A group of country friends from the Cottonwood Baptist Church wanted to get
together on a regular basis, socialize, and play games. The lady of the
house always prepared a meal.
When it came time for Jon and Nancy to be the hosts, Nancy wanted to outdo
all the others. She decided to have mushroom-smothered steak, but
mushrooms were a little expensive. When she told him Jon said "No mushrooms. They are
too expensive. Why don't you go down to the creek bed and pick some of those
mushrooms?"
She said, "No, some wild mushrooms are poison."
He said, "Well, I see varmints eating them and they're OK." So Nancy decided
to give it a try. She picked a bunch, washed, sliced, and diced them for her
smothered steak. Then she went out on the back porch and gave Ol' Spot (the
yard dog) a double handful. Ol' Spot ate every bite. All morning long, Nancy
watched Ol' Spot and the wild mushrooms didn't seem to affect him, so she
decided to use them. The meal was a great success, and Nancy even hired a
lady from town to help her serve. She had on a white apron and a
fancy little cap on her head just like a maid. After everyone had finished, they relaxed,
socialized, and played cards and dominoes. About then, the lady from
town came in and whispered in Nancy's ear.
"Mrs. Wennerberg, I'm sorry to tell you this, Ol' Spot is dead."
Nancy went into hysterics. After she finally calmed down, she called the
doctor and told him what had happened. The doctor said, "That'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 possible. We'll give
everyone enemas and we will pump out everyone's stomach. Everything will be
fine. Just keep calm."
Soon they could hear the siren as the ambulance was coming down the road.
The EMTs and the doctor had their suitcases, syringes, and a stomach pump.
One by one, they took each person into the 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 weak sitting around the living room discussing the evenings excitement.
Then the lady came in and said, "Nancy, you know, that fellow that ran
over Ol'Spot never even stopped."