Sid was travelling down a country road in his native Yorkshire, England when he saw a crowd of people gathering outside a farmhouse.

It was a cold November afternoon, so he stopped and asked Farmer Ellis why such a large crowd of men was gathered there.

The farmer replied, 'Jo's donkey kicked his mother-in-law and she died.'

'Well,' replied the man, 'She must have had a lot of friends.'

'Nope,' said Farmer Ellis.' We all just want to buy his donkey.'

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A Preacher went to his church office on Monday morning and
discovered a dead donkey in the church yard. He called the
police.

Since there did not appear to be any foul play, the police
...referred the Preacher to the health department.

The health department said since there was no health threat
that he should call the sanitation department.

The sanitation manager said he could not pick up the mule
without authorization from the mayor.

Now the Preacher knew the mayor and was not to eager to call
him. The mayor had a bad temper and was generally hard to
deal with, but the Preacher called him anyway.

The mayor did not disappoint. He immediately began to rant and
rave at the pastor and finally said, "Why did you call me any
way? Isn`t it your job to bury the dead?"

The preacher paused for a brief prayer and asked the Lord to
direct his response. He was led to say, "Yes, Mayor, it is my
job to bury the dead, but I always like to notify the next of
kin first!"

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