The Bad Sergeant
A religions old lady -from the country was being shown round London when noticing a Staff Sergeant with three stripes and a crown on his left arm, she. enquired what they meant. Her escort told her jokingly that the crown meant that he was married and. the stripes meant three , children. Half an hour later the old lady saw a sergeant with three stripes and NO' CROWN. She promptly set about him with her umbrella.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 52, 2 March 1943, Page 5
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78The Bad Sergeant Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 52, 2 March 1943, Page 5
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