A timely reminder

Jennie · #1 (**permalink**) 19-10-2011, 09:38 PM

Every picture tells a story........

mushruman · #2 (**permalink**) 19-10-2011, 09:52 PM

evidently.

2dogs2000 · #3 (**permalink**) 19-10-2011, 09:58 PM

I like it.

solus · #4 (**permalink**) 19-10-2011, 10:12 PM

... so severe that those folk will never recover!

fairplay · #5 (**permalink**) 20-10-2011, 09:27 PM

I do not really approve of this, it would have been better to be truthful by simply saying "............ they can cause severe illness or even death"

Neil.

Jennie · #6 (**permalink**) 21-10-2011, 09:19 PM

It is truthful. The person who put up the notices (there was one at each entrance to the churchyard) is the person who was affected by the consumption of the mushrooms.

fairplay · #7 (**permalink**) 21-10-2011, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jennie

It is truthful. The person who put up the notices (there was one at each entrance to the churchyard) is the person who was affected by the consumption of the mushrooms.

There are probably several different species of fungi growing here. If this silly person who ate fungi that he or she misidentified had referred ONLY to these fungi, then he or she would be correct, but as it is, this person is stating all fungi (that are growing there) and as most people know there are a lot of fungi that are safe to eat, I believe most people will take no notice of this sign, but hopefully they will make enquiries to find out how anybody made such a silly mistake in the first place.

I do approve of people being warned of eating fungi in general, but not by using scare tactics or incorrect wording.

Neil.

fairplay · #8 (**permalink**) 22-10-2011, 05:37 AM

I should add that putting up vague signs like this is likely to encourage the misinformed to pull up ALL fungi they see or to put their foot on them (although I have suspicions the silly person who became 'ill' has already gone around putting his or her foot on everything they can see already) thus destroying the beauty of nature.

And how ill was this person in the first place ? Eating ANYTHING for the first time in sufficient quantity is likely to make a person ill or give them a funny tummy.

Neil.