Inconceivable!
Elon Musk tried to justify his ridiculous tweets and their negative impact by quoting Inigo Montoya, yes THE Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride.
In a recent interview with David Faber on CNBC, Musk was questioned about his usually controversial comments and posts on his own platform and whether or not they affect his business.
Musk took a loooong pause and then replied smugly:
“You know, I’m reminded of. There’s a scene in ‘The Princess Bride’ — great movie — where he confronts the person who killed his father and he says, ‘Offer me money, offer me power, I don’t care.’”
Faber asked for clarification:
"So you just don't care?"
And the CEO responded:
“I’ll say what I want to say and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it."
You can watch the clip below.
\u201cWhen asked if he's worried his tweets are hurting his companies Musk compares himself to Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride\u201d— nikki mccann ram\u00edrez (@nikki mccann ram\u00edrez) 1684277900
But the man behind the iconic character, Mandy Patinkin himself, epically trolled Musk using another Princess Bride quote:
“I do not think it means what you think it means.”
\u201cI do not think it means what you think it means.\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
Life is pain, Highness.
People on Musk's own platform rejoiced in Patinkin's clapback.
\u201c@PatinkinMandy\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy Well played\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy @TheGimpyNinja Thanks, Mandy.\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy \ud83d\ude0bI can't stop laughing, "Offer me power..." the drama \ud83d\ude32lmao \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy This is an extremely Good Tweet\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy @TheMarySue There is a shortage of perfect comebacks in this world.... This one leaves them all behind.\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy Perfection! Merci!\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy I\u2019ve been waiting for this response!\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy @jaxjacobsen This is the greatest tweet I have ever seen\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy @shannoncoulter I can die happy now. The movie quotes in my life have come full circle. Thank you, Mandy.\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
\u201c@PatinkinMandy @CuriosityCaty \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4fBravo, sir. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u201d— Mandy Patinkin (@Mandy Patinkin) 1684349750
Of course, Patinkin is no stranger to quoting the hilarious fairy tale to get his point across.
Last week he picketed for the Writers Guild of America strike holding a sign that read:
"You killed residuals"
"Prepare to pay"
\u201cMandy Patinkin has joined the picket line for the Writers Guild of America strike.\u201d— Film Updates (@Film Updates) 1683746938
Well done, Mandy, well done.
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