aHa.
Now that makes sense...kinda.
eta:
Maybe near the penis there is a tiny demon opperating a hand-pump....
This? killed me.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
beekaytee - Apr 21, 2005 12:15:04 pm PDT #403 of 10606
Compassionately intolerant
Jessica - Apr 21, 2005 12:15:10 pm PDT #404 of 10606
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Didn't we used to have a FAQ entry about this? I believe the answer was "willpower."
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2005 12:16:43 pm PDT #405 of 10606
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Once a dead thing can walk and talk and eat and grow fangs and brow ridges on demand, I don't worry about how it can get an erection. Obviously shit I don't understand is happening there.
Nutty - Apr 21, 2005 12:16:44 pm PDT #406 of 10606
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Are we veering dangerously back into the forbidden territory of "Do vampires poop?" talk? -- because if we are, I feel the need to filibuster the thread with salad shooter discussion instead.
Dana - Apr 21, 2005 12:17:23 pm PDT #407 of 10606
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Didn't we used to have a FAQ entry about this?
We still have a FAQ entry about it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 21, 2005 12:17:40 pm PDT #408 of 10606
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
They don't have reflections in mirrors, and their clothes crumble to dust when they're staked. It's not as if the things are overburdened with the sensible physics to begin with.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2005 12:18:18 pm PDT #409 of 10606
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or, as the Angel crew would say "IT'S A SHOW ABOUT VAMPIRES!!!"
Atropa - Apr 21, 2005 12:18:55 pm PDT #410 of 10606
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Handwavey magic, apparently. Though back in Buffy Season 2 there was speculation that they might be able to gorge on blood until their overall BP was raised enough to be able to function.
Other handwavey theories I've seen include the vampire consciously willing blood to go to the important places. (I read a lot of trashy vampire books, obviously.)
Topic!Cindy - Apr 21, 2005 12:19:02 pm PDT #411 of 10606
What is even happening?
Or, as the Angel crew would say "IT'S A SHOW ABOUT VAMPIRES!!!"
That's all I really had to offer.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2005 12:19:03 pm PDT #412 of 10606
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You're right -- I forgot we separated the mythology into it's own thang.
Q. If vampires don't have a heartbeat or blood pressure, how do they achieve an erection?
A. Willpower. And a little touch of Jossy Dust.