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The devil was the judge of the contest, cheated, and still lost. Says a lot about Johnny's ability.
Maybe he just wants some freinds to jam with but nobody hangs out with someone horny without some gold and threats on the line, tales as old as time really.
FACT: gold is formed in the extreme heat of stars
FACT: Hell is known for its extreme heat
THEREFORE: gold is likely extremely common in Hell. The Devil was offering a worthless prize.
It's not the heat but the pressure that does it. The heat in a star is the byproduct of the pressure, it's not what causes the gold to form. And even then I think metals as heavy as gold only form in a supernova.
Well, hell has both the pressure and the temperature of a supernova and you can't prove otherwise.
I bet the devil could you got a fiddle
I always thought that Johnny won the contest, but Johnny's pride will eventually land himself in hell anyway, pride being one of the seven deadly. Devil doesn't care that he lost and doesn't flip out for that reason.
I always thought this but with the added twist that the Devil didn't actually lose. He chose to "lose" because he didn't want Johnny humbled. He wanted Johnny and all that pride to go across earth challenging anyone to believe they could be so good as to beat the Devil, inspiring more pride.
There's a sequel exactly about this.
Guess who wins? :-D
It isn't pride to say you're the best if you are. It's a statement of fact.
Doesn't it really say much more about the devil's obvious and severe limitations?
Well yeah, he has to follow a contract most of the time. (Atleast in folklore). That's what makes it neat. He's beating the devil at his own deal.
He bet against the house and won.