naudiz
Literotica Guru
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I find these things intensely interesting. They work their way into my writing a lot. I'm interested in things almost no one else I've ever met could give two rat shits about. Like recipes from Ancient Rome, or the ecosystem of the Kalahari Desert, or where it's located for that matter.
The history of Drambuie thrills me.
It fascinates me that dolphins 'name' their offspring by giving them a series of clicky-noises that is unique to them. So say zoologists on the Discovery Channel.
There is a theory that the legend of werewolves cropped up in Europe as a result of the collapse of the Roman Empire leaving many dogs who were once pets homeless. They banded together in packs and became feral. It's just a theory.
There is another theory that states the legend of vampires actually came from people with rabies. They were afraid to cross running water (hydrophobia). Their light sensitivity made them avoid the sun. They were erratic and aggressive. If they bit someone, the person bitten would exhibit the same symptoms. Sure, a stake through the heart would kill them - who wouldn't it kill? Also, back when diseases were thought to be the result of possessing spirits and bad humors, garlic was thought to ward them off because it's a natural anti-biotic. Hence the whole bit about vampirism and garlic.
And holy symbols could cure everything.
Just theories. We'll never know, but I think about stuff like this. I'm either intelligent or incredibly boring.
The history of Drambuie thrills me.
It fascinates me that dolphins 'name' their offspring by giving them a series of clicky-noises that is unique to them. So say zoologists on the Discovery Channel.
There is a theory that the legend of werewolves cropped up in Europe as a result of the collapse of the Roman Empire leaving many dogs who were once pets homeless. They banded together in packs and became feral. It's just a theory.
There is another theory that states the legend of vampires actually came from people with rabies. They were afraid to cross running water (hydrophobia). Their light sensitivity made them avoid the sun. They were erratic and aggressive. If they bit someone, the person bitten would exhibit the same symptoms. Sure, a stake through the heart would kill them - who wouldn't it kill? Also, back when diseases were thought to be the result of possessing spirits and bad humors, garlic was thought to ward them off because it's a natural anti-biotic. Hence the whole bit about vampirism and garlic.
And holy symbols could cure everything.
Just theories. We'll never know, but I think about stuff like this. I'm either intelligent or incredibly boring.
You're so sweet. I think they may have...do you think my name sounds conceited?
