Can they rush in after the first two words, before you say “not”? Can they enter if they stuff their ears before they hear the final word?

  • leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
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    12 hours ago

    i guess not.

    hollywood says vampires have to sparkly shine first.

    some vamp lore says it is your invitation that counts and not the permission part.

    some cultures need visitors to declare themselves human when knocking at your door.

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      8 hours ago

      some cultures need visitors to declare themselves human when knocking at your door.

      I didn’t think that much about it until this post. People here, me included, basically call out “(I’m a) human!” while knocking on the door.

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      9 hours ago

      Knock knock.
      Who’s there?
      A human.
      A human who?
      A humangous 8 storey tall crustacean from the protozoic era.