::sings:: Iiiii.. want iced tea.

( Cold-heartedly ripped from Ariel's LiveJournal. You will never get it back! Never, i tell you! -s- )

Not quite Sci-Fi World, but freaky nonetheless.....

Just read this. It's like... we just drifted into an alternate reality:

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20021223_237.html

"A bizarre rumor that Malawi's government is colluding with vampires to collect human blood for international aid agencies in exchange for food has led to a rash of vigilante violence.

Vampire paranoia has sparked several attacks on suspected bloodsuckers, despite official efforts to kill the rumor.

President Bakili Muluzi told a news conference on Sunday the vampire stories were malicious and irresponsible. "No government can go about sucking blood of its own people," he said. "That's thuggery."

Muluzi said the rumors were also affecting economic activity in four southern districts as agricultural workers stayed indoors. "