The elderly rabbi and the elderly priest
   are reminiscing whilst on a train journey together .....

..... after a while, the priest says to the rabbi, "Tell me, rabbi, have you ever eaten bacon?"  The rabbi replies, "Of course not. I'm a rabbi and bacon isn't kosher. We're not allowed to eat bacon."

They travel on for a little while. Then the priest says, "Rabbi, I'm a priest, you can tell me in confidence, have you ever eaten bacon?"  The rabbi replies, "Well, father ... to tell you the truth ... yes, on one occasion I did eat bacon."

The two of them are deep in thought when, after a minute or two, the rabbi says to the priest, "Father, tell me, have you ever slept with a woman?"  The priest is shocked by this question and replies, "Of course not ... I'm a Catholic priest and we are not allowed to do that." to which the rabbi then responds, "You know, father, I'm a rabbi ... you can tell me in confidence ... have you ever slept with a woman"

A few seconds pass by and then the priest says, "Well, rabbi, to tell you the truth ... yes, on one occasion I did sleep with a woman" to which the rabbi replies, "Better than bacon, isn't it!"


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