Know Your Boss: The Memelord of Mars Edition
Faced with public claims of fathering a 13th child, what was Elon Musk's famously terse, one-word public statement on X in February 2025?
What is "Whoa."?
While writing this 1977 novel about a hotel caretaker, King didn't realize until later that Jack Torrance's rage and drinking were subconscious reflections of his own alcoholism.
The Shining
To get to SLA from South Philly, Javier had to take the Orange Line. The question isn't how long it took, but rather: how many times did he see someone eating a full platter of chicken wings on the train?
What is "at least twice a week"?
This Pope, son of Italian immigrants, personally (and secretly) at the time mediated the 2014 thaw between the US and Cuba.
Who is Pope Francis?
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
These two famous Italian immigrant anarchists were the most notable followers of Galleani and were executed in 1927.
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
In a nod to a classic scene from the 1984 pre-reddit-reddit-guy-style mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the volume controls in a Tesla go up to what number?
What is 11
Due to a haze of heavy drinking and drug use, King has stated he has "no memory" of writing this 1981 novel about a mother and son trapped by a rabid St. Bernard.
What is Cujo?
When he is back home in South Philly, if an old lady asks Javi "Who do you belong to?", she isn't asking about his parents; she wants to know this...
What is his Parish? (e.g., "I'm from St. Monica's" or "St. Richard's").
This Cosmicomic Cuban/Italian author was born in a botanical station near Havana, though he is celebrated as Italian; in his later years, he recalled his father's extreme Italian patriotism as a source of youthful shame.
Who is Italo Calvino?
Nice tie in with the auters category from Lily's right? :)
also
Calvino Centenary
Havana hosts major events celebrating 100 years of Italo Calvino.
This is the specific political tactic, or shall we say method of communication Galleanists used, where violent acts serve as a catalyst for popular revolt. This is a specific term coined by the man himself.
What is Propaganda of the Deed?
While he was away on what kind of vacation was Elon Musk ousted as CEO from his own company in 2000?
What is his honeymoon?
Among the drug paraphernalia found in King's trash were empty bottles of this minty household liquid, which the author drank for its high alcohol content when booze ran out.
What is mouthwash (or Listerine)?
In South Philly catholic churh While the "Poor Box" was for spare change, Javi probably knew this approximately $2 ritual, requiring a long wooden taper to reach the flickering glass in the very back row...
What are Vigil Lights? (Or: What is lighting a Votive Candle?)
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While working as the Chief Engineer at the Tacón Theater in Havana in 1849, this Italian immigrant accidentally invented the telephone 27 years before Alexander Graham Bell. He was actually administering electric shocks to a man with rheumatism, whose scream of pain traveled so perfectly down the copper wire that the engineer realized voice transmission was possible
A: Who is Antonio Meucci?
Antonio Meucci is not always credited with inventing the telephone due to factors including his inability to afford renewing a patent caveat, potential access to his work by Alexander Graham Bell, and Meucci's struggles with language and legal costs. A U.S. government fraud case against Bell was dropped after Meucci's death in 1889.
The title of the Galleanist bomb-making manual, which translates to "Health is in you!"
What is La Salute è in voi!?
After being repeatedly asked to define Dogecoin on Saturday Night Live, what did he finally concede it was, causing its price to plummet?
What is "a hustle"?
King's sole directorial credit is this 1986 film about killer trucks, which features a soundtrack by AC/DC and a production period, during which ITALIAN cinematographer Armando Nannuzzi lost an eye in an accident involving this remote-controlled lawnmower.
What is Maximum Overdrive
During the 9th Street Italian Market Festival or St. Nick’s October feast, residents perform this act, from the Latin for "from a vow," by attaching currency to the saint's sash as it processes past their rowhomes.
What are ex-votos, pinning money (or banknotes/cash, etc...)
Pogolotti / Barrio Poglotti
This Galleanist is the primary suspect in the 1920 Wall Street bombing and fled back to Italy.
Who is Mario Buda (aka Mike Boda)?
While many new Space X interns are briefed on the infamous X Æ A-Xii, your boss has other children whose names are just as... computationally inspired. What is the full, three-part name of his daughter with Grimes, whose one-letter nickname "Y" serves as a direct counterpart to her more famous brother, "X"?
Exa Dark Sideræl Musk
King describes this 1987 sci-fi novel about aliens in Haven, Maine, as a "batshit" book that serves as a metaphor for the frenetic, sleepless energy of his cocaine addiction.
What is "The Tommyknockers?"
The 12th and Reed building that once housed the school for this "B.V.M." parish is now a luxury apartment complex known as the Wharton Street Lofts.
Annunciation B.V.M. School
This building was the Annunciation B.V.M. (Blessed Virgin Mary) School.
After the school closed in 2012, the building was converted into a luxury apartment complex called the Wharton Street Lofts (located at 1148 Wharton St).
The renovation preserved historic school elements like original chalkboards and high ceilings. It is known for high-end amenities.
THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL OTHER CONFUSIONS WITH THIS AS THIS KIND OF TRANSFORMATION HAS HAPPENED A BUNCH
March 2020 to the Italian city of Crema.
A brigade of 52 Cuban medical professionals, part of the country's "Henry Reeve" contingent specialized in disaster situations, arrived in the northern Italian region of Lombardy on March 22, 2020, to assist local healthcare authorities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. They worked for two months at a field hospital, the main city hospital, and a care center for the elderly in Crema. A second team later deployed to Turin in April 2020.
In 1914, Galleanists attempted to bomb the Tarrytown estate of this wealthy oil tycoon and coal mine owner.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?