Six Holes

SIX HOLES While traveling in West Virginia a man noticed an old gentleman standing in his front yard with a shovel in his hand wiping the sweat from his brow crying.
Concerned, the man stopped and asked him what was wrong. "I just got finished burying Old Blue. The best old coon dog I ever had" he sobbed.
Looking around at 6 holes dug the man asked him why he had to dig 6 holes to bury one dog.
He said "Boy, don't you know nuthin'? The first 5 holes were too small".