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Marty comments The other part of the pun, bel, was that Captain Cook had named Hawaii "the Sandwich Islands" after his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich.
Oops, forgot to mention that one in my explanation to bel.
Then: And OK, CapK(ook) you win the pedantry competition and I'll stick to Australian history..
Oh, I wouldn't let that stop me if I were you. I wouldn't let it stop me destroying Oz history. For example, Cook didn't run aground until he literally hit the Great Barrier Reef, and I won't even guess which voyage, ship or year that was.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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