I missed the pun when I quickly scanned the article. Thanks Mike. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Gonzalez Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:52 AM To: Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Subject: [RC] Re: Just in time for the holiday
“So I have a bit of a stake in the country,” he added. Witty. On Oct 31, 11:18 am, [email protected] wrote: > _The Christian Post_ (http://www.christianpost.com/) > _World_ > (http://www.christianpost.com/world/) |Thu, Oct. 27 2011 11:46 PM EDT > Prince Charles a Descendant of Dracula? > Prince Charles Announces His Blood Relation to Vlad the Impaler By > _Katherine Weber_ > (http://www.christianpost.com/author/katherine-weber/) > | Christian Post Contributor > > Prince Charles has publicly admitted to being related to Dracula. > > HRH Prince Charles appeared on the premiere of the upcoming TV show > “Wild Carpathia.” The _television_ > (http://www.christianpost.com/topics/television/) show seeks to raise > awareness for the Transylvanian Forest of Carpathia, which maintains > a traditional Romanian heritage in light of the country’s stampede to modernize. > In the television show premiere, Prince Charles confesses to having > relations to Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula. > “The genealogy shows that I am descended from Vlad the Impaler,” > Prince Charles told TV host Charlie Ottley. > “So I have a bit of a stake in the country,” he added. > Vlad the Impaler was a 15th century Romanian warlord who ruled > primarily during the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. He was known for > his cruel fighting tactics, including impaling his enemies. Rumor has > it he dipped his bread in the blood of his victims. > Like us on _Facebook_ (http://www.facebook.com/ChristianPost.Intl) > His patronymic name was “Dracula,” the meaning of which is disputed to > be either “dragon,” because his father was a member of the Order of > the Dragon, or “son of the devil.” > Irish author Bram Stoker used Vlad the Impaler as inspiration for the > character of vampire Count Dracula in his 1897 novel “Dracula.” > According to BBC News, Queen Mary is said to be related to Vlad the > Impaler. > “It is known that porphyria, an iron deficiency, which is thought to > lie behind the vampire myth, has run in the Royal Family,” added BBC News. > Prince Charles has always advocated his love for Transylvania, once > dubbing > it a “national treasure” for its untouched natural beauty and antiquity. > Transylvania, although possessing a stagnant economy, has been > regarded as a land reminiscent of fairy tales, with sprawling > forests, meadows, and medieval cottages dotting the untainted landscape. > Prince Charles also has a retreat property in the Transylvania town of > Viscri, which is considered to be the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
