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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

TIL of the 4th Earl of Sandwich (via this thread). This excerpt from his Wikipedia page sounds like someone Aussies will be familiar with:

Sandwich retired in 1782. Despite holding a number of important posts during his career, Sandwich's incompetence and corruption were legendary, inspiring the saying: "Seldom has any man held so many offices and accomplished so little."

Hi ScoMo!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I heard the last Earl of Sandwich died in a house fire. Now he's toast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

a proud tradition for the weak of chin and character

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mmmm....open faced club sandwich

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

One of my favourite Homer lines 💛