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...with so many other things regarded as typically American, the origins of the sandwich lie elsewhere. Already popular in ancient Roman times, it was not officially christened until the mid-18th century, when it was named in honor of John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. A dedicated gambler, Montagu one day slapped a slab of meat between two slices of bread so he could eat without getting greasy fingers or being distracted by a fork and knife as he concentrated on the gaming table. This sort of convenience has delighted sandwich fans ever since. Extolling Montagu's contribution...
...jackpot from 50 cents up. At one point, when they have pooled their money with a third friend to play the dollar machines, all three squeal together and draw a crowd five deep. "How much did they win?" people ask. "$100," comes the reply. "Oh, shoot," says a hardened gambler. His contempt delights them more than their jackpot, which they duly pump back into the machine...
...Roulette," her husband replies. These are the sort of people who can break a hardened gambler's heart...
Chung, however, is not an entreprenuer. Nor is she a gambler. Instead, she may make her fortune from a two hour recital she gave yesterday at Sanders Theater in competetion for the Peabody-Mason Music Foundation sponsorship--one of the most prestigious national competitions and perhaps the most lucrative...
...hitting it big. Said Sociologist Eric Hirsch of Columbia University: "It's the American dream to get rich quickly, but the lottery holds up false hope for people. Nobody who has any real understanding of the number 6 million would participate in the game." Arnie Wexler, a recovering compulsive gambler and the head of the New Jersey chapter of the National Council, asserted that the chances of hitting Lotto 48 are about a third those "of getting hit by lightning and dying, which are about 2 million...