How many zombies before they get you? [Archive]

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:32 PM

Alzarath

06-17-2007, 03:33 PM

Depends on how many hearts I have.

pherai

06-17-2007, 03:34 PM

They are FAST and I'm a minority. I'm an extra at best
in most zombie flicks.

I don't know what minority you are, but blacks are always the ones with the guns, so you might be better off than most.

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:37 PM

Only famous black people don't die in movies. Even then, look at like Freddy V.S. Jason. Kelly died.

Black People die all the time, like Samuel L Jackson in Star Wars AND Deep Blue.

KStella55

06-17-2007, 03:41 PM

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:42 PM

I would stay in my house and booby trap all entrances. Carving a hole to the top of the house is a good idea for sniping and dropping hot oil on the zombies. My only escape would be a trench hole underground that leads to a grocery store.

What part of the country do you live in? This seems like only a good stragedy in a small town. It would be suicidal to try that in a densely populated area.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zombie

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 03:45 PM

Wooden Stairs+axe, second floor, tub of water, chlorine tablets, rifle+ammo, me living forever.

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:47 PM

You guys are not planning about your future. You have to make a run for it at some point. You can't stay in your house for ever.

voodazz

06-17-2007, 03:50 PM

I don't know what minority you are, but blacks are always the ones with the guns, so you might be better off than most.

I live in a area with a lotta rednecks and they're all armed to the teeth. Either way I'm fucked.

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 03:50 PM

I totally understand that. I'd at least be able to survive for a little more than a couple of months at least. Unlike most people, I actually have a real plan. I've got a .22 rifle, and .22 handgun.

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:52 PM

I totally understand that. I'd at least be able to survive for a little more than a couple of months at least. Unlike most people, I actually have a real plan. I've got a .22 rifle, and .22 handgun.

Sometime agression is your best defence!

maxx

06-17-2007, 03:52 PM

Wooden Stairs+axe, second floor, tub of water, chlorine tablets, rifle+ammo, me living forever.

lol someone was reading the zombie survival guide clearly.

hold dat

06-17-2007, 03:52 PM

fast zombies....hmmmmm thats a tough one. cause in ast i think that they would move as fast as anormal human right? if thats the case...in a car i'm good. on foot i'm dead unless i have a flame thrower or a really good machine gun

but for the slow ass retarded zombies? i'd personally take out 30 of them just to do it. all i need is a baseball bat and or shovel...that would be fun

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 03:53 PM

Guys. You do know that boobytraps won't do shit, right? Destroy the brain. I firmly believe that if it should ever happen, despite all the shit people know by heart by all these movies, we'd get owned so hard. People would be wasting veritable tons of ammo on body shots, stupid people will be trying to hang on to their dying boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/kid and endanger the survivors she's with, traffic will come to a gridlocked standstill, cops will try to ARREST zombies, christians will line up and pray for them as they approach, etc.

Give this (http://pseudopod.org/podpress_trac/web/55/0/Pseudo037_WeAreAllVeryLively.mp3) a listen. Survivors of zombie outbreaks having a chat. Nice.

pherai

06-17-2007, 03:55 PM

Only famous black people don't die in movies. Even then, look at like Freddy V.S. Jason. Kelly died.

Black People die all the time, like Samuel L Jackson in Star Wars AND Deep Blue.

I was talking about zombie movies, not movies in general.

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 03:57 PM

Can you name a black person that's survived a zombie movie since like, the 90's? Now, don't google that shit. Can YOU actually name one.

Mr.Noodle

06-17-2007, 04:03 PM

A black guy survived in second Resident Evil movie.......If you want to count that as a zombie movie.

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 04:04 PM

Didn't the black guy live all the way through . .in Dawn of the Dead. . ?

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 04:05 PM

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 04:06 PM

Didn't the black guy live all the way through . .in Dawn of the Dead. . ?

Only in the Original. Not in the remake. In the Original, is kinda open ended. But we assume he made it to an island or something. That guy was cool, he threw a zombie off like, the 2nd level of the mall into a fountain. It was totally bad ass!

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 04:07 PM

Only in the Original. Not in the remake.

Right he died in the credits. . .

bill_rizer

06-17-2007, 04:07 PM

Didn't the black guy live all the way through . .in Dawn of the Dead. . ?

Yep he sure did.

Edit: wait no sorry I mean the black guy in Day Of the Dead lived.

*InVeRs3*

06-17-2007, 04:08 PM

Good point. You never see a brutha even win against zombies. Zombie keep the black man down.

ShinAkumax

06-17-2007, 04:08 PM

A black guy survived in second Resident Evil movie.......If you want to count that as a zombie movie.

Use your brain. Those weren't zombie movies.

Spirit Juice

06-17-2007, 04:09 PM

For the most part I'd stay away from black people... they'd only draw zombies to me after they die. Black people always die first... but I'd probably be next since I'm not white either. :sad:

In real life, I suppose I could do decently well. My car gets pretty good MPG and we have 4 different hand guns at my house with a decent stash of ammo. First thing I may do is go to Wal Mart or some ammo shop to loot some ammo for myself. After that, it's getting the fuck away from any kind of city. Drive out to some hum bum town that had a population of 100 people or something to avoid mass zombies.

Oroman

06-17-2007, 04:12 PM

I'd get all the guns and ammo I can get and hit the sewers.

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 04:12 PM

Good point. You never see a brutha even win against zombies. Zombie keep the black man down.

Zombies don't care about black people! :rofl:

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 04:19 PM

2 pages and nobody?
Ving "badass-motherfucker-with-a-shotgun" Rhames. Omar Epps too if you count the RE movies.

bill_rizer

06-17-2007, 04:22 PM

2 pages and nobody?
Ving "badass-motherfucker-with-a-shotgun" Rhames. Omar Epps too if you count the RE movies.

You must of left when the credits came on because Ving Rhames got killed, they all died.

Your right on Epps though.

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 04:25 PM

I know he died in the credits. Does he not count then?

Debaser

06-17-2007, 04:27 PM

If a zombie apocalypse WERE to happen, I have no doubt in my mind that every SRK regular would survive. We're just to fucking ready for this stuff. Then while everybody is getting fucked up, SRK would establish it's own country in Canada. Zombies don;t like the cold.

Me personally, I'd hitch a ride on Marn and GTFO. No zombie can stop that.

06-17-2007, 04:40 PM

Swords are you friends. Although there's a gun shop not too far from my house that I might be able to get to. I'm sure others would have the same idea so fuck that, actually. And being around crazy people with guns who are fearing for their lives isn't safe.

My strategy depends on whether or not these zombies can run like in the Dawn remake or 28 days. Running zombies will pretty much keep you out of the cities and areas like grocery stores.

woof

06-17-2007, 04:41 PM

im woof BITCH

Se7in

06-17-2007, 04:42 PM

2 pages and nobody?
Ving "badass-motherfucker-with-a-shotgun" Rhames. Mike Epps too if you count the RE movies.

Fixed.

Here's my strategies:

Slow Zombies:
I get up, check the house for clearness, then lock the front and back doors to buy time. I grab a backpack, grab some canned goods, a pair of socks, two pairs of boxers, and 2 long-sleeved UnderArmor shirts. I grab the hollow aluminum bat from under my bed. I put an umbrella in the small pocket of my backpack and grab my cellphone and charger (never know). I throw on some sweats and a ski mask, and check on the front and back doors. By now, at least 2 or 3 are trying to get in, so I grab the first soda bottle out of the fridge and empty it, filling it with water. Stuff my car keys in my pocket and jump out the window of my room.
Once outside, I check around, and move into the street to get a clear assesment of the numbers. I run nextdoor into the neighbor's backyard and climb onto their shed (really easy, I can do it in less than 4 seconds). Once on top, I make a phone call to my gf's house to insure her safety. If she's safe, I tell her to wait in her attic, after which I take my car and go get her. If no one answers, I head over anyway to confirm any suspicions of her harm. If I get there and she's there, I get her and we drive to our high school, (a few blocks away from her house). There's a ladder in the back of the school, which we use to get the roof. There's a shed on top that's always unlocked, but even if it is, an awning stretches out, so we're good. We then camp there until further notice. If she is dead earlier, I just head straight to the school and do the same thing.

Fast Zombies:
I wake up, lock the front and back doors, and start throwing all my food into the attic. I grab my phone and charger, put a chair under the entrance, climb up, and kick the chair out from under the attic entrance. I use one of the various poles we left up in the attic to break a hole through the side of the roof and peer out through it. I make phone calls, checking up on those I love, and wait for something to happen. Either an extremely unlikely rescue, or the clear so I can run to my car and try to get away.

06-17-2007, 04:52 PM

Se7in

06-17-2007, 04:54 PM

Going to schools and public buildings probably wouldn't be safe considering others would have the same idea. Large groups of living people would attract masses of the undead. Then everyone is trapped.

I think it would best to stay in a 2 story house with a smaller group and try to signal for help or see if and where the military or police has setup a camp for survivors.

Fast zombies would call for a shotgun since you can shoot in its general direction without having to aim much.

Well, I'm not going inside of it, I'm using a ladder behind the school to get on top of it. Not many people think of something like that. I assume more popular ideas would be to head to police stations, grocery/gun stores, or trying to drive away.

But I guess you have a good point, since you have the official avatar of a zombie master.

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 04:56 PM

Cars are totally impractical. The best strategy is to wait it out at least a month or two before moving.

Worthless

06-17-2007, 05:11 PM

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 05:15 PM

You could probably be fine in your house if you showed no signs of any real activity(excessive noise,lights,etc)depending if they'll even bother to come into your home.

Don't think zombies look that hard. . .so wouldn't staying in any building work when you think about it. . .cause they can't open doors. . .or climb. . I think. . .just cover up the windows.

Still waiting on the Locusts to come. . .

4Play

06-17-2007, 05:16 PM

I'll try to get a boat like in Dawn of the Dead. I'll go to either San Pedro or Santa Monica. Getting there would be the problem though. I'll get a car or try to operate a subway to get there. Yet the fast zombies would own me for free.

Worthless

06-17-2007, 05:27 PM

Don't think zombies look that hard. . .so wouldn't staying in any building work when you think about it. . .cause they can't open doors. . .or climb. . I think. . .just cover up the windows.

Still waiting on the Locusts to come. . .

It more worrying about them pressing up on your door when there is like a crazy amount,since it would bust from the weight. But you gotta figure ,if there is more than 1 zombie they can probably hear/see well if not at least notice things :p

I'll try to get a boat like in Dawn of the Dead. I'll go to either San Pedro or Santa Monica. Getting there would be the problem though. I'll get a car or try to operate a subway to get there. Yet the fast zombies would own me for free.

What happens if your boat has minimal fuel and you are stranded in the ocean?What if you can't even find the key?

Plus,most everyone would probably think the car idea is best,factor that in with panic and zombies and the roads would be fucked.

And the subway is crowded as is without zombies :rofl: That's probably the last place i wanna be.And even if you did get there most subway lines stay within the city area.So you'd just be going to...more zombies :p

And you can't forget crazy people that would take advantage of all this to just stab random people or some shit.

I'm staying at home and playing 3s till it blows over. :p

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 05:28 PM

Right he died in the credits. . .

I never saw the original. How did he die?

06-17-2007, 05:36 PM

Never mind fast or slow...you have to figure out the TYPE of zombie.

Is it supernatural?Will the zombification start when you die?Is there a airborne strain?Can it be passed through mere contact?Hell,are the zombies even aggressive?Can animals catch it(fuck,zombie dogs o_o)?

You could probably be fine in your house if you showed no signs of any real activity(excessive noise,lights,etc)depending if they'll even bother to come into your home.

Let's assume it's a type of virus that affects the dead and the living. It can be transferred though bodily fluid exchange like a bite or something like that. The virus eventually kills you and reanimates the brain but your body still suffers the symptoms of decay. As long as the corpse is strong enough to support itself while animated, it'll be a threat. So survivors would keep away from morgues, forensic labs, and anywhere where dead bodies are kept.

Graveyards would be safe since corpses are buried and the virus probably wouldn't reach through the soil and into the coffin. As for animals, I would assume they can contract the virus but are not reanimated after death. I guess it depends on who you ask :rofl:.

Zombies feel no pain so they'll keep pounding a door or whatever obstacle is in their way to get to food (you). I don't think they're necessarily strong. It depends on the condition of the corpse when it became reanimated.

4Play

06-17-2007, 05:39 PM

What happens if your boat has minimal fuel and you are stranded in the ocean?What if you can't even find the key?

Plus,most everyone would probably think the car idea is best,factor that in with panic and zombies and the roads would be fucked.

And the subway is crowded as is without zombies :rofl: That's probably the last place i wanna be.And even if you did get there most subway lines stay within the city area.So you'd just be going to...more zombies :p

And you can't forget crazy people that would take advantage of all this to just stab random people or some shit.

I'm staying at home and playing 3s till it blows over. :p

Good points, I would get owned, if any of that happened, yet I would still take the chance.

KStella55

06-17-2007, 05:39 PM

What part of the country do you live in? This seems like only a good stragedy in a small town. It would be suicidal to try that in a densely populated area.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zombie

The only real way for area to get seriously infested is if the virus was airborne and was transmitted orally. Every hick around this area has about 3 to 4 different kind of firearm. I would say an estimate of 4,000 people live in the same town/community, so if someone got infected we would be able to isolate quickly.

Worthless

06-17-2007, 05:49 PM

Let's assume it's a type of virus that affects the dead and the living. It can be transferred though bodily fluid exchange like a bite or something like that. The virus eventually kills you and reanimates the brain but your body still suffers the symptoms of decay. As long as the corpse is strong enough to support itself while animated, it'll be a threat. So survivors would keep away from morgues, forensic labs, and anywhere where dead bodies are kept.

Graveyards would be safe since corpses are buried and the virus probably wouldn't reach through the soil and into the coffin. As for animals, I would assume they can contract the virus but are not reanimated after death. I guess it depends on who you ask :rofl:.

Zombies feel no pain so they'll keep pounding a door or whatever obstacle is in their way to get to food (you). I don't think they're necessarily strong. It depends on the condition of the corpse when it became reanimated.

So let's say the infection starts with 100 zombies in separate locations

As long as everyone adopts the same strategy waiting it out for a month or so in a reasonable shelter it would still be cool.The bodies would be long decayed past the point of reasonable movement..so then you just have to worry about sweeping them off the street. :rofl:

Of course the usual questions arise(Are my family/friends/loved ones safe?) and this is when things start to get irrational as people will start trying to travel outwards,And thats when people start getting peaced out by those zombies.While the phones are up have everyone take the "stay the hell inside approach"

Also another thing that gets me in the movies is the reluctance to kill said zombies(But Worth...they are people too!)

No man,fuck that.

The morality arguments can wait till after the chaos

AmbiguousCrosup

06-17-2007, 05:54 PM

Agreed. "Those things out there, they ain't human no more!"

J-ride

06-17-2007, 06:00 PM

I have a shotgun, rifle and handgun, but I would probably just stick with the shotgun or the rifle, and chill out on my roof and shoot zombies all day. I might get a few of my redneck friends together and have someone drive and the rest of us ride in the back and pwn zombies until we could get to the highway. After making it to the truckstop, at which point, the zombie attack would have pwned a few truckers, and then we could steal a big rig with a trailer (I know how to drive one) then we get on the highway, and it wouldn't matter if the zombies stood in the way or not because I'd be mowing down zombies to get to my parents house. My dad has so many weapons that we could fight a great front on the zombies at that point, and enough food to make it through the crisis. I would use the tractor to make a haybale barrier around my parents house and then have gunmen working in shifts day and night so that we could make sure our property was secure. From this point we wait it out to see if the government is going to respond or if FEMA fucks us again. Suspecting the latter shall probably happen, It would be okay because we would have enough livestock to live off of until the zombies attacked us directly, and would probably slaughter as many animals as possible so that the zombies would not get to our food source. If that ran out, I would use the 18 wheeler to get to the coast, and try and find an island to stay on until it blows over. If I slaughtered all of the livestock as soon as I got home I bet that I could have enough food to live on with 20+ people for over 2 years.

06-17-2007, 06:03 PM

So let's say the infection starts with 100 zombies in separate locations

As long as everyone adopts the same strategy waiting it out for a month or so in a reasonable shelter it would still be cool.The bodies would be long decayed past the point of reasonable movement..so then you just have to worry about sweeping them off the street. :rofl:

Of course the usual questions arise(Are my family/friends/loved ones safe?) and this is when things start to get irrational as people will start trying to travel outwards,And thats when people start getting peaced out by those zombies.While the phones are up have everyone take the "stay the hell inside approach"

Also another thing that gets me in the movies is the reluctance to kill said zombies(But Worth...they are people too!)

No man,fuck that.

The morality arguments can wait till after the chaos

In a perfect world, we would probably see everyone doing the right thing and remaning in their homes, and reporting possible outbreaks in certain areas. But I feel that it's human nature to do the least logical thing possible in situations like this. We'll have people, like you said, looking for family members and just being out and putting themselves in danger only to add to the infected poplulation.

I could imagine a situation where an outbreak happens in or around a school during school hours. Then, you have parents and other relatives fearing for their child's safety and ignoring quarantine orders. It would be chaos. I feel there's enough stupid people to sustain the zombie population for a good while.

Like in 28 weeks Later I believe, the population infected with RAGE eventually died off and they sent the military to clean up and all that fun stuff. But there's that one person who spreads the virus all over again.

Reminds me of that quote:
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." :lol:

Se7in

06-17-2007, 06:04 PM

Cars are totally impractical. The best strategy is to wait it out at least a month or two before moving.

Two issues with that:

1. Food
2. Trying to get more food would almost 100% guarantee that zombies would be led to wherever we're trying to stay.

Like I said, if they're slow, Hell, I may go nomadic and attempt to just stay on the move. But waiting in a single spot is worse, unless they're runners.

06-17-2007, 06:10 PM

Two issues with that:

1. Food
2. Trying to get more food would almost 100% guarantee that zombies would be led to wherever we're trying to stay.

Like I said, if they're slow, Hell, I may go nomadic and attempt to just stay on the move. But waiting in a single spot is worse, unless they're runners.

Being nomadic may be a good idea depending on where you live. If you lived in city like New York, you would be dealing with the undead and crazy nomads.

Se7in

06-17-2007, 06:13 PM

Being nomadic may be a good idea depending on where you live. If you lived in city like New York, you would be dealing with the undead and crazy nomads.

I agree. Urban areas = deathtraps.

With shufflers, being nomadic carries so many advantages. Given the two attributes of speed and intelligence, you could pretty much travel all day, killing and pillaging, then rest at night at higher ground.

J-ride

06-17-2007, 06:16 PM

Yeah, that is one reason I would try and get to my parent's house, extremely rural, lots of other people around us with guns, and lots of animals for food source. Surrounding the house with roundbales would provide a physical barrier that it would be impossible for zombies to penetrate.

Worthless

06-17-2007, 06:19 PM

In a perfect world, we would probably see everyone doing the right thing and remaning in their homes, and reporting possible outbreaks in certain areas. But I feel that it's human nature to do the least logical thing possible in situations like this. We'll have people, like you said, looking for family members and just being out and putting themselves in danger only to add to the infected poplulation.

I could imagine a situation where an outbreak happens in or around a school during school hours. Then, you have parents and other relatives fearing for their child's safety and ignoring quarantine orders. It would be chaos. I feel there's enough stupid people to sustain the zombie population for a good while.

Like in 28 weeks Later I believe, the population infected with RAGE eventually died off and they sent the military to clean up and all that fun stuff. But there's that one person who spreads the virus all over again.

Reminds me of that quote:
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." :lol:

Oh man,don't even remind me about 28 weeks later.I've never seen so many dumb people.

never mind that only one guy got infected with the new strain immediately ...and no one (not even armed military personnel) could shoot him...oh man -_-

We should have zombie PSA's :rofl:

06-17-2007, 06:20 PM

:rofl: Zombie PSAs. That's a birlliant idea.

Wolfkiller

06-17-2007, 06:23 PM

Home Depot to build a fortress while everyone else goes across the street to Walmart to get slaughtered. I'm sure there is enough beef jerky and bottled water to keep me going until the fools at Walmart get wiped out so I can take over with my riding lawn mower surrounded by chainsaws.

06-17-2007, 06:26 PM

Home Depot would be a zombie hunter's dream fortress. You've got all the tools to kill zombies close and personally. I would advise you wear a ski mask or something to prevent accidental infection when the blood starts flying everywhere.

Discovery channel should do a zombie special with Survivorman or another survival show. Maybe during Halloween or something.

Million

06-17-2007, 06:36 PM

If they're the old style slow zombies, I would be confident in surviving for quite a long time. I'd have fun killing them for awhile at first, before finding a vehicle to make the fast get-away of course. It would be interesting to then have a life of always being on the move.

guado

06-17-2007, 06:37 PM

well if its the slow zombies i could deal with them no problem as long as i dont get surrounded by a large number of them. actually i dont even think these would be a problem. they could be dealt with if people work together to nip the problem in the bud before their numbers grow too much,even though given the idiotic tendenicies of most people, the problem probably WOULD grow. Still slow zombies suck ass when they are spread out and can easily be avoided or killed with minimal effort.

but if its the fast ones id probably just comit suicided, no point delaying the inevitable. Id rather go out painlessly then be torn limb from limb as my brains are devoured

Se7in

06-17-2007, 06:37 PM

Home Depot would be a zombie hunter's dream fortress. You've got all the tools to kill zombies close and personally. I would advise you wear a ski mask or something to prevent accidental infection when the blood starts flying everywhere.

That doesn't work because the only thing that would probably protect is your ears and scalp (if infected blood could actually seep into your hair, extremely unlikely though). With a ski mask, your eyes are extremely vulnerable. A motorcyle helmet would be more fullproof, but it's too awkward.

Now if you wore goggles with that ski mask...

:rofl:

CoMpOuNd

06-17-2007, 06:42 PM

I'd just stright up BREAKDANCE ON DEM FOOLZ!

so yea... I never lose...

word.

06-17-2007, 06:43 PM

That doesn't work because the only thing that would probably protect is your ears and scalp (if infected blood could actually seep into your hair, extremely unlikely though). With a ski mask, your eyes are extremely vulnerable. A motorcyle helmet would be more fullproof, but it's too awkward.

Now if you wore goggles with that ski mask...

:rofl:
Goggles would not only offer protection, you'd look cool too.

Also, having a tactical helmet would be good as well to prevent head injuries that could knock you unconscious. Thus, being easy food for zombies.

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 07:00 PM

but if its the fast ones id probably just comit suicided, no point delaying the inevitable. Id rather go out painlessly then be torn limb from limb as my brains are devoured

"Fast" zombies shouldn't count, should they? Cuz they aren't zombies. They're still alive, just really angry. And they don't eat.

Wolfkiller

06-17-2007, 07:03 PM

Home Depot would be a zombie hunter's dream fortress. You've got all the tools to kill zombies close and personally. I would advise you wear a ski mask or something to prevent accidental infection when the blood starts flying everywhere.

I prefer the theory of zombies being more supernatural as opposed to virus-like. Fuck that Dawn Of The Dead Remake bullshit where you ONLY turn into a zombie if you get "infected." If you die, you've been recently dead or you've been bitten, you should get up and start eating people with no explanation given.

I figure everyone would go to Walmart for food, and the typical "Get out this is our place!" assholes would ruin everything and all would be wiped out in a week or two. Then I can pillage it all for myself (and any of the hot broads I've managed to save on the way....gotta reproduce and such).

Dasrik

06-17-2007, 07:07 PM

This thread is completely retarded.

Debaser

06-17-2007, 07:11 PM

Se7in

06-17-2007, 07:28 PM

Honestly the best place to go would be any military base. I live around Pedro so Pendleton is a half hour away. If you take the initiative and get there before everybody else, you're completely safe. Armed sentries, months of food and water, and a big ass wire fence amount to total safety.

And given enough time eventually amounts to a prison.

Waiting in a single area is bad. You don't know how the Hell the outside world is doing. Chances are, it's not going to just blow over. Urban areas are highly populated and have low space for mobility, allowing for such epidemics to spread like wildfire. This amounts to a large amount of infected. Almost every state has a major urban area. Being stuck in a military base can offer you temporary safety, but if the rest of the area isn't doing so well, you may have trouble. Ammunition will be extremely numerous on a military base, but:

A) It doesn't last forever.
B) Good luck getting your hands on a gun to protect yourself. Military personnel aren't going to just hand out M4's to the random civilian.

By doing so, you eliminate the ability to provide for your own protection, since you essentially put all responsibility in the hands of those who don't know you, and are probably going through the same thing you are.

Add to the amount of hysteria and flood of people trying to get in. Infected are bound to get in somehow, and the amount of people who get denied access are sure to rebel and do some damage to the base.

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 07:31 PM

I prefer the theory of zombies being more supernatural as opposed to virus-like. Fuck that Dawn Of The Dead Remake bullshit where you ONLY turn into a zombie if you get "infected." If you die, you've been recently dead or you've been bitten, you should get up and start eating people with no explanation given.

Like the mp3 I posted says "Whatever causes us to get up and start walking around after we die, it's already in our bodies." I like that explanation. I don't believe entire cemeteries should start emptying out and eating folks. After even 5 weeks, you ain't getting up. Underground = not exposed, and anyone who croaks needs to have a buddy nearby to take them out...a second time.

stealthcat

06-17-2007, 07:35 PM

I don't think anyones mentioned this yet. Read World War Z. It goes through how must of us average people and a lot of people in power (military and governments) fuck up and have horrible contingency plans. Most of the things mentioned in this thread only talk about short-term survival. Remember, we all need meds and food. Also read the Zombie Survival Guide.

Se7in

06-17-2007, 07:41 PM

Manx

06-17-2007, 07:46 PM

Shotguns are good, but they require a lot of reloading. Having a smaller, high capacity handgun with good stopping power in combination with the shotgun and lots of ammo would be optimal. Military training, or just knowing how to shoot is necessary, but the average person should be able to get by ok if they know how to load the gun and work the safety.

I would never take a blade to a zombie unless it was completely necessary. Too cumbersome and there's a risk that you could hurt yourself AND you have to be within grappling, biting, and clawing range.

FIRE is your friend because it can be projected, doesn't have to hit the zombie in order to hurt/stop it, and it can last for extended periods of time if you have a fuel source. And you can use it as area defense like a fence. One problem is that it can get out of hand and hurt yourself as well, though. A flamethrower would be great if you know how to make one that wouldn't malfunction and kill you, but Molotovs are easier to make, easier to carry, easier to use, and have wider splash damage area. I'd make them out of hard liquor since you don't want to waste gasoline.

Vehicles are good only if there are no obstructions on the road, it's in good working condition and cannot be stopped if surrounded. Most cars are a no no except for shot distances, but if a car get surrounded by a population of zombies going after anything that moves... it's over. A car can't go over/through that many bodies. Bigger vehicles are better, especially with the ability to off road, but tractors and construction equipment would be the best since you can plow through zombies with one. Only problem there is that most tractors don't have doors/windows. Also consider fuel and re-fueling. Cars get better mileage than tractors and tractors probably run on diesel which is more rare in a time of emergency. You can carry fuel with you, but only so much and refueling it leaves you vulnerable. Flying vehicles are better, but they require special skills to fly. A helicopter would be worth its weight in gold during a zombie attack, but only if you can fly it. I'm also pretty sure that I couldn't re-fuel a helicopter, even if I know how to fly one. military training, as in the case of weapons would be very useful here.

As for shelter, the less windows the better. Yes, you need air and to a small degree you need to see what's going on outside. Windows are the weakest point of any shelter. Multiple entrances are difficult to defend/monitor, but they also leave you multiple escape routes. This is why public places like grocery stores and retail shops are bad, even if they do have food and water. There's too many windows and the place is too big to keep an eye on. I'd go with someplace that is easily accessible, but not open with a bunch of windows, like a small factory or warehouse. It's probably not as comfortable, but once you've got the place locked down it should be pretty tight. If it's a food factory or storage facility, even better.

Other than that, I don't know what I'd do. This is just my observations from watching random movies and common sense. :tup:

stealthcat

06-17-2007, 07:53 PM

I had the Survival Guide in a PDF. Was an interesting read, only really catered to the shufflers.

Yeah runners are a whole different ball game. I think that's what made 28 Days Later and Resident Evil 4 so freaky (yeah I know they weren't technically zombies in RE4, but you know what I mean).

I think if it was all runners, we're fucked.

06-17-2007, 07:56 PM

Cool Mp3 Rhio. Interesting.

As for fire, I'm not sure if that would be a good idea. They'd be walking fireballs shuffling towards you and setting things around you on fire.

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 08:02 PM

FIRE is your friend because it can be projected, doesn't have to hit the zombie in order to hurt/stop it, and it can last for extended periods of time if you have a fuel source. And you can use it as area defense like a fence. One problem is that it can get out of hand and hurt yourself as well, though. A flamethrower would be great if you know how to make one that wouldn't malfunction and kill you, but Molotovs are easier to make, easier to carry, easier to use, and have wider splash damage area. I'd make them out of hard liquor since you don't want to waste gasoline.

Uh...you are aware that

1: they ain't afraid of fire

2: you're creating moving fire hazards

3: they're still coming after you

Repeat: you have to destroy the brain to kill them. Think real-life, not Castlevania.

Manx

06-17-2007, 08:07 PM

Yeah, x the fire. Flesh probably doesn't melt fast enough for it to be of any use.

Mario Lemieux!

06-17-2007, 08:19 PM

I'm in Canada so all I need to do is wait until winter rolls around and it's peace out zombies.

Totally screwed on the guns department though.

Debaser

06-17-2007, 08:22 PM

And given enough time eventually amounts to a prison.

Waiting in a single area is bad. You don't know how the Hell the outside world is doing. Chances are, it's not going to just blow over. Urban areas are highly populated and have low space for mobility, allowing for such epidemics to spread like wildfire. This amounts to a large amount of infected. Almost every state has a major urban area. Being stuck in a military base can offer you temporary safety, but if the rest of the area isn't doing so well, you may have trouble. Ammunition will be extremely numerous on a military base, but:

A) It doesn't last forever.
B) Good luck getting your hands on a gun to protect yourself. Military personnel aren't going to just hand out M4's to the random civilian.

By doing so, you eliminate the ability to provide for your own protection, since you essentially put all responsibility in the hands of those who don't know you, and are probably going through the same thing you are.

Add to the amount of hysteria and flood of people trying to get in. Infected are bound to get in somehow, and the amount of people who get denied access are sure to rebel and do some damage to the base.
Damn, you're right. If a zombie outbreak were to happen, I'd probably be the first to die:rofl::sweat:

Grimm_Demize

06-17-2007, 08:24 PM

There's been a lot of talk along the lines of "Black people have no chance" in zombie movies. Not true, if you go by Romero flicks:

1. Night Of The Living Dead: Though the black main character does in fact die eventually, it wasn't as a direct result of being killed by zombies--the group of zombie hunters at the end shot him in the head by mistake

2. Dawn Of The Dead (1970's version): Peter, the black SWAT officer, was going to kill himself while Francine got the chopper ready, but went all blaxploitation film on the zombie's asses at the last second and got away.

3. Day Of The Dead: The black chopper pilot, the drunken Englishmen and the chick all make it to an island in a chopper.

So basically, the rule is: If you're black and just happen to be able to fly a helicopter/know somebody who can, you're fine.

If not, avoid roaming posses of rednecks.

Shadow Ace 50

06-17-2007, 08:36 PM

Avoid large groups

Two bullet per zombie rule (if zombie doesnt go down in two hits run)

conserve ammo

shot any non-zombie who has bitten

if you have to be with a group...DONT SPLIT UP

always carry a cell-phone (use it if you have a clear signal)

anything can be used as a weapon

dont trust anyone wearing black shaded glasses

if your going to die fuck the neariest female

NEVER GO INTO A CITY

follow these rules and you will be alright

:dp::p: one just for fun

R_T_S_D

06-17-2007, 08:36 PM

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 08:43 PM

I'm in Canada so all I need to do is wait until winter rolls around and it's peace out zombies.

Yep...and they'll take your ass by surprise when summer comes. You'll have forgotten ALL about 'em.

Darkside3024

06-17-2007, 08:44 PM

I'd psycho crush all their asses. A3 boss Bison FTW!

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 08:50 PM

Yeah...I can just picture THAT shit going down.

Darkside3024: Zombies aren't real...so I must be dreaming!

Zombies:...

Darkside3024: Take this: *runs toward 3 zombies, and jumps* Psycho Cru-*hits ground on left side, breaks his collarbone and dislocates his left shoulder, rolling unconcious to a stop at the zombies' feet.*

Zombies:...*start eating*

You're the man now, dawg.

scum gale 88

06-17-2007, 08:51 PM

ok, this has been bugging me for a while now. as long as a re-animated corpse can walk then it can still get you. so how long would I have to barricade myself and wait until all the zombies just rot their legs away? or if I traveled up north, wouldnt the zombies muscles just freeze up? theres no circulation and their legs would probably suffer from rigor mortis so wouldnt all the blood just freeze and render them helpless? I dont know how long the brain would last in zero degrees temperature with no protection.

and the opposite if I moved to somewhere like south america or africa. someplace near the equator, wouldnt the heat and humidity only speed up the process of decay?

I wouldnt want to leave myself exposed to rescue loved ones, Id get my girlfriend. her house is about 100% burglar friendly so Id get that taken care of. and Id make lots of phone calls. then we would gather up, move out, and hope the weather is terrible wherever were going.

(I enjoy the thought of zombies attacking japan. zombie cosplayers RULE)

06-17-2007, 08:54 PM

I think the cold weather would act as a preservative actually. Rigor Mortis is only temporary as far as I know. It may slow them down a bit though.

But the heat might work to your advantage.

R_T_S_D

06-17-2007, 08:55 PM

Rhio2k

06-17-2007, 08:55 PM

ok, this has been bugging me for a while now. as long as a re-animated corpse can walk then it can still get you. so how long would I have to barricade myself and wait until all the zombies just rot their legs away? or if I traveled up north, wouldnt the zombies muscles just freeze up? theres no circulation and their legs would probably suffer from rigor mortis so wouldnt all the blood just freeze and render them helpless? I dont know how long the brain would last in zero degrees temperature with no protection.

and the opposite if I moved to somewhere like south america or africa. someplace near the equator, wouldnt the heat and humidity only speed up the process of decay?

Cold doesn't kill them. If they freeze, they just re-animate once they've thawed enough to move. By all accounts, whatever animates the corpses also slows down their decay. What should decay in a few months now lasts as long as 3-5 years. Hot temperature may only shave a year off their structural stability.

scum gale 88

06-17-2007, 09:28 PM

damn! I was hoping they would freeze into zombie-pops.

also, I was thinking. in hot and humid weather would the zombies fill with gasses and explode like a beached whale?

.....please say yes

Biolink

06-17-2007, 09:36 PM

A)It doesn't last forever

B) Good luck getting your hands on a gun to protect yourself. Military personnel aren't going to just hand out M4's to the random civilian.

.

A)If worse came to worse they could always fly in extra guns,ammo,and supplies.It's a military base,they are going to have contact with other bases as well as large Federal Organization's like the Army.

B)Desperate times call for desperate measures,and by golly if the Earth was being overrun by Zombie's,you throw that kind of logic out of the door.The Soldiers are going to need all the help they can get.If people volunteer to pick up guns and help the Army mow Zombie's down,then they can't possibly refuse.If they have 100's of unused weapon's at the facility,do you think they refuse help?

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 09:41 PM

Worst place to be in an outbreak. . .Japan. . .all those samurai and ninja zombies. . .

Debaser

06-17-2007, 09:42 PM

A)If worse came to worse they could always fly in extra guns,ammo,and supplies.It's a military base,they are going to have contact with other bases as well as large Federal Organization's like the Army.

B)Desperate times call for desperate measures,and by golly if the Earth was being overrun by Zombie's,you throw that kind of logic out of the door.The Soldiers are going to need all the help they can get.If people volunteer to pick up guns and help the Army mow Zombie's down,then they can't possibly refuse.If they have 100's of unused weapon's at the facility,do you think they refuse help?

The crux of his point I think is that army personnel will let in every man, woman, and child they can hold. Chances are one of those people has already been bitten and infected. If so much as one infected gets in, you're fucked.

elitericerocket

06-17-2007, 09:43 PM

I suppose it all depends. Do I get a shotgun? Or do I only get a knife?

06-17-2007, 09:46 PM

damn! I was hoping they would freeze into zombie-pops.

also, I was thinking. in hot and humid weather would the zombies fill with gasses and explode like a beached whale?

.....please say yes

Usually, a corpses abdomen ruptures and it lets all the gas and fluids out. I think its called Putrefaction or Black-Putrefaction.

I suppose it all depends. Do I get a shotgun? Or do I only get a knife?

It can't hurt to carry around both. :lol: You can tape the knife to the end of the shotgun somehow and use it as a bayonet if you had to.

Debaser

06-17-2007, 09:53 PM

My dishwasher sounds like a zombie munching on somebody.

Windlord0

06-17-2007, 09:53 PM

B) Good luck getting your hands on a gun to protect yourself. Military personnel aren't going to just hand out M4's to the random civilian.

they won't need to, I've got enough of my own.

I would be the first place that my friends would come to in a zombie emergency, and the first place I would go is upstairs to kill my neighbors because having an upstairs apartment is a much safer place. Then it would be down to fortifying the upper area until I thought of something to do.

I don't know how long food would last, but there is a kmart close by that we could go to for at least a bit. Then I would spend time on the roof sniping zombies that were walking by. I don't really have a long term plan, but I figure zombies have to rot away eventually, and after a year they might all be gone.

fishjie

06-17-2007, 10:07 PM

Debaser

06-17-2007, 10:11 PM

well with enough prep time, you could survive forever. imagine a self sustaining impregnable fortress. it would have a moat and it would have flame throwers at the bottom that would incinerate zombies, towers where you could snipe off zombies, and maybe some catapults as well. inside the walls there would be a farm, a forge for making weapons, and then a research center for finding a way to destroy the zombie virus.

And imagine all the zoning laws you'd break. Cause I think moats with flamethrowers in them can be considered a public disturbance.

scum gale 88

06-17-2007, 10:13 PM

well with enough prep time, you could survive forever. imagine a self sustaining impregnable fortress. it would have a moat and it would have flame throwers at the bottom that would incinerate zombies, towers where you could snipe off zombies, and maybe some catapults as well. inside the walls there would be a farm, a forge for making weapons, and then a research center for finding a way to destroy the zombie virus.

that would take time! time we cant afford!

although, this would make an interesting side project. maybe srk should pool some money together and make the anti-zombie fortress a reality!

give each fortress its own code name.
"hey, Im looking for my daughter"
"hmmm" *examines card or something* oh, youll find her at srk-4
"is that next to srk 5?"
".........yes"

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 10:19 PM

I never saw the movie. . but in "Land of the Dead" aren't the zombies smart and actually think out their killings or something . . . how would you deal with them?

06-17-2007, 10:23 PM

You would probably need for the military to take care of them if they can handle weapons and plot. I haven't seen the movie either
so I'm not sure. But they hardly seem like zombies.

Tat guy

06-17-2007, 10:28 PM

You would probably need for the military to take care of them if they can handle weapons and plot. I haven't seen the movie either
so I'm not sure. But they hardly seem like zombies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Dead

Oh yeah shit is going all downhill now. . .zombies with automatics. . lead by a gas station worker. .

Windlord0

06-17-2007, 11:07 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Dead

Oh yeah shit is going all downhill now. . .zombies with automatics. . lead by a gas station worker. .

only the one zombie was smart and picked up the gun if i remember correctly, and he didn't go around shooting people either, he empties the whole mag into the air. The zombies were faster, but they could be dealt with the same as normal humans that aren't using weapons or tactics. Which means just shoot them. The zombie threat isn't that they are terribly deadly, but that it doesn't make sense and they come around so unexpectedly.

Also there is the message that started with the bikers in the original dawn of the dead, and was carried into 28 days later, which was that the humans trying to survive are the bigger threat to you.

coco_j

06-17-2007, 11:17 PM

Rhio2k

06-18-2007, 01:08 AM

I am actually constructing a battle suit for such an occasion. Consisting of various sport gear and long range weapons.

But then again, I have all kinds of stuff in my car and plans for different emergencies. I think I'd be Ok.

Just order a Halo encounter suit from that guy who's designing them with military applications in mind.

Kix

06-18-2007, 05:07 AM

Judging from the fact that I am a fatty and have a lot of physical ailments - probably one.

Khaotika!

06-18-2007, 05:25 AM

Ninja Wallace

06-18-2007, 05:30 AM

The zombies would never get me. I've covered wars, ya' know!

Taichi

06-18-2007, 05:32 AM

Slow Zombies: My German Sniper Rifle, Plus Baseball bat, Plus Lobo (Trench shovel) Or a Machete.

Fast Zombies: My Roof, and the aforementioned German Sniper Rifle. Or, up close, my Colt Huntsman Handgun.

In a situation, such as Todd Wanio's account of the Hope, NM incident, well, I'd be fucked by sheer numbers, but I'd prolly skip town long before that became a problem.

or, if I did end up as one of those 'left behind', I've got enough redneck friends that we would become kings.

we'd just go to Cabela's distribution warehouse in Wheeling (where there are literally, THOUSANDS of guns, and enough ammo to keep 'em all loaded), then make our way into the mountains.

ok, this has been bugging me for a while now. as long as a re-animated corpse can walk then it can still get you. so how long would I have to barricade myself and wait until all the zombies just rot their legs away? or if I traveled up north, wouldnt the zombies muscles just freeze up? theres no circulation and their legs would probably suffer from rigor mortis so wouldnt all the blood just freeze and render them helpless? I dont know how long the brain would last in zero degrees temperature with no protection.

and the opposite if I moved to somewhere like south america or africa. someplace near the equator, wouldnt the heat and humidity only speed up the process of decay?

I wouldnt want to leave myself exposed to rescue loved ones, Id get my girlfriend. her house is about 100% burglar friendly so Id get that taken care of. and Id make lots of phone calls. then we would gather up, move out, and hope the weather is terrible wherever were going.

(I enjoy the thought of zombies attacking japan. zombie cosplayers RULE)

This was all addressed in WWZ.

1: Waiting until they rot off, that's assuming they all decay at the same rate, and that they're not constantly infecting NEW victims, which doesn't make any sense.

2: The Cold, Yes, they would freeze up, but would re-animate in the thaw, just the rules of the undead, it would seem......

3: The heat, well, if the rate of decay was lowered (as it seems to be in zombies, probably due to movement, combined with a lack of moisture in the body) then really, the heat would really probably only serve to mummify them. Add the humidity, however, and I don't know......certainly it wouldn't be much of a difference, especially considering that heat doesn't hinder movement (as opposed to cold, which does), and thus the infection rate would be higher.

Kuya

06-18-2007, 09:13 AM

Michael Jackson thriller counter! Zombies LOVE to dance!

For reals though - my count would realistically be at ZERO. Why? Because I snore loud as hell and this will attract any zombies close by.
EDIT: I forgot to say that I'm a heavy sleeper so I'm practically dead as is.

GGPO - I look forward to feasting on your flesh and/or re-killed by the SRK community.

The Green Trench Coat

06-18-2007, 10:08 AM

Let's say you wake up tomorrow to a post apocaliptic zombie nightmare. Say that, you were just you. In your local area. What would you do realistically?

I'm in Canada and I think that as long as would get to a car, like, any car. I'm out and safe. I'll drive up north non stop. Maybe pick up a machete at home depo or something. Or an axe, I could handle a zombie if they were slow shitty zombies. My favorite type of zombie.

Fast, zombies. Fuck, I dunno. They are FAST and I'm a minority. I'm an extra at best
in most zombie flicks. Even in Resident of Evil...

My survival rate in real life? Like a 8, not bad. Not bad at all.

In like, a zombie movie? Like 3.

Myself, galactic, taichi and several others will have our strongholds fortified before the zombie infestation reaches severe threat.

I'm liking the michael jackson counter attack. ... a thriller assist combo would be like 1000% chip damage on zombies. I'll have to draw that into my plans.

The Green Trench Coat

06-18-2007, 10:12 AM

The zombies would never get me. I've covered wars, ya' know!

******* WIN *******

You have been granted access into my Anti Zombie fortress because of the afforementioned comment.

make sure you bring your camera!

Taichi

06-18-2007, 10:17 AM

I have contingency plans for Zombies, Robots, UFOs, Dinosaurs, Ninjas, Demons, and a general emergency plan for anything not covered on the "I never thought that would happen" list.

I don't need a contingency for pirates, because I am one.

Oh, and my Zombie Contingency equals this:

If I don't know you, I shoot at you.

until you get naked, and prove you haven't been wounded in any way (not just bites). I will not let you infect me, if it means I have to kill you, you will die.

That's right, I don't fuck around.

if you get wounded fighting them, I will kill you before I give you a chance to kill me.

there's none of this "BUT HE'S MY FRIEND!", or "STOP POINTING THAT GUN AT MY MOM!" bullshit, you get bit, you die before you turn.

you try to stop me, and you die.

you make a run for the barricaded walls to save someone who's been bitten, or, you make a run to save a pet, or personal effect, you die before you make it to the door.

I will not have my safety compromised by stupidity.

Manx

06-18-2007, 10:21 AM

I have contingency plans for Zombies, Robots, UFOs, Dinosaurs, Ninjas, Demons, and a general emergency plan for anything not covered on the "I never thought that would happen" list.

I don't need a contingency for pirates, because I am one.

Word on the pirates. :tup:

But against UFOs? Naw, son. We're DOOMED! At least we are if they discover Airborne (http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=82088&catid=23932&trx=PLST-0-CAT&trxp1=23932&trxp2=82088&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-CAT). :wasted:

Taichi

06-18-2007, 10:24 AM

I will culture smallpox, and find a way to compromise their defences to introduce it in aerosol form.

tajiri

06-18-2007, 10:29 AM

honestly, if zombies ever attack, i want to be around some black peoples.

black people have a "spider sense" for when to get the eff out of a place.

the "diamond theft" scene in the first jackass movie is proof of my claim.

other then that, i'd try to secure a costco or walmart, something like that, all the supplies you really need.
i'd worry about infections from fleas/mosquitoes/ticks.

:/

w1r3d

06-18-2007, 10:43 AM

GGPO - I look forward to feasting on your flesh and/or re-killed by the SRK community.

:lol:

thread is a fun read =)

ShinkuuR

06-18-2007, 11:32 AM

honestly, if zombies ever attack, i want to be around some black peoples.

black people have a "spider sense" for when to get the eff out of a place.

:/

:wgrin: (I'm black)

There isn't alot of talk about information gathering in the thread. There's no way you wake up into a zombie scenario and NOT wanna know why all the bullshit is going down and how far it spreads. Besides, some other people miles away could find a characteristic in the zombies that isn't common knowledge(different types, affected by different types of sounds, etc).

Computers(especially Wi-Fi able laptops) should be good for this since it's portable, but it's questionable due to signals strength(providers like Comcast might get aced by zombie run-ins), and they need to be charged regularly. Having good radios that can pick up shortwave and narrowband frequencies is vital, since you can pick up emergency channels using those.

...whenever the SRK nation gets established, we need to have a Zombie Emergency week so we can simulate a zombie outbreak and refine survival techniques.

tajiri

06-18-2007, 11:50 AM

:wgrin: (I'm black)

There isn't alot of talk about information gathering in the thread. There's no way you wake up into a zombie scenario and NOT wanna know why all the bullshit is going down and how far it spreads. Besides, some other people miles away could find a characteristic in the zombies that isn't common knowledge(different types, affected by different types of sounds, etc).

Computers(especially Wi-Fi able laptops) should be good for this since it's portable, but it's questionable due to signals strength(providers like Comcast might get aced by zombie run-ins), and they need to be charged regularly. Having good radios that can pick up shortwave and narrowband frequencies is vital, since you can pick up emergency channels using those.

...whenever the SRK nation gets established, we need to have a Zombie Emergency week so we can simulate a zombie outbreak and refine survival techniques.

information gathering would be interesting, especially in suburban/metropollitan areas.

send out scouts w/ kevlar body armor/combat armor (most movies zombies bite extremities) light weaponry (.45 or .9mm, mp5 "room broom", riot shields, and a ka-bar or other combat knife).

surveillance hubs would have to be established and maintained to keep up communications, or something like that.

/edit: plus it's funny that people are talking about rifles and full-auto rifles and shit.

honestly, 9mm is the way to go, it's the easiest round to acquire.

Muff Daddy

06-18-2007, 12:14 PM

zombies are not fucking with the Negro community period. even if the Zombies are the running type, nothing can match the foot speed of the urban Negro youth. Zombies are notoriously terrible at climbing fences - while fence jumping has been a featured event in the Ghetto Olympics for some decades now. the elders would be pretty much fucked though. the optimist in me wants to believe that areas with high homicide rates would be a good place to hold up because the locals could simply concentrate their firepower on the zombies and not each other for a change. a good tactic would simply be to tell the locals that the zombies were White. but then again, i fear that i'd have to avoid inner Detroit, as the inhabitants there would likely be passing out free rape, as well as pillage; although it would probably be the first time when the Negro art of stealing TVs in the midst of a disaster would actually make sense.

first thing i would do is hit my basement to collect my melee weapons. i have a kunai and an extensible baton which are attached to a ninja sword. then i'd grab my .40 cal rifle from under my bed and my 40 some-odd rounds i keep.

the first call i'd make would be to my brother - his combat experience as a Detroit cop and Iraq mercenary would be indispensable in a group, and chances are we'd be going to meet up with his cop buddies (if they were still alive). i'd take as many of them as possible with me if i got cornered.

p.s. blades don't need reloading.

AmbiguousCrosup

06-18-2007, 12:29 PM

/\ .22 man. It's really all you need.
#1 most of these zombies most likely will not be fresh, so a .22 rifle or handgun should have enough penetration power to kill
#2 .22 ammunition is the most plentiful ammunition ANYWHERE.
#3 A .22 doesn't kick at all making it so that if you find a survivor and you have a spare gun all they have to do is point and shoot(some training will be necessary of course) and the greatly reduced recoil from a .22 would greatly reduce missed shots by an amateur.
#4 .22 bullets are way smaller than 9mm allowing you to carry at least 25% more ammo than with 9mm ammunition
So, in conclusion, anything higher than a .22 is a waste of space in a zombie outbreak.

The Green Trench Coat

06-18-2007, 12:36 PM

if zombies follow RE principals *retain little memory but driven by need to feed* Then the projects and Communities that Muff just mentioned would be a great place to hold up. IN NYC it's very hard to forget that Alphabet city is not a place you want to be in. Same with huntspoint east ny queensbridge and various other areas. If they follow those principals than we'd probably only ever see zombies in like wallstreet and central park..

...

but like only by the ice skating rink cause central park can be rough on the north side.

Windlord0

06-18-2007, 12:40 PM

information gathering would be interesting, especially in suburban/metropollitan areas.

send out scouts w/ kevlar body armor/combat armor (most movies zombies bite extremities) light weaponry (.45 or .9mm, mp5 "room broom", riot shields, and a ka-bar or other combat knife).

surveillance hubs would have to be established and maintained to keep up communications, or something like that.

/edit: plus it's funny that people are talking about rifles and full-auto rifles and shit.

honestly, 9mm is the way to go, it's the easiest round to acquire.

They make civi semi versions of most popular combat rifles and SMGs out there. Hell if I wanted to I could go get a civi p90 right now, and I gaurantee you that thing has zero practical civilian purpose.

Also I wouldn't go with 9mm unless I was shooting a lot of rounds, or had a weapon that I was going to be getting head shots with. A nice carbine, yeah it would be ok in 9, but a pistol is just going to be a waste because I can't make multiple moving headshot under stress, and I doubt there are many people in the world that could. A larger caliber pistol (or any weapon) could be fired and the force could knock the zombie over (maybe some guns, not most), or the bones could be shattered more easily with a .45acp than with a standard 9. I assume zombies still have to rely on bones to support their body and with a shattered hip they couldn't be able to walk.

As for getting your hands on it, kmart and I think walmart no longer sell pistol ammo, so you would have to go to a gun shop. You might even have to go to a FFL if sporting good stores no longer carry combat rounds either (I know there was a push top get rid of them, don't know if it worked). Either way, any place that sells 9mm rounds will have a healthy supply of .45acp, .357mag, .44mag, and a bunch of other better rounds for putting down a zombie.

Also I think a rifled shotgun with a bunch of slugs would be a good tool in this instance.

I would be interested in what one of the government responses we might see if the outbreak was in a small area. If only one city was infected, would they wall it off, or try and rescue people, or just blow the whole place up. Govenment actions have always caused tension in the movies and I would want a plan to deal with that as much as dealing with zombies.

ShinkuuR

06-18-2007, 12:48 PM

Muff Daddy

06-18-2007, 01:09 PM

Okay...but WHAT IF there's a army of Negro zombies?? Just imagine a damn platoon of zombie niggas rushing you down like The Flash™....how can you escape that?? Throw 5 tons of the stereotypical fried chicken at them???:confused:

EDIT: I can't believe I just wrote that. :sad:

chicken is not necessary - a slow moving white girl with a phat ass would serve as excellent bait for the Negro Zombie, provided you could recruit one into your group to use as a sacrifice. i'm not sure where the Negro Zombie falls on the tier list, but i think its slightly above the Super-Tard.

actually, i never considered the implications of the Negro Zombie. if the RE Zombie theory that The Green Trench Coat just posted *retain little memory but driven by need to feed* is the case, then we have to assume that the Negro Zombie will at least retain some form of General Negro Rage.

in fact, wasn't the Zombie in that one movie who learned how to shoot also a Negro Zombie? yes, i'm sure he was. almost certainly due to his history of robbing people when he was alive.

pretty much, if the Negro Zombie is able to retain Negro sprinting and jumping abilities then you're pretty much fucked in the game. it would be like trying to outrun Zombie Carl Lewis or Zombie Michael Jordan in their respective primes. and theoretically, Zombies would never get tired, as i'm sure lactic acid would have no effect on them. it would be like getting chased by an army of undead Kenyan long distance runners. O_o

Taichi

06-18-2007, 01:27 PM

I just realized I never answered the initial quesion of 'how many'.

as long as the ammo held out, as many zombies as I had rounds.

if the ammo ran out, then as many zombies as I could swing a sword/bat at before I got overwhelmed.

AmbiguousCrosup

06-18-2007, 01:45 PM

Neither have I. I'd probably be able to survive a few years as long as everything goes according to plan and no noe fucks around. Although I kinda see myself being that guy that gets overwhelmed while waiting for everyone to leave. "No, go on without me!" would probably be my last words.

ShinAkumax

06-18-2007, 02:42 PM

Neither have I. I'd probably be able to survive a few years as long as everything goes according to plan adnd no noe fucks around. Although I kinda see myself being that guy that gets overwhelmed while waiting for everyone to leave. "No, go on without me!" would probably be my last words.

I always seen myself as the type of guy who would says, " lat3rs " and then says there is not enough room in the CHOPPAAA! anysways.

You don't see lots of black folks in zombie state, in movies. Leading me to believe that having guns and street smarts can keep you alive.

I bet you there be some sick rap albums afterwards. Would love to hear about the night Dre and Snoop shoot that Zombie down.

" I think you are RE "
" RE? I ain't not mothafucking RE. "

Taichi

06-18-2007, 02:45 PM

I dunno, it WOULD be a good opportunity to seize control of a landmass, and declare yourself its ruler.

and if you could raise an army of those who were abandoned by the standing government, and left you as zombie chow, I'm sure they'd help you defend said area (provided you outfit them with the means to destroy the invaders, and give them food, and protection), from the inevitable return of said standing government, when they had the gall to attempt to reclaim it.

If my government abandoned me and my locale to a horde of zombies, then they have forefeited all claim to the land I held in the interim.

ShinAkumax

06-18-2007, 02:49 PM

That NEVER works. Unless you kill people unwilling or too stupid to listen you where they stand. But then you become a villain, unlikely to make it to the end.

fishjie

06-18-2007, 03:39 PM

to further elaborate on my zombie fortress:

ok the biggest problem would be the zoning laws as inverse says. so i'd build it in iterative steps. this is assuming i am a multi-billionaire. first i would purchase some suitable farmland. it would be in an area with high winds, so i could eventually harness the wind to power my facility. but that won't come until later. first i would hire some farmers/ranchers (most likely from mexico) and purchase livestock and seeds for the various crops i would grow. then i would hire a real estate lawyer to see if i could build a simple woodden fence around the land. that's reasonable. after i win that battle, then i will see if i can add a metal fence to enclose the wooden one. next, i would see if i could replace the metal fence with concrete - i would simply pour over the existing fence. at this point, i'd have a 1 foot thick, 5 foot tall concrete wall surrounding my land. it would have one gated entrance.

from there, i would continue to build on my existing concrete wall. i'd make it thicker and higher, reinforce it with steel beams. of course, i would keep structural engineers in my employment to make sure the wall will withstand time and stress. now, by this time, i've bribed enough politicians that adding a moat, a few arrow towers, and a blacksmith would be trivial.

now on to the personel. i would have:

a team of doctors and biologists - for researching ways to combat the virus. they would have have their own biohazard testing lab with strict containment policies. their ultimate goals are
1) a scanner that would find any occurences of the zombie virus as well as mutated strands
2) to develop a biological bomb with a large blast radius that would neutralize any occurence of the zombie virus in that area.

a team of programmers and engineers - for construction of robotic war machines that would detect, hunt, and exterminate the the zombies without risk for human life. their ultimate goal? to develop the t1000 - but make sure it wont rebel by implanting in a self destruct chip that activates at the first sign of malfunction, as well as programming in "robot heaven" (as in red dwarf). since this will take a while, in the meantime i would have a forge with dedicated weapon smiths who would create arrows, trebuchets, catapults, and other long range weapons to destroy the zombies.

a team of mercenaries, preferably those who served on seal team six, green berets, or rangers. to prevent a coup i will implant self destruct chips on their bodies that will inject cyanide into their system if they rebel against my rule. these men will be used early on as recon, to scout out and locate additional resources and supplies, as well as come into contact with other human survivors and bases. finally, they will be armed with the latest weps developed by my team, and use them to secure areas against zombies. of course, eventually they will be supplemented, and later on, completely phased out by the war machines.

during this time, i will have stockpiled enough resources, weapons, and materials in a secure, structurally sound underground chamber to last many years. this will allow us to expand and adapt as necessary. additional improvements eventually include adding an airstrip, a helicopter landing pad, and ultimately, the construction of a space station (the ultimate defense against zombies).

ShinAkumax

06-18-2007, 03:42 PM

That's just crazy talk. We would all do just fine with unlimited resources. We could all just hire ninjas if that was the case.

voodazz

06-18-2007, 03:53 PM

The black guy in the first NOTLD. He was..well, the last to die. It was his own fault. If only he'd done what the zombie war vet in the mp3 I posted had said, "Move around a little, show some life", he wouldn't have been mistaken for a zombie.

Yeah right. He was a lone black man in the middle of a bunch of heavily armed yokels during the friggin' 60s when they hung negroes for fun.
Zombie or not, that brutha was gonna get shot either way. :rofl:

The best plan is to keep an eye out on unusual news reports of mob violence and rumors of cannibalism in some third world country. No news channel is going to outwardly say the "Z" word in fear of losing credibility. THAT'S the best time to hit the stores to pick up supplies and whatnot and head out of town, barricade your home, whatever, ASAP. Most people will be too busy trying to rationalize the violence or not even care. Think about it, how many of you have even blinked when you hear about things getting fucked up in a poor country like Africa?
Exactly. People won't even aknowledge it until the zombies start banging on their doors and that's when the mass panic will begin. Good luck getting to Walmart then.

As for loved ones? Most of them are a liability. My parents are old and slow and my sister has three small kids, let her husband handle that.
The only one who is of use to me is my crazy brother whom I hardly speak to. He has access and knows people with a lotta guns. I would associate with them long enough to get some weapons and split because they're all a buncha shady motherfukers and would end up killing each other.

My girlfriend I would actually take with me, not because I love her, which I do, but because she is an experienced outdoorswoman and knows how to shoot a gun.
To hell with trying to find more survivors. More people means more mouths to feed and more things that could go wrong.

Sorry to sound cold hearted, but this is survival here, people!

I would do the same thing concerning fast moving zombies only quicker.

Se7in

06-18-2007, 04:14 PM

To better discuss everyone's unique approaches to the problem, we should set a standard for what type of zombie we're dealing with.

Fast or slow, can they climb latters, do they have the ability to smell you from miles away, do they decay over time, do only bitten become zombies or is it anyone that dies from whatever cause?

ShinAkumax

06-18-2007, 04:25 PM

Screw standards, this is zombies we are talking about. The walking death, they are above your standards.

Tat guy

06-18-2007, 04:33 PM

If all elso fails. . .I'd try the Shawn of the Dead method. . and act like a zombie. . .it just might work out. . .

Wolfkiller

06-18-2007, 04:55 PM

Make sure that if you hide out in a house somewhere, there won't be a distressed family hiding their small daughter in the basement. :wgrin:

"COOPER! COOPER!!"

Meanwhile, I'll be safe up here on Asteroid M. :rofl:

BUNCHA YO YOS IN THIS THREAD!!
Man, that guy was such an asshole. NotLD(remake) was probably my fave of the zombie movies. Though I was sad that The Toughest Black Guy Ever died at the end. Seriously, fool was fist fighting and roll-tripping zombies. Doesn't get anymore hardcore than that.

To better discuss everyone's unique approaches to the problem, we should set a standard for what type of zombie we're dealing with.

Fast or slow, can they climb latters, do they have the ability to smell you from miles away, do they decay over time, do only bitten become zombies or is it anyone that dies from whatever cause?

Guy On TV In Zombie Movie Answer: "WE DON'T KNOW!"
Since they aren't real (yet?) we don't have a standard. In some movies it's more virus like and some are more supernatural/unexplainable.

Rhio2k

06-18-2007, 05:02 PM

" I think you are RE "
" RE? I ain't not mothafucking RE. "

"Yeah, man. We had to bounce up outta there. That whole place went up. Remember that last muhfucka they let in? That light-skin-ded dude? Nigga was RE on the down-low..."

ShinAkumax

06-18-2007, 05:10 PM

I'm glad somebody got that.

( HIGH FIVE! )

Kuya

06-19-2007, 04:26 AM

If all elso fails. . .I'd try the Shawn of the Dead method. . and act like a zombie. . .it just might work out. . .

lol - Congrats - you've just been promoted to Brad Vickers! ZSG says that has a 0% chance of working :D

Taichi

06-19-2007, 06:50 AM

While I agree that "You don't need to reload a machete/bat/crowbar/etc." you need to be close to use them.

I believe standardized ammunition is the key to survival, which means this:

if you have one gun, you only need one type of ammunition.

but if you have more than one gun, make sure the ammo is compatible with BOTH. Meaning, same calibur.

which is why a .22 is always a good bet.

granted, you're not gonna be shooting across a courtyard with any accuracy, but if you're shooting within a certain range, you can blast shufflers all fucking day, and never run out of ammo.

tajiri

06-19-2007, 07:26 AM

lol..."shufflers"

xD

Taichi

06-19-2007, 07:31 AM

I didn't coin the phrase (and I think it was used elsewhere in this very thread).

Shufflers = Slow Zombies

Runners = Fast Zombies

EndLeSS8

06-19-2007, 07:49 AM

In my apartment complex here, I would die without killing any zombies. I live in low income housing, so my apartment is FILLED TO THE BRIM with wierd ppl. Crazy black ppl that smoke weed, white ppl that are wierd, poor asian ppl, old ppl, the entire mix. It would be filled with all those "unique" zombies rather than the "regular" zombies. Heck one of the ladies here is on one of those electric wheelchair thingies.

Imagine that.
An electric wheelchair zombie.
Craziness.

So yea, no real weapons, only food, I'm screwed.

If it was back home in Vancouver, I would be doing ok, because I live like 2 miles away from a gun place, and less than a mile away from a supermarket. I could gather my friends.
But here in Norcal, my friends live pretty far away, so no real help there.

Weeks

06-19-2007, 08:36 AM

I'd drive down to Jride's pad. He sounds like he's got shit set up pretty nice. With my proficiency in environmental biology and alternative energy we could build windmills, construct crude electronic solar panels, and live off the land like warrior poets.

I'd also like to point out that people who are saying they'd use swords and shit against zombies, even shuffling slow-ass zombies, are morons. Do you have any idea how hard and exhausting it would be to kill even one or two zombies with a sword?

Running zombies I can deal with, walking zombies I can deal with - I just hope they aren't those creepy hopping blind zombies from China

Taichi

06-19-2007, 08:49 AM

Aww, nobody wants to come over and let me shoot at them until they strip to their skivvies?

The Green Trench Coat

06-19-2007, 08:53 AM

Aww, nobody wants to come over and let me shoot at them until they strip to their skivvies?

You mean, using a gun? no thanks.

...

the comming zombie war will not leave me much time for innuendo :sad:

strakka

06-19-2007, 08:54 AM

I'd strap a DC onto my back with a huge battery and a keyboard on a sling. :tup:

Weapon-wise, I'd opt for a nice katana instead of a gun. Guns don't seem that practical, since most of the damage is inflicted when the bullet tumbles through the body, damaging organs & what not. For a gun to be effective, you'd have to aim for the head & neck, since anything else is a waste of a bullet. And if you miss, you've just wasted a bullet.

On the other hand, katanas can cleanly slice through human without missing a beat, so I'd assume that slicing through a rotting neck would be easier. If a flock of zombies somehow managed to surround me, I'd just twirl around like a ballerina with the katana at neck level until I vomit.

Taichi

06-19-2007, 08:57 AM

Weeks

06-19-2007, 09:03 AM

On the other hand, katanas can cleanly slice through human without missing a beat, so I'd assume that slicing through a rotting neck would be easier.

this...this is the type of shit i'm talking about. someone has watched too many samurai movies, too much anime. cutting through a neck is hard. They used to fuck it up all the time in the middle ages during executions, taking a few strokes to actually complete the decapitation. This with a heavy-ass axe, a perfect horizontal target, and plenty of momentum.

the thought of you being able to swing at neck level and just drop heads like you're dropping plates is ludicrous. even if you could summon the strength and speed to manage 1 or 2 beheadings, you'd be so physically exhausted that the zombies would easily swarm you.

tajiri

06-19-2007, 09:03 AM

if you're going to go melee, mace or dual axes ftw.

imo.

just make sure you're wearing protective equipment (kevlar body armor&gloves and goggles and mask to avoid accidental ingestion of infected blood)

The Green Trench Coat

06-19-2007, 09:04 AM

Taichi

06-19-2007, 09:23 AM

thurst

06-19-2007, 09:33 AM

The Green Trench Coat

06-19-2007, 09:41 AM

i'd jack an 18 wheeler so that i could just run thru shit, like i wouldn't want to be in any position where i can't just gun it and get the fuck out of there no matter what's in my way. also i think the best weapon to have is a shotgun by far just bcuz it doesn't require that much aim and it's solid enough to bludgeon with if necessary.

having a fortified heavy duty vehicle like an 18 wheeler is necessary but even those need to be tricked out in some sort of anti zombie way. Remember in dawn of the dead that many zombies almost tipped over the truck.. so it needs to be fortified some how.

b1gazn

06-19-2007, 09:48 AM

Im picking up my friend who has many guns and we're going to the highest point.

If only zombies were as a bigger threat then War. Because we diffently have a place to hide incase a war ensues.

ShinkuuR

06-19-2007, 09:50 AM

Okay, here's another question: Just how strong are zombies? Humans only use a certain percentage of their total strength(because exceeding it will cause them bodily harm). Since zombies don't really give a shit about their body since they can't feel any pain, it makes sense that they will be alot stronger then the average human.

In that case, fighting them using melee tactics would be suicide. Every time you DON'T kill one in the first hit, you probably multiply your chances of them eating your brain. If you had to face some up close the best weapon to use would probably be a riot shield and something like a metal bat(blunt, heavy, and hard to break). Take out their legs and haul ass, don't go for the kill until you gain distance, then blow off their heads.

Khaotika!

06-19-2007, 10:33 AM

Yes, I can run out of ammunition.

Yes, if that happens, eventually, I'm gonna hafta go melee, or flee.

but I assure you, I have plenty of ammunition for the time being, and once I run out of jacketed rounds, I have a few muzzleloaders as well, and I know how to make gunpowder.

Dude, I'm heading to your house when the zompocalypse comes. :tup:

If it happened around here, meh, I'd use it as an excuse to just kill randomly. Zombie or not. :smokin: I know I can name at least 4 "family" members I'd blow away, infection or no infection.

strakka

06-19-2007, 10:34 AM

Taichi's Gun beats Strakka's Sword ten times out of ten when it comes to killing Zombies.

and here's why.

Taichi can stand on a roof and shoot zombies. If I miss, no big deal.

Strakka MUST stand on the ground, surrounded by zombies, if he misses, he dies.

not to mention. I'm a crack fucking shot. I don't know very many people who are adept at swinging a katana.
That's IF I were surrounded by zombies. Sure, I die/undie if I miss, but if you were in the same situation with a gun, you'd be worse off. And since I live in Canada, I have no fucking clue how to shoot a gun properly, which makes it more of a liability than anything else.

this...this is the type of shit i'm talking about. someone has watched too many samurai movies, too much anime. cutting through a neck is hard. They used to fuck it up all the time in the middle ages during executions, taking a few strokes to actually complete the decapitation. This with a heavy-ass axe, a perfect horizontal target, and plenty of momentum.
The katana isn't heralded as "the perfect sword" for no reason. Katanas are special because they were specifically designed to slice through a human body and exit the body so the wielder wouldn't have to waste time pulling it out of their target. Tatami mats & bamboo are used as targets because they simulate the resistance of slicing through a human neck.
the thought of you being able to swing at neck level and just drop heads like you're dropping plates is ludicrous. even if you could summon the strength and speed to manage 1 or 2 beheadings, you'd be so physically exhausted that the zombies would easily swarm you.
I admit the ballerina spin is a stupid idea, but it created an great mental picture :D Still, even though I'm not trained at using a katana, I'd still stick by my choice of a katana as my meelee weapon of choice for its maneuverability and capabilities.

Taichi

06-19-2007, 11:38 AM

Don't worry, if the Zompocalypse ever hits, Strakka, I'd be more than happy to teach you how to use a gun.

and you're right, my rifle would be useless in melee range, but that's when I pull out my pistol and start poppin' em.

I ain't a skilled combatant by any stretch of the word (meaning, I never took any lessons in martial arts, etc.), but I did wrestle in High School, and I do know how to throw hatchets and knives.

I'd say my survival skills are 'above average' when compared to some city yuppie.

and my weapon skills are 'exceptional' due to geography.

Debaser

06-19-2007, 11:53 AM

They did say the shaolin spade was the weapon to use against zombies. It's long enough so you can keep your distance, and the spade can cleave head off pretty effectively. The problem with swords is that you have to get too close. Being within 3 feet of a moaning decaying corpse with the intent of eating you will definitely break your cool and ruin any training you've done. Overall, stick to yer gun-fu peeplz.

EndLeSS8

06-19-2007, 06:24 PM

I've said it in other zombie threads, I'll say it again.

Swords are useless. The best REALISTIC melee weapon we can get our hands on are SHOVELS. Get a long shovel, sharpen the end, and it's a poor man's shaolin spade.

Rhio2k

06-19-2007, 06:34 PM

:lol: you guys and your love of decaps...all I can say is WATCH YOUR FUCKING ANKLES. The head is still alive*, and it has a mouth...the ONE part of the zombie you're trying to avoid.

*I lost count of how many times I've said this but: you must destroy the brain.

Taichi

06-19-2007, 06:52 PM

baseball bat is a good weapon in a pinch.....but it would accumulate a large amount of viscera, and could probably break easier than most melee weapons.

Manx

06-19-2007, 06:54 PM

What I don't get are all the people stying they'd want to go kill one for fun. WTF? What? What sort of fun is that? My main objective would be getting away from them. Which is why I don't like melee weapons unless absolutely necessary.

And Katanas take talent to use properly. They are almost useless if you don't use them right.

swordofkenshin

06-19-2007, 08:17 PM

Let's say you wake up tomorrow to a post apocaliptic zombie nightmare. Say that, you were just you. In your local area. What would you do realistically?

I'm in Canada and I think that as long as would get to a car, like, any car. I'm out and safe. I'll drive up north non stop. Maybe pick up a machete at home depo or something. Or an axe, I could handle a zombie if they were slow shitty zombies. My favorite type of zombie.

Fast, zombies. Fuck, I dunno. They are FAST and I'm a minority. I'm an extra at best
in most zombie flicks. Even in Resident of Evil...

My survival rate in real life? Like a 8, not bad. Not bad at all.

In like, a zombie movie? Like 3.

dude those fuckin ones that run scare the doodoo out of me!!!

I'd do what bruce campbell would in that situation. Say cool little catch phrases and have sex with foxy ladies while I kill stuff...

-SoK-

Spirit Juice

06-19-2007, 08:32 PM

The day we have a zombie apocalypse is the day every single cricket bat in the world is used.

Darkside3024

06-19-2007, 08:34 PM

06-19-2007, 08:42 PM

Just want to let everyone know, when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs, I will be looking something like this (http://www9.yatego.com/images/4238288c30b217.1/resi_hunk.jpg). Look for me if you want to live.

* Warning: Do not do an image search for "HUNK" on Google with safe search off.

Darkside3024

06-19-2007, 09:10 PM

voodazz

06-19-2007, 11:29 PM

Sheesh remind me to keep the hell away from most of you. All this talk about blowing up zombies, shooting their heads off and attacking them with swords and bats is a sure way to gain some unwanted attention.

I know this thread is about taking out as many zombies as you can before you die, but I'd rather evade and SURVIVE. Fighting zombies is a last resort. Hmmm... on second thought, attack all the zombies you want. When they overwhelm and start feeding on your corpses it would make a prefect distraction for me to sneak away.

Geddoe

06-20-2007, 03:59 AM

That's IF I were surrounded by zombies. Sure, I die/undie if I miss, but if you were in the same situation with a gun, you'd be worse off. And since I live in Canada, I have no fucking clue how to shoot a gun properly, which makes it more of a liability than anything else.

The katana isn't heralded as "the perfect sword" for no reason. Katanas are special because they were specifically designed to slice through a human body and exit the body so the wielder wouldn't have to waste time pulling it out of their target. Tatami mats & bamboo are used as targets because they simulate the resistance of slicing through a human neck.

The katana isn't heralded as "the perfect sword" by anybody who knows what they are talking about. Westerners used the folding technique before Japan did, and only stopped because they found it wasn't really necessary. Japan only used it because they had crappy metal deposits and needed to fold it to get a serviceable sword. Samurai before the Edo period were bigger fans of polearms, guns, and bows than the katana for large battles anyway.

If I had to have a sword for zombie killing, I'd probably want to choose one of the tactical swords at www.angustrimdirect.com.

Wouldn't really help me though. We have no guns in my house, and the nearest gun store is in the middle of the only city in this province. The only reprieve I would get is that this province is so small, with such a low population that in the event of a zombie outbreak, we'd escape simply because nobody cares about us.

Also if news was spreading that a zombie outbreak was occuring in the mainland, we'd probably just destroy the Confederation Bridge and be unreachable on our island of farms and golf courses(so we should be okay for food).

Windlord0

06-20-2007, 04:38 AM

The katana isn't heralded as "the perfect sword" by anybody who knows what they are talking about. Westerners used the folding technique before Japan did, and only stopped because they found it wasn't really necessary. Japan only used it because they had crappy metal deposits and needed to fold it to get a serviceable sword. Samurai before the Edo period were bigger fans of polearms, guns, and bows than the katana for large battles anyway.

If I had to have a sword for zombie killing, I'd probably want to choose one of the tactical swords at www.angustrimdirect.com.

Wouldn't really help me though. We have no guns in my house, and the nearest gun store is in the middle of the only city in this province. The only reprieve I would get is that this province is so small, with such a low population that in the event of a zombie outbreak, we'd escape simply because nobody cares about us.

Also if news was spreading that a zombie outbreak was occuring in the mainland, we'd probably just destroy the Confederation Bridge and be unreachable on our island of farms and golf courses(so we should be okay for food).