People Who Really Think They Are Vampires

[jaguarr]

Unless, they are fooling us into thinking this way and are real Vampires.

We should keep an open mind to the supernatural.........

I guess we'll have to set some of them on fire to test your theory.

jag

 

[knowsbleed]

Psh...everyone knows REAL vampires laugh after everything they say. If "Don Henrie" was a real vampire he'd laugh after his speech like, "BWAAAahahahahahaaaaaa". But he didn't...so what the hell.

And what kind of vampire has two first names for a name?

 

[Whirlysplat]

Did you guys know Stan Lee is a vampire well over 200 years old?

Yes, yes I did... It's well known knowledge in most comic book stores. Hehe

 

[demento]

They may not be stupid people but they're also not as intelligent as they'd like to think they are. I mean...they do think they're actual vampires with supernatural powers. They can't be THAT smart.

jag

You're right - being articulate does not necessarily translate into being intelligent or having common sense.

Schizophrenia then? They could be smart and still be completely delusional and unable to separate fantasy from reality.

 

[SuperFerret]

Did you guys know Stan Lee is a vampire well over 200 years old?

He's not. He's a thunder god. Trust me, next time you see him ask him to pound his walking stick into the ground.

 

[SuperFerret]

I guess we'll have to set some of them on fire to test your theory.

jag

If they burn then they must be made of wood.

 

[Whirlysplat]

I guess we'll have to set some of them on fire to test your theory.

jag

Now you're talking. We have a history of this sort of thing in England.

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/vampires/englishvampfolk.htm

 

[ampersand]

Hah, this reminds me of the issue of Preacher where Cassidy meets another vampire who totally embraced all the classical attributes of a vampire in folklore.

"You're a WANKER!"

Hahahaha

 

[jaguarr]

You're right - being articulate does not necessarily translate into being intelligent or having common sense.

Schizophrenia then? They could be smart and still be completely delusional and unable to separate fantasy from reality.

You said it yourself: they're pseudo-intellectuals. And they are definitely having trouble separating fantasy from reality. I wonder if it has something to do with an inferiority complex at it's heart. They lose the ability to separate reality from fantasy, have some self-esteem problems and find something in all of this supernatural fantasy stuff that enables them to have some confidence and so they latch onto it and it just snowballs after that. At that point, it becomes a self-feeding ego-trip where they convince themselves more and more that they are special and better than everyone else. Doesn't help when one of them gets some media attention like this Don Henrie guy, either, because it just reinforces it for them and gives them a medium to draw in other folks who are lacking something in their lives that they get the idea being a "real vampire" can fill in for them.

jag

 

[demento]

If they burn then they must be made of wood.

Yes, but do they weigh the same as ducks?

 

[SuperFerret]

Yes, but do they weigh the same as ducks?

If they float, they have to.

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Build a bridge out of them!

 

[Whirlysplat]

Classic British humour guys!

 

[jaguarr]

I suppose we could also bind Don's arms and throw him in a pool and see if he sinks or floats. *fueling the Monty Python fire*

jag

 

[demento]

You said it yourself: they're pseudo-intellectuals. And they are definitely having trouble separating fantasy from reality. I wonder if it has something to do with an inferiority complex at it's heart. They lose the ability to separate reality from fantasy, have some self-esteem problems and find something in all of this supernatural fantasy stuff that enables them to have some confidence and so they latch onto it and it just snowballs after that. At that point, it becomes a self-feeding ego-trip where they convince themselves more and more that they are special and better than everyone else. Doesn't help when one of them gets some media attention like this Don Henrie guy, either, because it just reinforces it for them and gives them a medium to draw in other folks who are lacking something in their lives that they get the idea being a "real vampire" can fill in for them.

jag

That makes a lot of sense. It's a crutch that takes on a life of it's own. Or is it an undead crutch? I don't know.

 

[SuperFerret]

Build a bridge out of them!

Ah, but don't we also build bridges out of stone?

 

[demento]

I suppose we could also bind Don's arms and throw him in a pool and see if he sinks or floats. *fueling the Monty Python fire*

jag

You should probably remove his blouse first. Those ruffles are like sponges.

 

[jaguarr]

You should probably remove his blouse first. Those ruffles are like sponges.

So, if we burn him, leave the ruffles on to soak up the gasoline. If we drown him, take off the blouse so it doesn't waterlog and give him an unfair weight disadvantage and drown him all on his own because we want him to drown or float on his own. Got it.

jag

 

[SuperFerret]

This is all very complicated.

 

[jaguarr]

Testing people for vampirism is serious business, son!

jag

 

[demento]

So, if we burn him, leave the ruffles on to soak up the gasoline. If we drown him, take off the blouse so it doesn't waterlog and give him an unfair weight disadvantage and drown him all on his own because we want him to drown or float on his own. Got it.

jag

Or light him on fire and throw him in the pond. If he floats, he's a witch/vampire and should burn anyway. If he drowns, he's human and the flames will be doused.

 

[jaguarr]

Or light him on fire and throw him in the pond. If he floats, he's a witch/vampire and should burn anyway. If he drowns, he's human and the flames will be doused.

What if it were a pond of kerosene?

jag

 

[demento]

What if it were a pond of kerosene?

jag

Then there's only one thing to do: bring marshmallows.

 

[SuperFerret]

What if it were a pond of kerosene?

jag

Then I'd say we'd have bigger problems than vampires and witches.

 

[jaguarr]

Then I'd say we'd have bigger problems than vampires and witches.

Like a serious surplus of kerosene?

jag