[HPFGU-OTChatter] Brit Speak: Difference between Fireman and Soldier?

[Shaun Hately]

On 12 May 2004 at 23:19, Steve wrote:

> Found this in a list of Kid's jokes at CBBC Newsround-
> 
> Q: What is the difference between a fireman and a soldier?
> 
> A: You can't dip a fireman in your egg.
> 
> Sorry, but I don't get it.
> 
> How or why CAN you dip a soldier in your egg?
> 
> It's got to be a British thing.

'Soldiers' refers to buttered toast cut into strips - and quite 
commonly used to dip into a boiled egg.


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