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04-10-2009, 03:05 PM
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#2 | | Day Dream Believer
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 12 | That Elon is quite the diplomat. 
Any guesses as to whether the NY Times (or Stross) responds? | 
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04-10-2009, 03:10 PM
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#3 | | Model S R77
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 309 | I wish he'd have chosen better words than douche bag and idiot...you can say much the same thing without sounding quite so spiteful.
That said, his message is on target.
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04-10-2009, 03:29 PM
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#4 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,606 | Quote:
Originally Posted by efusco  I wish he'd have chosen better words than douche bag and idiot...you can say much the same thing without sounding quite so spiteful. | Agreed. Must have been a calculated sound bite, though. Certainly makes for entertaining copy.
Btw, we discourage such name calling on the forum. However, news is news. | |
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04-10-2009, 03:30 PM
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#5 | | Model S R77
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 309 | LOL! Disclaimer duely noted!
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04-10-2009, 04:49 PM
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#6 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,655 | Was pretty funny. First time I liked him.
Where was that filmed?
Douchebag 
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04-10-2009, 05:09 PM
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#7 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,606 | Quote:
Originally Posted by vfx Where was that filmed? | At the Menlo Park store during the Model S premiere around 5:30pm or so. I saw them setting up for it. It's in front of the window that over looks the service area. | |
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04-10-2009, 05:21 PM
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#8 | | P463 Model S
Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 393 | I'm about to watch/listen, but man... with all the negativity towards this guy, perhaps he should take a back seat or get some PR people to prepare what he says in public
*edit* OK so it wasn't horrible, but he could've done it better. BTW I love the way I can scroll and read the article AND watch the video
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04-10-2009, 06:11 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 593 | Perfect example of a quote that needs to be seen and heard to be taken in the spirit and context in which it was intended. It was part of a light-hearted moment.
In print, however, it doesn't go over too well. And in that sense it was unwise and a bad choice of words.
But that's Elon for ya. | |
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04-10-2009, 06:45 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 634 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tesla Dave Perfect example of a quote that needs to be seen and heard to be taken in the spirit and context in which it was intended. It was part of a light-hearted moment.
In print, however, it doesn't go over too well. And in that sense it was unwise and a bad choice of words.
But that's Elon for ya. | Totally agreed, it was fun/funny watching it, but in print, it sounds quite bad. Luckily the article didn't headline those words, but I think it's likely this won't go over well.
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