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Dave Wilton

21 Mar 2025 • 6 min read
B&W photo of a cat in a winged viking helmet and scale-mail breastplate, with the caption “Brünnhilde"

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B&W photo of a Bayer medicine bottle labeled “Heroin”
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jones (paid)

12 Nov 2025 2 min read
Photo of a turkey club sandwich served on a plate

club sandwich

The club sandwich, or club house sandwich, as it is usually prepared today, consists of three slices of bread, between which is layered turkey (or sometimes chicken), ham or bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. It is typically served quartered and held together by cocktail sticks. But why club? How did
12 Nov 2025 3 min read
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butler

A butler is the chief servant in a household. The word comes to us from Anglo-Norman, the variety of French spoken in England following the Norman Conquest. The Anglo-Norman word was botiller, a cup-bearer or servant who served wine, recorded from the mid twelfth century. The word ultimately comes from
10 Nov 2025 1 min read
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