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From: ronse@prlb2.UUCP (Ronse)
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Subject: Re: mushrooms
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 08:30:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 12 08:30:11 1985
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The joke by Ron Bemis  / o o \   about mushrooms
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>This lady was to have a big party one night, and
>................................................
>............. "The truck that hit the dog didn't
>even stop".

reminds me of a story which was told to me 5 years ago, about our lab
director, Mr. V.B. (who retired since).

One day V.B. is giving a party, where pink salmon is served. At one time his
wife calls him to the kitchen. She shows him the salmon, in which there is a
big hole. ``Should we say to the gests that the cat has eaten of it?'' she
asks. V.B.'s mind starts calculating. After a moment he replies ``No''. The
salmon is then served to the gests.

Later on his wife calls him again and shows him the dead cat near the
kitchen's window. ``Now should we tell the gests about the salmon?'' asks she.
V.B. thinks again and says ``Yes''.

Everyone gets anxious about the poisonous salmon. Then the gests finally
leave, without anyone being sick. 

The next day someone rings the bell. Mrs B. opens the door. There stands a man
with his hat in his hands and with a sad face.

``Madam, I have to announce you a misfortune'' he says. Mrs B. is panicking,
thinking about the gests of her party.

``As I was driving here yesterday, continues the man, I could not avoid your
cat. He was killed on the spot. As you were having a party, I did not want to
disturb you, so I put the dead cat near the kitchen's window.''