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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!
I heard the last Earl of Sandwich died in a house fire. Now he's toast.
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Mmmm....open faced club sandwich
One of my favourite Homer lines 💛