaf
                
Why don’t you ask him if he’s greedy today?
Why don’t you ask him if he wears a toupee?
Ay...
Why don’t you give him an atom bomb?
Why don’t you give him testosterone?
O-o-o
Why don’t you ask him ‘bout a black swan?
Why don’t you ask him if he’ll throw you a bone?
Hooga haaga hooga
Don’t say that you owe me
Just gimme all your money
Musk
Just gimme your money
Don’t gimme what you
Musk
Real business like
Ugh
Musk
Musk
Musk Musk

 

Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
                
Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay?
Why don't you ask him if he's going away?
Ay...
Why don't you tell me what's going on?
Why don't you tell me who's on the phone?
O-o-o
Why don't you ask him what's going on?
Why don't you ask him the latest on his throne?
Hooga haaga hooga
Don't say that you love me
Just tell me that you want me
Tusk
Just say that you want me
Don't tell me that you
Tusk
Real savage like
Ugh
Tusk
Tusk
Tusk Tusk

Fleetwood Mac concerts:

9-27-97, Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, PA

3-1-09, Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
4-26-13, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

10-14-14, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

11-1-18, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Stevie Nicks concert:

7-6-01, Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA

 

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