Is it possible to kill a vampire? Trivia for 10/28/08
By super_jj
@super_jj (1416)
Philippines
October 28, 2008 10:51pm CST
Maybe. Technically speaking, vampires are already dead, so they can't be killed -- only destroyed.
Fortunately, there are several methods for disposing of the mythical bloodsucking creatures known as vampires. Here are a few strategies born in 18th-century Europe, where vampire lore was said to spring from people's anxieties about death and decomposition:
1. Drive a wooden stake through its heart. Many Slavic cultures thought this would "deflate" the vampire.
2. Behead it. The method of choice for German vampire enthusiasts, decapitation ensured removal of the soul.
3. Shoot it or drown it. Folks from the Balkans, in particular, had a fondness for these lines of attack. They also advocated sprinkling holy water on the bodies of suspected vampires.
4. Place garlic or lemon in the vampire's mouth while it's sleeping. The garlic remedy was big in Romania, while the lemon myth persisted in the Saxon area of Germany.
- From http://find.msn.com/search.aspx?q=Is+it+possible+to+kill+a+vampire&c=1026+Is+it+possible+to+kill+a+vampire&form=MSNIIT
Well, if vampires exist, this is a good trivia. But i doubt that they exist. Hehehehehe. How 'bout you guys? any ideas?
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
29 Oct 08
LOL, Iv seen a lot of vampire films and the usual method of killing a vampire is a stake through the heart or beheading it and then perform a religious ceremony over its body or remains thats usually how they do it in films, but also in most vampire films they are usually easily resurrected so I dont think a vampire can really be killed at least not as far as films go, lol.
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
Haha that's really cute and very timely too considering that the biggest Vampire film, Twilight, will be coming out next month! In the book, you kill a vampire by cutting it to pieces and then burning everything. It's hard to cut a vampire though because they have super hard skin (according to the book) so only another vampire or a warewolf can kill it.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
I also doubt they exist and should they really exist they should not come near me because I'd suck their blood first before they could do that to me. Ha!ha!ha! Joke! But seriously I belive vampire is just a product of the wild imagination of some writers. I know however of real vampires but they are so easy to destroy....the mosquitoes. Ha!ha!ha!
@Munchkin547 (2778)
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29 Oct 08
oooh there were some things there i didn't know! never heard of using lemon before!! good tips with halloween coming up on friday!! :-) xxx
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@don_naces (464)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
I do not believe that vampires exist. They are just products of one's imaginations. Many people said that they saw vampires but I doubt because they have different versions. It's not really true.
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@red_amethyst (3518)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
hi super_jj
i've seen those methods in movies.
its interesting
take care
