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A fact from John Wilson Crawford appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 July 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John Wilson Crawford, a Brigadier in the Australian Army, was nicknamed "cake eater" because of his strict adherence to formal protocols for official social functions?

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cake eater

Sorry Im from the UK and I dont get why cake eater is an appropriate nick name. Why not "bread cooker" for the same reason. Can you explain why? Victuallers (talk) 07:29, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]