Elon Musk Names His Baby ‘X Æ A-12’, And The Internet Loses Its Mind
Hey, his baby, his choice.
Elon Musk is always in the news for his bizarre tweets, but this one takes the cake. The co-founder and CEO of Tesla just announced the birth of a baby boy with his girlfriend Grimes. But, when asked about the baby’s name, we got the most peculiar of replies.
Elon Musk tweets, again
At first, many people were really happy for Musk when he announced the birth of his and Grimes’s baby boy. In fact, the baby is absolutely beautiful! Here’s the picture Musk tweeted:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
He is absolutely adorable. And everyone was glad that both the mother and the child were healthy. Musk tweeted that as well.
Mom & baby all good
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
However, when someone insisted Elon Musk for the name of the baby, that’s when things got weird. According to Musk, he named the baby X Æ A-12 Musk. If you don’t believe us, here’s the tweet:
X Æ A-12 Musk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
And as soon as people saw this tweet and the breaking news, what else can you expect from the internet? The memes and the banter started rolling in. This is how the internet reacted!
Twitter reacts
Usually, anything that Elon Musk tweets either becomes a meme or gets memes in its responses. The CEO of Tesla has a habit of tweeting some bizarre tweets, and this was no different. Here are some of the most popular reactions to this news!
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— kerplunk (@ellisunderscore) May 5, 2020
But pronounced “Musk” because the X Æ A-12 is silent.
— Michael Suarez (@michaelsuarez_) May 5, 2020
People didn’t hesitate from bringing a Star Wars reference too since Musk is such a big fan.
R2D2 and BB-8 were already taken
— Villanelle (@LaraCroftMyHero) May 5, 2020
And some people think they’re just gonna call him Norman.
It's pronounced "Norman"
— Rach Louise (@LSOErach) May 5, 2020
This really tests the limits of how polite you are when someone tells you the name of their kid. “Tarquinius? Oh how lovely. Nigel? Adorable, doesn’t make me want to vomit whatsoever. X Æ A-12? Fuck off, that’s not a name.”
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 5, 2020
Or maybe this is just Elon Musk’s prototype baby?
@johnnygordon_5 it sounds like a fucking prototype 😂😂
— 𝕂𝕒𝕥𝕖✨ (@Lakey612) May 5, 2020
I think that’s enough jokes for today. I’m sure Musk tweeted it as a joke, but we can never be certain. Earlier he tweeted that he will have no physical possession, and guess what? Two of his multi-million dollar houses went for sale. Therefore, it’s really hard to tell when we should believe in his tweets or when we shouldn’t. However, it’s his baby. And if Grimes gives him consent for this name, then who are we to complain? We just hope the baby lives a long and happy life.
