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Larni
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Message 1 of 38 (487980)
11-07-2008 8:41 AM


So, I've just finished 'World War Z' (great read by the way) and it gave me nightmares.
So I got to thinking about what I would do in a zombie apocalypse; how I would hope to keep me and mine safe. This kept me up for hours as I ran through various senarios and solutions (that's maybe what gave me the nightmares).
Has anyone else thought about how they would survive and cope if the dead started walkin' and killin' the living?

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Phat
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Message 2 of 38 (487982)
11-07-2008 9:01 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Larni
11-07-2008 8:41 AM


Deep Ponderings
Larni writes:
Has anyone else thought about how they would survive and cope if the dead started walkin' and killin' the living?
Sounds like survival would be the last priority in ones life! Why not just die and join the winning team?

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 3 of 38 (487990)
11-07-2008 9:45 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Larni
11-07-2008 8:41 AM


Has anyone else thought about how they would survive and cope if the dead started walkin' and killin' the living?
I think that hiding in remote locations would be the best bet. Get a small group to isolate themselves and work together at surviving. Some of those outdoorsman skills would be really beneficial. Like, Boy Scout stuff.

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Shield
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Message 4 of 38 (487996)
11-07-2008 10:37 AM


I would probably get my boomstick.
The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart’s top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That’s right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It’s got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That’s right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.
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onifre
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Message 5 of 38 (488003)
11-07-2008 11:07 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by Phat
11-07-2008 9:01 AM


Re: Deep Ponderings
Sounds like survival would be the last priority in ones life! Why not just die and join the winning team?
Yup Im with you on this one. I could never figure out in zombie movies why people ran away. They seem like a cool group of poeple. They're layed back, never in a rush, don't talk much...I wish we were all zombies sometimes.

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onifre
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Message 6 of 38 (488004)
11-07-2008 11:08 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by New Cat's Eye
11-07-2008 9:45 AM


Like, Boy Scout stuff.
Rolling papers, doritos and gatorade...is that Boy Scout enough?

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 7 of 38 (488006)
11-07-2008 11:19 AM
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11-07-2008 11:08 AM


Like, Boy Scout stuff.
Rolling papers, doritos and gatorade...is that Boy Scout enough?
Nah. More like: a corncob, a little piece of foil, and some tape...
or an apple, a skrewdriver, and a snorkel.
Sometimes you gotta get creative.

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onifre
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Message 8 of 38 (488008)
11-07-2008 11:24 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by New Cat's Eye
11-07-2008 11:19 AM


Sometimes you gotta get creative.
Ah yes the MacGyver smoker...

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 9 of 38 (488012)
11-07-2008 11:37 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by onifre
11-07-2008 11:24 AM


Ah yes the MacGyver smoker...
Oh MacGyver.... the epitome of "Boy Scout stuff"
I bet MacGyver would reign after World War Z
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clpMINI
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Message 10 of 38 (488014)
11-07-2008 11:41 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Larni
11-07-2008 8:41 AM


Zombie Survival Guide
I read the Zombie Survival Guide, written by the same people, which takes itself totally seriously, and is full of great information on the do's and don't of zombies.
I can't beleive that the coming zombie apocalypse wasn't a bigger issue in the presidential campaign.

I mean, this is America. Everybody loves seeing lesbians go at it, as long as they are both hot and not in a monogamous, legally sanctioned relationship.

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Huntard
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Message 11 of 38 (488024)
11-07-2008 12:14 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Larni
11-07-2008 8:41 AM


I'll have to go with Phat and Onifre on this one.
Come Hordes of the Undead, and accept me as your master!
(and before anyone asks why I should be their master *points to Cthulhu* That's why!)

I hunt for the truth

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onifre
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Message 12 of 38 (488027)
11-07-2008 12:30 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by Huntard
11-07-2008 12:14 PM


I'll have to go with Phat and Onifre on this one.
Come Hordes of the Undead, and accept me as your master!
However, I'd like to add that I wouldn't just submit to it, I may fight back a bit. Hopefully it turns out for me like Shawn of the Dead. Not only did they survive and put zombies to good use, they also managed to be hilarious too.
Seems like this would be better, but if not then fuck it i'll join the undead with you and Phat.

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 13 of 38 (488032)
11-07-2008 12:39 PM
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11-07-2008 12:30 PM


Hopefully it turns out for me like Shawn of the Dead. Not only did they survive and put zombies to good use, they also managed to be hilarious too.
Have you heard of the movie Fido?

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Larni
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Posts: 4000
From: Liverpool
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Message 14 of 38 (488034)
11-07-2008 12:41 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by onifre
11-07-2008 11:07 AM


No way, man!
In my nightmares it is always the fact that 'they' are taking over that gets my goat.
And despite your thumbs up for the zombie way of life, they have no sense of humour so I doubt your stand up routine would go down a storm.
So you would go from being the dude on stage to one of the dweebs in the audience.

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Larni
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From: Liverpool
Joined: 09-16-2005


Message 15 of 38 (488037)
11-07-2008 12:44 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by clpMINI
11-07-2008 11:41 AM


Re: Zombie Survival Guide
I got the survival guide winging it's way to my house as we speak (amazon willing).
Is it a good read?

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