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1. InternethumorousThe 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

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   > 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

   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

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   > should see all spam sent to Conventry, touch wood. Is that near the Scary Devil Monastery?

   2023 November 26, Andy Burns, “Re: A cry for help”, in comp.os.vms (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

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   [1] sorry about the footnotes, I have been spending too much time in the Scary Devil Monastery[2] [2] Scary Devil Monastery: anagram[3] of alt.sysadmin.recovery [3] ASP has a bunch of anagrams also, but none as cool as Scary Devil Monastery. I could post them if anyone wanted to see them.

   2001 February 4, Jon Tillman, “Which One Should I Try First”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

   > […] I've not yet noticed any group of Usenet regulars > having anyone killed. Or even burning a question mark on someone's lawn. The Scary Devil Monastery came close, and the Other Place does now, at times. This is part of why I liked/like them so much...

   2002 January 4, Mark Atwood, “Progressive Journalist Needs Our Help”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

   Possibly after a 2 hour waste of time session with you where you have to explain what a news server is and how it works and what the Scary Devil Monastery is and why they should be concerned at having their loopy suggestions posted there.

   2007 October 10, Peter Corlett, quoting Cameron Biggart, “today's moment of absurdity”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (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

   He seems to have left the Scary Devil Monastery due to unrecovery in September, so may be too busy or lacking in an NNTP feed to post now.

   2018 February 25, John Williamson, “Explain a windmill?”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026