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Title: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Luxury on December 20, 2005, 05:44:18 pm
Me and a few friends have been discussing this for a few days now.  Time to put it to a vote.

Can a vampire drink zombie blood and keep living (undead)?  According to my friend - in Anne Rice novels, vampires can drink other vampire blood.  If that were true, then would it make sense that they could drink zombie blood also?  Personally, I say that vampires drinking vampire blood is a bunch of BS.  So the whole theory is pretty much out the window.  At least in my mind.

And as a follow up question: Who would win in a fight between the two?
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: c64rulez on December 20, 2005, 05:55:28 pm
Clint eastwood
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: jhanson on December 20, 2005, 06:23:28 pm
I think they could, but it would probably be like you drinking expired milk.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Sephroth57 on December 20, 2005, 06:30:43 pm
they could, but i dont think it would sustain their life. the blood is dead
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Grasshopper on December 20, 2005, 06:37:00 pm
And as a follow up question: Who would win in a fight between the two?

I think Vampires would have the edge. They tend to be super strong and some of them can turn into bats and fly as well.

I guess an intelligent Zombie could wait until daylight and get the Vampires when they're at their most vulnerable but aren't Zombies by definition generally pretty stupid?

Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: erictrumpet on December 20, 2005, 07:05:35 pm
It's a trick question. Zombies don't have any blood.

Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Bones on December 20, 2005, 07:11:14 pm
they could, but i dont think it would sustain their life. the blood is dead
I think we have a winner.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: grueinthebox on December 20, 2005, 08:48:14 pm
Anne Rice is writing Jeebus books now, which immediately disqualifies the use of her books in any such discussion.

Besides, I've only seen bits and pieces of Interview With the Vampire, and that was years ago, but didn't Tom Cruise get pwned by some corpse blood or something?

Corollary: if vampires all looked like that chick in that Underworld movie I keep seeing previews for, I'd have something else they could drink...

Corollary 2: unfortunately they don't exist - all you get is those ugly-ass goth chicks.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Luxury on December 20, 2005, 09:08:56 pm
I've never heard of vampires feeding on other vampires until someone said that it happens in Anne Rice novels (and I still don't buy it.  Just because she writes about vampires doesnt make her an expert).  That just seems rediculous to me. I mean for starters, vampires hearts don't beat. The blood cells don't take in oxygen from the lungs since vampires don't breath. So vampires have dead blood - that doesn't circulate through the body. It doesn't run through the veins because the heart isn't doing it. Plus - if another vampires bites another - the blood isn't going to do anything but drip out a little bit. Again - no heart pumping it around. The only way the vampire could get the blood out would be do actively suck it out - and that would be a heck of a lot of work. Escpecially since they don't have working lungs!

In all honesty - it's impossible to have anything undead. Muscles need the oxygen and blood in order to work. So you could have a vampire that just lays there and can't move. And they can't talk either because again - lungs don't work. They would basically be a vegatable. Forever. That would really suck.

Unfortunately - zombies pose the exact same problem with vampires. Dead blood with no circulation.  (Yes zombies have blood.  They are human after all, and it's not like the blood just magically evaporates as soon as they die).

But in order to continue the discussion - I say No. A vampire cannot suck the blood of a zombie just like a human. I also say that they can't drink other vampires blood too.  I mean, they techincally could, but why drink dead blood?  What would be the point?


I also say a zombie could take a vampire.  Vampires are always sissy little whiney brats who like to wear dark clothes and don't do diddly squat.  Zombies on the otherhand are 24/7 killing machines.  "Oh, you shot me in the leg? Didn't hurt" ::munch munch::  I don't think a vampire could ever drink a zombies blood because once they got whithin arms distance, they would get torn limb from limb.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Bones on December 20, 2005, 09:13:27 pm
all you get is those ugly-ass goth chicks.
Mmmm..... Freaky Gothic chicks.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 20, 2005, 11:21:02 pm
of course not that's just plain silly everybody knows that
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: elvis on December 20, 2005, 11:23:14 pm
According to my friend - in Anne Rice novels, vampires can drink other vampire blood.

Last time I checked an Anne Rice novel, if a Vampire drank "dead blood" (ie: any stale or old blood that wasn't fresh from an alive or currently dying victim) it would die.  From memory that's how Claudia (played by the very young Kirsten Dunst) dies in the movie "Interview with a Vampire".  Or it could have been one of the other vampires.  I forget these details.

Supposedly vampires can feed off each other, but it is purely for erotic/masochistic value only.  No life-sustaining value comes from it.  They just do it for kicks.

According the the "Blade" universe, Vampires must feed on fresh blood because they can't regenerate haemoglobin (despite being able to regenerate tissue after injury, but lets not wreck a perfectly good fable), and thus die after too long without fresh blood from living creatures.

Make of that what you will.  And please excuse the tragic geekiness of this post.  No, I'm not some pathetic emo goth wannabe.  I even have a tan!  Honest!
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Havok on December 20, 2005, 11:36:36 pm
Boy, you guys are dumb. There is no such thing as vampires or zombies...

 :P
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 20, 2005, 11:43:50 pm
Last time I checked an Anne Rice novel, if a Vampire drank "dead blood" (ie: any stale or old blood that wasn't fresh from an alive or currently dying victim) it would die.  From memory that's how Claudia (played by the very young Kirsten Dunst) dies in the movie "Interview with a Vampire".  Or it could have been one of the other vampires.  I forget these details.


of course they can drink the blood of they dying. remember they lived through the plaugue




Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 20, 2005, 11:44:21 pm
Boy, you guys are dumb. There is no such thing as vampires or zombies...

 :P


you obviously don't go to the malls very often
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: erictrumpet on December 21, 2005, 12:34:46 am
If a vampire bites a zombie then the zombie becomes a zombire. Alternatively, if a zombie bites a vampire, the vampire turns into a vambie. Vambies and zombires are like mules, they are unable to breed so they generally keep to themselves. That's why there are so few movies about them.

Eric.

Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 21, 2005, 01:06:33 am
If a vampire bites a zombie then the zombie becomes a zombire. Alternatively, if a zombie bites a vampire, the vampire turns into a vambie. Vambies and zombires are like mules, they are unable to breed so they generally keep to themselves. That's why there are so few movies about them.

Eric.



did c64 take over your account?
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: erictrumpet on December 21, 2005, 01:34:50 am
did c64 take over your account?

Um, no. :)

Eric.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 21, 2005, 01:35:47 am
did c64 take over your account?

Um, no. :)

Eric.



yep that's exactly what he's say too    ;)
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 21, 2005, 02:05:34 am
one quick question before I can make an educated decision


is the zombie a Democrate and the vampie a  Republican?

or 

is the vampire a Democrate and the zombie a  Republican?

I keep forgetting.........
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Stingray on December 21, 2005, 08:54:17 am
If a vampire bites a zombie then the zombie becomes a zombire. Alternatively, if a zombie bites a vampire, the vampire turns into a vambie. Vambies and zombires are like mules, they are unable to breed so they generally keep to themselves. That's why there are so few movies about them.

Eric.



This makes the most sense to me. Which probably means that it's total gibberish.

As far as which one would win in a fight... tough to call. Zombies, as previously stated in this thread, are relentless killing machines. Vampiers, however, are far too smooth to be cornered by some lurching, slow moving zombie. Even if they did get cornered, vampires can trun into smoke and just drift away. I know they can do that, TV tells me it's true.

-S
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: walls83 on December 21, 2005, 09:52:16 am
On and episode of tales from the crypt a vampire drinks zombie blood and they know what they are talking about.   ::)
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: erictrumpet on December 21, 2005, 10:21:23 am
Zombies are slow, soft, and weak and vampires are effeminate namby-pamby ladies' men. My money's on the Wolfman.

Eric.

Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Harry Potter on December 21, 2005, 10:38:31 am
A zombie-vampire hybrid is called Bush
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: dmsuchy on December 21, 2005, 11:47:22 am
This has to be the funniest thread I have read on EE. ;D
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Stingray on December 21, 2005, 12:07:13 pm
A zombie-vampire hybrid is called Bush

Hey-O! Bosss7 wins! :)

-S
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: RayB on December 21, 2005, 12:52:19 pm
unfortunately they don't exist - all you get is those ugly-ass goth chicks.

Hey take that back! Some of em are damn hot!
 :D
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Stingray on December 21, 2005, 02:03:29 pm
unfortunately they don't exist - all you get is those ugly-ass goth chicks.

Hey take that back! Some of em are damn hot!
 :D

Up until this moment I thought you were a reasonably not-deluded kinda guy. I have to completely reform my image of you.

-S
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Luxury on December 21, 2005, 02:37:48 pm
unfortunately they don't exist - all you get is those ugly-ass goth chicks.

Hey take that back! Some of em are damn hot!
 :D
I think we need some cross-pollenation for you to backup your claim.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: grueinthebox on December 21, 2005, 08:36:56 pm
Hey take that back! Some of em are damn hot!
 :D

Look at her...  She wants you, man...   :o

Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: Luxury on December 21, 2005, 08:42:21 pm
Hey take that back! Some of em are damn hot!
 :D
Look at her...  She wants you, man...   :o

I'm confused.  Is that a vampire or a zombie?

Could go either way really... I'd say a 50/50 chance with a 50% chance that I'm wrong.
Title: Re: Can a Vampire drink Zombie blood?
Post by: elvis on December 21, 2005, 11:02:57 pm
Last time I checked an Anne Rice novel, if a Vampire drank "dead blood" (ie: any stale or old blood that wasn't fresh from an alive or currently dying victim) it would die.  From memory that's how Claudia (played by the very young Kirsten Dunst) dies in the movie "Interview with a Vampire".  Or it could have been one of the other vampires.  I forget these details.

of course they can drink the blood of they dying. remember they lived through the plaugue

Dying, but still alive, yes.  Dead for several hours/days, no.  And disease doesn't worry them, because they can't fall ill.

And yes, I am now officially taking this far too seriously. 

*Insert random quasi-political humour regarding soulless blood suckers in parliament*.