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The brothers' chip butty ('chippy butty') saga (2022)

running joke · status: short bit (2022) · last event: callback (2022-04-12)

In April 2022 John explained the British chip butty, a sandwich of bread and french fries. Days later Hank made and ate his own version with mayonnaise and fish sauce, and John called Hank's version a bad sandwich.

About: chip butty

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2022-04-08 first use The joke starts when the HowJSay pronunciation app says 'butty'; John explains that a chip butty is a sandwich of bread and french fries, and Hank says they have fries upstairs and are going to get a chippy butty. (playful) Hank and John Discover Chippy Butties 00:03:21
2022-04-12 variation Hank makes and eats his own version of a chip butty (mayonnaise, and fish sauce for lack of brown sauce) while John reacts with disgust. (playful) Utter Chippy Butty Chaos 00:00:00
2022-04-12 callback Hank says he is glad they have a lot of British fans who can feel insulted; John says he believes in cultural humility, but that is a bad sandwich. (playful) Utter Chippy Butty Chaos 00:03:34

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