A question for those on my friends list who study the history of folklore:

[xiphias]

So, that thing about how you can escape from a vampire by throwing a large number of grains of rice, or seeds, or whatever in their path, and they will be distracted and stop until they have counted all of them, giving you time to run away -- does that predate or postdate Sesame Street?

yes, I am kidding. But it is a coincidence, is it not?

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[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

"Definitely got the wrong vampire. Definitely. 1,944 grains of rice. Definitely got the wrong vampire. Fifteen minutes to Wapner. K-Mart sucks. Definitely got the wrong vampire."