An extremely poor understanding of medical science.
It was common practice in Europe to create antidotes and tinctures from human body parts. Powdered skull to help with migraines and epilepsy, blood for vitality, and so on.
Mummies were just a convenient source of raw materials.
SHEESH I'M NOT A DOCTOR OF ANYTHING AND EVEN I COULDA FIGURED OUT THAT WASN'T GONNA WORK
"YEAH SURE LET'S EAT THE DEAD GUY! THIS GUY WHO ISN'T ALIVE ANYMORE IS SURE GONNA MAKE US FEEL MORE LIVELY!!! DEFINITELY WON'T GIVE US ANYTHING HE DIED OF EITHER!"
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cryptograms) wrote2020-09-06 03:13 pm
cw: discussion of cannibalism
It was common practice in Europe to create antidotes and tinctures from human body parts. Powdered skull to help with migraines and epilepsy, blood for vitality, and so on.
Mummies were just a convenient source of raw materials.
cw: discussion of cannibalism
"YEAH SURE LET'S EAT THE DEAD GUY! THIS GUY WHO ISN'T ALIVE ANYMORE IS SURE GONNA MAKE US FEEL MORE LIVELY!!! DEFINITELY WON'T GIVE US ANYTHING HE DIED OF EITHER!"
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In any case, do you really think Bill's behavior is just denial?
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I DUNNO, WHAT ELSE WOULD HE BE HAVING A MELTDOWN ABOUT? THAT WHOLE MESSAGE IS SOMETHIN ELSE
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[ On the other hand... ]
I don't know what else it could be, unless they didn't break up.
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[But, that's just bickering for the sake of bickering.]
HUH. BUT IF THEY'RE STILL TOGETHER THAT'S EVEN WEIRDER...HARD TO PICTURE HIM CARING ABOUT ANYBODY ENOUGH TO PITCH A FIT OVER IT YKNOW?