A poet and an avain marine
were critiqued by a lady serene
she said she had to flee
the end its plain to see
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um..

what the f_ck rimes with silver, anyaway

I shall not make a giant flamin sign " Fear the Za Lord"

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on the white councils front lawn

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with chimes..


again.

not allowed to make centaur of attention jokes, either

I could never match
such glorious prose
with hand on my breast
or finger up my nose
I can but vainly reply
with old classic I knows

the was a haut lady Rian
Who hypnotized Vor scion
the little deffective
thinks hes a detective
he shall soon be fed to the lion

Tom Clancy's 'Jack Ryan'

Phil Phoglio (www.airshipbooks.com if ya dont know who im talking about) tried to 'sex up' zombies to be like anne rice vampires in a strip a few years ago. It was hilaroius.

The only difference between zombies and vampies is freel will:

Zombi " Brainss..."

Vampire " Bloood. But first, I shall eat this waffle."

Just a suggestion, not a critiscism, ok?

Can we have something othe r then zombis?

As much as I love my zombi filet o fish familliar (aka fred) Even I admit they are overdone..

How about a variation on the dancing plauge that hit europe in the dark ages? Im trying to find the technichal term on wiki, but hey, im no doctor.

symptoms were brain damage, walking , and random spastic shaking. it wouldn't be hard to imagine a version that causes violent behavior or dementia.

and it thros in the whole 'it's my little sister..do I try to capture her so she can be cured' drama angle.

Speaking of greek, although modern vampires and eastern vampires have been done to death, how about the tradional vampires, the Lamia and the Vrykolas?

Lamia: Female vampire/ demon, ancient meditaranain.. lots of stories, many of them conflicting. A vampire that turned to a shadow by day? Or sucked blood thru the soles of men's feet as the walked over her grave?

Vrykolas: A 'temporary' vampire, could be called from the grave, was someone who died leaving a major promise unkept. Could be called forth by the promised one, and forced to fullfill the oath..

The oldest stories ussually involve a young man promising to care for a younger sister, only to be killed and the girl kidnapped. the elderly granmother forces the man to rise from the grave to find his sister...