Elon Musk Peddles ‘Burnt Hair’ Perfume, Fails to Deliver on High-Speed Trains
Musk may not be funny, but he is definitely a clown.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter bio currently reads “Perfume Salesman,” which, as of this week, is an accurate descriptor. It’s also fitting for it to read “Haberdasher”, “Flamethrower Peddler,” “Jimador,” or even “Short-shorts salesman.” While we’re at it, he could also describe himself as “Bad Negotiator,” “Failed Tunnel Erector,” or “Exploding Car Clerk.” At what point will this dude‘s reputation of not following through with his ideas and hocking novelty gag gifts with his logo slapped on them overpower this image some people hold of him as an astute entrepreneur? Not soon enough!! In the meantime, we’re all going to be subjected to his absolutely unremarkable sense of humor.
Yesterday Musk released a perfume called “Burnt Hair,” which he describes as containing “The Essence of Repugnant Desire.” Clearly, Musk, whose own hair made a miraculous reappearance in 2002, thinks he is being very funny. In fact, his own obsession with his sense of humor might be the most obnoxious thing about him. His last name is musk! He is selling perfume! The smell of the perfume is notoriously one of the worst smells known to man! To quote my 9-year-old self, “It’s so funny I forgot to laugh.” Billionaires, for the record, cannot be funny, because they are the power to which comedic truth is spoken. (I recommend this New York Times piece on Musk from yesterday about him unsuccessfully trying to make Nathan Fielder laugh, if you’d like to experience some top-tier schadenfreude.)