tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post136493186398896509..comments2024-03-13T10:31:23.196+00:00Comments on Tasha's Thinkings: AtoZ Day 12: L is for Lemon, Loogaroo (Soucouyant), LifeforceTasha Duncan-Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-57918591476998814622014-04-15T07:28:56.761+01:002014-04-15T07:28:56.761+01:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-92217480457938204712014-04-15T07:25:24.972+01:002014-04-15T07:25:24.972+01:00It's fun isn't' it - I hadn't eith...It's fun isn't' it - I hadn't either until I stumbled on it when looking for a N vampire.Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-73639980553840639592014-04-15T07:21:44.661+01:002014-04-15T07:21:44.661+01:00There is just something shudder worthy of a person...There is just something shudder worthy of a person peeling their skin off isn't there :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-53709627397539804962014-04-15T07:20:44.397+01:002014-04-15T07:20:44.397+01:00I can only think that Bram Stoker never though lem...I can only think that Bram Stoker never though lemons were scary enough so he never wrote them in to Dracula :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-36276556039201605682014-04-15T07:16:46.730+01:002014-04-15T07:16:46.730+01:00It's one of those things that just appeals isn...It's one of those things that just appeals isn't it :) I wonder if squirting them with lemon washing up liquid would work as well, because there is a ready made cannon in those bottles.Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-82226272244053248032014-04-15T07:14:25.577+01:002014-04-15T07:14:25.577+01:00The shedding skin is rather nasty isn't it :) ...The shedding skin is rather nasty isn't it :) You wonder how anyone ever found the whole flames thing scary don't you :).Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-60657496608335418682014-04-15T07:11:22.116+01:002014-04-15T07:11:22.116+01:00Good point :).
Oh yes, that part made me laugh too...Good point :).<br />Oh yes, that part made me laugh too, sounds very undignified ::g::Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-19601674191425986522014-04-15T07:06:21.754+01:002014-04-15T07:06:21.754+01:00Thank you so much for dropping by :) I don't t...Thank you so much for dropping by :) I don't think many people knew about the lemons ::g::Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-79768821692634849562014-04-15T07:00:53.330+01:002014-04-15T07:00:53.330+01:00It would be interesting to know the source of some...It would be interesting to know the source of some of the legends, but unfortunately there wasn't a huge heap of info out there. I think I linked to most of what I could find :).<br />The Ianthe story is specifically for the AtoZ, yes, but once the AtoZ is done I'm going to take all the parts and rewrite it into a novel or novella, probably change bits here and there. Then I'll ePublish along with the rest of my work via my company Wittegen Press :).Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-15659051211498439992014-04-15T06:52:26.719+01:002014-04-15T06:52:26.719+01:00Lifeforce is very underrated I think. It's act...Lifeforce is very underrated I think. It's actually a very complex movie. I hadn't thought of the possible Loogaroo and Loup Garou connection before, I wonder if there is anything in it. Problem is information is not exactly thick on the ground.Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-20125881874017796152014-04-15T06:51:06.967+01:002014-04-15T06:51:06.967+01:00Me either, which is why I had to include it :)Me either, which is why I had to include it :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-76990559288203852014-04-15T02:38:54.236+01:002014-04-15T02:38:54.236+01:00Great story and excellent banter! Loved it.Great story and excellent banter! Loved it.Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-32952508311993953852014-04-15T00:46:06.264+01:002014-04-15T00:46:06.264+01:00I had never heard of lemons being a vampire deterr...I had never heard of lemons being a vampire deterrent! Thanks for sharing ~ I love learning facts like that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040620581445666466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-50259332406362560032014-04-14T21:05:29.254+01:002014-04-14T21:05:29.254+01:00When I was visiting New Orleans, my storyteller fr...When I was visiting New Orleans, my storyteller friend told me a lot of tales about the Loup Garou, and also about a girl who could peel her skin off and walk around in the bayou invisible. They have some creepy stories down there...<br /><br />@TarkabarkaHolgy from<br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Multicolored Diary</a> - Tales of colors<br /><a href="http://hungarykum.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MopDog</a> - The crazy thing about Hungarians...A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-59383267623869360152014-04-14T20:02:55.690+01:002014-04-14T20:02:55.690+01:00I think you have to go with a stake through the he...I think you have to go with a stake through the heart - it's a classic! I never knew lemons were used, that's pretty cool. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-61443452161953093102014-04-14T19:52:46.226+01:002014-04-14T19:52:46.226+01:00I did not know that lemon was a vampire deterrent/...I did not know that lemon was a vampire deterrent/slayer. That's awesome! <br /><br /><a href="http://crystalcollier.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">True Heroes from A to Z</a>Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-61914958407023832822014-04-14T18:28:34.704+01:002014-04-14T18:28:34.704+01:00Lemon? Who knew?!
First the Loogaroo terrified m...Lemon? Who knew?! <br /><br />First the Loogaroo terrified me - I think it was the shedding of the skin that did it - but then the part about the shooting flames made me laugh. <br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a><br />Minion, Capt. Alex's Ninja Minion Army <br /><a href="http://a-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">The 2014 Blogging from A-Z Challenge</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-85952971858730939962014-04-14T17:43:50.640+01:002014-04-14T17:43:50.640+01:00At least with lemons their breath won't smell ...At least with lemons their breath won't smell as bad. Nearly choked on my drink with laughter when reading the piece about the Loogaroo, though! Flames shooting from the armpits and anus, brilliant, lol. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-77419260890771654702014-04-14T15:33:23.568+01:002014-04-14T15:33:23.568+01:00Hi Tasha .. I knows nuffin about 'dem lemones ...Hi Tasha .. I knows nuffin about 'dem lemones or 'dem plague vampires or being buried alive with a lemon in my mouth .. sounds very distressing - my face is scrunching up ... Garlic v Lemon .. and Saxon v Romans and Egyptians .. <br /><br />Interesting - I think I've done enough thinking here .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-40245337094259781002014-04-14T12:42:38.640+01:002014-04-14T12:42:38.640+01:00Thank you for the new information. Never knew any ...Thank you for the new information. Never knew any of this. Thank you, Tasha. Re the Loogaroo, I'd wonder if "Soucouyant" derived from the same source as succubus? Is the fiction you've got self-contained for the A-Z?Ragtag Giggagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655186043706444094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-32929928115966865022014-04-14T12:11:20.767+01:002014-04-14T12:11:20.767+01:00Oh and Loogaroo. I have often wondered about the ...Oh and Loogaroo. I have often wondered about the relationship between this creature and the Loup Garou which is more of a werewolf.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-41910179023526184712014-04-14T12:09:51.765+01:002014-04-14T12:09:51.765+01:00I loved Lifeforce and saw it a couple times in the...I loved Lifeforce and saw it a couple times in the theatres. I really should get a copy on BluRay sometime.<br /><br />--<br />Timothy S. Brannan<br /><a href="http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Other Side</a>, April Blog Challenge: The A to Z of WitchesTimothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-32207131830844371382014-04-14T12:05:00.847+01:002014-04-14T12:05:00.847+01:00I never heard about lemons being a weakness of vam...I never heard about lemons being a weakness of vampires. Unique. Anything and Everything Paranormal Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213325043787248594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-81134041792865911192014-04-14T10:53:34.378+01:002014-04-14T10:53:34.378+01:00You're welcome, thanks for dropping in.You're welcome, thanks for dropping in.Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-77551964121296431972014-04-14T10:53:09.587+01:002014-04-14T10:53:09.587+01:00Forlorn Wormwood sounds a little emo :)Forlorn Wormwood sounds a little emo :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.com