today i was reminded of one of the few good things about this place - yellow watermelons (no racist sexual innuendo, perverts). not the most curious of fruits but one of my top ten fruits for sho.
i'm sure if i tried hard enough id be able to find some in England but readily sliced and at thrice the price. more than thrice. you get the point. i'm convinced that the yellow watermelon is superior to its red counterpart based on its colour alone. more interestingly, i have just found out that the Roma people (derogatorily and often unnecessarily referred to as 'gypsies') are responsible for a pretty amusing folklore on Watermelon Vampires.
www.lesvampires.org tells me (don't question why I was on this website)
"The belief in vampire watermelons is similar to the belief that any inanimate object left outside during the night of a full moon will become a vampire. According to tradition, virtually any kind of melon or pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. People have little fear of the vampire melons because of the creatures' lack of teeth. One of the main indications that a melon is about to undergo a vampiric transformation (or has just completed one) is said to be the appearance of a drop of blood on its skin."
these vamps must be the laughing stock of the Vampire Empire (i'm sure this exists even if it is just in my nightmares). theyre handicapped from performing the sole duty of vampires. losers. i also imagine that they must look something like this :
pretty scary if you ask me.
that's about all for now, kids. oh, and this next song. i don't even like it, its just got the word watermelon in it. fangs for your time.
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