Question

A hairy man intercepts messengers sent to consult this being and predicts the king’s death from injuries sustained by falling through a lattice. Louis Le Breton depicted this being with skull-and-crossbones on two of his wings in the Dictionnaire Infernal. This being’s popular name is either a corruption of a title referring to the “heavenly ■END■ (-5[1])

ANSWER: Baalzebub [or Beelzebub; or Baalzebul; or the Lord of the Flies; prompt on Baal; prompt on Satan or the devil] (The first sentence refers to an incident in Second Kings, Chapter 1.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry BonI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireUBC55-5
Joel MilesThompson et al.Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms11910
Natan Holtzmanthrow away your cards, rally in the streetsCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!12310
Russell NipUBCI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire14910

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%120.67
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%0%33%130.33