A short humourous break.
A guy raises his glass and toasts his blonde girlfriend. “May you be in Heaven a half-hour before the devil knows you’re dead!”
“What’s that mean?”
“That is an authentic Irish toast.”
“Oh. In that case, here’s to bread, eggs and cinnamon.”
“Bread, eggs and cinnamon? What’s that?”
“That’s French toast.”
The Joke Explained
The first guy uses what he calls an Irish (from Ireland) toast to "toast" or salute/honor his girlfriend. (The toast wishes that you will go to heaven after you die before the Devil finds out and has a chance to get you.)
The second guy confuses the "toast" with cooked bread. So he says "here's to" (a common way to begin a toast) bread, eggs, and cinnamon, which are the ingredients of a type of breakfast food we call here in the U.S. French toast. You mix the eggs with the cinnamon and usually a little milk, then put the bread into the mixture and place it in a frying pan to cook.
Like many jokes, this one depends on a "play on words" or confusion between two different meanings of the same or similar word or phrase.
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English as a Second Language Podcas
The key to understanding this joke is knowing that "toast" can have two meanings. A toast can be something you say to someone else, usually with a drink in your hand, to congratulate them or honor them. A common toast in English is "Cheers!"
Toast is also a type of cooked bread that you eat for breakfast or with a sandwich.
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