Author Topic: They're coming! (Read 7160 times)

iago · « **on:** September 18, 2007, 03:09:55 pm »

So we spent way too much time this morning at work talking about how we'd survive a zombie plague. Now here I am reading the news, and what comes up?
http://www.physorg.com/news109322080.html

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Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area

I don't want to alarm people, but this may be zombies! And they may be coming! Get to a defendable location with weapons that can decapitate or crush. I recommend a cricket bat.

rabbit · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2007, 03:16:37 pm »

I've alerted the Drexel Anti-zombie Squad. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

dark_drake · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2007, 07:29:58 pm »

I'm on my way to the pub as I write this.

Sidoh · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:11:27 pm »

Quote from: dark_drake on September 18, 2007, 07:29:58 pm

I'm on my way to the pub as I write this.

Hahahaha, by the way. Pretty awesome

dark_drake · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:49:56 pm »

I don't see what you're getting at...

Sidoh · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:50:32 pm »

dark_drake · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:51:42 pm »

Contrary to popular belief, I am human.

deadly7 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:01:28 pm »

Quote from: dark_drake on September 18, 2007, 10:51:42 pm

Contrary to popular belief, I am human.

Yeah, you're also super newb.

Sidoh · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:29:14 pm »

Quote from: dark_drake on September 18, 2007, 10:51:42 pm

Contrary to popular belief, I am human.

Contrary to unpopular belief, you are a zombie!

AntiVirus · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:39:50 pm »

I'm pretty sure there is no need to worry. Like in all zombie movies the standard weapon that people start out with is a shotgun.

dark_drake · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:49:42 pm »

All I need is my trusty survival knife.

Sidoh · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:52:20 pm »

Quote from: dark_drake on September 18, 2007, 11:49:42 pm

All I need is my trusty survival knife.

Zombies don't get to use weapons, silly!

dark_drake · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:56:45 pm »

How do we prove I'm not a zombie?

At first, I thought of getting someone to shoot me in the head because zombies usually die when that happens. Then, I thought back to my days playing various fps where I had to kill people; shooting them in the head killed them, too.

I guess we could do the democratic thing and vote on it. Of course, the majority opinion never changed facts, so this might not work either. $:-\$

Sidoh · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:59:10 pm »

You could just man up (zombie up?) and admit it.

Maybe you can be the zombie ambassador for x86!

iago · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2007, 12:19:18 am »

So me and my friend are setting up a blog where we track events that may be related to zombies. Stay tuned for more info, once we get it up and running.

rabbit · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2007, 12:53:09 am »

Good man! You've clearly read the Zombie Survival Guide.

Ergot · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:06:41 am »

I hope you all have a zombie plan.

When there's something strange... in your neighborhood... who ya gonna call...

Sidoh · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:10:04 am »

ghostbusters are totally useless against zombies. The only remedy to a zombie problem is a good, old fashioned, ass kicking session.

dark_drake · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:20:34 am »

I don't know about that. When was the last time a group of zombies took down a giant Marshmallow man? The Ghostbusters would totally kick a zombie's ass, except mine (err... assuming I was a zombie).

Hitmen · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2007, 06:47:05 am »

Quote from: Sidoh on September 18, 2007, 11:52:20 pm

Zombies don't get to use weapons, silly!

You're obviously missing out on a bit of important zombie lore. In one of the movies from the original 'dead' series (Day of the Dead) we learn that zombies retain some of the knowledge of their past life and can be taught to do things they used to, including wield a gun.

iago · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:01:27 am »

Quote from: Hitmen on September 19, 2007, 06:47:05 am

Quote from: Sidoh on September 18, 2007, 11:52:20 pm
Zombies don't get to use weapons, silly!
You're obviously missing out on a bit of important zombie lore. In one of the movies from the original 'dead' series (Day of the Dead) we learn that zombies retain some of the knowledge of their past life and can be taught to do things they used to, including wield a gun.

Clearly that was artistic license. Come on now!

Also in that movie, the guy befriends a zombie. I don't believe that, either. It's just not realistic! (but zombies are.

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abc · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:13:07 am »

When your swimming in a pool, and you feel something heavy, diarrhea, diarrhea!

Hitmen · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2007, 11:54:08 am »

Quote from: iago on September 19, 2007, 09:01:27 am

Clearly that was artistic license. Come on now!

Also in that movie, the guy befriends a zombie. I don't believe that, either. It's just not realistic! (but zombies are. )

This is George Romero we're talking about, inventor of the classic movie zombie. I think he knows what he's doing.

rabbit · « **Reply #23 on:** September 19, 2007, 01:06:53 pm »

Quote from: Hitmen on September 19, 2007, 11:54:08 am

Quote from: iago on September 19, 2007, 09:01:27 am
Clearly that was artistic license. Come on now!

Also in that movie, the guy befriends a zombie. I don't believe that, either. It's just not realistic! (but zombies are. )
This is George Romero we're talking about, inventor of the classic movie zombie. I think he knows what he's doing.

Except for Land of the Dead....

iago · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2007, 01:22:56 pm »

Quote from: Hitmen on September 19, 2007, 11:54:08 am

Quote from: iago on September 19, 2007, 09:01:27 am
Clearly that was artistic license. Come on now!

Also in that movie, the guy befriends a zombie. I don't believe that, either. It's just not realistic! (but zombies are. )
This is George Romero we're talking about, inventor of the classic movie zombie. I think he knows what he's doing.

I say he was senile after day/dawn!

rabbit · « **Reply #25 on:** September 19, 2007, 01:51:14 pm »

WHICH Day/Dawn?

iago · « **Reply #26 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:13:44 pm »

Quote from: rabbit on September 19, 2007, 01:51:14 pm

WHICH Day/Dawn?

Since we were talking about Romaro's lore, I'm talking about the original ones.

Hitmen · « **Reply #27 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:30:34 pm »

The remakes Dawn/Day have nothing to do with Romero at all (though I think he had a small part in the remake of Night).

Land is not a particularly good movie, but his zombies stay true to form, continuing where he left them off in Day.

Camel · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:57:28 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on September 18, 2007, 11:52:20 pm

Quote from: dark_drake on September 18, 2007, 11:49:42 pm
All I need is my trusty survival knife.

Zombies don't get to use weapons, silly!

Unless you set them on fire! Then they are their own flaming zombie weapons.

Sidoh · « **Reply #29 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:58:36 pm »

Quote from: Camel on September 20, 2007, 10:57:28 pm

Unless you set them on fire! Then they are their own flaming zombie weapons.

Hmm... touche. I suppose they could also fling their own limbs at you. I would consider that to be within the specifications for a zombie.

iago · « **Reply #30 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:40:23 pm »

In certain canons, if you burn a zombie and inhale the smoke, you may become a zombie yourself. If you do intend to set them on fire, make sure there's somebody you don't like (and who doesn't owe you money) downwind.

rabbit · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:44:20 pm »

That doesn't make a lot of sense. Fire destroys all known viruses and bacteria, how could zombieism spread from ash?

Camel · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:52:26 pm »

Fire doesn't spread a strong desire to feast on brains, does it?

iago · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2007, 12:01:06 am »

Who says that the zombie plague has to be spread by bacteria or viruses? Perhaps it can be spread by a chemical that can become gaseous when burnt.

Or perhaps it's because not all authors totally think through their designs.

Camel · « **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2007, 12:13:02 am »

I've seen numerous movies where zombies were on fire, and I don't recall any instances of the plague spreading because of it.

rabbit · « **Reply #35 on:** September 21, 2007, 12:56:51 am »

Quote from: iago on September 21, 2007, 12:01:06 am

Who says that the zombie plague has to be spread by bacteria or viruses? Perhaps it can be spread by a chemical that can become gaseous when burnt.

Or perhaps it's because not all authors totally think through their designs.

Chemical? That implies manmade. Even manmade zombies (Biohazard/Resident Evil) were created by means of a virus. If there's some kind of chemical that can make zombies....god save us all.

Hitmen · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:08:35 am »

Quote from: rabbit on September 20, 2007, 11:44:20 pm

That doesn't make a lot of sense. Fire destroys all known viruses and bacteria, how could zombieism spread from ash?

Clicky. The zombies were created from exposure to 245-Trioxin (not real), and when they tried to get rid of them by burning them in the crematorium, it caused the corpses in a nearby graveyard to turn into zombies. Since the chemical in question is entirely ficticious, it is prefectly plausible that it could spread through the air after being burnt. Excellent movie too

rabbit · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:42:03 am »

Haha, I loved Return. The best scene(s) was when the chick was explaining how she'd want to die, and then when she died. Anyway, 245-Trioxin doesn't make sense. It brought BONES back. WTF? Bones have no muscles or tendons connecting them and giving them a way to move.

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