A group of friends who all attended the

same church wanted to get together on

a regular basis, socialise, and play games.

They would meet in each home in rotation

and the resident/s of that  house were

to provide a meal.

When it came time for Al and Janet to be

the hosts, Janet wanted to do something

special. She decided to have mushroom-

smothered steak. But when she checked

at the local green-grocer she was shocked

at the cost of their mushrooms. Regretfully

she told her husband, "Mushrooms are out, 

they're too expensive."

He said, "Why don't you go down in the

back paddock and pick some of those

mushrooms. There are plenty down near

the creek."

She said, "No, some wild mushrooms are

poison."

He said, "Well, I see rabbits eating them

and they don't seem to suffer any ill effects."

So Janet decided to give it a try. She picked

a basket full, then washed, peeled and

sliced them for her smothered steak.

Then she went out on the back verandah

and gave Ol' Spot (the  dog) a dish of the

mushrooms. Ol' Spot ate every bite. All

morning long, Janet 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. After

everyone had finished, they relaxed,

socialised, and played '21' and dominoes.

But then a neighbour knocked on the door

and said, "Mrs Williams I am sorry to be

the bearer of bad tidings but 

Ol' Spot is dead."

Janet 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 quickly as

possible. We'll give everyone enemas and

we will pump out everyone's stomach.

Everything will be fine,

just keep them calm."

Soon an ambulance arrived. 

The paramedics and the doctor had their

suitcases, syringes, and a stomach pump.

One by one, each person was taken into

the bathroom and given an enema. Then

his or her stomach was pumped out.

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 as they

sat around the living room ..  The neighbour,

who had stayed at the house through all

the drama, sank into a seat beside Janet.

"You know," she said" that fellow who ran

over Ol' Spot never even stopped."