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scary devil monastery en · PROPN

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Etymology

An anagram. Coined by Eli Burke, likely through an anagram generator, on 12 March 1996 and later used in message headers: see the quotations.

Meanings

1. (Internet, humorous) The newsgroup alt.sysadmin.recovery.
   • > does Thunderbird even let you post to moderated groups? yes (even the scary devil monastery) 2021 May 24, Tease'n'Seize, “Re: For your newsgroups file:”, in alt.dev.null (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026:
   • I pull on a fresh pair of black heans, a faded Scary Devil Monastery tee shirt, and a pair of rubber-soled socks: I feel much better immediately. It's as if my brain is slowly rebooting, just like the Media Center PC. 2010, The Jennifer Morgue, Charles Stross:
   • > It is quite common to see acronyms used in a.s.r. Some are fairly > self-explanatory, but YMMV. >I think we should also add an "anagrams" section. That question seems >pretty frequent, also. More frequent than acronyms, it seems. alt sysadmin recovery => rancid mystery loaves[1] steady micron slavery[2] comedy striven salary[3] trendy mosaic slavery[4] convert already missy[5] scary devil monastery[6] !!!! [7] […] [6] Does this confirm the BOFH creedo or what!? [7] Enough for now. Beg and I might post more 1996 March 12, Eli Burke, “Add to the FAQ?”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026:
   • In the scary devil monastery, Eli Burke wrote... > alt sysadmin recovery => [ . . . ] > scary devil monastery[6] !!!! [ . . . ] > [6] Does this confirm the BOFH creedo or what!? Damn it, now I've got to figure out a way to automagically replace the line "In alt.sysadmin.recovery, Clueful Person wrote..." with "In the scary devil monastery...." Maybe I can trick Formail into thinking it's a header. 1996 March 14, J.D. Five FAQs Falk, “Add to the FAQ?”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026:

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