# The Devil You Knew **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 1999, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225 "1999-12-14T20:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/21 "1999-12-16T01:36:00Z")
Byz – You are absolved; in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. I’ve never harbored any ill will towards you, as you were unaware of GBS’s feelings when you made your posts. We’ve talked and moved on. We are in a “happy” place with the board. I’m living proof you can still throw your feelings out there, without offending your SO. Finding out what offends or hurts her/him is a prerequisite though. Oh, and by the way, GBS will attest that I’m the… * * * Best! Chief ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/22 "1999-12-16T05:13:00Z")
Hear! Hear! Satan, I applaud. To paraphrase Addison, the post of honour is a private station. (Sens avoir l’intention.) The general level of discourse could well stand to be raised above gutter-sniping, and many fingers in this forum seem to wander the keyboard unaccompanied by a supervising mind. Words are rear-guard actions mainly – only useful after the fact, and rarely adequate. Representing is also obscuring, and as several have already observed folks will conclude as readily on what is not said as on what is revealed. Better to keep yer cards in yer hand, the merrier to trump fools who lead with zestful intuition, untainted by any genuine knowledge. Dr. Watson “Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him as a ratio.” ---
**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/23 "1999-12-16T06:27:00Z")
Ya Satan. I admit I could not help myself with a few zingers here and there. I apologize if I may have hurt your feelings or you SO. Whoa…I apologized to SATAN for hurting his feelings. Not often you can type that and say its true. * * * Tyler Durden: You are not your job. You are not the money in your bank account. You are not the car you drive. You are not how much money is in your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/24 "1999-12-16T06:28:00Z")
I apoligize for any teasing I have done that may have offended you. The t-shirt thing was a joke I was planning when Satan made his tour. If it upset you two I am deeply sorry. Having a net relationship myself, I know what you are going thru so I will bite my tongue whenever tempted to aim a sarcastic remark in your direction. I wish you the best, you both seem like great people. * * * I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature! ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/25 "1999-12-16T11:53:00Z")
_And now for something comepletely crass…_ Hmmm. I wonder who the CrackWhore’s boffing? ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Hall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@Rich\_Hall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Hall)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 1999, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/26 "1999-12-19T17:19:00Z")
No Sympathy for the Devil. But we’ll read any news that you will report, since there’s little here worth following lately. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 1999, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/27 "1999-12-20T05:15:00Z")
No mystery there Chief…he is the other navy man here, the one with PurpleToenails. Ya know what they say about a whore in every port =) * * * I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature! ---
**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:** [December 20, 1999, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/28 "1999-12-20T13:44:00Z")
Well, I kinda feel like I came to the MB just a half-step behind all the hullaballoo (early enough to read about it, but too late to post anything relevant). Satan, I just want to say I understand your position but I think it’s a dirty rotten shame that you feel youve been forced to it. I’ll miss the style of your previous postings. Congrats to you and Drain Bead. * * * Where are we going and what am I doing in this handbasket? ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 1999, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/29 "1999-12-20T19:48:00Z")
PCW said: > [@](#): > > No mystery there Chief…he is the other navy man here, the one with PurpleToenails. PurpleCrackWhore, are you saying that _ **you’re** _ a navy man? this will force me to completely revise my mental image of you. * * * Live a Lush Life Da Chef ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/30 "1999-12-22T00:26:00Z")
I’m glad Satan has elected to keep his new net.relationship private. Because now I’m free to say: \Satan and Drain Bead, sittin’ in a tree Kay eye ess ess eye en gee!\ (I’ll make fun of the Purple Crack Whore next time. 😉 ) * * * The truth, as always, is more complicated than that. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/31 "1999-12-22T00:46:00Z")
no Chef I am not male… Chief wondered who I was boffing… I just answered… he is the other Navy guy here who goes by the name of PurpleToenails. It is no secret we are lovers was all I was saying so you can still keep your mental image. I wouldn’t want to deprive any man of their fantasies LOL * * * I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature! ---
**Author:** ![Girlbysea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Girlbysea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlbysea)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/32 "1999-12-22T02:12:00Z")
He doesn’t have purple toenails (nor do I believe purple toenails are regulation) but I can honestly say _now_ I have something in common with a “crack whore”!! I love a Navy man too. Question: Do purple toenails out rank a chief? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/33 "1999-12-22T02:17:00Z")
Whoa! Please allow me the honor of being the first to welcome you to our little dysfunctional community! Say Hi to the Chief for us, willya? * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/34 "1999-12-22T02:17:00Z")
Nice to meet you GirlbySea. My navyman does alot of things that aren’t regulation but then again he is British LOL. I am not sure if he outranks Chief, he is a Petty Officer over there… but forever Captain of my heart. * * * I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/35 "1999-12-22T05:32:00Z")
In defiance of **Rich Hall** , I do have _Sympathy For The Devil_ and for any _Friend Of The Devil_. But I will still make fun of him for the day I saw the _Devil With The Blue Dress_ on. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/36 "1999-12-23T00:52:00Z")
I think I’ve finally figured out Drain Bead’s handle! Here’s a hint: Don’t pronounce “Bead” like “beed”, pronounce it like “bed”. Then it’ll be a lot more obvious. * * * The truth, as always, is more complicated than that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/37 "1999-12-23T00:57:00Z")
Like, duh? ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/38 "1999-12-23T00:59:00Z")
**tracer** – No points for that one. She specifically denied the alternate pronunciation already in this very thread. ## She says it’s not exactly a Spoonerism. Must be a Forkism is my guess. Let’s see. I lathered and I rinsed. But did I repeat? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/39 "1999-12-23T03:19:00Z")
Wait a second, pluto, I thought the whole point of this thread was we weren’t supposed to talk about who’s forking who. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-you-knew/12225/40 "1999-12-23T03:24:00Z")
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