...that the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is fiction.
She didn't understand what "epistolary" meant. This woman is in her 40s, btw.
So I explained a 3rd time.
She's disappointed it's not "true, from his journals." :-\
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It took 3 tries, but finally convinced my sister...
...that the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is fiction.
She didn't understand what "epistolary" meant. This woman is in her 40s, btw.
So I explained a 3rd time.
She's disappointed it's not "true, from his journals." :-\
Don't let your reality checks bounce. ~MeI'll tell you in the next life, when we are both cats.
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Sheessh. I thought it was common knowledge that Lincoln didn't actually hunt vampires. Sure, he was a staunch supporter of anti-vampire legislation, but the actual hunting was something that was more of a problem out in the western territories, a place that Lincoln didn't spend much time visiting himself.Originally Posted by Buttercup
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Not visiting those territories almost lost him re-election, since people just didn't feel he was very engaged.
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And here I thought an epistolary was a 19th-century gun store.
STARGAZING: All I see are the lights of a billion places I'll never go. --Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary
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Sigh. No, no, no. Why does everyone get this wrong? Epistolaries were all but extinct by the 19th century, and were mainly found in the 18th century.And here I thought an epistolary was a 19th-century gun store.
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Now you're making them sound like small, flightless birds. "The last pair of epistolaries was found on St. George Island in 1768, but they were both female. So much for that."
Everything I need to know I learned through Googling.
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No, now you're confusing things. It was at the Massacre of St. George's Fields in 1768 that the last epistolaries were killed, none of them female. At least you got the year right
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And I knew it was something to do with St. George. Two points, at least.No, now you're confusing things. It was at the Massacre of St. George's Fields in 1768 that the last epistolaries were killed, none of them female. At least you got the year right
Everything I need to know I learned through Googling.
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You know, I've seen the movie, and I still don't know what any of you are talking about.
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" I saw vampires on tv so they must be true and stuff."
Hi Buttercup. Glad you finally succeeded in that . Sounds like a struggle.
Dan
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Yeah, I was truly surprised and disappointed. When she asked me on the telephone, "Now explain this (epistolary) to me again..." I about dropped the phone. :-\
Thought she had developed better critical thinking skills than that!
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Luckily, all of my friends so far have known the vampires were fiction, they just wondered which other things were real (was he in certain places at certain times, did his mother really die in that year, etc.)
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It could've been worse; they did a survey a few years ago in which they found that a significant number of Brits thought Winston Churchill was made up and a lot more thought Sherlock Holmes was real.
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Wow. :-(
Brings to mind a recent Twitter-related newspiece wherein some people were Tweeting "Who is Paul McCartney and why should I care??" and "The Titanic was REAL?!"
Sheesh. <_<
Glad my father was a history buff who also kept up with the news. I take after him.
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History class tries to bring history to life, but if you refuse to believe history is important( as the royal excuse to not study something...
' Why do I have to know any of this? ' ) the lack of any appreciation of history contributes to the gaping holes in an education, and without the benefit of history,
there is a lot that won't make any sense, and this just errodes the foundation of any value structure.
And I wager... it's difficult to catch up .
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I agree. they'll just have to repeat it.
Et tu BAUT? Quantum mutatus ab illo.
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Er, vampires are real. Granted, they tend to be South American bats rather than cloak-wearin' angst-indulgin' crucifix-avoidin' neck-bitin' Lincoln-fleein' Buffy-dodgin' Van Helsing-evadin' people.
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Yes, but the people who do wind up on Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" . You don't want them working on your aircraft.
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True, but I don't mind telling them, "No, I do NOT want a hot apple pie."
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Oh, come on. Now you're just being silly.
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but Abe Lincoln is real. I have proof.
Et tu BAUT? Quantum mutatus ab illo.
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I have Abe Lincoln on a penny. But he doesn't bite. And.... it's a 'proof' penny.
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...ummm...ask her whether or not JW Booth's gun was loaded with a silver bullet...
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It should be obvious that the movie was fiction. Not once did a single vampire burst into flame, or sparkle madly, when the sunlight hit it.
C'mon, all serious students of history know vampires cant be up during the daylight.
(Is there a contradiction in those last two sentences?)
TJ
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It is well known that vampires thrive on the products sold by late night mail order adds " as seen on tv" .
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It wasn't a problem for Dracula. In the original novel, he moved around freely during the day, although he only had his special powers at night.
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i don't know why people think Lincoln was a vampire hunter.. everyone knows it was actually Teddy Roosevelt that was the president that hunted things like that for fun- and he did it with no weapons because that's just how he rolled for some of the bigger game..
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I was going to say I was surprised they hadn't chosen Teddy Roosevelt for such a project, but his real exploits were so incredible that I suppose there's no need to invent anything.
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How do you know he won't be in the sequel?
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That is indeed a possibility, I suppose.
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