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A couple days ago, I wrote a post (Tyger, Tyger, Copper, Copper) about the theory that the late, great British poet William Blake (1757-1827) and been killed by copper poisoning due to years of acid-etching copper plates as a print maker.
You didn't think I wouldn't take notice of this bit of news, did you? Even if I had, I would have had little choice, as readers deluged me with various news reports about this.
If you've ever wondered what a couple of Molly winners, Sastra and Blake Stacey, look like…
Blake Stacey has taken the first step towards becoming another Mike Godwin or Bruce Salem*: Blake's Law has a Wikipedia page.