That’s right, it’s time for the re-birth of Zombie TueZdays. It’s probably been two years since the last one, but this was worth posting. It was unearthed (ha ha) by Jhonen Vasquez and posted on his Tumblr account. Now I present it to you. Enjoy. (Video after jump) Read more »
Undead Anonymous: Breathers
It’s been a few weeks and I had this sitting in my in-box, from myself for a while. Short version, it’s time for me to post another zombie something-or-other.
Breathers is a story about a man who dies and becomes a zombie. He finds unlife difficult as he is cast out of the old life that he knew and into the role of social pariah until he starts attending Undead Anonymous meetings. Then follows all kinds of wackiness including zombie rights trials. Though I have yet to read the book, the synopsis sells the book for me. I think it has officially gone on the list. Perhaps I will review it elsewhere, if you know what I mean.
Source: Undead Anonymous
To start of with a quote:
This zombie is frighteningly contagious. He is mostly decayed, and is missing some intestines, a foot, a hand, several fingers and part of the face. He is very slow, obviously not smart, and frighteningly strong. He is wearing tattered clothing. He attacks mostly by biting victims.
Do you play tabletop role playing games? Do you need to come up with a description of several zombies at a time? You do? Then you are in luck! Chaotic Shiny has made a zombie horde generator. It creates a list of zombies from 1 to 15 in two clicks and you are ready to roll… er… dice roll. They come in low to high contageon, low to high decay level and so on. They describe method of attack and provide for a nice, well rounded set of zombies to work with.
Now, if you are, on the other hand, more of a zombie fobic and you are just trying to prep for the coming zombie apocalypse, like the guys running MFZAR and Lost Zombies, then this could be a useful tool for you as well. You can create a set of zombies and figure out the best strategy to destroy with impunity. Either way, this is a fun tool for all.
Girl from Night of the Living Dead
Trolling the internet for Zombies, as I am wont to do, I discovered a page that was too cool to pass up. A scientific perspective on how zombies work. This article is really cool, though a little more than I could get through in a single sitting. That being said, there was a great deal of reasearch that went into this article. Everything from books to history to Voodoo. It’s all there!
Now, for as neat as a scientific review of the condition of being a zombie is, the real reasons we love zombies are covered at the end of the how it works article. Specifically, zombies in popular culture and zombie self defense. These parts cover things like differentiating between a zombie and some other sort of undead creature, zombie versus virus and what to do in the event of a zombie apocalypse. They have such common sense suggestions as “don’t panic,” which probably warms the hearts of Hitchhiker’s Guide fans everywhere, “find shelter with food” and “don’t give a weapon to anyone that is hysterical.” Definitely an article well worth the read!
Toronto Zombie Walk - Zombie Girl
Ask on twitter and ye shall recieve. I haven’t written a post for Zombie TueZdays in quite a while. It’s time to get back on that damned horse and start riding again. Within minutes of asking for zombie stuff to post about, LostZombies started following me. I was inspired. I think that from here on out I am going to start asking for stuff on twitter if I need anything again. So anyway, yeah, LostZombies.
LostZombies is a cool idea. It’s a social development project, basically. They are gathering as many people as want to be involved to help make a documentary of the zombie apocalypse before there is nobody left to see it. I am not sure what else they have their grubby, bloody little fingers in, but I wouldn’t put any body parts near the zombies that go for a stroll down my street, thanks. If anyone wants to enlighten me further as to who the person is in the photo I would be appreciative. For now all I can say is that it came from LostZombies.com and you can see the source by clicking the picture. Support the information gathering before we are all consumed by the zombie horde!
Ok, so St. Valentine had his day a couple of weeks back, and the mood is over. That being said, I was in the mood to find some Valentine’s zombie kind of stuff. I actually went and poked around over the past couple of weeks and came up with a few things. One story, a couple of valentine cards and some other various pieces of goodness. So, whether St. Valentine is having his way and people are in the mood for love or not, I am always in the mood for sweet, sweet zombie love!
First off is a story that I came across. I actually don’t know how I found this thing, but it has been sitting in my bookmarks for a while. I decided that if there was ever a time to share this it would be now. So if you have ever what zombies think about if they still have any brains left, they are, or at least can be, filled with love.
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So, once your zombie heart is filled with love and compassion, then you might wonder, what does a zombie filled with love actually do? Do they date? Do they continue to be zombie-ish? I hadn’t really gotten a lot of thought in on this one, but apparently, someone had. This is what zombies in love would probably look like:
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Ok, it’s one thing to say that someone “stole you heart” or any of those other cute little phrases, but really, what would it be like? I mean, really, if someone you loved truly STOLE YOUR HEART? Our next find explores this in the realm of zombiedom. So, after your heart was stolen, would you replace it? Would it require a financing plan? Hmm… things to think about.
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Finally, you all may or may not know, but Marvel put out a series where they said “what if all of the superheroes became zombies?” I kind of like this idea, but it’s kind of old and probably not too relevant anymore. That being said, someone took a frame from that strip and made a valentine. I highly approve of this message.
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Zombies and vampires and pirates oh my! Today is combo day. Zombie pirates, zombies VERSUS pirates, zombies versus vampires, that kind of thing. So, lets kick this thing off right, zombies versus pirates! I found this drawing of a zombie and a pirate thumb wrestling. I was quite amused. Pirates are tough people. They live on boats, sail and fight for a living. Undoubtedly, they are pretty strong. Zombies are dead, rotting flesh, walking. They don’t exercise, it probably wouldn’t do any good anyway. That being said, who do you think would win a thumb wrestling match? Yeah, I thought so.
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From zombies vs pirates to zombie pirates, apparently someone is planning on making a stop-motion animation movie about zombie pirates. I would see this, I think. I’m not sure, from what I have seen thus far, that they aren’t goblin pirates in disguise, but I have been wrong, and if the artist says they are zombie pirates, then they are.
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So, the “Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency” or the FVZA did a study to see who would win in a fight between a vampire and a zombie. Their results seem to show that a vampire would win 5 to 4, though I think these results would differ depending on the way you define what a vampire is. Intelligent, Vampire wins. Unintelligent, it would be a close fight. If you are interested in seeing the collected ‘data,’ click the ticket below.
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Finally, do you need a way to fend off the zombie hordes? Me too. I have been trying to figure out what to do with that big bunch right outside my door. Now there is a product that will help. Zonk Brain Drink! How awesome is this? Ok, it’s not real and it contains no brain matter, so it really won’t help much after all, but the commercial is amusing.
Alright, so I think on Tuesdays that I remember I will try to find at least one zombie thing and post it here. I don’t know how I got so interested in zombies, but it’s fun. I have about 5 different bits and things and stuff and zombie parts for your enjoyment today. First off, I found a blog post in someone’s philosophy blog posing the question “can a zombie pass the Turing test?” Well, first off, how many of you know what the Turing test is? Don’t all raise your hands at once. Yes? You, the geeky one in the back. Hey everybody, look! It’s Wikipedia, sitting in the back of the auditorium. The Turing test is a test that was developed by Alan Turing to check and see if a robot with artificial intelligence (AI) can fool a human into believing the robot is also human. If the answer is yes, the robot is sufficiently intelligent. If the answer is no, the robot is not. Now, my answer to this situation is pretty simple, I think. If we assume that zombies are basically humans that have died and then come back to life, then they have suffered brain death. That being said, they would really be operating on the lizard brain alone. If that is true then they would fail the Turing test. Done. Stick that in your zombie and smoke it.
Dandy. We got good and cerebral for a minite… Ok, we got as cerebral as I ever get on this blog. So, anyway, I found something on the Laughing Squid for the SECOND time now, and decided that I should post it here. Back in 2006 some artist got the bright idea that it would be amusing if zombies were to invade San Francisco. So… they did. : ) I personally like the photo shown below with the red-headed princess-in-a-bath-robe zombie. Cool idea. I wish I had thought of it first. : )
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Ok, remember when Al Gore was running for president? Well as always there were people out encouraging voters to vote their way. Meanwhile, back in the batcave, some zombies got the wrong idea. “Gore? Goooorrrrreeee!!!!” And off they went. Zombies for GORE! Wrong gore, guys.
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So, now that we have been talking about zombies, I guess a good question would be “how do I identify a zombie?” Lucky you, someone made a list of identifying characteristics. Beware, as they say, for, though corporate monkeys may appear to be zombies, THEY ARE NOT! Do NOT shoot someone in the head before making absolutely sure they are a zombie. After that, go right ahead.
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Of course, I saved the best for last. If you are a true zombie lover, fanatic, whatever… You are definitely going to want one for yourself. You’ll especially want a pet zombie if you have seen Shaun of the Dead. By the way, if you haven’t see this movie yet you are dead to me. However if you are dead and ambulatory, be forewarned I believe in shooting zombies in the head so, go see the movie already. Anyway, here it is, My Pet Zombie!
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