with a brick in her mouth to prevent her from eating plague victims. :eek:
There are graves in Venice?
That brick was probably just to keep her from floating to the surface.
That is totally cool! Thanks for the link.
Yeah, thanks for linking that.
weird.
Two masons were talking to each other:
“Hey man! Tell us about your date with the vampire chick!”
“I don’t want to give you too many details, but I will say I put my brick in her mouth!”
Not gonna get you a stake in the heart
That sort of gift don’t set me apart
Not gonna get you a day in the sun
Girl ya gotta know you’re my only one
Not gonna stuff your mouth full of garlic
A girl like you don’t need the heimlich
Wanna get you somethin’ from the heart
Somethin’ special girl
It’s my brick in your mouth, my brick in your mouth babe
It’s my brick in your mouth, my brick in your mouth girl
Enjoy,
Steven
Am I the only one singing that old Commodores hit right now??
Oww she’s a Brick Mouth*,
She’s Mighty Mighty, just lettin’ it all hang out…
Oww she’s a Brick Mouth
Like Lady’s stacked, and that’s a fact, ain’t holding nothing back…
*House
No…no you are not.
Not anymore, you aren’t. 
Why do I find this to be totally cool? I must need medication. No fangs, though. Poo.
Venice isn’t built in the middle of nowhere, but on low islands in a lagoon - see the Island of the Dead.
I know; I kid Venice and her canal-based tourist image.
Don’t mock the gondoliers though. Otherwise you end up in an unmarked grave with a brick in your mouth.
ETA: I just noticed the OP’s article also relates the old chestnut about hair growing after death. Why are they allowed to give out bogus facts, but I’m not?
They’re journalists.
What’s that?
Ark of the Covenant.
Are you sure.
Pretty sure.
That is *beyond *sick. I love it. 