The thing is, I'd never put the devil down as a fast sprinter, anyway. He was trudging last time I encountered him in print, when Pellinor read out a reference to a 16th or 17th century woman who met the devil when out walking. He asked her for 2/6, and "complained about the hardness of the times."

I always like wondering what common words everyone uses today without question will be considered offensive in the future.