Funeral procession

[Guest skrubber]

Found this on the web while stumbling

 

Unusual Funeral Procession

A man 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.

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 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.

“Can I borrow the dog?”

“Get in line.”

[AdamSmith]

I am reminded somewhat of a story about the man who was away from home and received a telegram from his undertaker saying, "Your mother-in-law died today, shall we cremate or bury?" He wired back and said, "Take no chances: Cremate and bury."

 

Sam Ervin

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ebb2wsxkF4C&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=cremate+and+bury+sam+ervin&source=web&ots=RCEVHzDTHA&sig=B3YelJwZpnVxiwMben52TqGKX-Q