A man and his dog were walking along a road. Suddenly it occurred to the man that he was dead and his dog was dead, too. He wondered where they were going. After a while, they came to white wall and a magnificent gate made of gold and mother-of-pearl. He saw a man and called out, “Excuse me, where are we?”
“This is Heaven, sir,” the man answered.
“Wow! Would you happen to have some water?” the man asked.
“Of course, sir, come in and I'll have some water brought right up.”
“Can my friend come in, too?” the traveler asked.
“I'm sorry sir, but we don't accept pets.”
The man turned and continued on his way. After a while, he came to an old farm gate with no fence around it. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside. “Excuse me!” he called to the man. “Do you have any water?”
“Yeah, there's a pump over here, come on in.”
“How about my friend here?” the traveler gestured to the dog.
“Of course. There’s a bowl by the pump.”
They went through the gate, and the traveler gave some water to his dog. When they were full, he asked “What do you call this place?”
“This is Heaven.”
“Well, that's confusing,” the traveler said. “The man down the road said that was Heaven.”
“Oh, you mean the place with the gold and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.”
“Are you angry that they use your name?”'
“No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friend behind.”
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