# Ask the guy who lost a bet to the devil! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2000, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874 "2000-10-30T02:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Gazoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce73a5/32.png) [@Gazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazoo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/61 "2000-10-30T18:15:12Z")
Well, **montfort** , I was with you on the Iggles pick, so the least I can do is help you out here. Who’s going to win the Eagles - Cowboys game next week? How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Does the Pope shit in the woods? Are bears catholic? Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t Fuzzy was he? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/62 "2000-10-30T18:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*Why did you choose ‘Montfort’ for your username? \*\* Hi, **RTFirefly** , and welcome to my thread! I had a great time at your place Saturday night, and thank Jacki for being gracious enough to host the Teeming Millions. Anyway, to answer your question, it’s in honour of a French dude named Simon de Montfort who seduced and married the sister of the king of England (she was a nun at the time), started and nearly won a civil war against the king, and oh, by the way, was the father of Parliamentary government. All this in the 13th Century. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/63 "2000-10-30T18:23:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gazoo \* > \*\*Well, **montfort** , I was with you on the Iggles pick, so the least I can do is help you out here. > > Who’s going to win the Eagles - Cowboys game next week? > > How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? > > Does the Pope shit in the woods? > > Are bears catholic? > > Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t Fuzzy was he? \*\* Hi **Gazoo**! I love your weekly picks, and I wish I followed them for my picks league. Ahh well, at least we both got the Eagles wrong. I really think the Birds will rebound to pound the Cowboys this week. I think McNabb will get about 50 yards rushing, and hopefully about 250 passing. 17-7 Iggles. I think Cecil answered this one. Ahh, yes, he [did](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_083a.html). His answer’s as good as mine would be, if not better. No, I doubt the Pope shits in the woods, as I understand that the Vatican is both in a very urban environment, and it has modern plumbing (if not medieval ideas). Bears may be catholic in their lifestyle, but definitely not Catholic in their beliefs. No, I guess Fuzzy Wuzzy was called “Fuzzy” for the same reason my 10th grade Chemistry teacher was called Fuzzy: because he was bald. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/64 "2000-10-30T18:33:59Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Montfort \* > …Montfort who seduced and married the sister of the king of England…_\* So _who_ was the king of England when this happened? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/65 "2000-10-30T18:41:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by screech-owl \* > \*\*So _who_ was the king of England when this happened? \*\* [Henry III](http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01281). A family tree for Simon de Montfort is available [here](http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal00873). For the record, it was Henry III’s son, the future [Edward I](http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01261) (aka Longshanks) who betrayed and killed de Montfort in battle in Evesham, August 1265. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/66 "2000-10-30T19:43:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Montfort \* > I had a great time at your place Saturday night, and thank Jacki for being gracious enough to host the Teeming Millions. Glad you had a good time - it was great to see you again! Jacki seems to have not only survived the experience, but has read through the threads on both boards, soaking in what people had to say about it afterwards. Oh yes, a question (two, actually): 1. Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? 2. Why does the porridge-bird lay his eggs in the air? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/67 "2000-10-30T19:48:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*1) Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? > > 1. Why does the porridge-bird lay his eggs in the air? \*\* 1. Dead and buried, presumably. 2. Because if **he** laid **his** eggs on the ground, or in nests, scientists would find out and that would cause a global panic when its revealed that _males could get pregnant_. A prediction: Stock in Trojan condom’s parent company would be very popular. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![dcnewsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dcnewsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcnewsman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/68 "2000-10-30T19:50:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Montfort \* > > \*\*… it’s in honour of a French dude named Simon de Montfort who seduced and married the sister of the king of England (she was a nun at the time), started and nearly won a civil war against the king, and oh, by the way, was the father of Parliamentary government. All this in the 13th Century. > \*\* Is Anniz the sister to the king of Switzerland? Is she currently a nun? Will there be a Swiss civil war in November? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/69 "2000-10-30T19:53:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dcnewsman \* > \*\*Is Anniz the sister to the king of Switzerland? Is she currently a nun? Will there be a Swiss civil war in November? \*\* I like your thinking, **dcnewsman** , but she’s not Swiss, she’s Swedish. And, she’s an only child, and not a nun. I have no idea what the present political landscape in Sweden is (nor Switzerland, for that matter), but it’s quite unlikely that a civil war will erupt in the coming month. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fletch)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/70 "2000-10-30T20:01:08Z")
How many informed republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb? ---
**Author:** ![dcnewsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dcnewsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcnewsman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/71 "2000-10-30T20:03:42Z")
Sorry for getting the country wrong. But I do have another question for you…do you work or just stay on the SDMB all day waiting to answer your questions? You seem to answer as soon as they are posted. Trying to get through those 100 posts in record time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/72 "2000-10-30T20:10:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fletch \* > \*\*How many informed republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb? \*\* Hi **Fletch**! Love your username – _Fletch_ is a favourite movie among my circle of friends and I. We oughtta start a _Fletch_-quoting thread one of these days. Anyway, I had no idea there were informed republicans. I suppose, though, if they’re informed, than they can screw in a lightbulb – I mean, even an uninformed republican can screw in a lightbulb by him/herself. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/73 "2000-10-30T20:16:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dcnewsman \* > \*\*Sorry for getting the country wrong. But I do have another question for you…do you work or just stay on the SDMB all day waiting to answer your questions? You seem to answer as soon as they are posted. Trying to get through those 100 posts in record time. 🙂 \*\* I do work, really, but I’m at my desk 99% of the time. It’s also been a very quiet day for me. And, while I admit that I’d like to return to my usual sig sooner rather than later, I didn’t really expect this thread to catch fire like it has. People ask me questions, and the polite thing to do is to answer them. Thanks for asking! (And hey, you’re padding your post count quite a bit. I hope **SqrlCub** doesn’t get jealous. :p) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/74 "2000-10-30T20:52:35Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Montfort_ > **Where _are_ your lucky pair of socks, you mean?** Emphasis mine. You do realize that a pair of something is one unit, do you not? And thus that Jack’s statement was grammatically correct (at least in that respect)? Feel free to address each in a separate post. And a third question for you: Who do you have winning tonight’s game, and who do you want to win, if the answer is different? I’m betting you want the McNairs - erm, the Titans, to win, so the Eagles will be closer to first place. But that’d put the Giants closer, too . . . so who d’ya want to win? ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/75 "2000-10-30T20:57:23Z")
Another question. Will you try to get a revange to **Satan**? Another bet that you start? or do you had enough?😉 ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/76 "2000-10-30T20:59:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > **You do realize that a pair of something is one unit, do you not? And thus that Jack’s statement was grammatically correct (at least in that respect)?** Yes, I admitted my error in a followup post. Look at the bottom of the first page. > [@](#): > > \*\*And a third question for you: Who do you have winning tonight’s game, and who do you want to win, if the answer is different? I’m betting you want the McNairs - erm, the Titans, to win, so the Eagles will be closer to first place. But that’d put the Giants closer, too . . . so who d’ya want to win? \*\* Of course I want the Titans. First, as you said, it keeps the Eagles closer to the lead in the NFC East. Second, I kinda like the Titans. I picked the Titans, but they’re my 1-confidence pick in the Pick 'Em league. I’ve been hemming and hawing on it. As soon as I hear that Eddie George is a definite “no” for tonight I’m prepared to swing my pick to the Skins. Yes, the Giants will remain closer to first (actually, they’ll be alone in first) if the Titans win, but I don’t actively root against a team when it doesn’t benefit the Eagles, unless it’s the Cowboys. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/77 "2000-10-30T21:00:36Z")
Polypeptides are synthesized from a 50 : 50 mixture of [sub]L[/sub]-al-anine and [sub]D[/sub]-alanine. How many different isometric molecules containing 22 monomer units are possible? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/78 "2000-10-30T21:03:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anniz \* > \*\*Another question. > Will you try to get a revange to **Satan**? > Another bet that you start? > or do you had enough?😉 \*\* Hi **Anniz**! I have to say, I love your sig! No, I don’t plan to get revenge on **Satan**. He won the bet fair and square. Although, if he wants to bet on the Flyers and the Rangers (hockey), I’ll make that bet anytime, anywhere. Thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/79 "2000-10-30T21:04:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silo \* > \*\*Polypeptides are synthesized from a 50 : 50 mixture of [sub]L[/sub]-al-anine and [sub]D[/sub]-alanine. How many different isometric molecules containing 22 monomer units are possible? \*\* Uhh, hi **Silo**. I don’t know. Just because I took chemistry in high school means that I remember it (although I did pass it). Thanks for, uhh, asking! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-lost-a-bet-to-the-devil/38874/80 "2000-10-30T21:25:51Z")
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