Tom was on the side of the road and noticed a most unusual
funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long
black hearse was followed by another long black hearse about
50 feet back. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man
walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind that were 200 men
walking single file.
Tom couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached
the man walking the dog and said "Sir, I know now is a bad time
to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose
funeral is it?"
The man replied "Well, that first hearse is for my wife."
Tom asked, "What happened to her?"
The man replied "My dog bit her and she died."
Tom inquired further, "Well, who is in the second hearse?"
The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my
wife when the dog turned and bit her and she died."
A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two men..
Tom asks, "Sir, could I borrow that dog?"
He replied, "Get in line."
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