• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    He did impale a loooooot of people though. He also had the title “Dracula”, and may be the source of some of the legends about vampires.

    So yeah, it’s never too late to pursue your dreams, but you do still have to get off your ass and pursue the hell out of them. Also it helps if your dad is rich and powerful.

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      His father was in the order of the dragon. So he was Vlad Dracul, or Vlad the dragon. Vlad is the son of Dracul: Dracula or Vlad the son of the dragon. So basically the vampire is just the son of a dragon, which is pretty metal, but not as metal as the actual dragon.

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        It is a very metal title, and it’s no wonder Bram Stoker chose it as the name of his character.

        I still maintain that vampires = rabies, though.

        • Biting - the main way rabies is transmitted
        • Weak to holy water - rabies causes hydrophobia
        • Snarling faces - rabies causes muscles to tighten, dogs who have rabies are very snarly
        • Transforms into bats, wolves, etc - rabies is often spread by these animals
        • Feeds on livestock - many “prey” animals primarily exhibit the paralytic form of rabies
        • No reflection - in the past, a person was not considered rabid if they could look at their own reflection

        Give me any other vampire trope, I think I can relate it to rabies.

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            • Garlic - rabies victims have an aversion to strong stimuli, eg taste, smell, and also light.
            • Wooden stakes - in the late stages rabid people are paralytic. They’re still alive, but don’t move. However, if you stab them they might scream.