English wine cask units the mediæval French and Italian "botte") or pipe was half a tun, or 1008 pints. Tradition has it that George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV of England, was drowned in a butt of malmsey on 18 February 1478. (However, Josephine Tey in "The Daughter of Time" suggests that "drowned in a butt of malmsey" means rather that George, Duke of Clarence, drank himself to death rather than literally drowning in a container of wine.) In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado", the narrator claims he has received "a pipe of what passes for Amontillado".
Butt-Numb-A-Thon without a festival taking place or any statement on 2018 plans, leaving its future in doubt. Butt-Numb-A-Thon The Butt-Numb-A-Thon (also known as BNAT) was an annual film marathon held every December since 1999 in Austin, Texas. It was hosted by Harry Knowles of the Ain't It Cool News website in celebration of his birthday. This mini-festival showed 24 hours of vintage films as well as premieres. Following revelations of sexual assault accusations against Knowles in September 2017, the festival ceased. The marathon was invite-only via an application process. Before BNAT 5 in 2003, there were typically two ways to gain