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2009/08/24 14:42:36
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Zombies-
strength
pretty resilient.
can spread quickly
comic relief
weaknesses
destroy the brain and they're toast.
slow
Mummies:
Strengths
really resilient-can be broken into bits and still attack
whats a brain?
internal organs are for wussies!
imhotep has cool powers and can summon covering fire in the form of plague and zombie like creatures
some have bronze weapons and can climb walls
three words: pigmy killer mummies
weaknesses
most are slow
trail a lot of paper
have an aversion to fire.
Imhotep is a cranky boss.
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2009/08/24 14:54:19
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Mummies are, according to one fascinating documentary I stumbled across the other night while enjoying a bottle of port, often accompanied by very hot girls in gold bikinis who engage in lightning fast knife fights for our entertainment.
Zombies smell and try to eat us.
I vote mummies.
2009/08/24 15:25:37
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Mummies are basically the same as zombies, however they are more older and their bodies would be way more fragile than a Zombies body. A mummy could basically turn to dust by falling down the stairs. Zombies are the same, but their bodies are newer and less decayed, however that depends on the current condition of their body as well. They could be worse off than the mummy. But, generally the mummy will be way more fragile than zombies. Especially the ones found in bogs that have to be kept wet otherwise they would crumble into dust.
Now, I don't know why you wouldn't have both on the same Bloodbowl Team, along with some Wights and Ghouls, but, hey, whatever.
Now, as far as movieland zombies and mummies - I guess it depends which type of Mummy you go with. The traditional 'slower than zombie' kind or the 'Brendan Frasier Mummy movie' version.
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2009/08/24 16:23:29
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
there really isn't much that a zombie can do to a mummy. They don't know how to start fires, all they know how to do is shamble towards said mummy. Also zombies have no attraction to mummies since they have no brains to eat.
All mummy has to do is bunch big hole in zombies brain to win.
GG
2009/08/24 17:20:34
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Okay. In a one-on-one? Mummies, all the way. Vs. Humans? Probably mummies, again. At least if they have advantage of home turf (you ever see a Mummie in south jersey?)
But in an overall war between the two factions? Zombie. A thousand times, zombies. ESPECIALLY if humans are around.
Why? Numbers. Zombies have them. If there are humans nearby, Zombies just have MORE numbers, and are replenishable. Mummies lose by war of atrition. Sorry, Mummies. You got style.
Also please see Sig+ Avatar. Zombies have dongs. Mummies do not (unless it's some sort of weird, ceremonial, burial dong made of gold and gems). All else being equal, that alone gives the Zombies the leg up.
HAH! See what I did there? Leg up? Like a dog? You know? Ok sorry, I'll stop.
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Iorek on Zombie Dong wrote:I know you'll all keep thinking about it. Admit it. Some of you may even make it your avatar
Yup.
2009/08/24 19:33:32
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Also please see Sig+ Avatar. Zombies have dongs. Mummies do not (unless it's some sort of weird, ceremonial, burial dong made of gold and gems). All else being equal, that alone gives the Zombies the leg up.
You know when Tutankhamun's remains were found, he was still...ahme... 'riding high'...
AlexCage wrote: Why? Numbers. Zombies have them. If there are humans nearby, Zombies just have MORE numbers, and are replenishable. Mummies lose by war of atrition...
Exactly...
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2009/08/25 00:02:24
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Mummies would totally trash zombies. They're magically reanimated, so they can fix themselves and have superhuman abilities.
Also, Brendan Frasier would beat up George Romero.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
2009/08/25 00:45:09
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Zombies can be killed with conventional weapons. Mummies can't. You need to use magic or some freaky gak like that.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
2009/08/25 00:50:21
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Real vampires don't exist anymore whatwhat, they're all sparkly teenagers who don't burn in sunlight and don't drink blood because it's 'inhumane'.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
2009/08/25 00:58:39
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Cheese Elemental wrote:Real vampires don't exist anymore whatwhat, they're all sparkly teenagers who don't burn in sunlight and don't drink blood because it's 'inhumane'.
I agree with cheese, bored mormon house wives who have never watched a vampires film/read a vampire book in their lives should not be allowed to write a vampire book... EVER
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2009/08/25 01:07:38
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
n0t_u wrote:Mummies are basically the same as zombies, however they are more older and their bodies would be way more fragile than a Zombies body. A mummy could basically turn to dust by falling down the stairs. Zombies are the same, but their bodies are newer and less decayed, however that depends on the current condition of their body as well. They could be worse off than the mummy. But, generally the mummy will be way more fragile than zombies. Especially the ones found in bogs that have to be kept wet otherwise they would crumble into dust.
But i imagine they are tough because they are dust.
Ever see bullets hit sandbags? i imagine it like that
n0t_u wrote:Mummies are basically the same as zombies, however they are more older and their bodies would be way more fragile than a Zombies body. A mummy could basically turn to dust by falling down the stairs. Zombies are the same, but their bodies are newer and less decayed, however that depends on the current condition of their body as well. They could be worse off than the mummy. But, generally the mummy will be way more fragile than zombies. Especially the ones found in bogs that have to be kept wet otherwise they would crumble into dust.
But i imagine they are tough because they are dust.
Ever see bullets hit sandbags? i imagine it like that
That's not a good example, Luna. A sandbag is packed full of sand and would be very solid. A mummy, OTOH, is usually just a skeletal corpse with some scraggly bits.
However, mummies retain their intelligence and have higher goals than eating people. Imhotep, for example, wants to regenerate his body, bring back his lover from the dead, and take over the world. Evil genius kind of stuff.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
2009/08/25 03:15:33
Subject: One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
Mummies have another strength, It's called a Sphynx. The Sphynx would maul those zombies, and really I don't understand what this has to do with strawberries!.
Although the Mummies could sacrifice Strawberries to the gods. Egyptian gods are awesome they come with their dog heads and eagle wings to reap the dead muwhawhawhaw.
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2009/08/25 06:56:20
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
This thread has made me think a bit, and I have drawn a rational conclusion from this internal query into... umm... stuff and things, etc... (not a bad name for a company... tangent(ial), yep) and so on and so forth insert jargon here.... and here too, mainly because one and a half lines just looks odd.... *dot dot dot*
Here we go then, I will work backwards on the side of the mummy, so we can get to the core of this thing.
We are here now...
Okay... wait, china? Umm... yes, there were a few mummies made in China... which is also a pretty funny joke, but anyway.
When the mummy series started, yes the mummy did have powers of sand and... ummm... locust type nature, having, of OMFG RUN AWAY!!! (that was the movie)
Yes, in the age of mummies... that actually made any sense at all, and forget that other mummy movie and etc... skip back to class and those stupid, erm, interesting field trips to the dusty place... wait, is that a frog in a jar? WOW, they have a freaking brain in a jar, this place is awesome.
Okay this mummy is just cooler than the triangle wrapped kings (sounds like a strange and mystical candy bar...) and thus the zombies cannot win, because no zombie has ever looked this cool. They usually look angry, or rotting, or, umm, strange and covered in ketchup... dude, that is not a zombie, at all.
I hope you have all learned something from this in depth Wrex analysis, or Wrexisisis or something. (that sounds like Kingly title right there.. I think I just ran out of funny...)
"Note"
And here, etc... etc...
Pretty frakking sweet.
Here is a cool zombie for good measure.
Also really cool, yet the mummy still takes this one, mainly because I have seen them... and they are uber-duber-creeptastic with caramel and whip cream... and snickers, and ummm.... they have lasers to put it directly as possible. Zombies lose against lasers.
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2009/08/25 07:42:01
Subject: Re:One of the great questions of our time: Zombies vs. Mummies
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