It isn't so much that the intelligentsia will be wiped out. Everyone would be damn near equally eradicated. The proportion of brainy to brainless wouldn't really change, as each individual's chances of survival have less to do with intellect and more to do with strength of will.

7/26/2006 12:09:39 PM

Once, I grinned a bear to death.

How's that for strength of will?

7/26/2006 2:07:34 PM

No, I'm pretty sure we're going to suffer a hit to the "smarter peoples of the earth" because in general, smart people live in population centers. The zombie invasion would happen so quick there that they would be harder hit, whereas those out in the sticks who are on average less intelligent than their city-dwelling bretheren would have at least three advantages:

1. They may be so far removed that the zombie invasion never reaches them
2. If it does reach them, they have time to prepare.
3. Many of them have weapons, and they know how to use them. This provides a signifigant advantage over poindexter who gets his brains eaten because he's caught off guard in the city while drinking a latte at a cafe.

[Edited on July 26, 2006 at 3:21 PM. Reason : ]

7/26/2006 3:20:42 PM

ALL PPL WHO LIVE IN CITIES ARE POINDEXTERS LOLOLOL

7/26/2006 5:53:25 PM

Quote :

"Brainfreeze ^^^ what is that from?"

Dawn of the Dead the 1978 version.

[Edited on July 27, 2006 at 11:36 AM. Reason : *]

7/27/2006 11:34:51 AM

^^There's no sense in even trying to be PC in this discussion...generalizations are necessary when talking about an event this large-scale.

7/27/2006 11:39:01 AM

Sorry, wolfpacker, I'm still not buying it, not least because there are plenty of educated people who live a ways away from population centers. Living away from cities and suburbs is "in" with a lot of the intelligentsia, and has been since Walden and before.

Having time to prepare only does country folks so much good, anyway. If this thread has demonstrated anything, it's that most people, regardless of where they live or how bright they are, have no idea how to prepare for a zombie attack. And weapons...don't even get me started. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: guns are not especially useful in a zombie scenario. Only the craziest of the crazy survivalists have enough firearms, ammunition, and knowledge to make them worthwhile. It is precisely because Bubba out in Bumfuck thinks that his shotgun will protect him that Bubba will be killed.

That said, I agree that a rural setting has many advantages -- it's just that those advantages are worthless unless you know how to take advantage of them.

7/27/2006 11:50:02 AM

You are not ready.

8/15/2006 9:43:57 PM

I've been ready. I have an axe by the front door, 3 bfg's next to my bed, and a disgusting amount of mre's in my closet.

8/15/2006 9:47:06 PM

ladies, help has arrived

8/16/2006 12:16:08 AM

fap corp

lol

8/16/2006 12:27:13 AM

Has anyone ever bought the zombie preparedness book? I've seen it around and it looks like it would be good for some laughs, if nothing else.

8/16/2006 10:05:50 AM

From everything I've heard of it, it's a waste of money. This thread is the only guide anyone needs.

8/16/2006 11:10:20 AM

yeah, my friend has it and i've flipped through it. it's not really that good to be honest.

8/16/2006 5:12:42 PM

FBMG Zombie Loadout Kit...only $22k! How much is your life worth to you?

8/16/2006 5:21:55 PM

about 3.50

8/16/2006 6:06:10 PM

I don't have any firearms

just a machete, flashlight and emergency radio in the same spot

there's a hammer in my toolbox too

8/16/2006 6:08:17 PM

8/16/2006 6:09:30 PM

Quote :

"The FBMG Zombie Loadout is not guaranteed against vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, demons, doppelgangers, Cthulhu or his minions, giant radioactive animals, chupacabras, wendigos, sasquatch, scientologists, space aliens, mummies, Frankenstein’s monster, or major league baseball. Void where prohibited. All applicable NFA rules apply. "

8/16/2006 6:11:11 PM

8/29/2006 7:41:37 PM

zombie invasion training now avaliable on 360

8/29/2006 8:27:30 PM

^^ only 4 shotgun shells? lol

8/31/2006 2:08:06 PM

I've got the best plan ever. Zombies can't swim. Think of the possibilities!

8/31/2006 2:08:52 PM

They can't swim but they don't need air so they can walk along the bottom of a body of water. See Land Of the Dead.

8/31/2006 2:21:43 PM

I want to register my belief that this thread is kept alive by zombies who sit at their keyboards and randomly type to keep this shit going.

That said, I enjoyed the Zombie Survival Guide, and I enjoy bashing people in the head, dead or no.

8/31/2006 2:26:46 PM

i'm finally getting around to reading The Zombie Survival Guide

10/8/2006 6:31:33 PM

the wolf is a zombie. it must be a sign.

10/8/2006 6:36:58 PM

The rifle count at my apt is up to three now, any of which would make great zombiewhackers.

10/8/2006 6:50:52 PM

i approve of this thread and its zombie preparedness

[Edited on October 8, 2006 at 9:08 PM. Reason : -]

10/8/2006 9:07:37 PM

^nga plz, rifles ain't no good

shotguns are the only small arms that will work against zombies

We covered that like 5 times in this thread

10/8/2006 9:11:07 PM

rifles are good if you know how to shoot

since he has three of them, he probably knows how to shoot

10/8/2006 9:13:13 PM

Ok, headshot every time, then fine

But I'm not going to trust my aim that much...

10/8/2006 9:14:05 PM

If the zombies are close enough for the shotgun to be effective, consider yourself eaten.

10/8/2006 10:07:48 PM

Ahahaha, my buddy who's an RA in UT used my quotes in this thread to create a zombie preparedness bulletin board

It's like I've been published, except not really

10/31/2006 4:57:18 PM

why the fuck is this thread 25 pages long

10/31/2006 4:58:50 PM

Regarding "zombies can't swim, but can walk in water"—just make sure you're in a body of water sufficiently deep that they can't just grab your boat. Besides, slack-bodied humans (aka zombies/dead people) float, so if they went into water IRL, they would just wind up drifting aimlessly on the surface of the water...

OK, on second thought, getting out into water might be a really bad idea, unless you have a boat with high sides.

Also, buckshot carries enough to puncture skulls out to like a hundred yards, so it'd still be great for firing into masses of zombies, like from the roof of the mall from Dawn.

Hey, anyone want to get together and watch the Dead movies sometime?

10/31/2006 5:29:35 PM

^^Because zombies are the single greatest threat to humanity in the history of the world

They make nuclear weapons look like a bad case of gas

^I'd be down, but I'd probably talk all the way through them.

[Edited on October 31, 2006 at 5:30 PM. Reason : ]

10/31/2006 5:29:51 PM

Taking zombie movies too seriously (DON'T TALK DURING THE MOVIE YOU STUPID FUCK) is kinda stupid, IMO.

10/31/2006 5:36:28 PM

10/31/2006 5:37:53 PM

I am getting my zombie camouflage finished next month!

11/1/2006 3:03:52 PM

while the shotgun is a very versatile home defense weapon and sure to be effective at close range against an oncoming ghoul there are a few disadvantages (ex. the ammo is relatively large)

I want a Ruger 10/22 carbine. The .22 round is powerful enough to penetrate the skull and destroy the brain. .22 rimfire is very small and easier to carry.

11/1/2006 3:10:48 PM

This weekend I shot my brother-in-law's .45 pistol. I decided that it would make an excellent sidearm should I be forced to use it. The magazines are easy to store and I'm about 75% accurate shooting 27 rounds in 15 seconds (9 bullets to a magazine) from 50 feet away into a milk jug (about the size of a human head). The exit holes from those bullets are huge...they would blow out brains with a quickness.

11/1/2006 3:14:31 PM

yeah its nice

If I've got the loot I'm buying myself a Glock 22 for Christmas

11/1/2006 3:15:42 PM

Don't have any projectile weapons. But I have sword, flail, a few daggers I could throw, and a few other close combat weapons with which I could destroy the head of a zombie. Living on the 2nd floor, I'd probably barricade the stairs outside as much as possible, and then just barricade the door. Its a thick door, and there are no windows accessible to anyone, so I'd be alright until I starved to death.

But if the zombies attack while I’m at work at the vet clinic, I’m screwed. It’s full of windows and doors. And there would definitely be some resident evil style zombie dogs roaming around.

11/1/2006 3:16:55 PM

why would there be zombie dogs?

nothing indicates that THAT would happen

I have a claw hammer and a machete in my room - however that shit is a little close quarters for me

11/1/2006 3:18:34 PM

I'd definitely want something ridiculously high capacity, but I think your best bet is one of those little semi-auto .22 rifles, if you have to be shooting for accuracy a lot. I've never shot any kind of pistol but revolvers, and I have to say I liked that whole single-action trick.

11/1/2006 3:18:37 PM

yeah I'm telling you

the Ruger 10/22 is a .22 rimfire semi-auto rifle that is highly customizable.

11/1/2006 3:20:33 PM

The amount of bullets those things will hold is absolutely ridiculous, and that's why they're the kickass.

11/1/2006 3:22:16 PM

Well exactly how damaged does a zombie's brain have to be in order to render it fully dead? I don't think a .22 rifle has enough energy to fully destory a zombie brain. It would likely just create a hole and lodge in the brain. Would that be enough?

11/1/2006 3:31:54 PM

They flatten out and break up when they hit, so they get bigger, plus the amount of energy the impart causes all the soft shit to scramble itself. Hollow ones will do even more.

11/1/2006 3:35:31 PM