The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 13:09, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
... that Edward Dando once ate 300 oysters with a loaf and a half of bread and butter in one sitting? Source: Impey, Christopher (2019). The House on the Hill. Brixton: London's Oldest Prison. London: Tangerine Press. Page 52 and "Caution to shell fish dealers, publicans &c.—Dando, the oyster-eater—abroad". The Observer. 24 June 1832
ALT1: ... that Edward Dando's consumption of oysters was so prestigious, William Makepeace Thackeray based a short story on him and Charles Dickens compared him to Alexander the Great? Thackeray: Harden, Edgar F. (1998). Thackeray the Writer: From Journalism to Vanity Fair. pp. 11-12; Dickens: Dickens, Charles (16 March 1861). "Oysters". All the Year Round. Vol. 4, no. 99. p. 544
@Your Power: Considering you are busy, I am available to review it. If you are still interested, kindly review it today. Thanks RV (talk) 04:54, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: 300 oysters ... that'd land you an easy DYKstats for sure; perhaps even a spot in WP:UNUSUAL. I prefer ALT0 for its concision. Neutrality is okay. QPQ has been done. Each paragraph in the article is sufficiently cited; the prose is amusing to read and at first glance seems neutral to me. Will AGF that the offline sources sufficiently back up the hook and article information. Elias 🌊 💬 "Will you call me?" 📝 "Will you hang me out to dry?" 15:00, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
300 oysters ... that'd land you an easy DYKstats for sure; perhaps even a spot in WP:UNUSUAL. I prefer ALT0 for its concision. Neutrality is okay. QPQ has been done. Each paragraph in the article is sufficiently cited; the prose is amusing to read and at first glance seems neutral to me. Will AGF that the offline sources sufficiently back up the hook and article information. Elias 🌊 💬 "Will you call me?"