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Just looking at some posts at the Shroomery. This guy has an interesting account which leads some to beleive of the strychnine legend ??? QUOTE: This kind of thing has happend to a couple of friends of mine i was tripping with, this was on P. subaeruginosa. They ate fresh subs, im not sure of the exact amount, and my memory isnt too good as i had eaten 3g of dried subs. Ill try to peice the night together as best i can. We started off as usuall, this was supposed to be a huge night of tripping for my birthday, i had brought 3g dried for me and 1.5g dried for a friend doing them for the first time, my other mates had hunted for some and ended up with two average sized dinner plates covered with mushrooms, im not exactly sure how much they ate, they claim to have eaten about a two handed handfull each in addition to some mushrooms tea aswell. I assume it was actually less than that as there wouldnt have been much more then that much there. Anyway, the night began as usuall but, just as the mushrooms had hit me full force, before anything happened one of them left and went into the nearest town, after he had been gone for a bit one of my mates said he felt like he was dying, i didnt take much notice as i was beginning to lose my ego, i wasnt quite sure who he was or what he meant. Some time after that he passed out and apparently had some kind of siezure, i was outside at this point and didnt know what was happening. He had called an ambulance some time before he had the siezure and was waiting for them to arrive. As i came inside, i snapped back into it as i saw him, he really looked like he was dying, very pale, and this look on his face like he was giving up. He said it felt like his heart was beating really, really fast but wasnt actually moving any blood, he also felt like his whole body was just shutting down. I had no idea this kind of thing could happen, i was convinced that he was having a bad trip or something. I was a bit angry when he called the ambulance but its lucky he did, i didnt fully understand what was happening. Once the ambulance arrived they took him into it and took his blood pressure and heartrate, his heartrate was about 190bpm i think. They said he had strychnine in his system, i thought this was just them not knowing what was happening and blaming strychnine as its a popular myth around here that thats what they contain that actually causes the trip. Im not sure what they did, they gave him something to lower his heartrate and i think they mayhave done something to get rid of the strychnine, activated charcoal perhaps? Anyway, we stayed at his while he was in the hospital, then his mother came home, i think they may have called her, she rang all of our parents and informed tham what we had been doing, i got driven home and my other mates either went home or to a mates place. So the usuall followed, furious parents, shouting at me while i dont know who they were or what i had done. The day after i found out that the one that had left for town had also checked himself into the hospital with similar symptoms, although not as bad. The next few days i tried to figure out what had happened, at first i thought it was the paramedics assuming it was strychnine but then i looked up the strychnine poisoning symptoms, they seem to fit what had happened to him. I then thought he had picked dud mushrooms that contained strychnine, i asked him if he was sure and he said he was 100% sure he had the right kind. He also apparently has documents from his blood test in the hospital saying he had strychnine in his bloodstream, i havent seen these but i trust theyre right. So if anyone bothered to read that above post, be carefull with subs, dont eat more than is needed, perhaps take advantage of the lemon tek instead of increasing dosage. END QUOTE: http://www.shroomery...9831513#9831513 Its the eleventh post down.

Ahh ,come on. You've gotta have more than that. I suppose that there isn't a lot of literature that goes in depth on this topic. We gotta find more to put an end to this legend.

Don't be disheartened about getting a rooster Incognito. They are great to watch with the hens. Just be aware what they are capable of.

This is the last hen who thinks she is a rooster /dog. spurs This is him. he was lovely.

I got a rooster as a chick. He wasn't too bad with me but in the end the kids couldn't go into the back yard. My Jack Russell had been attacked one too many times and decided that its number was up. I was upset and relieved. Roosters fly up at you and try to gouge you with their spurs. Its just their thing.

What, you don't like chocolate? (don't men do that too?( more likely alcohol)) Better that, than an affair.

Well there ya go, I haven't heard that. I am going by my experiences with roosters that I have had. Some were soooo scary. Bastards. I found that the hens went broody more often when a rooster was present. The iridescent colors in some roosters is lovely. Dr Harry from Better Homes and Gardens did a demonstration on reducing the spur size of roosters.He used an angle grinder,i couldn't believe it.One slip and you have got one legged rooster. The spurs are super hard to cut ,i think i used tin snips and then a rasp.

I am sure you know how aggressive the roosters can get. Their spurs can grow many inches long and inflict nasty injuries but they do look awesome and protect their hens well. I am down to one bantam hen who thinks she is a rooster and tries to crow every now and then. She is a free range girl and sleeps on the dog kennel at the back door. If you forget to shut the door ,she will follow you into the kitchen pecking up crumbs along the way and leaving the odd turd behind. Chooks love to get out and scratch around so if they are let out 1/2 an hour (or so) before dusk ,this gives them time to forrage and will go back to roost in their cage before night falls. Chooks are great.

I am in awe. You have really outdone yourself. It takes a lot of effort getting down at ground level to get those type of shots,which means you clothes become very wet and dirty. Dedication. I hope one day that you find an unidentified species and make it your own.

Is that dollars or cents

Says he who has hit the 502 post mark !!!

I'll have a stab at that .... Piper at the gates of dawn Ummagumma Animals Momentry lapse of reason Works ??????? And i almost forgot, a pat on the back for 501 posts. Edit again.. I forgot about "the dark side of the moon" can i add that and take away 'works' ?

Ditto. The suburban subs' I have found in the wood chips are also more chunky/meatier and a lot shorter in the stem compared to the taller more juicy forest dwellers. Although the blueing reaction I find variable with all the patches that I have visited. I am thinking maybe that the wood chips suck up some of the avaliable moisture in the ground and the subs' are competing with that.?!

Clever

It is caused more by a bit of obsessive compulsive disorder that only happens occasionally, rubbing my tongue against my teeth a thousand times. ( and the accidental nip here and there) The next day the tongue is raw. The tongue is not something that can have topical ointments applied to it so i was thinking of a herbal mouth wash ?

What remedies do you have for a sore tongue? Mine seems to get ulcer like abrasions all around it. Bloody painful.

Wash your mouth out ! I love the sub' season, all the photos , patch ideas and that, but not enough about experiences !? What will i look at at the Corroboree when the talk of mushrooms is over for another year?

You should be flattered that people want you as their Friend ?!!

post card material .... Way awesome photos. I love the mossy logs and the mist.

I went for a bit of a walk today and came across a patch of unusual shaded subs'. I have never seen them do this in the ground and never seen them go so dark. I was reluctant to take a sample in fear that the council or adjoining house owner may have sprayed them with some chemical ??? This group of subs' are right next to play equipment at a park. They feel leathery which indicates a dry spell although i would consider the latest rain falls would be enough to keep the humidity up around them. I am thinking of collecting a small patch of mycelium to take home to see if this effect is replicated under optimal conditions. So my question is... What would cause this (frost?) (poison?) ( drying out? ) ( or just super active? ) I don't know if the photos will show the color as intense as it was. Freaky.

That makes sense as the patch is in an open area unsheltered by trees. I was hoping they were some sort of "supersub".

looking back over the photos, they look burnt but the surrounding vegetation is not ??

Snooze button for me, again and again and again.

I've heard theres a conspiracy theory about 9/11 ,Bush orchestrated the whole thing so as he could declare war ???