BAPTIST DINNER
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 was to prepare the meal.
When it came time for Al and Janet to be the hosts, Janet wanted to
outdo all the others. Janet decided to have mushroom-smothered steak.
But mushrooms are expensive. She then told her husband, 'No mushrooms.
They are too high, 'he said, 'Why don't you go down in the pasture and
pick some of those mushrooms? There are plenty in the creek bed.'
She said, 'No, some wild mushrooms are poison.' He said, 'Well, I see
varmints eating them and they're O K.' So Janet decided to give it a
try. She picked a bunch, washed, sliced, 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, 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, and Janet even
hired a helper lady from town to help her serve. She had on a white
apron and a fancy little cap on her head. After everyone had finished,
they relaxed, socialized, and played 42 and dominoes. About then, the
helper lady from town came in and whispered in Janet's ear.
She said, 'Mrs. Williams, Ol' Spot just died.'
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 quick as possible. We'll
give everyone enemas and we will pump out everyone's stomach. Everything
will be fine. Just keep them 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 and, about this time, the helper
lady came in and said, 'You know, that fellow that ran over Ol'Spot
never even stopped.