Over in Italy, they found the remains of a female “vampire,” buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her from feeding on plague victims.
Right. Apparently scientists have discounted the more obvious explanation, that maybe she just had one of those high shrill voices that really irritated people.
Our story says gravediggers reopening mass graves would come across bodies bloated by gas, with hair still growing and blood seeping from their mouths, and believe them to be still alive.
This explains not only the origins of vampire myths, but also why “Mass Grave Reopener” is often listed pretty far down among career choices, just above proctologist.
Why am I mentioning this? To point out that the caption on the handout photo below says you can’t use it for advertising campaigns.
So too bad! You guys over at Acme Long-lasting Bricks are just out of luck. Same goes for you, Acme Primitive Dental Supply Co. Just live with it!
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Above: A model presents a creation at Albania Fashion Week in 2008 file photo. REUTERS/ Arben Celi
Below: Undated handout photo from University of Florence shows remains of a female “vampire” from 16th-century Venice. REUTERS/Handout NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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Maybe she tried to suck blood from the statue of David and got his arm instead. Hah! I have solved the mystery.
- Posted by Timoooookkkkkkkkkkk! well odly enough i think i saw her in a couple of popular music videos lol ! there everywhere !
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- Posted by major oneLike trying to get blood from a stone…right?
Yeah. Tell me I’m not clever.
- Posted by KFinding a woman with her mouth bricked up ? “Vampire” is not the first assumption I would make. This is just her husband getting the final word ….
- Posted by DaveEven back then, models found ways to try to eat things that wouldn’t make them appear to be of normal proportions.
How sad.
tim
- Posted by timI suppose that this occurence predated modern foot wear?
I mean…’Put a sock in it’ would be hard to do back then.
Put a rock (or a brick) in it seemed to have its place in history. No?
Yes!
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- Posted by Meet the AdWords team at SES New York | Hobby Cash: Make Cash Blogging About the Things You LoveShe may not have been the vampire, but if she really were then maybe she tried to bite someone and they killed her by shoving the stone in her mouth?? Just a guess. And If you look closely enough at the picture, you’ll notice that her k-9s are higher above the rest of her teeth, in which case most believe vampires could elongate their “fangs”.
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