A man was fishing from his boat on the river when he noticed that a nearby fisherman had just put down his rod, stood up, removed his hat and placed it over his heart in respect of a funeral procession that was crossing over the river on a bridge. Overwhelmed with this show of respect, the first man followed suit and did the same for the funeral procession. Once all the vehicles had passed, the first fisherman motored over to the other and said, “Sir, that was the most honorable and respectful thing I’ve seen in a long time. For you to take a few moments from your fishing to pay tribute to the deceased is nearly beyond words.”
The other fisherman then thoughtfully replied, “Well, it was the least that I could do. I’d been married to that woman for thirty years.”