THE WALKING DEAD

Apparently, this was a common occurrence, but still understandably heart-stopping. Family and friends had gathered for the funeral of a young boy killed in a gangland slaying in Little Rock, Arkansas. The priest was just about to start on the last rites, when a young boy came upon the scene. Suddenly, women were screaming, men were gaping in shock and the mother fainted. Confounded, the priest asked a nearby mourner if this outburst was a ritual within the community. The mourner said in a wavering voice: "No, Father. That boy who has just walked in, he's the one we're supposed to be burying today." A pragmatist, the priest managed to calm people down and after much discussion realised what had happened. He worked out that the boy's mother suffered from glaucoma and when she was called to the police station to identify the body, she mistook the dead body for her son.

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