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If there was a zombie apocolypse, what would you do? I would probably scream, then grab a gun, relieze I don't know how to use it, run to my room and suck my thumb until the zombies finally ate me!

I'd stay in my flat and wait for it to die down, depending on where it started, i'd probably buy lots of provisions to last me a long time as well, just to make sure, and some sort of weaponry. Again it would depend on where it started.
EDIT: oh and i'd post it on NSG to have a good chinwag while i was waiting for it to die down, and debate the best methods of survival, and moral dilemmas.

I don't have a gun, and their all but impossible to find in Australia, so I guess I would die.

I don't have a gun, and their all but impossible to find in Australia, so I guess I would die
No axes, Machetes, crowbars,etc,?

No axes, Machetes, crowbars,etc,?
Hmm, well yes, but how fast are these zombies? Are they like Resident Evil slow, or like 28 days later fast?

If there was a zombie apocolypse, what would you do? I would probably scream, then grab a gun, relieze I don't know how to use it, run to my room and suck my thumb until the zombies finally ate me!

MORBID!!!
http://movies.infinitecoolness.com/it/pennywise/tn_it-pennywisewp06.jpg

Hmm, well yes, but how fast are these zombies? Are they like Resident Evil slow, or like 28 days later fast?
Resident Evil 4 slow. A quick walk, but not a run.

i live in the middle of nowhere so i would be very quiet and try to ride out the troubles, letting the big thinkers decide how to deal with it.

http://www.boomspeed.com/looonatic/dummies.JPG

I would go with the flow. I mean hey maybe its what society needs! *flash forward after the zombie breakout we see a hallway in an office building with two dressed up zombies standing by a water dispenser* "So Bob you finally get the guts to ask Joey for that raise?" One zombie asks."Well I would ask him but my guts are kinda hanging out, but Cathy wants to take the kids to the park this weekend for a picnic and brain sandwiches but eh Im not so up for going out this weekend I kinda wanted to go golfing but eh." "Yeah I know what you mean, Samantha made me move my preserved brain collection to the basement because she says its unsanitary." agrees the zombie."I know right! I don't what made me think of getting married".Bob complains

This is a world of zombies

Err I'd just get on the next flight from Leeds-Brad to Kirkwall and live in the Orkneys. And basically kick about there eating terrible food, but being alive. Could even take a 'copter to one of the oil rigs from there, which would be about the safest place in the world to be :p

Err I'd just get on the next flight from Leeds-Brad to Kirkwall and live in the Orkneys. And basically kick about there eating terrible food, but being alive. Could even take a 'copter to one of the oil rigs from there, which would be about the safest place in the world to be :p

until the food supply ran out. which it could if it were a long term outbreak.
(bear with me here okay, i know it's hypothetical and unlikely but i'm just making sure you're okay, in a hypothetical and unlikely way)

Grab as many guns, supplies and uninfected friends as I could and escape to a remote and fortified position...try and escape to Sealand

Or...we'd learn the language of the zombies and mate with the zombie women, and in time our differences will be forgotten

I'd go steal an armored car (like the kind they use to transport money) and stock up on tons of bullets for my various weapons, get MREs, tons of bottled water, two drums of gas, and hit the road.

Maybe have a convoy of three or something so we can watch each other.

until the food supply ran out. which it could if it were a long term outbreak.
(bear with me here okay, i know it's hypothetical and unlikely but i'm just making sure you're okay, in a hypothetical and unlikely way)

LOL!

I'd go steal an armored car (like the kind they use to transport money) and stock up on tons of bullets for my various weapons, get MREs, tons of bottled water, two drums of gas, and hit the road.

Maybe have a convoy of three or something so we can watch each other.

what happens when the fuel runs out? Who would do the runs for food? there's only so much you can store in an armoured car.

Run through the streets naked with an axe screaming. Then maybe a giant voice above my head will shout "KILLPOCALYPSE!!! (spelling?)"

In this hypothetical outbreak do I get new weapons after a certain level?

Grab as many guns, supplies and uninfected friends as I could and escape to a remote and fortified position...try and escape to Sealand

Or...we'd learn the language of the zombies and mate with the zombie women, and in time our differences will be forgotten

so what happens if that fortified position is overrun as well? Where do you go?
Language of zombies? well i'll give you that one, considering it's a make-believe scenario, but i'm watching you, oh yes.:D

Click Stand;13540674']Run through the streets naked with an axe screaming. Then maybe a giant voice above my head will shout "KILLPOCALYPSE!!! (spelling?)"

In this hypothetical outbreak do I get new weapons after a certain level?

I think a chainsaw would be ideal, that or a very big lawn-mower

I can see it now, the zombies create a revolution and make a new govenrment creating the Zombie empire.

until the food supply ran out. which it could if it were a long term outbreak.
(bear with me here okay, i know it's hypothetical and unlikely but i'm just making sure you're okay, in a hypothetical and unlikely way)
I'm sure we could make a net. And before you say "what about fuel?", it's an OIL RIG :p

I can see it now, the zombies create a revolution and make a new govenrment creating the Zombie empire.

ZOMBICRACY!!

I'm sure we could make a net. And before you say "what about fuel?", it's an OIL RIG :p

yeah i got that part, but what happens if the folks already there don't want you there? say they start getting aggressive, where do you run to after that? In event of Zombie apocolypse there always has to be an escape plan, in this must be some sources of water and food to sustain you. Remember you are the hunted, well unless you own a tank but that ruins the whole scenario.
;)
If you didn't get any of what i just said, what i mean is Oil Rig is not safe, no escape from it, no guarantee of safety of people who aren't zombie

ZOMBICRACY!!
Oh man the ideas I have...

I think a chainsaw would be ideal, that or a very big lawn-mower

From what I've seen of zombie movies (28 weeks later and Planet Terror), a helicopter could be very effective at taking out zombies, that and it looks cool...

I'm gonna go watch Pride and Prejudice now.

If you didn't get any of what i just said, what i mean is Oil Rig is not safe, no escape from it, no guarantee of safety of people who aren't zombie
1) Oil Rigs have boats for going to and from GB on the off chance the helicopters aren't running.

2) Easy to escape from, the pencil dive is your friend, or, for the less adventurous, there are ladders and elevators.

3) Seriously, it's an oil rig, unless the Zombs learn to fly helicopters or man boats, it's pretty safe. It's got fish near it. It's got water in its immediate vicinity. People on oil rigs are usually cool, especially were I to come in from Orkney, which is basically a haven for ex-riggers.

4) I can always just hide out up in the Yorkshire Moors if there are no planes going from Leeds-Bradford. Or better yet, the Dales. 2 days on ma bike. No worries.

Why am I even in this argument? It´s so unlikely that it´ll ever happen... I seriously need something else to do.:(

Why am I even in this argument? It´s so unlikely that it´ll ever happen... I seriously need something else to do.:(

I would like to formally invite you to my Pride and Prejudice party.

Also, the oil rig would be fine unless the fish have been contaminated, then our only hope is wheat.

Click Stand;13540771']I would like to formally invite you to my Pride and Prejudice party.

Also, the oil rig would be fine unless the fish have been contaminated, then our only hope is wheat.
The fish are fine. A bit of batter on them, and job's a good 'un. Add some chips or rice for a delicious and nutritious dinner the whole... err.. rig can enjoy!

Well, if there aren't zombie cows, an hour's drive west and I'm safe. If the car isn't working/the roads are blocked, I'd put a tarp, 30 feet of rope, a basic first-aid-kit, two pocket knives, two lighters, a can opener, and a weeks worth of sealed (not canned or jarred) food into my backpack (most of which I already have in there), grab my metal baseball bat, and try to bike somewhere safe. My first instinct says the airport, but a jail would probably be better if it's not just a local incident.

1) Oil Rigs have boats for going to and from GB on the off chance the helicopters aren't running.

2) Easy to escape from, the pencil dive is your friend, or, for the less adventurous, there are ladders and elevators.

3) Seriously, it's an oil rig, unless the Zombs learn to fly helicopters or man boats, it's pretty safe. It's got fish near it. It's got water in its immediate vicinity. People on oil rigs are usually cool, especially were I to come in from Orkney, which is basically a haven for ex-riggers.

4) I can always just hide out up in the Yorkshire Moors if there are no planes going from Leeds-Bradford. Or better yet, the Dales. 2 days on ma bike. No worries.

1) You know how to drive a helicopter then?
2) True you can escape, but into freezing water few people can last very long without training.
3) Ah it's not the fear of zombies in an oil rig, it's who has control of what goes on, and the risk of a fire would be a bit lethal.
4) Okay so once you're in those moors the food you get will come from where exactly? shops? well that's all good and well if the zombie outbreak hasn't reached there, and it is pretty quiet, not much chance of rescue there.

1) You know how to drive a helicopter then?
I'd be chillin with ma homeboys in Orkney, actually, and there's a fairly frequent Kirkwall Airport - Whichever Rig You Like helicopter service. I wouldn't need to know how to fly one myself.
2) True you can escape, but into freezing water few people can last very long without training.
Aye, it has life rafts :)
3) Ah it's not the fear of zombies in an oil rig, it's who has control of what goes on
Whoever was in charge before.
and the risk of a fire would be a bit lethal.
Nah, it's fine.
4) Okay so once you're in those moors the food you get will come from where exactly? shops? well that's all good and well if the zombie outbreak hasn't reached there, and it is pretty quiet, not much chance of rescue there.
Various National Trust sites in the area. Harlow Carr would do me nicely, actually.

Click Stand;13540771']I would like to formally invite you to my Pride and Prejudice party.

Also, the oil rig would be fine unless the fish have been contaminated, then our only hope is wheat.

Thanks for the invite, but no. My shrink needs to approve of it first. The visions.. you know...:headbang:

Well, I'd have to agree that one of my first choices would probably be an oil rig (you don't even need to defend your fortress if you're on one, and, while that much seafood might not be the best for you, I'd live.), but, unfortunately, I don't live near enough the coast that it'd be an entirely easy place to get to.

Really, it depends on the size outbreak, but it sounds like we're talking about a global epidemic, or at least a class 3 outbreak (if you've read the Zombie Survival Guide).

But then, if it's a true zombie apocalypse, remember that such things take time to spread, so I might be able to make it after all. As soon as things start getting fairly big, I'd try to slowly work my way to the coast. I'd then commandeer a boat of some sort and find my way to an oil rig (which would likely be abandoned.) Once there, I'd establish a decent store of supplies, and then require that any person who tries to join me there is subject to a short quarantine to make sure that they aren't infected.

Barring that, if there are any prisons that are completely abandoned, I'd likely try to go there. Prisons make excellent fortresses, and it doesn't take very many people to man them. (Especially older prisons with large concrete walls.)

In the prison, I'd establish a certain cellblock for both supplies and as a fall back position, in case the prison is breached. I'd likely also have a smaller, secondary one, in case the breach is IN the fall back block. I would send a party out to try to get a few types of seeds (risky, but necessary for long term survival) that can be grown somewhere within the walls, so that we can have some source of food. I'd set up an armed patrol and use any security cameras while we still had power, and try to keep the water running near constantly, storing it in every container we have available before we get cut off.

If that's unavailable, I'd probably do something similar with a school-- they can be secured quite well, too. Instead of a fall back cellblock, I'd have a fall back hall, and even a fall back classroom, (One with a window, at least, that can be used as an exit, though, so that we can escape if it comes to it.) preferably on the second floor. (Which means we'd want to make a rope ladder or something for our escape route(s)) I'd destroy the stairways and replace them with retractable ladders if possible, but if not, I'd at least make sure to block them off as best as possible, and post guards at each stairway, in addition to the perimeter patrols.

If possible, in any case, I'd try to get roof access, and see if I can't find a way to do at least some of my agriculture up there, (my seed-gathering parties might need to get some soil too, then.) though I'd likely need to do it in the actual ground, but that seems less secure to me, since zombies would have a much harder time getting to the roof.

Like I mentioned with the oil rig, no matter where I was, I'd require a quarantine for anybody trying go get shelter with us-- I'd lock them in a classroom or a jail cell in the schoolroom/prison, but I'm not sure how oil rigs are set up, but I imagine there'd be a separate room where I can put them away.

Lastly, something that many people overlook-- I'd try to make sure everybody stays occupied and entertained! Even if it's something as seemingly silly as karaoke or talent shows, I'd hold them often. Good morale is important in any crisis, so I'd try to keep spirits as high as possible.

Head out to a inhabited but relatively small island with some settlers and supplies, kill off the native population with smallpox and herpes.. Then, stuff all their bodies onto a boat, set the boat on a course out to sea, and ignite it remotely to burn away all the bodies. Afterwards I can just live on the island happily with the rest of the survivors, until some reality T.V crew shows up and we need to make sacrifices to the Sun god.

Like Pirated Corsairs, I too have read the Zombie Survival Guide.

I would prefer an older medium security prison, one that's main walls are mainly concrete, as opposed to chain and razor-wire fencing. Zombies don't feel pain, hence most recent prisons that employ sequential fences would only delay, not stop, the zombies.

I have the basic equipment for water purification, and a generator, though I'd probably grab something that lasts longer when I head off. I'm thinking about getting solar arrays for my home, and in this event, I'd try to see if I can take them with me, though it probably won't be likely. Prisons generally have supplies of food that I could use while I plant my first crops, likely in the courtyard of a suitable structure.

As for weapons, I have a few rifles, though I'd definitely pick up more, as well as ammo.

However, by and far, the best situation that I can think of is at least ten years off. I intend to build my own mountain retreat in either Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, or Nevada, complete with solar arrays and its own water purification system. I'd locate it somewhere with only a few points of access, and then blockade in successive barriers. My actual home itself would involve extremely reinforced construction.

Of course, my favorite scenario would involve a genetic modification to my entire body, supercharging my nervous system and increasing the electrical energy capacity by a few orders of magnitude. Given the nature of the zombie virus, Solanum, an altered brain chemistry, as well as DNA alteration to alter the protein gateways just enough to immunize against Solanum, might grant a form of immunity. Taken to the extreme, this genetic engineering would also increase the rate of cellular regeneration, increase both fast and slow muscle tissue and joint strength to increase bodily strength, and allow for the faster response times that a stabilized hyperactive nervous system would enable. Probably, the senses of sight, hearing, and touch, as well as possibly smell, would be increased, and if possible, in traditional comic book fashion, further abilities could be generated. Amongst them, I'd like to see flight, and energy projection.

so what happens if that fortified position is overrun as well? Where do you go?
Language of zombies? well i'll give you that one, considering it's a make-believe scenario, but i'm watching you, oh yes.:D

If the position is overrun, I become a suicide bomber and take out as many zombies as possible.

Join the zombies and personally hunt down and eat everyone who has ever read the Zombie Survival Guide.

Language of zombies?

Ha!
Pig Latin!!
And for a writting system? I bet none of you have thought about that. And what if the zombies unite and create a government system? What would it be? Where will they establish their country? Will if be condoned by the UN and NATO? What if Bush is zombified? And Condolezza? Gods, the possibilities?:eek:

What if Bush is zombified? And Condolezza? Gods, the possibilities?:eek:

Never fear, Bush has a strong anti-zombie stance. (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXgRtDysLY)

If the position is overrun, I become a suicide bomber and take out as many zombies as possible.

Actually, that wouldn't help that much; you'd be lucky to take out even a few zombies. Zombies aren't like people-- you need to cause sufficient damage to the brain to stop them, and it'll take a LOT of luck for the shrapnel to get the head. If you're going to go the suicide route, grab a firearm and a crowbar and take as many out as you can before you die.

Err I'd just get on the next flight from Leeds-Brad to Kirkwall and live in the Orkneys. And basically kick about there eating terrible food, but being alive. Could even take a 'copter to one of the oil rigs from there, which would be about the safest place in the world to be :p

Bastard, you stole my idea. :p

Oil rigs are relatively safe, as long as you take an axe to the lower rungs. There's no indication that zombies would float either. As long as nobody on board is infected, you're perfectly safe.

Never fear, Bush has a strong anti-zombie stance. (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXgRtDysLY)

Man, that´s hilarious.:D

Get a crowbar and any guns I can muster and wait it out, either in the woods or some underground tunnel/subway. Somewhere that nobody would think to look and which would likely be swiftly abandoned by zombies. I imagine I could forage for food or something, and water would be at least somewhat plentiful.

Now, if they're headcrab zombies...fuck. Especially the poison ones.

What if Bush is zombified? And Condolezza? Gods, the possibilities?:eek:

Rice at least, has an answer. It goes Braaainnzzz (http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/48915/2005579331712651045_rs.jpg)

Rice at least, has an answer. It goes Braaainnzzz (http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/48915/2005579331712651045_rs.jpg)

Oh gods, and those horrible buck teeth of hers. Gnawing at brains...

Zombie outbreak you say?

Well first I have a mental list of about 5 or so very attractive young women of healthy and fertile breeding age whom I also enjoy conversation with, who I would round up. It is likely that two of them may be zombines already, so I can go with only three of them if needed.

While doing this the group of us would gather weapons, stores, and attempt to aquire something like a CF LAV-III, and as many spare parts and stuff as possible. Ideal weapons include combat shotguns, backup pistols, and P90s, for high rate of fire, high ammunition capacity, and high accuracy in close quarters. The P90 is especially ideal for this, as stoipping power is completely irrelevant in a situation where you just have to hit them in the head.

Now as I grew up on Doom, my harem and I would travel the countryside in our Roadwarrior-esque LAV or modified civillian vehicle, attacking Zombies wherever we see them, raiding stores and gas stations, and keeping ourselves topped with whatever we require. All while enjoying eachother's company.

When things die down enough we may settle down somewhere near other survivors, and begin to rebuild humanity.

Well, the whole "zombie outbreak" isn't as dire as some would think. I live in the middle of Kentucky, meaning I can find a firearm, beer, and probably a large pick-up with both inside of it in under five minutes. Give me another ten and I can reach a gas station/store/food storage warehouse and loot enough supplies for a few days.

Now, what happens after that is a little more difficult. There are plenty of jails dotting the country-side that can afford some protection, but there is always the problem of the current inmates. Either you kill every zombified prisoner and guard to establish control, or you have to haul out over easily a hundred corpses left behind by the outbreak. If only an eccentric millionaire and his wife had built a castle out in the farming areas, with large stone walls and access to a major interstate so that the occupants could forage...

Oh wait, we have one of those. Nothing beats a walled castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Castle) when you need a place to stand strong against ravenous hordes of the undead, as Bruce Campbell did. Enough room for several survivors, great defenses against mindless zombies, all situated in driving distance of farms and an army base, for access to food and weaponry. Not a bad place for a survivor to make a stand, I'd say.

I'll probably find some supplies and a nice house next to a nice swamp. I'll scavenge and install solar panels and live off grid. Zombies? Hah! I'm perfectly safe from zombies. It is a scientifically proven fact that zombies won't eat clowns. *nod*

How can people not know how to use a gun? You point it at something you want to destroy and squeeze the trigger. Being a poor marksman is understandable but not understanding the basic function of it?

Everyone needs to learn basic gunsmithing and marksmanship.

It is a scientifically proven fact that zombies won't eat clowns. *nod*

Oh no? (http://studio3-d.com/chopsaw/i-zombie.JPG)

Oh no? (http://studio3-d.com/chopsaw/i-zombie.JPG)

No. I'm not exactly sure what that zombie has been up to(maybe he's Caspar Weinberger), but that is no clown. Zombies don't eat clowns. We taste funny. *nod*

No. I'm not exactly sure what that zombie has been up to(maybe he's Caspar Weinberger), but that is no clown. Zombies don't eat clowns. We taste funny. *nod*

Ba-dum BSSSSSHH!

good thing that i live in Finland.
if there will be zombie uprising, zombies are ones who will be hunted. :sniper:

Ironically we'd all be the safest from Devout Jewish and Muslim Zombies. That whole prohibition on eating pork after all.

:D

We taste funny. *nod*

How do you think Zombies get their entertainment?

Once I get confirmed reports of zombies, my immediate response is to grab my computer and run over to the nearest military facility. This would be the ROTC armory underneath one of the dorms, a very short walk. I figure that the ROTC would be meeting there shortly, so I'd be relatively safe. My computer will provide entertainment.

After that, I'd do what I could to help in the defense of our campus, or preparing for evacuation. If possible, I'd learn to shoot a gun.

I would never try to make it alone. I have no combat skills, limited survival capabilities, and no transportation beyond a bike. My only asset is my intelligence - all bragging aside, I'm very smart. I would be a good planner and strategist.

If everything goes fubar, I'd find a crowbar and turn into Gordon Freeman.

Let's say for example I hear about it on the news.

I don't have access to a firearm, however I do own a mace, battle axe and short sword. My house is a rather unsafe place to be holed up, I'd imagine zombies could easily break the windows and climb on in, so I would barricade the windows and every door except one. I would hoard all the supplies possible upstairs and instruct my family members to defend the house, providing them with various blunt objects. I would then take the axe in hand, short sword fastened to me somewhere, get in my father's car and drive to the neighboring town, to rescue my girlfriend and relatives.

The area between towns is relatively under populated so the chance of encountering zombies is unlikely. I would have already spoken with my girlfriend by phone, so she will have already hoarded supplies and weapons and readied them. I would load up the car and return home. Judging by the amount of zombies, I would either barricade the house and remain there until the end or travel to the local store, steal more supplies, namely food and a couple guns and return home, barricading myself in.

Once I get confirmed reports of zombies, my immediate response is to grab my computer and run over to the nearest military facility. This would be the ROTC armory underneath one of the dorms, a very short walk. I figure that the ROTC would be meeting there shortly, so I'd be relatively safe. My computer will provide entertainment.
There'd be work to be done, no time for entertainment.

After that, I'd do what I could to help in the defense of our campus, or preparing for evacuation. If possible, I'd learn to shoot a gun.
You should start target shooting now. Zombie invasions aren't the only reason to have a gun.

I would never try to make it alone. I have no combat skills, limited survival capabilities, and no transportation beyond a bike. My only asset is my intelligence - all bragging aside, I'm very smart. I would be a good planner and strategist.
If you have no combat skills and limited survival skills then you wouldn't make a good planner or strategist. No, you'd be a leech and everyone would put up with you because they'd have to.

If everything goes fubar, I'd find a crowbar and turn into Gordon Freeman.
Considering your lack of combat skills and survival capabilities it may be better for yourself and everyone around you to turn that crowbar on yourself.

You will fail horribly and end a walking corpse.

I'd deck myself out like this:

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/th_Zombie-Killer.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/Zombie-Killer.jpg)

And survive.

I'd deck myself out like this:

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/th_Zombie-Killer.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/ulteriormotives/Zombie-Killer.jpg)

And survive.

You'd think so, but I'll still eat your brains.

Ignoring the zombie survival guide (read: bible); I'm pretty good with a Garand. That being said, one thing is for certain: there is no stopping them, the zombies will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new zombie overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others.

If there was a zombie apocolypse, what would you do?
grab my swords, head to the nearest police station, grab some cops and guns, head to the military base, grab some solders and more weapons and supplies (MRE's are quite tasty)
help secure Hickam AFB, and start transporting safe civilians outta here.

You'd think so, but I'll still eat your brains.
Only Russo zombies eats brains. You don't want to be a Russo zombie, do you?
Ignoring the zombie survival guide (read: bible); I'm pretty good with a Garand. That being said, one thing is for certain: there is no stopping them, the zombies will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new zombie overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others.Read World War Z (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_z) (read: New Testament) to find out what happens to Quislings like you, you Quisling.

Only Russo zombies eats brains. You don't want to be a Russo zombie, do you?

I never said I'd be a zombie, just that I'd eat your brains. I'll be taking advantage of the zambahcalypse to eat some brains, and generally outsmart survivors by shooting them while they battle with zombies.


Thing of me as the PKer of the new world.

No. I'm not exactly sure what that zombie has been up to(maybe he's Caspar Weinberger), but that is no clown. Zombies don't eat clowns. We taste funny. *nod*
Considering how they dress, I think we can agree that Zombies have no taste.

I don't have a gun, and their all but impossible to find in Australia, so I guess I would die.

Bullshit.

I'd make sure I had enough booze in the house to ride it out/until they came for me.

As much as I enjoy the works of George A. Romero, Max Brooks, and others... I'm getting really sick of zombie topics on NSG.

As much as I enjoy the works of George A. Romero, Max Brooks, and others... I'm getting really sick of zombie topics on NSG.

well don't click on them if you don't like them. Or you could ask moderation to see what they think.

Now, if the zombies acquire autonomy and the UN recognizes them as a race, where would you think they´ll establish their country? What would the name be? Would they be a zombicracy or a zombictatorship? Could they be a Zombidom? What would they´re monetary units be? Would the US embargo them? I HAVE NO LIFE!!!!:(

Become a zombie.

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Now, if the zombies acquire autonomy and the UN recognizes them as a race, where would you think they´ll establish their country?
What would the name be?
Would they be a zombicracy or a zombictatorship?
Could they be a Zombidom?
What would they´re monetary units be?
Would the US embargo them?
I HAVE NO LIFE!!!!:(

Their country would span the globe.

Name? Zombienation.

Probably a Zombicracy because all zombies have the same goals, humans do not therefore a zombicracy is more likely to occur.

I'm sure there could be a Zombidom, in fact it's currently starting in the cities where people live boring lives going through the same routines to complete the same goals of food, sleep, sex, money and so on, in a sense the more uniform people become the more likely they are to be democratic.

Monetary units? tennis balls.
The US would create the tennis balls, for more tennis balls.
No life? borrow some of mine i ain't using it, maybe i could sleep properly after that, besides what is life? if you think about it it's pretty boring anyway so why would you want more of it? Of course i'm not encouraging death, but encouraging imagination and dreams (no not in that way;)).

Their country would span the globe.

Name? Zombienation.

Probably a Zombicracy because all zombies have the same goals, humans do not therefore a zombicracy is more likely to occur.

I'm sure there could be a Zombidom, in fact it's currently starting in the cities where people live boring lives going through the same routines to complete the same goals of food, sleep, sex, money and so on, in a sense the more uniform people become the more likely they are to be democratic.

Monetary units? tennis balls.
The US would create the tennis balls, for more tennis balls.
No life? borrow some of mine i ain't using it, maybe i could sleep properly after that, besides what is life? if you think about it it's pretty boring anyway so why would you want more of it? Of course i'm not encouraging death, but encouraging imagination and dreams (no not in that way;)).

MHiJ, seriously, this could be excellent material for a book. Why don´t you start making drafts? It could sell millions!:eek:

Go into my attic (You have to climb it with a independent ladder), store as much crap as possible and use my huge collection of baseball bats as defense which would probably be useless since I'm safe upstairs until I need to raid the pantries again.


Or

I could...

Go hold out in the US's biggest high school with a bunch of cops armed with some big assed machinery (I live in Houston :D) where I would eat disgusting food that could feed a Japanese army for years.

MHiJ, seriously, this could be excellent material for a book. Why don´t you start making drafts? It could sell millions!:eek:

i've thought about making books but, i don't have the time at the moment and i'm far too busy to write my own book and study for others. However maybe when i'm too old to do anything useful i'll write a book. millions? i admit money would be nice but i think if i can't find a way to be happy without money i doubt i'd be happy with it.
Still thanks for the suggestion. oh and later my english might have improved. Although it is my primary language there are many words i do not understand, that and my handwriting is terrible of course it's not my fault it is terrible i've just had a em...never mind sorry i went a bit off track there.

Anyways back to thread, i think a safe place to hide out is a place where you enjoy being, it's as much a pscyhological battle as a physical one for survival so there's no point making it any harder by going to some godforsaken rock where you'd be bored out of your skull.

There'd be work to be done, no time for entertainment.

Only if you don't understand basic psychology. Once it enters a long-term siege (which is what you WOULD face with any large number of zombies), keeping morale and sanity is extremely important. Even if you have a perfect fortress and keep zombies out, if half your survivors go insane and kill each other, you're still in a bad situation.


If you have no combat skills and limited survival skills then you wouldn't make a good planner or strategist. No, you'd be a leech and everyone would put up with you because they'd have to.

Not necessarily the case. As long as you understand what everybody else is capable of, you can be a decent planner. That's not to say the ability to do those things yourself isn't important, though.

Considering your lack of combat skills and survival capabilities it may be better for yourself and everyone around you to turn that crowbar on yourself.

You will fail horribly and end a walking corpse.

Well, for certain things it's useful to even have basic manual labor: helping with barricades, securing food, hell, even things like cooking the food once secured (for things that require it). Not every person need be a direct combatant, just like in a real battlefield.

I'm proficient in tai-kwon-do and know basic ken-jutsu and judo (finally, all that crude my dad made me learn will actually help me). Not to mention, I have been forced to learn survival skills by my dad :mad:. All males in my family have served in the military for at least three years, so I've been sent to a boot camp before. My aim is a bit rusty though since I don't practice at all. One thing for sure is that I suck at making good decisions, so I'll most likely go to my neighbor/friend. He has been my friend since first grade and still is. He also has combat training and is a really good shot :sniper:. Not to mention, he collects oriental swords and guns. I wouldn't be suprised if he has illegal military firearms, he's quite paranoid that there are terrorist in his community :rolleyes:. He will know what to do and I will trust in his decisions. :)

I'm dead.

Only if you don't understand basic psychology. Once it enters a long-term siege (which is what you WOULD face with any large number of zombies), keeping morale and sanity is extremely important. Even if you have a perfect fortress and keep zombies out, if half your survivors go insane and kill each other, you're still in a bad situation.
Raumschach, books, other games will keep people occupied. Besides, what makes you think you'll have power or an internet connection?

Not necessarily the case. As long as you understand what everybody else is capable of, you can be a decent planner. That's not to say the ability to do those things yourself isn't important, though.
No. If you don't understand what it is they'd be doing you'd be useless as a planner. This wouldn't be like StarCraft. You'd have to manage and lead and improvise and if you don't understand combat, engineering, survival or anything else relevent to the situation then someone else would always be taking over for you in a crisis and that would mean a time delay that no one could afford.

Well, for certain things it's useful to even have basic manual labor: helping with barricades, securing food, hell, even things like cooking the food once secured (for things that require it). Not every person need be a direct combatant, just like in a real battlefield.
My point is that you couldn't yet survive on your own which casts doubt on you finding protectors before you you get bitten by the screaming, running, brain-damaged cannibals that would be the closest thing to zombies.

I'm proficient in tai-kwon-do and know basic ken-jutsu and judo

Of course you do. :)

I wouldn't be suprised if he has illegal military firearms, he's quite paranoid that there are terrorist in his community :rolleyes:. He will know what to do and I will trust in his decisions. :)

Good idea. And Michael Jackson can babysit the kids. :)

I live within walking distance of a high school. The first thing I would do is try to assemble a decent-sized force and establish myself as the leader. I'd then divide the force into two smaller forces. Force One would be in charge of defences. The high school would be ideal because of the heavy metal doors, brick/concrete walls, and metal gates designed to survive the impact of a speeding automobile. We'd use sandbacks, conctete, brick and mortar, and metal to block off any unnecesary entrances and to reinforce existing barriers.

Force two would be in charge of gathering food, water, guns (preferably rifles), ammo (obviously), and solar panels. Force two would only leave during the daytime since zombies don't depend on eye sight.

Force two would also be in charge of recruiting other survivors. When defending a fortified position, a decent sized force would be ideal provided there wasn't a shortage of food or water.

What number of people would be ideal? Ten people would be ideal for protecting a hall. Fifty could defend the entire upper floor. One hundred would rock. Force one would be fifty-five people and Force Two would be forty-five.

What if it was just me and my family? The whole family would gather in Parhump. It's only n hour's drive away and is in a small town. The difference being between 1.5 million potential zombies and 50 thousand potential zombies.

When surviving a zombie outbreak, there are some rules to follow:

1. Larger groups are ideal for defending while smaller groups are ideal for travelling.

2. Vehicles need fuel to work and a zombie outbreak could seriously hurt gas supplies. Also, traffic jams could render cars and trucks completely useless.

3. Headshots. Only headshots count.

4. Head for easily defended places. Military bases have large stockpiles of weapons while schools tend to be more easily fortified. Just wall off some windows, reinforce some doors and gates and you're all set. Stores are too vulnerable against zombie swarms.

5. Choose weapons carefully. Hanguns have a crippling short range. Machine, submachine, and gatling guns eat up ammunition quickly. Shot guns have a heavy recoil. Rifles are accurate at longer ranges, don't require as much ammunition as faster-firing guns, and have much less recoil than a shot gun.

Everyone has to stop reading the Zombie Survival Guide. The "information" in that book comes from fantasy horror movies and games. Zombies would not be walking corpses, they'd be starving, dying people with progressive brain damage and a disease spread through fluid exchanges.

I live within walking distance of a high school. The first thing I would do is try to assemble a decent-sized force and establish myself as the leader. I'd then divide the force into two smaller forces. Force One would be in charge of defences. The high school would be ideal because of the heavy metal doors, brick/concrete walls, and metal gates designed to survive the impact of a speeding automobile. We'd use sandbacks, conctete, brick and mortar, and metal to block off any unnecesary entrances and to reinforce existing barriers.
Schools are not the ideal place to build a fortress or to go in the event of a zombie outbreak. Too many windows. You should try to find the nearest military base, call them to inform them that you're coming, and then head there seeking shelter.

And what do you mean by sandbacks? I know wetback is a slur against latin Americans. Is sandback a slur against middle easterners? If so, why would you try to use them to barricade a building against zombies? Seems not only a tad racist but also poor strategy.

Force two would be in charge of gathering food, water, guns (preferably rifles), ammo (obviously), and solar panels. Force two would only leave during the daytime since zombies don't depend on eye sight.
Actually you'd want shotguns too because they're good for close-ranged combat and because of the spread shot even a poor marksman can weild one with some success.

While I don't think zombies would be blind, just brain-damaged, I still agree with the daytime travel because it's easier for you to see in the day.

Force two would also be in charge of recruiting other survivors. When defending a fortified position, a decent sized force would be ideal provided there wasn't a shortage of food or water.
You should be focusing on getting people to the authorities so they can get help, not revruiting people for your Mad Max post-apoc gang.

What number of people would be ideal? Ten people would be ideal for protecting a hall. Fifty could defend the entire upper floor. One hundred would rock. Force one would be fifty-five people and Force Two would be forty-five.
I say again, you need to find the authorities and get any help you can from them.

When surviving a zombie outbreak, there are some rules to follow:
Stop reading that damn guide.

1. Larger groups are ideal for defending while smaller groups are ideal for travelling.
This is mostly true unless you have everyone in a bunch of vehicles in which case a convoy would be nice.

2. Vehicles need fuel to work and a zombie outbreak could seriously hurt gas supplies. Also, traffic jams could render cars and trucks completely useless.
And the running screaming zombies will get you when you're out for a stroll with nothing between you and them.

Favor trucks because the flat bed in the back that can be used for cargo or carrying injured people. Favor diesels for their milage except in winter when the fuel can gel. Don't be afraid to go offroad if there is a backup on a highway but be sure that you have the kind of vehicle that can handle it easily.

Finally, know how to work a damn gas pump and learn howto siphon gas.

3. Headshots. Only headshots count.
Do you have any specimens to back that up? Besides, why would diseased people suddenly become bullet-proof?

4. Head for easily defended places. Military bases have large stockpiles of weapons while schools tend to be more easily fortified. Just wall off some windows, reinforce some doors and gates and you're all set. Stores are too vulnerable against zombie swarms.
Stores tend to have just one large front entrance and one large rear entrance for loading and unloading stuff. Every school I went to had tons of windows, 2-3 main entrances, and numerous doors leading outside, many of them glass. Schools have too many openings to be fortifiable.

5. Choose weapons carefully. Hanguns have a crippling short range. Machine, submachine, and gatling guns eat up ammunition quickly. Shot guns have a heavy recoil. Rifles are accurate at longer ranges, don't require as much ammunition as faster-firing guns, and have much less recoil than a shot gun.
Rifles can have much more kick than a shotgun, it depends on the kind of ammo used. Shotguns are good for close-ranged combat.

Your best bet for survival in an emergency is to get a couple of guns, a few knives, some food and water, a few first-aid kits, a fully stocked medkit and to know where nearby emergency shelters are and where the nearest military base is. It's fine to try to pick up people along the way and you really should make sure that the AF knows you're coming but you should try to get help from the authorities before roughing it.

If there was a zombie apocalypse, zombies would dance like this!
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/Ivys_Selections/gackt.gif
Scary, right?:eek:

If there was a zombie apocalypse, zombies would dance like this!
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/Ivys_Selections/gackt.gif
Scary, right?:eek:even scarier?
they'll dance like Micheal Jackson. :eek:

even scarier?
they'll dance like Micheal Jackson. :eek:

*nod*

I'm proficient in tai-kwon-do and know basic ken-jutsu and judo (finally, all that crude my dad made me learn will actually help me). Not to mention, I have been forced to learn survival skills by my dad :mad:. All males in my family have served in the military for at least three years, so I've been sent to a boot camp before. My aim is a bit rusty though since I don't practice at all. One thing for sure is that I suck at making good decisions, so I'll most likely go to my neighbor/friend. He has been my friend since first grade and still is. He also has combat training and is a really good shot :sniper:. Not to mention, he collects oriental swords and guns. I wouldn't be suprised if he has illegal military firearms, he's quite paranoid that there are terrorist in his community :rolleyes:. He will know what to do and I will trust in his decisions. :)
I'm proficient in the art of "making-shit-up-as-I-go-along". it's served me well so far. and if all else fails, I can fall back to "I-don't-need-to-outrun-them,-just-you" plan. :D

I'm dead.
:eek: and you're posting! :eek:

Indri, "What would you do in a Zombie Apocalypse" topics on forums typically assume, unless otherwise stated, that zombies actually exist and are more or less the traditional zombie of popular culture.

even scarier?
they'll dance like Micheal Jackson. :eek:

In which case adults are safe.

In which case adults are safe.

Think of the children...:( Zombie Gackt and Zombie MJ are coming to get them with crotch grabbing dance moves.:(
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/Ivys_Selections/gackt.gif
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z49/spikey5668/26240_325616.gif

Think of the children...:( Zombie Gackt and Zombie MJ are coming to get them with crotch grabbing dance moves.:(
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/Ivys_Selections/gackt.gif
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z49/spikey5668/26240_325616.gif

the kids would be safe also. after all, while dancing... they'ld be grabbing their own crotches. :p

the kids would be safe also. after all, while dancing... they'ld be grabbing their own crotches. :p

Which is disturbing... Crotch grabbin´kids...:eek:

Which is disturbing... Crotch grabbin´kids...:eek:
better the kids grabbing their own crotches than...

better the kids grabbing their own crotches than...

Shhhh....
You no say it. Words have powah!:eek:

Everyone has to stop reading the Zombie Survival Guide. The "information" in that book comes from fantasy horror movies and games. Zombies would not be walking corpses, they'd be starving, dying people with progressive brain damage and a disease spread through fluid exchanges. possibly yes, but zombies also are defined as walking dead. agree about that stupid guide tho.

Schools are not the ideal place to build a fortress or to go in the event of a zombie outbreak. Too many windows. You should try to find the nearest military base, call them to inform them that you're coming, and then head there seeking shelter. depends, some schools can be fortified. but it means you need to know in advance. Hospitals can also be fortified (since most Hosptials are rated shelters anyway). calling a base would waste time, just go there. and if a military base is not nearby, a police station would be a good first stop. they can then move en-mass as well as armed to the military base where coordinated efforts can then be made.

And what do you mean by sandbacks? I know wetback is a slur against latin Americans. Is sandback a slur against middle easterners? If so, why would you try to use them to barricade a building against zombies? Seems not only a tad racist but also poor strategy. I think sandBAGS was meant.

Actually you'd want shotguns too because they're good for close-ranged combat and because of the spread shot even a poor marksman can weild one with some success. yep. pistols run out too fast and can easily be turned on friends by accident.

While I don't think zombies would be blind, just brain-damaged, I still agree with the daytime travel because it's easier for you to see in the day. and less chances of ending up breaking a leg becaus you didn't see the pothole.

You should be focusing on getting people to the authorities so they can get help, not recruiting people for your Mad Max post-apoc gang. Authorities? getting them to a safe place would be better, of course that safe place should be a military base, hostpital, or some easily fortified place where extraction is possible (most hospitals have helipads)

I say again, you need to find the authorities and get any help you can from them. if only because Authorities have the resources, communication, weapons, medicine, etc...

Stop reading that damn guide. QFT

This is mostly true unless you have everyone in a bunch of vehicles in which case a convoy would be nice. and a zombie being run over by a bus won't be getting up again. as long as the driver doesn't do anything stupid like say... open the doors, they won't be getting in. also, if you can't drive around them... drive over them.

And the running screaming zombies will get you when you're out for a stroll with nothing between you and them.but on the flip side, less zombies would be attracted by the sounds of sneakers hitting the pavement than those attracted by the sound of a moter...

Favor trucks because the flat bed in the back that can be used for cargo or carrying injured people. Favor diesels for their milage except in winter when the fuel can gel. Don't be afraid to go offroad if there is a backup on a highway but be sure that you have the kind of vehicle that can handle it easily. favor SUV's. the flat bed of a truck can be easily climbed into.

Finally, know how to work a damn gas pump and learn howto siphon gas.takes time, but I reconize the sentiment. knowing how to hot wire cars would also be useful.

Do you have any specimens to back that up? Besides, why would diseased people suddenly become bullet-proof? I think the notion is that the living dead, not the diseased, brain damaged goons you mean, won't feel pain.

Stores tend to have just one large front entrance and one large rear entrance for loading and unloading stuff. Every school I went to had tons of windows, 2-3 main entrances, and numerous doors leading outside, many of them glass. Schools have too many openings to be fortifiable.depends on the school. which is why it's best to know your environment.

Rifles can have much more kick than a shotgun, it depends on the kind of ammo used. Shotguns are good for close-ranged combat.depends on the load, but agreed.

Your best bet for survival in an emergency is to get a couple of guns, a few knives, some food and water, a few first-aid kits, a fully stocked medkit and to know where nearby emergency shelters are and where the nearest military base is. It's fine to try to pick up people along the way and you really should make sure that the AF knows you're coming but you should try to get help from the authorities before roughing it.in other words, use your brains and not some guide made by someone who watches too many horror movies.

Which is disturbing... Crotch grabbin´kids...:eek:

Or in the vein of the thread. Crotch grabbin' zombie kids. (http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/50037/2001378016854497830_rs.jpg)

Schools are not the ideal place to build a fortress or to go in the event of a zombie outbreak. Too many windows.

Curiously enough, in my old school, all the windows and doors of the classrooms were steel and there were vent holes near the ceiling high up overlooking the walkways large enough to fit weapons through, but not people.

Yes, it got dark if you closed them all, but that's why they were opened under normal circumstances.

Another curious aspect was that all the stairwells could be sealed off with a thick iron mesh sliding door.

Or in the vein of the thread. Crotch grabbin' zombie kids. (http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/50037/2001378016854497830_rs.jpg)

Oh noez, the end is here!:eek:

I think the notion is that the living dead, not the diseased, brain damaged goons you mean, won't feel pain.
If it can walk it needs some internal organs and will die if those are destroyed. That's what makes a shotgun so good for fighting zombies. Just watch out for the zombines because they tend to suicide with their grenades.

If it can walk it needs some internal organs and will die if those are destroyed. That's what makes a shotgun so good for fighting zombies. Just watch out for the zombines because they tend to suicide with their grenades.

ah, but the fact that PAIN is what usually stops them after being shot. even if near dead (or undead) it will take some time for them to bleed dead... er... again? whatever. :p

think of the problem that cops had with PCP addicts who couldn't feel pain. they would be shot, but still keep going because they can untill they bled to death.

So a couple of small (small caliber arms) holes won't stop em if they don't register the pain.

but a large caliber or massive removal of organs (basically close range double barrel shotgun) would stop them dead.

thus the idea of head shots.

*Sighs*

There are many, many things you guys haven't thought of doing, and I would personally say that were there a Zombie invasion, instead of either trying to run around (foolish) or drive around (maybe an even worse idea), you guys should get bicycles. Take a tin of WD40 and a bike pump with you, and it'll keep on going for a long time, is quiet, and is much quicker than running around the place, as well as less tiring.

Also, I don't know if you guys have colleges like us where you can learn technical skills (welding, plumbing and so on and so forth) as well as academic skills, but I'd say that my own college would, pretty much, be just about the best place outside of an oil rig to be located. It's got tons and tons of workshops, sports fields to grow seeds on, is 2 minutes by bike to the agricultural college, and 10 by bike from the barracks, which has Ghurkas in it.

Now, I dunno about you, but a college with one entrance, which has a quite frankly unnecessarily large 4-storey atrium around it (which is actually helpful in zombie apocolypse scenarios, I suppose), and those irritating windows which only open like 10 degrees (again handy for a zombie apocolypse), in addition to being Super Huge (it can accomodate 5,000 students at once, and is all one large building) and having code-opened doors, which I know all of the codes for (because I've worked out the pattern, and tested it), is a pretty good hideout.

*Sighs*

There are many, many things you guys haven't thought of doing, and I would personally say that were there a Zombie invasion, instead of either trying to run around (foolish) or drive around (maybe an even worse idea), you guys should get bicycles. Take a tin of WD40 and a bike pump with you, and it'll keep on going for a long time, is quiet, and is much quicker than running around the place, as well as less tiring. yet can't carry more than one passenger safely, and very little by way of supplies.

Also, I don't know if you guys have colleges like us where you can learn technical skills (welding, plumbing and so on and so forth) as well as academic skills, but I'd say that my own college would, pretty much, be just about the best place outside of an oil rig to be located. It's got tons and tons of workshops, sports fields to grow seeds on, is 2 minutes by bike to the agricultural college, and 10 by bike from the barracks, which has Ghurkas in it. and the colleges here are spread out by city blocks. so you wanna meal? gotta cross the quad, cross several streets, then look for the building that houses the cafeteria... need to work on your bike? gotta look for the building...

Now, I dunno about you, but a college with one entrance, which has a quite frankly unnecessarily large 4-storey atrium around it (which is actually helpful in zombie apocolypse scenarios, I suppose), and those irritating windows which only open like 10 degrees (again handy for a zombie apocolypse), in addition to being Super Huge (it can accomodate 5,000 students at once, and is all one large building) and having code-opened doors, which I know all of the codes for (because I've worked out the pattern, and tested it), is a pretty good hideout. so you're talking one building in the college. not the whole college itself. beeg difference when talking about all the wonderful variety colleges have that is spread out among the whole campus!

yet can't carry more than one passenger safely, and very little by way of supplies.
1) Never heard of giving someone a croggie?

2) Get a pannier bag and a 80L rucksack for the person on the back, and you'll be carrying a decent amount of supplies. Also, you can get to 25mph, no problem, and in a place the size of the UK, that's a decent speed to be at. You can get to the seaside in about 3 or 4 hours at a bit less than that pace from York, which would be good to chill out at (because morale is v. important).
and the colleges here are spread out by city blocks. so you wanna meal? gotta cross the quad, cross several streets, then look for the building that houses the cafeteria... need to work on your bike? gotta look for the building...

so you're talking one building in the college. not the whole college itself. beeg difference when talking about all the wonderful variety colleges have that is spread out among the whole campus!
Nononono.

York College just got rebuilt and is now in one very large building. With workshops, classrooms, a library, places to chillax, 2 gyms, 3 cafeterias and a massive underground storage area.

Plus it's across the road from the 3rd largest supermarket in the city and the agricultural college, as well as fairly near the barracks. It's a good place for a post-apocolyptic hideout.

Plus it's across the road from the 3rd largest supermarket in the city and the agricultural college, as well as fairly near the barracks. It's a good place for a post-apocolyptic hideout.

Supermarkets are typically the first to go in the event of social breakdown and mass riots. This will likely hold true for zombie hordes as looters quickly add to their ranks.

Also, spoilage for when the power runs out will quickly make the supermarket a very poor choice of resupply.

Keep in mind that power and water utilities will only last as long as the facilities supplying them are maintained. Presumably they will be secured by military forces, but likely as a secondary concern. Expect them to go out anytime within a month of outbreak.