The Funeral

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Frank was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he

noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby

cemetery.

A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50

feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man

walking a dog on a leash.

Behind him, a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file.

Frank couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the

man walking the dog and said, "I am so sorry for your loss, and I know

now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like

this. Whose funeral is it?"

"My wife's."

"What happened to her?"

The man replied, "My dog attacked and killed her."

He inquired further, "But, who is in the second hearse?"

The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife

when the dog turned on her."

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed between the two men.

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"Can I borrow the dog?"

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"Get in line."