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pushka  ·  3490 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, tell me a story, joke or parable that you love from your religion or culture.

Czech mushroom picking joke:

An old frail man who was almost blind, was wandering through the deep corners of a forest he knew as well as one possibly could - collecting mushrooms for his late night supper.

In the Czech hills, one could never be too careful when mushrooms are concerned, because death could come as swiftly as a craving mouthful.

Being hard of vision, the man would tear off a small piece of mushroom and taste it before adding it to his spoil, since poisonous mushrooms are bitter.

Almost having filled his mushroom-pack, he plucked his final mushroom, ripped of a tiny piece, and placed it on his tongue;

>> /// EW, FUCK!!! - lucky I didn't step in that !!! ~~ /// <<