A pit bull on a leash

 From Life is a Joke, 100 Life Lessons by John and Gordon Javna.

—52— Get in Line

“A man that studieth revenge, keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal.”

—Francis Bacon

A young woman is walking home one day when she spots an odd funeral procession on its way to the cemetery. A black hearse is being followed by a second hearse. Behind that is an older woman walking with a pit bull on a leash, followed by a hundred women walking single file behind her.

The young woman watches for a few minutes in wonder, and finally approaches the woman walking the dog.

“Excuse me,” she says, “I’m sorry to bother you in your time of grief, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Whose funeral is it?”

“My husband’s,” the older woman answers. “He’s in the first hearse. This dog found him in bed with his girlfriend and killed both of them. She’s in the second hearse.”

The young woman says, “Oh, I’m sorry” . . . but then smiles and adds, “Say, can I borrow your dog?”

“Get in line,” the woman answers.