Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!flinn From: flinn@seismo.UUCP (E. A. Flinn) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Offensive to vampires Message-ID: <582@seismo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 09:02:53 EST Article-I.D.: seismo.582 Posted: Wed Feb 1 09:02:53 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 10:02:44 EST Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 19 A young girl hiking alone in the remote Carpathian Mountains was caught in a violent storm as evening approached. Fortunately, she saw a gloomy castle on a hilltop nearby, and arrived at the massive door as the storm raged. A cadaverous butler admitted her to the castle, and showed her to a small bedroom high in a stone tower - hard bed, crucifix on the wall, tapestries on the walls being blown about by the wind, open window through which lightning flashes lit up the room, etc. As she was trying to get to sleep, she saw a huge black figure wearing a cape swoop onto the sill of the window, step into the room, and slowly approach her bed with uplifted and threatening arms. Terrified, she snatched the crucifix from the wall and held it out to confront the approaching figure. It spoke: "Honeybunch, dot's not goingk to do you a potticle of good..." ^ | [attempt to reproduce Jewish accent]