Do You Think There's Going To Be A Zombie Apocalypse?

Springcurl

My sister and I are pretty convinced there will be. You know, there will be some mistake in a lab somewhere and the zombies will be created and we'll have to run into the woods and live off the land.


I think I could survive, but only if I were with family. My sister's husband is a state trooper and he's really good with guns. My best friend is great at building things, so that's important. I can make something tasty out of gross stuff, so I'd be helpful.


Do you think there will be a zombie apocalypse? Could you survive?

The New Black

You're really bored, eh?

Springcurl

Phoenix wrote: »

You're really bored, eh?

You've never thought about this?

Over Christmas my sister mentioned a zombie apocalypse and my daughter's boyfriend immediately nodded and admitted that he'd thought of it, too.

I think people are afraid to admit to other people that they think it's possible. but I think the zombies are coming.:laughing7:

Boomygrrl

No, I don't think it's possible, but to entertain this case scenerio, not so sure I would survive. I guess if I happen to be lucky (in the right place at the right time), I would be okay.
We're more likely to be invaded by space aliens, and I do not believe that is going to happen either.
I guess that leaves us with the real possible dangers out there...other people, environmental/weather, disease, etc. ...but that's not near as interesting.

hmkenny

I hadn't thought of this happening until I saw this thread. If they are as slow moving and easy to kill as they appear to be in movies then I think I could survive.

It would certainly stimulate the economy if there was a zombie apocalypse:

- Someone would have to bury all their rotten corpses.
- New jobs would be created for zombie removal everywhere.
- There would be more insurance claims for people who hit a zombie while driving to work.

On the other hand, if the zombies could be trained they might actually steal our jobs.

It's ponderous.

Boomygrrl

If movies are correct (again, entertaining this), they aren't all that easy to kill. And although they walk slowly, they magically catch up with you.

ninja dog

I'm thinking I would probably join the zombies, although as a vegetarian, that could pose some problems. And I'm not sure what role my dogs would play.....would there be zombie dogs? Anyway, I think I'd make a better zombie than survivor, since I hate camping.

But what do zombies do when they're not searching for brains to eat? Would I get to read and write and watch "Robot Chicken?" And what about zombie hairstyles? Would I be able to maintain my curls?

Really, I think the thing to consider is which method of existence provides for a better lifestyle: zombie or human? It may sound matter of fact, but these are tough times. A girl has to make a choice.

mrspoppers

I don't know if I could survive on my own. I don't own a gun and I've never been much of a fighter. My husband, on the other hand, is MacGuyver. He's always making useful things out of what I consider to be trash. I can see him fashioning a weapon out of old string and a couple of paper clips.

ursula

So funny you posted this--I just saw the coolest video yesterday about a zombie apocalypse. It's by Metallica, and the song is called "All Nightmare Long."

http://www.metallica.com/Media/Video/misc_video.asp?id=448
(click on the first video)

To answer the question: in the event of a zombie apocalypse, I think I'd be pretty useless.

meryn

I think I could survive. Zombies are really slow, and stupid. At least the ones in the movies are! :confused1:

cympreni

Depends on the type of zombies. In at least one movie, Japanese zombies are lightning fast and know martial arts and they know how to use guns. We'd all be doomed!

Look up the movie Versus on youtube, there are a lot of the fight scenes there. Since it is a zombie fight scene, I think the graphic warning should be a given.

hayseedlady

Things like this are why I live in Iowa. I'm pretty sure the redneck zombies would be super easy to kill. Plus every house has at least 5 guns and ammo so one wouldn't run out, like they do in the movies. Living off the land would be very easy to do, there is a lot of open land.

papayahed

Finally!!! a fellow believer. Ya'll may think I'm odd but I've been having reoccurring dreams about Zombies for at least three years now. It could happen.

Has anybody else purchased their copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234463656&sr=8-1

(I wish I knew how to do that link thing)

cympreni

papayahed wrote: »

Finally!!! a fellow believer. Ya'll may think I'm odd but I've been having reoccurring dreams about Zombies for at least three years now. It could happen.

Has anybody else purchased their copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234463656&sr=8-1

(I wish I knew how to do that link thing)

I seen that book in the store once! It looked good, but I didn't have enough on me at the time.

ninja dog

So, no one but me wants to join the winning team? I'm talking numbers, people. Sheer zombie force.

Admit it. You know you want to stop being human. No job! No cooking! No taxes!

MichelleBFT

papayahed wrote: »

Finally!!! a fellow believer. Ya'll may think I'm odd but I've been having reoccurring dreams about Zombies for at least three years now. It could happen.

Has anybody else purchased their copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234463656&sr=8-1

(I wish I knew how to do that link thing)

My husband got it for the holidays. I've been not so patiently waiting for him to finish it so I can read it. He's a slow reader.

I've never thought about this outside of movies. I'd probably be toast, unless I was around some of my more industrious friends and family.

cympreni

ninja dog wrote: »

So, no one but me wants to join the winning team? I'm talking numbers, people. Sheer zombie force.

Admit it. You know you want to stop being human. No job! No cooking! No taxes!

I keep telling DH that if he really loves me... . he'll let me eat his brains. I love that part. (Safe for work) One of my all time favorite movies. I'll join ya, I'll radio for more paramedics.

LisaF1163

mrspoppers wrote: »

I don't know if I could survive on my own. I don't own a gun and I've never been much of a fighter. My husband, on the other hand, is MacGuyver. He's always making useful things out of what I consider to be trash. I can see him fashioning a weapon out of old string and a couple of paper clips.

This is the really import part - having someone with you who knows what to do. Having a bad-ass for a sidekick is crucial. Someone like Uma Thurman from the "Kill Bill" movies. If you have a bad-ass sidekick and a cool background song that's playing while you and Uma chop zombies in half (y'know, something like "Violet" by Hole. Cleaving a zombie in half just as Courtney Love screams out, "You should learn how to say NO!!" is all part of the aura), then that's half the zombie-battle won. :tongue3:

hmkenny

You don't need a gun either. Sean of the Dead offed one just by tossing a vinyl LP into it's head. You just need to sever the brain somehow, and since they are so slow it shouldn't be that difficult to get the hang of severing zombie brains.

A kick ass sidekick is always a good idea.

Gemini13

Springcurl wrote: »

You've never thought about this?

No, I haven't- is that strange?

hmkenny wrote: »

I hadn't thought of this happening until I saw this thread. If they are as slow moving and easy to kill as they appear to be in movies then I think I could survive.

meryn wrote: »

I think I could survive. Zombies are really slow, and stupid. At least the ones in the movies are! :confused1:

I guess you two never saw 28 Days/ Weeks Later, eh? Those zombies were truly a force to be reckoned with...

I don't think I'd last very long if there were a zombie apocalypse. I'd be able to make it for a while if I was with my husband, but once the food started to run out he'd probably defect to their side.

Springcurl

I definitely think going in groups is the best way to survive.

Gemini13

LisaF1163 wrote: »

If you have a bad-ass sidekick and a cool background song that's playing while you and Uma chop zombies in half (y'know, something like "Violet" by Hole. Cleaving a zombie in half just as Courtney Love screams out, "You should learn how to say NO!!" is all part of the aura), then that's half the zombie-battle won. :tongue3:

Awesome. I'll be sure to keep all my grunge cds handy, just in case...

LisaF1163

Springcurl wrote: »

I definitely think going in groups is the best way to survive.

That's a possibility too. While the zombies are busy picking off the weak links in your group, you can make a quick get-away.

Which brings up another good point - make sure you're wearing comfortable clothes and good athletic sneakers. A zombie apocolypse is no time to get all "Stacy and Clinton" if you want to survive.

ursula

Another link (evidence of the zombification of our culture):

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Springcurl

ursula wrote: »

Another link (evidence of the zombification of our culture):

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Oh, wow!

ursula

I know! It's kind of ominous how everywhere I look today I find zombies. I just found the link to that book on a blog I read.

LisaF1163

That book... that book is just a little piece of awesome. (Okay, so I might need to get it. Might - probably - no, MIGHT!)

Boomygrrl

ninja dog wrote: »

So, no one but me wants to join the winning team? I'm talking numbers, people. Sheer zombie force.

Admit it. You know you want to stop being human. No job! No cooking! No taxes!

I'd do it, if you do!

Hakim Nuraldin

What about a Zombie government? Terrorist zombies? Republican and Democrat zombies? Oh wait, we already have those.

ninja dog

Hah! That's three for our side!

Cympreni, Boomygrrl, and Ninja Dog. What's our motto, ladies? I vote for "Dead, Rested, and Ready."

mrspoppers

hmkenny wrote: »

You don't need a gun either. Sean of the Dead offed one just by tossing a vinyl LP into it's head. You just need to sever the brain somehow, and since they are so slow it shouldn't be that difficult to get the hang of severing zombie brains.

A kick ass sidekick is always a good idea.

I have plenty of knives and CDs, so maybe my lack of guns won't be such a bad thing.