>>
>>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 Jimmy and Susie Brown to have the dinner at their

>>house, like most women, Susie 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, Susie 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, Susie 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 bacon grease on them to make them
tasty.
> >>
> >>Ol' Spot didn't slow down until he had eaten every bite. All morning
long,
> >>Susie 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 Susie 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 Susie's ear. She said, "Mrs. Brown, Spot just died."
> >>
> >>With this news, Susie went into hysterics. After she finally calmed
down,
> >>she called the doctor and told him what had happened.
> >>
> >>The 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
> >>will pump out everyone's stomach and 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 and a
> stomach
> >>pump and the doctor arrived shortly thereafter. One by one, they took
each
> >>person into the master bedroom 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 room, and
>
> >>about this time, the town lady came in and said, "You know, that fellow
>
> >>that ran over Ol' Spot never even stopped."
>
>
>
>

Nothing like reacting without all the facts...


Ken....