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Walk 10 feet to my gun safe and Lock N' Load; grab a scoped 44, an AR-15, and a 22 LR. And a can of spam. (Yes, I do actually have all of these things. Living in the south does occasionally have it's benefits lol)


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ineptus astartes wrote:but that has no bearing on WWZ...

the zombies became the dominant creatures on the planet in wwz.

No they didn't, the humans eventually won.

GalacticDefender wrote:Walk 10 feet to my gun safe and Lock N' Load; grab a scoped 44, an AR-15, and a 22 LR. And a can of spam. (Yes, I do actually have all of these things. Living in the south does occasionally have it's benefits lol)


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ineptus astartes wrote:but that has no bearing on WWZ...

the zombies became the dominant creatures on the planet in wwz.

No they didn't, the humans eventually won.

...Well, the humans "survived"...and were making a come back...but there were still lots of "hot" areas..

IIRC, Iceland was a complete mess long after the war was over.

I've always wondered, though. Since the Zombies are still "dead" do they keep decomposing? If you were able to hole up somewhere safe long enough would the zombies eventually all rot away? A human body doesn't last too long in a humid environment being exposed to the elements. I mean, maybe in a desert setting they'd end up being preserved for some time, but you'd think that the moisture and insects would "kill" a zombie infestation pretty quickly.

Monster Rain wrote:IIRC, Iceland was a complete mess long after the war was over.

it was completely over run nothing was left iceland except alot zombies.
Europe was a mess. Africa was gone. Australia was freaking okay dokie. Canada fine, north america cleared. cuba democratic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z
North Korea Deserted.
China democratic.
Japan nothing
its a win lose situation.


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Monster Rain wrote:

I've always wondered, though. Since the Zombies are still "dead" do they keep decomposing? If you were able to hole up somewhere safe long enough would the zombies eventually all rot away?

i've always wondered that too

They would decompose in time, the books site the presence of Solanum for being the reason for slow decomposing...
(Most criiter that aid in breaking down a dead body will avoid the tainted flesh)...but the bodies still break down.
Given a period of time, they would comletely decompose.

Raid pharmacies for medical supplies (I need 4 injections a day not to die Yay Me!)

However more than likely I'm screwed - my wife won't hear tell of a 'zombie survival plan'

Probably get eaten. As zombieland said, the fatties go down first.

Also, World War Z was a pretty fun read. That picture of Yonkers ineptus linked a bit ago made me get the book. I like zombies.

MrDwhitey wrote:Probably get eaten. As zombieland said, the fatties go down first.

Also, World War Z was a pretty fun read. That picture of Yonkers ineptus linked a bit ago made me get the book. I like zombies.

Ahh but that's " Zombieland" sprinting zombies...not WWZ shambling zombies...Fat folks can still walk faster than a shambler...

FITZZ wrote:

MrDwhitey wrote:Probably get eaten. As zombieland said, the fatties go down first.

Also, World War Z was a pretty fun read. That picture of Yonkers ineptus linked a bit ago made me get the book. I like zombies.

Ahh but that's " Zombieland" sprinting zombies...not WWZ shambling zombies...Fat folks can still walk faster than a shambler...

hopefully.

When the food goes away and you're running away from Zombies long enough, you won't be fat for long.

FITZZ wrote:

MrDwhitey wrote:Probably get eaten. As zombieland said, the fatties go down first.

Also, World War Z was a pretty fun read. That picture of Yonkers ineptus linked a bit ago made me get the book. I like zombies.

Ahh but that's " Zombieland" sprinting zombies...not WWZ shambling zombies...Fat folks can still walk faster than a shambler...

I kinda walk at a slow shambling gait too.

I know I'd be fethed and am fine with it.

Easy. Get a good pump air rifle, ammo is as easy as sharpening a twig or finding small rocks/ chunks of sprue.

1. Find and buy large amounts cheaply produced rabies vaccine
2. relabel vaccine for use against disease that nobody understands
3. prey on fears of general public and take advantage of them for own gain
4. sell vaccine to public for ten times its actual worth
5. use multibillion dollar fortune to buy safehouse in Antarctica
6. ???
7. Profit!!!

Kill zombies and save a bullet for myself.

I would go out zombie killing. I wouldn't last very long, but the hope is I kill more than one. Because then I helped.

If that didn't strike my fancy immediately, I'd take my car out and drive like a psychotic sonofabitch with a sports car JUST BECAUSE I CAN.

Then kill some zombies. Probably with my friend Bill who eagerly looks forward to the zombie apocalypse.

Eat some pie.

Ive been planning how to protect my family when Zday happens. So Ill probably look at the tv, say "Well feth me, it actually happened" and then kick into prepared mode

I would stay inside of a blimp and fill it with alot of high explosives so when it falls it would kill all the zombies. it would also kill off all other living life but thats just the casualties of war.

I... am not going to tell you, because I don't know what memories you carry over into your zombie life.

FITZZ wrote: They would decompose in time, the books site the presence of Solanum for being the reason for slow decomposing...
(Most criiter that aid in breaking down a dead body will avoid the tainted flesh)...but the bodies still break down.
Given a period of time, they would comletely decompose.

The normal period is 3-5 years, depending on conditions in the environment (desert zombies will be better preserved and last longer, swamp-dwellers will be constantly damp and slowly breaking down, and last less time). The main problem is that even when 3-5 years pass after the original wave, it'll still be another several before the zombies truly "die" out, since even a single bite can potentially cause another outbreak, which if not destroyed will last another 3-5 years before decomposing.

Personally, since I have little to no preparation, I would probably hole up in my house, weaponize what I can, and wait until the initial shock is over (thankfully I live in a fairly small town). Then, assuming that I've made it to the end of the initial wave of Zs, I'd head up north to my family cabin, stockpiling what food and weapons I can, and living off the land and lake while I wait out the storm.

@Happygrunt: as these are the Solanumite zombies of the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, no memories would carry over. The entirety of the person's being (memories, thoughts, etc.) die with the person. Only the body is actually reanimated as a zombie.

I know, I own WWZ and the zombie survival guide.

It was a RvB reference that no one got...


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It's what Burnie Burns said when asked what his zombie plan was.

Happygrunt wrote:I know, I own WWZ and the zombie survival guide.

It was a RvB reference that no one got...


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It's what Burnie Burns said when asked what his zombie plan was.

Ah, never mind then. Never watched RvB, thought you were referring to the topic.

Locclo wrote:The normal period is 3-5 years, depending on conditions in the environment (desert zombies will be better preserved and last longer, swamp-dwellers will be constantly damp and slowly breaking down, and last less time). The main problem is that even when 3-5 years pass after the original wave, it'll still be another several before the zombies truly "die" out, since even a single bite can potentially cause another outbreak, which if not destroyed will last another 3-5 years before decomposing.

I think I'd probably stick to the White Mountains region in New Hampshire then. It's swamp in the summer and frozen solid in the winter and relatively unpopulated... basically the perfect place to wait out a zombie apocalypse.

Step#1 get into my car, pick up my buddy that is a security guard.

Step #2 Drive to his work and get the armored car.

Step #3 win!

FITZZ wrote: They would decompose in time, the books site the presence of Solanum for being the reason for slow decomposing...
(Most criiter that aid in breaking down a dead body will avoid the tainted flesh)...but the bodies still break down.
Given a period of time, they would comletely decompose.

The book sounds like crap. Ok so the pbrain doesn't need oxygen, but the rest of the body needs oxygen, water, and nutrients. Without those it will die, quickly. Further, in many parts of the world the environment is going to destroy you really fast. How would the zombie hordes have survived 100+ temperatures in the South this year? They would be dead in a day.

Troy, your missing the point. Its the magic of fictional books/movies. How does Superman fly? Why has no batman villain just shot him with a .50cal barret? Why are vampires, the way they are? How does the positrack in a Plymouth work? Because Troy. Because

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cpt_fishcakes wrote:Go to the pub and wait for it all to blow over.

Standard.

What happened to good old nice cuppa char and a singsong?

Fat folks can still walk faster than a shambler...

But I can only hobble. Is hobbling faster or slower than shambling?
yours concerned
Survivelton-on-the-Wold

The problem I'd have with a World War Z scenario is the idea of zombies overwhelming organised military. I mean, some guys in a jeep or apc with plenty of ammo could deal with a hell of a lot of zombies. I'd like to see zombies deal with tanks of any kind.
(I have read WWZ, and it's a great book, but the section with the military defeat was totally unbelievable)

The biggest risk in a zombie outbreak would be all the looters that would emerge, convinced the time had finally come.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:

purplefood wrote:

cpt_fishcakes wrote:Go to the pub and wait for it all to blow over.

Standard.

What happened to good old nice cuppa char and a singsong?

Zombies can smell singing...

I have so much to learn about the undead.