CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Bucket1]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

How about both together...

I will eat Val's share  

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Man that looks good

Here's the recipe:

https://allourway.com/italian-peas-with-mushrooms/

[Albert1434]

1 minute ago, Bucket1 said:

You said the “m” word 

Yes we did and it may come up again

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Hey everyone, time for bed but the news today is that I could be back at work next week. We are lifting some of the local restrictions but still blocking travel for other states. The curve is flattened but I am a bit nervous people will think it’s all over. We still need distancing etc

Sweet dreams, Mr B.

And stay safe.

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

I will eat Val's share  

Not if I eat it first. 

[Marty]

The Westminster Government changed its advice to “stay at home” in favour of advice to “stay alert” last night...

Spoiler

Please remember the No Politics rule if you decide to reply.

Edited May 11, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Oh no, are you gonna pull the whiny kid act ... again?

I learned it from our sister.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Isn't he the whiny one of the Wonder Siblings anyway 😛

 

No.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

He's only happy when he's complaining... 

 

Stop picking on me... 

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Not usually, that would be Val when someone outbids her on the latest beefcake.

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

Hey everyone, time for bed but the news today is that I could be back at work next week. We are lifting some of the local restrictions but still blocking travel for other states. The curve is flattened but I am a bit nervous people will think it’s all over. We still need distancing etc

It's happening here too. Beware of covidiots! Night, B.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Ohoooh sneaky!

[Albert1434]

Yum Mushroom Pie!

[Albert1434]

Maybe we said Mushrooms to many times and Val could show up

[Albert1434]

You know that mushroom Clo

[clochette]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

You know that mushroom Clo

Yes, it's called the Old Guy Ball mushroom

[Marty]

36 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Maybe we said Mushrooms to many times and Val could show up

 

Here' a few more mushrooms...

*evil grin*

 

[Albert1434]

Dont eat the red one or you will be dead

[Albert1434]

The Romans were great at poisoning with nasty Mushrooms

[Albert1434]

Maybe that's why Val doesn't like mushrooms. She was poisoned in another life 

Edited May 11, 2020 by Albert1434

[Marty]

24 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Dont eat the red one or you will be dead

Not necessarily....

(And not that I am suggesting anyone tries eating it...)

Commonly called Fly Agaric (Scientific name: Amanita muscaria), the Russians (amongst others) consider it a delicacy.

"Apparently most people eat only the caps or the very young buttons. They must be boiled in a large volume of water for a period of time, and then you need to toss out that water. After that, most cultures will either fry them like normal mushrooms, or pickle them, or preserve them in oil; I happen to know that a certain set of Italians do this. The Japanese around Nagano eat Amanita muscaria as pickles, as do the Lithuanians, Finns and Russians."
(Source: https://honest-food.net/eating-santas-shroom/)
Make sure to toss out the water - it contains toxins that have been leached out of the mushrooms.

It is also hallucinogenic, and is widely considered to have been the hallucinatory ‘shroom responsible for Alice’s trip into Wonderland.

As I said, I wouldn't advise anyone trying this (indeed I considered putting most of the above inside spoiler tags...)

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by Marty
Missing parenthesis

[Headstall]

I had a nice walk. Didn't see anything interesting or out of the ordinary, but the scenery was nice. So, when I came back and went to the barn door I saw one kitten for sure, and possibly a second one... it didn't look black like the one I saw yesterday... eating before they scrambled between the hay and the wall. So that would make three of the four I've seen.   So there's a good chance the fourth one has survived too. 

[Marty]

So, of course, I just have to share this (one of my favourite songs from the psychedelia era):

 

🎶 When the men on the chessboard
get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom,
and your mind is moving low...
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know! 🎶

[Marty]

Val doesn't know what she's missing!

 

[Page Scrawler]

9 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Hello there Page

How is life treating you?

Life goes well, thanks.   

 

5 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hey, Albert.       Whatever happened to that handsome sailor?