Nature Watch.

[catalog]

also, it's just been loosely wrapped in some paper a couple days, since pickin. assume that's OK?

 

[Mr. Tea]

The caps actually go an attractive metallic golden-red when dried out carefully. A couple of years ago I made some Christmas tree decorations out of them.



(Yes, I'm aware it looks a bit like a gaping bumhole.)

 

[catalog]

you are fucking bonkers mate

 

[catalog]

'i am aware they look like a bumhole' loooooooooooooooooool

 

[Mr. Tea]

is there any test i need to do on the thing itself, to check what it is, or is it deffo amanita muscaria??

An advantage of these is that there is absolutely nothing else you can confuse them with.

 

[Mr. Tea]

also, it's just been loosely wrapped in some paper a couple days, since pickin. assume that's OK?

As long it's not started to go mouldy, yeah should be fine.

 

[catalog]

nice one tea you're a ledge

 

[catalog]

and i can handle them without gloves etc - just 'Wash My Hands'

 

[catalog]

this is one of the little fellas i saw this morning - not liberty but dunno what it is

 

[catalog]

And then on afternoon walk, I came across a few of these badboys, which I've christened 'Hellraisers'

 

[Mr. Tea]

And then on afternoon walk, I came across a few of these badboys, which I've christened 'Hellraisers'

Puffballs! You can eat 'em when they're still all white inside.

 

[catalog]

can't see myself eating them, they looked well unappetising. like albino diseased pudgy cocks

 

[Mr. Tea]

this is one of the little fellas i saw this morning - not liberty but dunno what it is

Parasola plicatilis

 

[Mr. Tea]

nice one tea you're a ledge

No worries. You can buy me a pint of reindeer piss some time if you like.

 

[catalog]

I shall do. I fee like I've received a genuine education today. This is dissensus at its best. If luka picks on you again just let me know I'll sort him out

Do you want a fucking fight cos I'll scrape your face off you six foot cunt

 

[catalog]

Corpsey is like John Connor to lukes terminator. He's gonna show us how to fight. And then he's gonna send Stan back from the future to impregnate...

 

[catalog]

Was just about to turn the oven on and other scientist mate has just sent me 21 page peer reviewed article to read, 'a study of cultural bias in field guide determinations of mushroom edibility using the iconic mushroom, amanita muscaria, as an examole', says I should read it so I've printed it out.

 

[luka]

Was just about to turn the oven on and other scientist mate has just sent me 21 page peer reviewed article to read, 'a study of cultural bias in field guide determinations of mushroom edibility using the iconic mushroom, amanita muscaria, as an examole', says I should read it so I've printed it out.

Fuck that. Just eat the fucking thing

 

[yyaldrin]

is everybody a forager now? what happened?

 

[catalog]

Just read the first para, sounds quite good actually, says a lot of the books are wrong...