When he’s not launching secret military spy satellites with SpaceX or romancing Amber Heard, Elon Musk is busy developing The Boring Company, his venture to reduce traffic in Los Angeles by literally boring holes in the ground to create a network of underground tunnels.
Musk’s first boring machine is about ready to start drilling, but first he needs to name it. So this morning he took to Twitter to ask for suggestions:
Thinking about a name for our first tunneling machine …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2017
This was a mistake, as Musk’s mentions were soon filled with boring and hole puns:
https://twitter.com/zachjhunter/status/860485327139614720
Tunnel McTunnelFace
— Hunter Barnes (@hunterbarnes144) May 5, 2017
The Elongater
— Scott Johnson (@scottjohnson) May 5, 2017
Unfortunate that "Grindr" is taken…
— Owen Williams 🏴 (@OwsWills) May 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/panzer/status/860378164509290496
https://twitter.com/jjsee/status/860470453730648065
A hole new world!
— Ben Thomas (@___benthomas) May 5, 2017
The Bore'n Identity. The next one can be The Bore'n Supremacy.
— Richard Westmoreland 🐢 (@RSWestmoreland) May 5, 2017
Scoop Dogg
— Malcolm Brooks (@MalcolmBrooks) May 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/drobby99/status/860485060428005377
Aurora Borealis
— Nicholas Henry (@nick_henry) May 5, 2017
Punxsutawney Drill
— nuxvomo (@nuxvomo) May 5, 2017
Head to Musk’s timeline for more pun fun.
One thing’s for sure: this conversation wasn’t boring for anyone involved. OK, we’ll stop now.
