fangs for the laugh
i once managed to convince my entire drama class that i was related to Dracula, including my teacher. just how stupid can people be?
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 15 Jul 2008, 23:22, 7 replies)

So
you're related to an impala?
(Dr Teeth Who asked you, you fuckin' hobbit?, Tue 15 Jul 2008, 23:30, closed)

Are you sure they weren't just humouring you?
While they summoned the men in white coats?
( Willwillwritehiswill An arse like a slapped face., Tue 15 Jul 2008, 23:36, closed)

they weren't humouring me
i have a scandinavian name, which i managed to convince them was czechoslovakian. it was but a small step from there to convince them that my great-great-great-whatever had been his lover and had his kids.
like i say, idiots.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 0:08, closed)

@ Dr Teeth
What's with the impala thingy? Sorry, but I just don't get it...
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 4:05, closed)

Vlad the Impaler's actual name
was Vlad Drăculea, which anglicises as "Dracula". Bram Stoker took the name for his book.
(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 6:12, closed)

am I wrong in thinking that
the Draculea thing was in some way related to a title awarded his father by the Pope?

I have a recollection of enjoying a biography of the pleasant fellow.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 8:34, closed)

indeed
The title dragul was awarded to his father by Sigismund of Luxemburg, the german "Kaiser", as Vlad II entered the order of the Dragon. So the title of his son translated to "son of the dragon" in romanian, or also "son of the devil". The title "Impaler" actually came from the turks he was fighting.
If i remember correctly, Erzsebet Bathory, the legendary blood countess, was a descendant of his.
I know more than a couple of people who claim to be from the same bloodline.
(Boor, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 11:41, closed)