Dispensary Corner 26 Nov 12
November 26, 2012
BLOOD borne plague?
A local council in western Serbia
has spread panic across its
jurisdiction after it issued a public
health warning that there was a
vampire running rampant.
The vampire in question, Sava
Savanovic, is a local legend, and
was believed have been trapped
in an old watermill on the Rogacica
river, surviving on the blood of
hapless locals who wandered into
the mill to grind their grain.
The mill was bought some years
ago by the Jagodic family, who
were too frightened of releasing
the vampire to undertake any
repairs to the mill, leaving it to
collapse recently.
During its collapse, locals believe
that Sava managed to escape.
“People are worried, everybody
knows the legend of this vampire
and the thought that he is now
homeless and looking for
somewhere else and possibly
other victims is terrifying people.
We are all frightened,” said local
councillor Miodrag Vujetic.
As part of their warning, the
council has advised residents to
hang garlic from their windows
and doors, and put a “holy cross”
in every room of their houses.
BRIGADOON?
The South Pacific Island, Sandy
Island, does not actually exist,
according to researchers from the
University of Sydney.
The Island shows up on marine
charts and Google Maps, and is
supposedly located between
Australia and New Caledonia.
Scientists from the University of
Sydney became suspicious and
decided to investigate the island
after examination of navigation
charts revealed that the ocean
where Sandy resides is very, very
deep (1,400m).
When they arrived at the Sandy
Island’s locale, it was not there.
“How did it find its way onto
the maps? We just don't know,
but we plan to follow up and find
out,” said one researcher.
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