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Allan

Allan Report 20 Aug 2022 04:53


To kill a French vampire, you need to stick a baguette through his heart.

I tried the job for six months

It was painstaking work

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 20 Aug 2022 07:13

*Splutter!* :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 20 Aug 2022 11:45

I’m surprised they have vampires in France, considering all the garlic they are supposed to eat ;-)

Allan

Allan Report 21 Aug 2022 08:37

The French vampires use the principles of Mithridatism

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 21 Aug 2022 08:44

:-D :-D

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Aug 2022 10:09

Well there’s a word and a half, Allan.

Had to look it up. :-S

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 21 Aug 2022 10:59

Shh! Don’t tell anyone but so did I.

Allan

Allan Report 21 Aug 2022 21:25

So did I :-D :-D :-D

I had heard of the practice, but not the name.

I suppose that they (the vampires) start with a small slice of garlic and gradually build up from there ;-)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Aug 2022 23:36

Oh! That will be like me and alcohol! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842