Funeral Procession

[shadowcaster]

A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he

noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby

cemetery

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A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one.

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Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash.

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

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The man couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the man

walking the dog and said, 'I am so sorry for your loss, and this may be

a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this.

Whose funeral is it?'

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'My wife's.

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''What happened to her?'

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The man replied, 'My dog attacked and killed her'

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

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

when the dog turned on her.'

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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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The man replied, 'Get in line.'