# Scarlet Pimpernel- The answer is YES

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 15, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570 "2000-05-15T16:03:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570/1 "2000-05-15T16:03:47Z")

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I’m the only brother in town.

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**Author:** ![My\_Sister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@My\_Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Sister)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570/2 "2000-05-15T17:23:30Z")

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OK, I’ve seen the photo on techchick’s thread and you aren’t Black.

So…? What are you two up to? Don’t make me pry it out. (any more, that is)

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**Author:** ![the\_Scarlet\_Pimpernel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@the\_Scarlet\_Pimpernel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Scarlet_Pimpernel)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570/3 "2000-05-16T11:24:21Z")

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> \*\*  
> brother  
> \*\*

Oops! Sorry.  
Thanks again.

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**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-pimpernel-the-answer-is-yes/19570/4 "2000-05-16T12:47:06Z")

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> Is he alive or is he in hell, that damned, elusive Pimpernel?

“Yes” isn’t much of an answer, you know.