Vampires are from Jersey

Beach.

There's no need to call me names, buddy

I would watch a sitcom about the most unlucky vampire who still manages to survive somehow.
- What we do in the shadows

Off topic, but it paints a grisly picture of humanity that all vampires have higher standards for consent than many humans.

Seriously.
One vampire Dev pops "by clicking agree, you consent to vampires entering your home." Into line 57842368 of the Instagram/FB TOS and suddenly it's a feeding frenzy....
...How does one sell a script to Black Mirror?
- Dystopian technofeudalist vampire is now one of my favorite new tropes. Thank you.
- Plus, there’s a (kind of) precedent. All you’d have to do is plan it for April fool’s day.
A "standard" implies it's a societal norm they're participating in, rather than a supernatural compulsion they're restricted by.
- That's a good point. Perhaps they're instead restricted by a social code of honor and limited empathy. Like they could come in against your will, but most won't because it's a shameful violation of vampire ethics, and they would feel bad about it.
I'm beginning to realise that even stones may have higher standards for consent than most humans.
- For the sake of us all, I hope you're wrong, but history being what it has been, I'm having trouble coming up with a counterargument.
That’s because vampires are fictional.
- You're right, of course, but you should still see the comment about Bryan Johnson elsewhere in this thread, if you haven't already.
  https://lemmy.world/comment/17214940

How does the lore work? Does the vampire need to hear the right thing or does the person need to mean the right thing?

The whole thing is vampire propaganda to make the general population feel more safe
- Big Blood is playing us for fools

Californians: "idk, he just kept asking and I kept saying, like, the beach? The coast? The seaside? Eventually he just stormed off in a huff, but, yeah, no, super weird guy. I still don't know what he wanted."

Context: as long as I've been on the west coast, I've literally never heard anyone call it the shore.

Lived in FL for 28 years and the last time I heard it called the shore was in Ocean City, MD In 1997
- Yea we call our side the Eastern Shore.
Lmao, I was having the same thought. "Shore" wouldn't have crossed my mind unless I'm talking about Gulf Shores. And that's a beach town in my mind. Hell, I grew up close enough to Jersey and have lived near the Gulf of Mexico for over 20 years; "shore" just isn't in my vocab like that

Doesn't matter if you let them in. Nothing stopping them from setting your house on fire and making you come out.

Ah, the Harry Dresden Assassination technique

If vampires are sticking to a code of ethics and honour to enter your house than this wouldn't work

You are answering a question with an answer .... not making a verbal contract

You are making a statement ... not giving permission

- Are you a cop? Because I don't answer questions without legal representation....

Vampires are from Staten Island and Noo Yawk Citttttaaaaaay.

A lot of us in NOLA, too! And Denver for some reason...

me: coast?
vampire: Mhm -_- How would you pronouce the first three letters of "yesterday" ^may ⁱ ^come ^in?

Well the first letter is pronounced like the word why. The next one, is like the second name of rapper easy e. Now that third letter, thats a real fun pronunciation. How familiar are you with the 18th president of the USA?
- Not very, but his name was "Ulysses S. Grant" wasn't it ^may ^I ^come ^in?