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    Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors

    A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology

    Zombie Strain Of Swine Flu Just A Crazy Hoax

    The Zombie Apocalypse — in Legos

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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    08/20/09

    In reply to Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors
    Jesus Christ. Don't adults drink any more? When I want whiskey, I don't go to a theme park.
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    Image of Prospero761 Prospero761
    08/20/09

    @BadUncle: It's all in good fun. No one says you have to go. Lighten up, Francis.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    08/20/09

    @Prospero761: I don't look for fun in my drinking. I seek out bitterness and regret; anger and recrimination; a schlerotic liver and an arrest record. Your mileage may vary.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    08/20/09

    In reply to Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors
    What do you figure will happen first - they go out of business, or some drunk freaks out and kills the "zombies"?
    -Kle.
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    Image of VandykeGalooba VandykeGalooba
    08/19/09

    In reply to Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors
    The chainsaw is probably more in homage to the Evil Dead series, etc. than for use in a zombie apocalypse. Everyone knows you want to have a silenced sniper rifle or a crowbar... minimal noise, don't attract attention. lol
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    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. promoted this comment VandykeGalooba was starred VandykeGalooba was unstarred
    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    08/19/09

    @VandykeGalooba: Are we running on the assumption that we're trying to be quite? Why? Their dead. Who knows what attracts them.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    08/20/09

    @VandykeGalooba: You never need to reload a battle axe! :-D
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    Image of Pharacon Pharacon
    08/19/09

    In reply to Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors
    Slienced 22's for the win! Sure you got to be near the zombie to kill, but it is completely silent and deadly accurate and the ammo is ALL over the place.
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    OW-Holmes--Serious Face. promoted this comment Pharacon was starred Pharacon was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    08/19/09

    In reply to Zombie Bar Opens Its Undead Doors
    The article says they have a chainsaw to break out in case of zombie apocalypse.

    PSA: Dont use chainsaws when fighting zombies. They are noisy, heavy, and require gas. They are too much trouble.

    The more you know.
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    Image of SkaHimself SkaHimself
    08/19/09

    @OW-Holmes--Serious Face.:

    Or pistols. Or semi-automatic small caliber weapons.

    The ONLY reliable zombie killing weapons are:

    1) Shotguns (pump or semi-auto - preferably the latter) loaded with 00 buckshot or slugs. The only bitch of the matter is ammo is large, cumbersome, and your average shotgun has a 6-8 round capacity.

    2) Fully automatic high caliber rifles - preferably with some sort of grenade launcher/attachment.

    4) Grenades, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, or any mobile high explosive device.

    In your average attack scenario, the human body becomes so flushed with adrenaline that your fine motor skills are completely shot. If you doubt me - hit a punching bag nonstop for 2 min and throw in 50 pushups to finish it off. You won't even be able to tie your shoes thanks to the adrenalin dump.

    Semi-auto small caliber weapons rely on accuracy and shot placement. Try reliably smoking a zombie from 50 meters with shaky hands and an erratic heartbeat.

    You're fucked.

    The only real solution is weapons that deal large amounts of damage and don't require you to be incredibly accurate.
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    08/19/09

    @SkaHimself: If you wanna go the "no ammo/gas" route, you could go with a long machete or a club. Assuming you're already at close quarters or indoors, explosives aren't going to help much if you hurt yourself with them. Hacking off limbs/bashing in skulls is pretty straight forward, even with adrenaline pumping.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    08/19/09

    @kagekiri: Grenades arent going to work. How are you going to remove heads with a grenade?

    What you really need is accuracy. A rifle with a small caliber that you can fire well and you can reasonably get ammo for is all that is necessary.
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    Image of SkaHimself SkaHimself
    08/19/09

    @kagekiri:

    Agreed. But the hopefully it never comes to close quarters.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/19/09

    @OW-Holmes--Serious Face.: You're right about grenades, they can actually be negative help as they could create "crawlers"; zombies with their legs blown off which can sneak up unnoticed in tall grass or amongst debris.

    My personal weapon of choice for a zombie invasion would be a katana or a halberd - strong, durable, can take the head clean off and doesn’t run out of gas/ammunition. I’d most like to use the weapon described in World War Z which was designed to fight zombies, but unfortunately it’s not real. Then again, neither are zombies. I’m not sure whether that’s a fortunate or an unfortunate.
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    Image of Bound Bound
    08/20/09

    @OW-Holmes--Serious Face.: Bah you're all wrong, everyone knows all you need is a Milla Jovovich, quickest way to kill any zombie infestation.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    08/20/09

    @SkaHimself:
    "The only real solution is weapons that deal large amounts of damage and don't require you to be incredibly accurate."

    True. Airport snowblowers come to mind.
    -Kle.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/10/09

    In reply to A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
    This guy's crazy. If there's ONE THING I can be mad at, it's god-damn crocodiles.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    06/10/09

    In reply to A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
    My fundamental problem with him writing this is that it seems like a blue-print for reverse engineering a zombie based on it's characteristics.
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    06/10/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: *its'
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    Image of debo matar la zombi goldberry83 debo matar la zombi goldberry83
    06/10/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: *Sidles up, grammar-geek-like* Actually, the possessive "its" doesn't require any apostrophe at all. *Sidles away*
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/10/09

    In reply to A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
    So in other words... BRRAAAIIINNNSSSSS
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of bronzeorchidsac bronzeorchidsac
    06/10/09

    All I got from this article was this:


    One day, I want to be a respected member of the Doctorate Illuminati whose sole contributions to science deal with what we term Fringe Science.


    Which begs the question, could we call this Dr. Steven C. Schlozman a Mad Scientist?

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/10/09

    @bronzeorchidsac: Dude's from Harvard, just like Walter on "Fringe"!
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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    06/10/09

    In reply to A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
    i wouldn't mind that pawing at my frontal cortex. or perhaps my jugular.
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    Image of Plague Plague
    06/10/09

    @geekgrrl:

    Uh, I think she was like freakin' NINE in the movie?
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    Image of Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee. Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.
    05/04/09

    In reply to Zombie Strain Of Swine Flu Just A Crazy Hoax
    I was seriously just "joking" with a coworker today that the whole swine flu hysteria had to due with a deep-seated zombie phobia
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    Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee. was starred Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee. was unstarred
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    05/04/09

    @c0dek: "do" also. And they let me teach children?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/04/09

    @c0dek: Only the zombie children.
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    Image of Slovenly Muse Slovenly Muse
    05/04/09

    In reply to Zombie Strain Of Swine Flu Just A Crazy Hoax
    Based on the media's coverage of the Swine Flu pandemic, I'm surprised it's NOT ushering in the zombie apocalypse.
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    05/04/09

    In reply to Zombie Strain Of Swine Flu Just A Crazy Hoax
    That really made my day. Thank you.
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