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Default Dinner 4/26/20

GM wrote:
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> wrote:
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> > On Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 3:30:30 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe that I posted before about a co-worker who came into work one
> > > night in a foul mood. His son worked with us to and told us what had
> > > happened. His wife had served him mushrooms and he hates mushrooms. He
> > > didn't know there were mushrooms in it until he went back for a fourth
> > > helping.
> > >

> > It's terrible to hate something so badly that you have to have 4 servings,
> > isn't it?
> >
> > HAR-HAR-HAR-HAR!!!

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> Hey, saw this the other night on METV, a retro network, it is an Alfred Hitchcock episode (November 29th, 1959) - written by RAY BRADBURY! - about how kids cultivating mushrooms leads to an alien invasion, VERY creepy!
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> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508248/
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> "Mental suggestions and odd behavior have some people believing a special delivery of quick-growing mushroom spores may be an invading life form...
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> Terrific episode for those who don't mind a dash of sci-fi in their Hitchcock. Young entrepreneur Peter Lazar sends away for a mushroom deal that promises quick profits by growing them in your own home. He's excited, and so are his Ozzie and Harriet parents. The next day a neighbor darkly summons Dad with incredible stories about people disappearing for no reason. Dad is unsettled since the neighbor seems so convincing, but then he becomes alarmed when the neighbor too inexplicably drops out of sight. What's going on?


Interesting that you mention that episode.
I watched it late night only about 2 weeks ago.
His kid was growing mushrooms in the basement.

> The final scene is one of the spookiest of all the Hitchcock entries...


And guess what happened to me. Right before the final scene, they
went to commercials and I dozed off. I was loving the show but
I missed the final scene. dammit!

Feel free to tell me what happened. Doubt it will be shown again
any time soon.