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Originally Posted by BigV
WAIT, wait wait just a gol-dern minute here...
Nettles is good eatin! I am not kidding. Next time you're out amonst them, by all means show respect for the upper surface of the leaves--those *hurt*. But if you can find some (above the local high urine mark of the area's biggest dogs) nice ones, younger smaller is better, grasp the leaf from the undersided, fold it shut so the upper surfaces face each other and fold, roll, compress, etc until you get a package small enough to eat, and pop it into your mouth! Delicious and nutritious. No kidding.
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I have also heard that when you cook them the needles (nettles?) soften up and don't sting.
I also read a story (somewhere) about a young kid who was caught spying by group of girls who were skinny dipping. They chased him down, made him strip, and then whipped him with nettles that they wrapped their towels around in order to hold them.
Maybe it was a thrillhouse post, I'm not sure. I imagine he never did that again or else he developed a BDSM thing.