Not many people realize that Count Dracula was a command, not a title. “Count, Dracula”.
Old folklore from Eastern Europe suggests that many vampires were obsessed with counting. Millet or poppy seeds were placed on the ground at the site of the presumed vampire, in order to keep the vampire occupied all night counting. Hence Count von Count on Sesame Streetpic.twitter.com/AZkbZoahEK
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There's an episode of X Files about vampires obsessed with counting.
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straight outta Reddit
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Ah, eso ni idea. Es que por este tuit acabo de caer 1) Que los vampiros de Mundodisco de Pratchett también les pasa esto 2) Que he leído ya algún que otro artículo de tumbas medievales con un montón de semillas de amapola que interpretan como antivampiros y no sabía por qué
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Igual que las tumbas que aparecen con individuos boca abajo o con una piedra entre las mandíbulas, que se interpretan como de vampiros
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naaah, es que justo acababa de cerrar Reddit leyendo eso y abro tuiter y pum! Pero sí, es supercurioso
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Esto también me recuerda que en la mitología gallega tenemos un ser llamado tardo, que se dedica a causar pesadillas y a liarla, al que si le dejas un cuenco con semillas se pone a contarlas y como no sabe más que contar hasta 100, se pasa la noche volviendo a empezar
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Same as for the witches in southern Italy's culture (the "Janare"). People used to pour salt on the doors edge, in order to jeep them busy in counting the numbers of grains and avoid them to enter the house.
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Stop. The power of the knowledge you have bestowed upon us is overwhelming
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...I think it was purely based on the term "Count" and the verb "to count" as the having to count or do another task was assigned to devils and demons and night spirits as well...
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...and "vampirism" was common among discarded or disused objects, including watermelon and hammers.
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... I feel so incredibly stupid for not putting that together on my own.
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everyone has a hobby
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I need a hobby
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just goes to show that the older you get, the more you focus on basics/fundamentals. apparently, vampires live so long that all they can do is count.
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Chartered Accountant Dracula?
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Nerdy Vampires...the anti-hero we all needed
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