# WTF is this stupid vampire thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161 "2014-04-15T08:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chihuahua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/1 "2014-04-15T08:40:41Z")
Every time I use SD I see this stupid vampire movie thing playing in the advertisements bar. WTF is this? Is it supposed to be an advertisement or something? And who thought some ugly chick Twilight knockoff would appeal to SDers? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/2 "2014-04-15T10:37:05Z")
Is it the one that runs for like two minutes but doesn’t ever bother to tell you what the title of the movie/show is? Stellar job of advertising, that one. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/3 "2014-04-15T12:01:26Z")
It was bothering me too and I mentioned it in several ATMB threads about ads. Finally [someone](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17195965&postcount=22) figured out what it was. It is from an Isreali TV show called _Split_. I was able to sleep peacefully again. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/4 "2014-04-15T14:02:33Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was able to sleep peacefully again. **You** may be sleeping peacefully, but I’m more confused then ever. Why is an Israeli TV series, which apparently isn’t broadcast in English, advertising over and over on the SDMB? And not even saying what it is? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/5 "2014-04-15T14:35:15Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > **You** may be sleeping peacefully, but I’m more confused then ever. Why is an Israeli TV series, which apparently isn’t broadcast in English, advertising over and over on the SDMB? And not even saying what it is? The torch has been passed to you. Go forth and investigate. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/6 "2014-04-15T15:08:59Z")
Jewish vampires are known for their inscrutability. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/7 "2014-04-15T15:10:53Z")
Adverwhatments? ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/8 "2014-04-15T15:11:02Z")
I can’t believe nobody’s gone for the Blood Libel comment yet. . . ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/9 "2014-04-15T15:32:43Z")
Jewish vampires definitely sounds like the subject of a bad standup comedy routine. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/10 "2014-04-15T15:40:39Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Adverwhatments? They are those things that some of us have to put up with. You see, I look at this site from various computers at various times. Some of those devices I have control over, others not. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/11 "2014-04-15T16:20:26Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > They are those things that some of us have to put up with. You see, I look at this site from various computers at various times. Some of those devices I have control over, others not. Exactly. My Android tablet exists to remind me that “advertisements” exist. Which is probably why all the tech reporters are insisting that desktops and even laptops are going to disappear in favor of everyone using tablets. Wishful thinking on the part of people dependent on ad views. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/12 "2014-04-15T16:32:52Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Jewish vampires definitely sounds like the subject of a bad standup comedy routine. “Bubbe, it von’t do you a bit good…” ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/13 "2014-04-15T17:05:01Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Jewish vampires are known for their inscrutability. And dual loyalty. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/14 "2014-04-15T17:55:41Z")
Are Jewish vampires afraid of Magen Davids? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/15 "2014-04-15T20:41:12Z")
Is human blood kosher? Do Jewish vampires fast on Yom Kippur? Clearly these are deep and relevant issues that need to be explored. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/16 "2014-04-15T21:58:18Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Jewish vampires definitely sounds like the subject of a bad standup comedy routine. Well, it did make for a bad Mel Brooks movie. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/17 "2014-04-15T22:34:11Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Jewish vampires definitely sounds like the subject of a bad standup comedy routine. Seen it. The punchline is (on confrontation with a cross), “Oy, poopie, have you ever got the wrong vampire!” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/18 "2014-04-15T23:24:21Z")
A Jew and a vampire walk into a bar… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/19 "2014-04-15T23:43:57Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Well, it did make for a bad Mel Brooks movie. Which film was that? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161/20 "2014-04-15T23:49:30Z")
_Dracula: Dead and Loving It_, I assume. Never saw it, myself. ETA: [Looks like somebody put the whole thing on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoRMZLbUW4o) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-stupid-vampire-thing/686161.md?page=2)