Back on June 20, I blogged about the strange and, frankly, concerning abandonment of the Count's Twitter feed, which hadn't updated since hitting the "one thousand three hundred twenty-nine!" mark on May 22.
BUT NOW, LIKE A TRUE VAMPIRE, THE COUNT HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE
On July 6, when the rest of us were busy celebrating Frida Kahlo's birthday, the Count's, uh, account tweeted....
I mean, what a blockbuster. The Count's countdown (or really, a countup, which should totally be a real word) has faithfully continued every day since, with sometimes even two tweets per day.
We can all rest easy, since it appears as though the Count is indeed still with us and wasn't staked by Buffy The Twitter Slayer. But why the dormant 44 days? My first thought was that it referred to Sesame Street's history, though apparently the show has been on the air for 47 seasons, not merely 44. My next thought was that it was a reference to ruthenium's atomic number of 44, and then I stopped guessing since that was clearly it. Vampires love ruthenium!
BUT NOW, LIKE A TRUE VAMPIRE, THE COUNT HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE
On July 6, when the rest of us were busy celebrating Frida Kahlo's birthday, the Count's, uh, account tweeted....
One thousand three hundred thirty!— Count von Count (@CountVonCount) July 6, 2017
I mean, what a blockbuster. The Count's countdown (or really, a countup, which should totally be a real word) has faithfully continued every day since, with sometimes even two tweets per day.
We can all rest easy, since it appears as though the Count is indeed still with us and wasn't staked by Buffy The Twitter Slayer. But why the dormant 44 days? My first thought was that it referred to Sesame Street's history, though apparently the show has been on the air for 47 seasons, not merely 44. My next thought was that it was a reference to ruthenium's atomic number of 44, and then I stopped guessing since that was clearly it. Vampires love ruthenium!
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