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One fine morning a man was leaving a cafe after his
morning coffee, when he noticed a most unusual funeral
procession A funeral coffin was followed by a second
one about 50 feet behind the first.

Behind the second coffin was a solitary man walking
with a black dog.

Behind him was a queue of about 2000 men walking in a
single line.

The man couldn't stand his curiosity.

He approached the man walking with the dog, "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
with so many of you walking in single line. Whose
funeral is it? "

The man replied, "Well, that first coffin is for my
wife. "

What happened to her? "

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

He inquired further, "Well, who is in the second
coffin? "

The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to
help my wife when the dog attacked and killed her
also. "

A thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two
men.

Then the first one asks in excitement "Can I borrow
the dog? "

The man calmly replied "Join the queue."