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2011/07/07 05:03:02
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
FITZZ wrote: I can actually understand where Karon is coming from to a degree.
I live five/ten minutes from Atlanta ( can see the city from my window) and I know damn good and well should a zombie apocalypse ever happen that city is going to be a nightmare...pretty much every man, woman and child inside the city limits is going to die...and those that do survive are going to be surrounded by several million zombies...
Which is why at the first sign of trouble I plan to get as far from Atlanta as I can...
I would imagine for someone who's been trapped inside a major urban area, with perhaps a few weeks worth of food ( if that) and millions of flesh hungry dead just outside the door...the idea of just " cashing out" would begin to look more and more appealing with each passing day.
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" A. hell yeah it would be fun! screw this world of war and jobs and politics!"
...None of these things would be gone in a zombie Apoc situation...if anything they would be much much harsher...
War would be every where...in many cases War would be day to day survival.
Jobs?...If you hate flipping burgers just think how much your going to hate digging gak holes, or clearing dead bodies for burning...or the multitude of other dirty jobs you'll have to do to survive..
Politics...again, they won' t go anywhere...just alter form, you may find groups who operate diplomaticly ( though very rarely I'd suspect)...and your sure to find many who's politics is to shove a pistol into your face , cock the hammer and tell you it's their way or ..bang.
Pretty much, Zombie Apocalypse is fun to joke about as a sort of escapism, and I use it as a funny way to prep for real world disasters, but in all reality any PAW situation is going to be freaking horrible.
Watch the movie and/or read the book "The Road" I think the end of the world is going to be more like that than anything else...
I read "The Road" a few years ago...thought it was pretty good haven't seen the film.
Obviously, I spend a lot of time musing about Apoc situations...and the one thing that always amuses me is hearing about how much "fun" it would be.
I often wonder how much " fun" these same people will be having when they have to have a bullet dug out of their body with out benefit of anistetic...or have to have their leg removed with a hacksaw because it's gone gangrenous.
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
Put simply I would become a russian(Hey I have an SKS and a Ushanka all I need is more vodka)
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2001/04/01 05:04:20
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 05:06:08
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
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2011/07/07 05:08:30
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
Wardragoon wrote:
lord commissar klimino wrote:
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
NOT IF YOU ARE DUNCAN MacCleod!!!!!!!!!
sorry dude,but no he dosent. *throws dust of reality in your eyes.*
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 05:11:05
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
Wardragoon wrote:.....why did you throw LSD in my....oooh shiny!!!!!
LSD is the dust of reality? ohhh boy were doomed.
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 05:13:52
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
No, of course it doesn't...but you stand a much greater chance of getting your clock punched when most of the world is now trying to turn you into a buffet, and there are various groups running about with an " I'll take what I want and kill whoever get's in my way" frame of mind.
I'm simply saying I don't see a lot of " fun" going on, and perhaps that's where we differ...
In a situation like the one we've discussed my objective wouldn't be " fun" it would be survival...pure and simple.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/07/07 05:16:49
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
FITZZ wrote:
lord commissar klimino wrote:
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
No, of course it doesn't...but you stand a much greater chance of getting your clock punched when most of the world is now trying to turn you into a buffet, and there are various groups running about with an " I'll take what I want and kill whoever get's in my way" frame of mind.
I'm simply saying I don't see a lot of " fun" going on, and perhaps that's where we differ...
In a situation like the one we've discussed my objective wouldn't be " fun" it would be survival...pure and simple.
survival would be fun for me...unless i got bored of it. then i would find new entertainment.maybe go hide in the forests or something.but i understand
and also apparently the dust of reality is LSD,so watch out.
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 05:18:20
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
FITZZ wrote:
Life and death situations, particularly on a global scale aren't /wouldn't be "fun"...it would be harsh and unforgiving....with no "Restart button" when you die.
normal life dosent have that either dude.
No, of course it doesn't...but you stand a much greater chance of getting your clock punched when most of the world is now trying to turn you into a buffet, and there are various groups running about with an " I'll take what I want and kill whoever get's in my way" frame of mind.
I'm simply saying I don't see a lot of " fun" going on, and perhaps that's where we differ...
In a situation like the one we've discussed my objective wouldn't be " fun" it would be survival...pure and simple.
survival would be fun for me...unless i got bored of it. then i would find new entertainment.maybe go hide in the forests or something.but i understand
and also apparently the dust of reality is LSD,so watch out.
...I'm familar with the effects of " the dust of reality"...so long as trees don't begin to uproot themselves and walk away...I'll be fine...
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/07/07 05:21:09
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
Karon wrote:<text redacted --Janthkin>
true but still dont like him. maybe its just cause im from the south.
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FITZZ wrote: ...I'm familar with the effects of " the dust of reality"...so long as trees don't begin to uproot themselves and walk away...I'll be fine...
no offense meant but your one strange role model for your kids.
this is what it seems like to me that they might think:
we should be a zombie expert who goes on the computer a fairly good amount and act very strange and be layed back about worries like the effects of reality dust.
id be worse though i go on the computer a very good amount and know all kinds of strange stuff and am lazy and only kinda layed back and not too right in the head
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Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/27 22:15:38
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
No offense taken, my kids are happy, healthy and doing fine..
I don't BS my kids ( well not much), they know about sex, they know about drugs (and that I've done them...so I know what I'm talking about when I tell them what problems they can cause) and they know what's expected from them.
They get that Daddy likes zombie films and books, and that those books/films are works of fiction...they understand Fantasy/ real world..
Also, as I've noted several times in the past...though my computer has me "logged in" a lot of that time I'm doing other stuff...playing with the kids, talking with the Missus...walking the dog..etc,etc...I just stay logged in and check up from time to time.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/07/07 05:50:36
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
FITZZ wrote: @ Commissar Klimino...
No offense taken, my kids are happy, healthy and doing fine..
I don't BS my kids ( well not much), they know about sex, they know about drugs (and that I've done them...so I know what I'm talking about when I tell them what problems they can cause) and they know what's expected from them.
They get that Daddy likes zombie films and books, and that those books/films are works of fiction...they understand Fantasy/ real world..
Also, as I've noted several times in the past...though my computer has me "logged in" a lot of that time I'm doing other stuff...playing with the kids, talking with the Missus...walking the dog..etc,etc...I just stay logged in and check up from time to time.
awesome. not kidding,thats awesome parenting and i agree with some other posters here.lots of the stuff you learn from zombie stuff is useful in a real disaster or in other similar situations. revolving it around zombies is just a way to make it fun and stick better to be honest.
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 09:36:50
Subject: Re:Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
Honestly, if you think the end of the world is going to be a awesome fun time, go spend some time in a third world nation, you'll get a nice up close view of what life is going to be like.
I'm in the minority. I thought The Road sucked. Decent (but not great story) very, very poorly written. The style of writing just annoyed me to no end. I finished it because I have a 'Start it, Finish it' policy on books, but that was one I wanted to put down.
I just finished Metro 2033 over the weekend. Same thing. A book that all the Cool Kids love I found was just torturous to plow through.
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2011/07/07 10:03:48
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
Karon wrote:I think its funny how some of the people on here think of the Zombie Outbreak..thing as a fun time.
It would be the end of the world as we know it, I can't even imagine it. Just having to live in a world like that..its mind boggling, really.
I wouldn't be escaping Chicago, not a chance in hell. Anyone that is outside of a city is has a chance, but the cities will basically turn into a bigass rock with a gakload of fire ants all over it.
Only if I found myself outside of the city would I even consider going on and trying to survive. I just can't handle the thought of being eaten alive and hunted by such beings, I still wince at that scene of Shaun of the Dead where the guy with the glasses is in the pub and is all like "feth YOU GUYS I'LL GO KILL ALL THE ZOMBIES MYSELF" and breaks the window and gets his stomach ripped open and eaten.
One shot to the head hopefully takes me out without any pain, always wondered how that would feel.
Thats because you Illinois types are wussies. In contrast a country boy can survive. A couple of sheriff posse's later and there will be no zombie problem in Texas. If we can turn rounding up and killing thousands of deadly rattlers into an annual fair, I think we can deal with shambling road rage opportunities.
I just thought of another Zombie games event, this one for the kiddies. At the Zombie rodeo, instead of trying to pull the ribbon off the calf, we can give the kids golf clubs and play "brain the zombie."
Oh another one. Instead of bull riding we can put four or five zombies in with a nice pissed off bull. This is getting better and better.
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Sckitzo wrote:Honestly, if you think the end of the world is going to be a awesome fun time, go spend some time in a third world nation, you'll get a nice up close view of what life is going to be like.
See thats the problem.
1. We're talking about shambling undead. There's no seriousness involved. This is strictly Shaun of the Dead. Remember, we're on a board that plays games of toy soldiers...
2. some of us disagree it would be Zombiepocalypse. Some realize it would just be the Zombie Games, and a chance to take a much needed one week vacation. Where I work I pretty much need a zombie outbreak to get an honest day off.
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2011/07/07 13:40:22
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
Up at school, we have a name for people from Illinois...FIB's...which stands for Fething Illinois Bast**ds! plus, i didnt get into UofI, so i will eternally hate them...
I'd try to go to national parks, empty national parks! come on, that would be sweet, could take my mini's with me and play 40k at Grand Canyon or Zion! not really realistic, but considering the fact this is a thread about zombie apocalypse, i think it will slide. Who else wants to join the Grand canyon 40k club! you know you want to!
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2011/07/07 17:19:12
Subject: Re:Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
Sckitzo wrote:Honestly, if you think the end of the world is going to be a awesome fun time, go spend some time in a third world nation, you'll get a nice up close view of what life is going to be like.
you confuse me. i said that zombies is just a way to make those helpful things you can learn for actual situations fun and stick in your mind better.i never said it would be fun itself. or are you talking about something from a different post?
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dajobe wrote:Up at school, we have a name for people from Illinois...FIB's...which stands for Fething Illinois Bast**ds! plus, i didnt get into UofI, so i will eternally hate them...
I'd try to go to national parks, empty national parks! come on, that would be sweet, could take my mini's with me and play 40k at Grand Canyon or Zion! not really realistic, but considering the fact this is a thread about zombie apocalypse, i think it will slide. Who else wants to join the Grand canyon 40k club! you know you want to!
im in texas,so it would be a long trip....
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Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 17:20:57
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
then lets go! we raid every GW store we find along the way to!
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 17:31:55
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
definitely, my goal would be to acquire so many minis that i could have a full scale epic game in a parking lot using the 40k minis! that would quite literally be EPIC, lol
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2011/07/07 17:35:09
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
dajobe wrote:definitely, my goal would be to acquire so many minis that i could have a full scale epic game in a parking lot using the 40k minis! that would quite literally be EPIC, lol
a parking lot...dang that alot. who you gonna play against,a zombie? if you win he leaves,if he wins he eats you. oh cool,were now betting on 40k games. my tunas on-wait,what army do you have?
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 17:51:53
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/07/07 17:53:27
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
FITZZ wrote:
Wardragoon wrote:Hmm here is a problem....what about erm sex
What about it?..it's not as though humans are going to stop having sex.
...i bet rape will go up though....
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 18:03:10
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
Wardragoon wrote:Hmm here is a problem....what about erm sex
What about it?..it's not as though humans are going to stop having sex.
Depending on how many people are left and what kind of knowledge base remains you could have a lot of issues with various aspects of sex and reproduction. Many women find menstruation painful and so take either pain killers or pills/injections/etc to take away the pain or to halt the menstruation cycle. You also don't want to run the risk of getting a mini-person every time you have sex
Not to mention potentially going back to the dark ages in terms of child birth, etc.
Though I would agree with you that people are almost certainly not going stop a-humpin' given half the chance
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
2011/07/07 18:22:03
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
FITZZ wrote:
lord commissar klimino wrote:
FITZZ wrote:
Wardragoon wrote:Hmm here is a problem....what about erm sex
What about it?..it's not as though humans are going to stop having sex.
...i bet rape will go up though....
Rape isn't sex, it's a despicable act perpetrated by the lowest form of human filth...
true...but it still will be a problem.even more than now probably. when there is no law,filth comes out to play.
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/07/07 18:32:13
Subject: Problems I'd have with a Zombie Apocalypse
Really? Most people will be armed. I suspect a chick with a 12 gauge who is not scared to use it kind of turns off the douchebags that prey on the weak and helpless.
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g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f 
...I'm familar with the effects of " the dust of reality"...so long as trees don't begin to uproot themselves and walk away...I'll be fine...
true but still dont like him. maybe its just cause im from the south. 
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you confuse me. i said that zombies is just a way to make those helpful things you can learn for actual situations fun and stick in your mind better.i never said it would be fun itself. or are you talking about something from a different post?
