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Clutch Move Of Ordering Us Pizza, also known as Honey Badger Drinks When He Wants, refers to a viral tweet posted by Twitter / X user and self-professed venture capitalist and dancer Peter Pham (@PeterPham) in response to a tweet by Elon Musk in which he said, "there is something quite beautiful about red wine in a fine glass." In his response, Twitter user @PeterPham's reply recounted pouring Elon Musk a glass of wine at a "friend's house in SF after another mutual friend's wedding in '17." The tweet is often mocked for being sycophantic toward Musk, and it inspired a phrasal template meme after 2023.

Origin

On January 23rd, 2023, Elon Musk responded to an X^[1] post by journalist Nicole Behnam (@NicoleBehnam) that read, "Once you realize alcohol is a scam, everything changes." Musk^[2] tweeted, "I don’t like the taste or effects of most alcohol, but there is something quite beautiful about red wine in a fine glass," gathering over 114,000 likes in two years.

Later that day, X^[3] user @PeterPham replied to Musk's tweet by recounting an interaction he supposedly had with Musk in 2017, which notably referenced the Honey Badger meme:

I remember pouring you a glass at a friend's house in SF after another mutual friend's wedding in 17'. I was decanting another, you didn't want to wait "honey badger drinks when he wants" 🤣 I made the clutch move of ordering us pizza at 1am…"

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Peter Pham's tweet became an infamous reference on Twitter in subsequent months, with X^[4] user @sam_alberti reposting the aforementioned interaction in response to a tweet that read, "what’s the worst tweet/reply of all time" on December 5th, 2023. The post gathered over 53,000 likes in a year.

On October 8th, 2024, X^[5] user @sabatonfan69 tweeted a Dark Souls NPC Dialogue joke that read, "Dark souls NPC (coughing): I… I remember you. You made the clutch move of ordering us pizza at 1am. Eheheh (hacking cough)." The post gathered over 27,000 likes in six months.

On December 10th, 2024, X^[6] user @lolt64 posted an image of actor Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard in Star Trek, writing, "Data. Make the clutch move of ordering us pizza at 1am," and gathering over 20,000 likes in four months.

On February 12th, 2025, X^[7] user @helen recounted Peter Pham's reply to Elon Musk in February 2024, writing, "if you’re ever feeling too old remember peter pham was 42 when he made the clutch move of ordering pizza at 1am after elon musk said 'honey badger drinks when he wants' following a mutual friend’s wedding in ‘17." The post gathered over 40,000 likes in two months.

On March 12th, 2025, X^[8] user @carobunga posted a tweet inspired by Peter Pham's reply to Elon Musk. The tweet reads, "I made the clutch move of ordering us poison at 2am," gathering over 6,000 likes in two months.

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