A group of country neighbors wanted to get together on a regular
>> basis and socialize. As a result,
>> about 10 couples formed a dinner club and agreed to meet
>> for dinner at a different neighbors' house each month.
>> Of course, the lady of the house was to prepare the meal. When it
>> came time for Dick and Jane Brown to have the dinner at their house,
>> like most women,
>> Jane wanted to outdo all the others and prepare a meal that was the
>> best that any of them had ever
>> lapped a lip over.
>> A few days before the big event, Jane got out her cookbook and
>> decided to have mushroom smothered steak. When she went to the store
>> to buy some mushrooms,
>> she found the price for a small can was more than she wanted to pay.
>> She then told her husband, 'We aren't going to have mushrooms because
>> they are too
>> expensive.' He said, 'Why don't you go down in the pasture and pick
>> some of those mushrooms? There are plenty of them right in the creek
>> bed.' She said,
>> 'No, I don't want to do that, because I have heard that wild
>> mushrooms are poison.' He then said,
>> 'I don't think so. I see the varmints eating them all the time and it
>> never has affected them.'
>> After thinking about this, Jane decided to give this a try and got in
>> the pickup and went down in
>> the pasture and picked some. She brought the wild mushrooms
>> back home and washed them, sliced and diced them to get them ready to
>> go over her smothered steak. Then she went out on the back porch and
>> got Ol' Spot's
>> (the yard dog) bowl and gave him a double handful. She even put some
>> b acon grease on them to make them tasty. Ol' Spot didn't slow down
>> until he had eaten
>> every bite. All morning long, Jane watched him and the wild mushrooms
>> didn't seem to
>> affect him, so she decided to use them.
>> The meal was a great success, and Jane even hired a lady from town to
>> come out and help her serve. She had on a white apron and a little
>> cap on her head. It was first class.
>> After everyone had finished, they all began to kick back and relax
>> and socialize. The men were
>> visiting and the women started to gossip a bit.
>> About this time, the lady from town came in from the kitchen and
>> whispered in Jane's ear. She said,
>> 'Mrs. Brown, Spot just died.'
>> With this news, Jane went into hysterics. After she finally calmed
>> down, she called the doctor and
>> told him what had happened.
>> Th e doctor said, 'It's bad, but I think we can take care of it. I
>> will call for an ambulance and I
>> will be there as quick as I can get there. We'll give
>> everyone enemas and we will pump out everyone's stomach. Everything
>> will be fine. Just keep them
>> all there and keep them calm.' It wasn't long until they could hear
>> the wail of the siren as the ambulance was coming down the
>> road. When they got there, the EMTs got out with their
>> suitcases, syringes, and a stomach pump. The doctor arrived shortly
>> thereafter. One by one, they
>> took each person into the master bathroom, gave them an enema and
>> pumped out their stomach.
>> After the last one was finished, the doctor came out and said, 'I
>> think everything will be fine now,
>> and he left.' They were all looking pretty peaked sitting around the
>> living ro om, and
>> about this time, the town lady came in and said, 'You know, that
>> fellow that ran
>> over Ol' Spot never even stopped!!
>> basis and socialize. As a result,
>> about 10 couples formed a dinner club and agreed to meet
>> for dinner at a different neighbors' house each month.
>> Of course, the lady of the house was to prepare the meal. When it
>> came time for Dick and Jane Brown to have the dinner at their house,
>> like most women,
>> Jane wanted to outdo all the others and prepare a meal that was the
>> best that any of them had ever
>> lapped a lip over.
>> A few days before the big event, Jane got out her cookbook and
>> decided to have mushroom smothered steak. When she went to the store
>> to buy some mushrooms,
>> she found the price for a small can was more than she wanted to pay.
>> She then told her husband, 'We aren't going to have mushrooms because
>> they are too
>> expensive.' He said, 'Why don't you go down in the pasture and pick
>> some of those mushrooms? There are plenty of them right in the creek
>> bed.' She said,
>> 'No, I don't want to do that, because I have heard that wild
>> mushrooms are poison.' He then said,
>> 'I don't think so. I see the varmints eating them all the time and it
>> never has affected them.'
>> After thinking about this, Jane decided to give this a try and got in
>> the pickup and went down in
>> the pasture and picked some. She brought the wild mushrooms
>> back home and washed them, sliced and diced them to get them ready to
>> go over her smothered steak. Then she went out on the back porch and
>> got Ol' Spot's
>> (the yard dog) bowl and gave him a double handful. She even put some
>> b acon grease on them to make them tasty. Ol' Spot didn't slow down
>> until he had eaten
>> every bite. All morning long, Jane watched him and the wild mushrooms
>> didn't seem to
>> affect him, so she decided to use them.
>> The meal was a great success, and Jane even hired a lady from town to
>> come out and help her serve. She had on a white apron and a little
>> cap on her head. It was first class.
>> After everyone had finished, they all began to kick back and relax
>> and socialize. The men were
>> visiting and the women started to gossip a bit.
>> About this time, the lady from town came in from the kitchen and
>> whispered in Jane's ear. She said,
>> 'Mrs. Brown, Spot just died.'
>> With this news, Jane went into hysterics. After she finally calmed
>> down, she called the doctor and
>> told him what had happened.
>> Th e doctor said, 'It's bad, but I think we can take care of it. I
>> will call for an ambulance and I
>> will be there as quick as I can get there. We'll give
>> everyone enemas and we will pump out everyone's stomach. Everything
>> will be fine. Just keep them
>> all there and keep them calm.' It wasn't long until they could hear
>> the wail of the siren as the ambulance was coming down the
>> road. When they got there, the EMTs got out with their
>> suitcases, syringes, and a stomach pump. The doctor arrived shortly
>> thereafter. One by one, they
>> took each person into the master bathroom, gave them an enema and
>> pumped out their stomach.
>> After the last one was finished, the doctor came out and said, 'I
>> think everything will be fine now,
>> and he left.' They were all looking pretty peaked sitting around the
>> living ro om, and
>> about this time, the town lady came in and said, 'You know, that
>> fellow that ran
>> over Ol' Spot never even stopped!!