That's a spicy meatball: Musk's tweet about Zuck fight sparks hilarious Italian-inspired memes

Ay, itsabout respect.
By Tim Marcin  on 
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg with bad fake cartoon mustaches
Italian respect. Credit: Mashable composite / Getty Images / MANDEL NGAN,ALAIN JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images / Oleksandr Hurtovyi

Elon Musk posted on FKA Twitter Friday about his proposed fight with Mark Zuckerberg — sure, I'll believe it when I see it — but, hilariously, in the process, inspired people online to post Italian memes.

The internet, for one reason or the other, loves posting Italian — and Italian American — inspired memes. The Sopranos, the chef's kiss, it's just great internet fodder. So when Musk posted about planning the fight — which he apparently wanted to take place at the Colosseum — and how it would "pay respect to the past and present of Italy," well, the internet was quick to respond.

There were lots of Mario-related jokes. Obviously. Especially since Musk once dressed up as Wario for SNL.

There were jokes about Olive Garden, naturally, since billionaires fighting at a historical site and that chain restaurant have about the same amount to do with actual Italian culture.

There was also a nice remembrance to the person who got banned on Twitter for being Italian Elon Musk, a fantastic bit.

And then there were lots of memes and jokes. The quote-tweets were fantastic.

For what it's worth, here was my entry.

So there you have it, two billionaires are (probably not actually) going to fight and, in the process, respect Italy. Sounds good.

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Tim Marcin

Tim Marcin is a culture reporter at Mashable, where he writes about food, fitness, weird stuff on the internet, and, well, just about anything else. You can find him posting endlessly about Buffalo wings on Twitter at @timmarcin.


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