"Funeral" joke

Tom was on the side of the road and noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by another long black hearse about 50 feet back.

Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind the man and dog were about 200 men walking in single file..

Curious, Tom respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said "Sir, I know this is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?"

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

Tom said, "Oh... I'm sorry. What happened to her?"

The man replied, "My dog bit her and she died."

Tom inquired further, "Well, who is in the second hearse?"

The man answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned and bit her... and she died."

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

Tom then sheepishly asked, "Sir... Do you suppose, perhaps, ahhh... I could borrow that dog?"

Pointing behind him, the man replied, "Get in line."