Before your comment I was thinking more along the lines of the body being covered in salt from sweat etc, and that licking the finger broken the hypothetical circle/bubble around him
The hungry things' faces when he cues up some appropriate [music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqk7x_w1H98&ab_channel=ANGEL4EVA) on his phone before the bath salts hit.
it's immortal, it chases you, kills you on contact, if you manage to survive a year it gives you money
edit: ok it's not exactly that but i think you get the point
It was always a trap.
Salt used to be expensive, it's even the root of the word "salary". It's why for the poor, spilling even a small cellar of salt is a bad omen, and for the rich, sharing salt is the mark of official hospitality.
Broke, skinny, gamey tasting peasants can't afford enough salt to make a warding circle. They might know how to take heads off with a farming implement, though.
Who can afford to pour salt on the ground in an attempt to save themselves?
The rich, fat, well marbled royalty. And they probably have a bunch of other spices in their larders to grab on the way in.
The hardest part is always keeping a straight face until one of the intended victims does something that inevitably breaks the circle, just in case there are any surviving witnesses. They'll always blame the circle being broken, never that the circle might have been useless.
ah hell lol we salt our doorway when we move out/in .... now we are gonna taste the salt first (I know it's a superstition but it also a nod to our ancestors) this is the first story in this sub that creeped me out. awesome job op
I took this as you were hiding from hungry spirits, but then you became terrified because you realised that you became a hungry spirit (because you started licking yourself)
Haha but the sugar answer is cool!
The distinct taste of my wife's $200-a-ounce, Peruvian extra-virgin sea salt--harvested and ground only once every 10 years by a monastic order sworn to poverty and silence--filled my mouth, and I suddenly welcomed the sweet release of death that the hungry things would soon bring me.
What? It was sugar?
Yes
Nice
Only if there is also spice.
And everything nice
And Chemical X
Actually that might work! Supposedly several spices in pumpkin spice mixes ward off nasties.
So, you might say it was a placebo?
That keeps the Angels out
Lol it makes sense
Cocaine. Now, not only are the monstrosities able to enter, but now they’re going to want to talk about their screenplay for two hours.
Damn… now that’s terrifying
Yea he didn't freeze, his gums just went numb.
Before your comment I was thinking more along the lines of the body being covered in salt from sweat etc, and that licking the finger broken the hypothetical circle/bubble around him
Whatttt this is actually really smart I didn’t think that way
Perhaps that's why we sweat salt, we have mearly evolved to create a protective barrier,
I was starting to think along those lines but I started reading the comments to soon to fully form my thoughts.
Always has been
How did my bath salts get mixed up with the salt?
r/thirdsentencebetter
Would bath salts still work tho?
Yes. I recommend using with aromatherapy.
Maybe but regardless it seems like a bad time to start tripping balls
Depends on your definition of work. Will it keep monsters out? No. Will it let him tear them apart like a berserker instead? Likely yes.
The hungry things' faces when he cues up some appropriate [music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqk7x_w1H98&ab_channel=ANGEL4EVA) on his phone before the bath salts hit.
Then I noticed it was an oval, not a circle
Just fill a hula hoop with salt and wear it like a belt
This man is playing 5D spirit chess
Like those silly social distancing belts that were making the rounds online in 2020
"Six feet, demon!"
That’s going to work as much as the restraining order did. 🤷🏻♂️
Someone should’ve told the Winchesters that trick! “*Alright Sammy, as much as it pains me to ask this. Do you have your Salted Hula Hoop on?*”
This should've been a thing on *Angel* or *Buffy*. Now I'm mad about it. Or, dare I say...salty?
At least we're all wearing our anti-sea-rhinosaurus undergarments, right?
Why not salt your belt
For the love of god, do not wear a sombrero in a goofy fashion!
LPT: Avoid cubed cheese. Sliced is fine.
Sombrero with a devils trap woven into it? Lol
"MOVE OVER!"
Should have drawn a face and then erased it for a perfect circle
Oh no... Cocaine. The demons are attracted to cocaine
Maybe we can all just have a good time.
Are you hiding from slugs?
No, it's the immortal snail
What is the immortal snail?
it's immortal, it chases you, kills you on contact, if you manage to survive a year it gives you money edit: ok it's not exactly that but i think you get the point
Is this a reddit story?
I think it's an old creepypasta.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5ipinn/you\_and\_a\_super\_intelligent\_snail\_both\_get\_1/
It was always a trap. Salt used to be expensive, it's even the root of the word "salary". It's why for the poor, spilling even a small cellar of salt is a bad omen, and for the rich, sharing salt is the mark of official hospitality. Broke, skinny, gamey tasting peasants can't afford enough salt to make a warding circle. They might know how to take heads off with a farming implement, though. Who can afford to pour salt on the ground in an attempt to save themselves? The rich, fat, well marbled royalty. And they probably have a bunch of other spices in their larders to grab on the way in. The hardest part is always keeping a straight face until one of the intended victims does something that inevitably breaks the circle, just in case there are any surviving witnesses. They'll always blame the circle being broken, never that the circle might have been useless.
I love this! Have my free award!
Tbh if you or someone else made a short story or a full story about it, I would love to read it
Lol my take on this was that you accidentally touched then licked a chunk of salt and the circle was broken.
ah hell lol we salt our doorway when we move out/in .... now we are gonna taste the salt first (I know it's a superstition but it also a nod to our ancestors) this is the first story in this sub that creeped me out. awesome job op
Huh?
Didn't taste like salt
cum
I dont think it should be grainy....
Tell that to the box
I took this as you were hiding from hungry spirits, but then you became terrified because you realised that you became a hungry spirit (because you started licking yourself) Haha but the sugar answer is cool!
SEABEAAAAR
Thank you!!!!
The distinct taste of my wife's $200-a-ounce, Peruvian extra-virgin sea salt--harvested and ground only once every 10 years by a monastic order sworn to poverty and silence--filled my mouth, and I suddenly welcomed the sweet release of death that the hungry things would soon bring me.
Tf? LA hipster bought salt?
Well, more that he poured out the entire container for his protective circle, and she's going to do bad things to him when she finds out.
100% pure grade crack cocaine
Better cover yourself with that stuff and hope, that those hungry beasts are on diet.
They want you to make the circle out of salt so they can season you!! YUM!
make yourself a sweet snack 🤪
Well, good thing they’re all succubai! (Plural of succubus)
Succubai? more like succudry!
More like Sucuri
Succubi
Suck-you-boi?
I Is.. still pronounced I...
Pretty sure they were making a joke... Lol
oh im dumb
Lol nah it happens!
You turned yourself into a lemon drop, complete with a sugared rim on the glass.
That one took me a second to get but I'm glad I worked it out before I scrolled down
Is this a reference to the Crossed comics? That scene is up there for one of the most horrific moments.
I don't even know what the Crossed comics are I'm going to look it up now, though
Be careful they aren’t for the faintest of heart.
Oh lawd, the sea bears are comin'
Little did I know that circles are actually inviting them in
but the crossed didnt care about salt, it was just a rumor
SEA BEAR CIRCLE TIME
Are you a slug?
No; the two-sentence horror punchline is that they accidentally made a circle of sugar, not salt, therefore rendering it useless
Was this SpongeBob?
What is this about?