From Wikipedia: The sandwich is named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an eighteenth-century English aristocrat. It is commonly said that Lord Sandwich, during long sessions of cribbage and other card games at public gambling houses, would order his valet to bring him roast beef between two pieces of toasted bread. He was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue gambling while eating, without the need for a fork, and without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands. The dish then grew in popularity in London, and Sandwich's name became associated with it.

For a Foobar2000 alternative have you seen Deadbeef . It doesn't replace everything but has the same sort of modular interface.

Good Old British Snails, freshly procured from just outside the shop by the drains.

You’d get my point if you were well read

This sounds like the kind of unnecessary insult I would expect a Moderator to take action on but apparently you are the Moderator....Hmmm