He was a clerk at a small store in northern England. One day a Sergeant Grenadier from the detachment down the road came in laid a (clean) but worn condom on the counter. He asked the clerk, "How much for a new one?". "30 pence" said the clerk. "Und how much to patch it?", asked the Sergeant. "20 pence", said the clerk. "Thank you, Sor", said the Sergeant as he marched back out the door. The next day the Sergeant came back in, laid down the same condom and said, "The r-r-regiment voted to patch it".