I had thought about the food things, and they can live off very little. Besides, worst case scenario, we can eat the dog.

4/17/2005 5:26:35 PM

that is very true. also, dogs could gnaw on zombie parts that we probably shouldn't be near, in case of some passable infection. (assuming this is a human only zombieism.)

4/17/2005 5:30:07 PM

If the dogs aren't affected by the virus, they can eat the zombies

And I think a rural place like a farm would probably be a good place to board up too. There would probably be a lot of stored crops as well as farm animals to eat. The best part would be that it would be an extremely rural area, so the odds of zombies finding you would be slim. Even if some did find you, they won't be communicating to tell others where you were. The only downside, however, would be getting to one. The roads would most likely be blocked as stated earlier.

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 5:33 PM. Reason : ]

4/17/2005 5:30:37 PM

haha Bachleor Chow

for me, it all comes down to:
shamblers: head for the ocean
runners: hole up and wait for the best

4/17/2005 5:30:51 PM

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"If the dogs aren't affected by the virus, they can eat the zombies "

That's what i was trying to get at.

4/17/2005 5:31:48 PM

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"shamblers: head for the ocean"

roads.

4/17/2005 5:33:08 PM

hey... i thought of something... do any of you people know how to fly a helicopter? because Sky 5 might be sitting right across the street from campus at the onset. We would probably have to take it by force, but it could be landed on the roof of UT, and would be perfect for gathering supplies and/or evactuation to an alternate location.

4/17/2005 5:35:02 PM

i already mentioned that

4/17/2005 5:49:31 PM

The amount of effort that went into this thread is both disturbing and hilarious.

4/17/2005 6:05:26 PM

I've got a rifle and a shotgun in my room for this very reason

I don't fuck around

I'm also acutely aware of the location of my hatchet and crowbar

4/17/2005 6:09:42 PM

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"i already mentioned that"

oh

4/17/2005 6:11:46 PM

i'm going to rig up a harness and carry snewf around like master blaster and have him protect me

4/17/2005 6:13:49 PM

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"do any of you people know how to fly a helicopter?"

No but I could figger it out.

4/17/2005 6:14:44 PM

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"nfigger"

4/17/2005 6:16:55 PM

i could figure a plane out

helicopter not so much

4/17/2005 6:18:29 PM

we could build a plane with scraps and duct tape like MacGyver did on that one episode.

4/17/2005 6:21:25 PM

you get to be the first one to sail out over the zombie mass

4/17/2005 6:21:51 PM

4/17/2005 6:23:35 PM

This may have come up already, but the most potent neurotoxin is Voudou zombi poison is a tetrodotoxin found in puffer fish.

And the round hotel downtown is a Clarion.

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 6:35 PM. Reason : info]

4/17/2005 6:30:15 PM

the zombies we are talking about don't come from Haiti buddy

in fact, I prefer if there is no explanation at all - merely, the dead are alive and hungry

4/17/2005 6:37:23 PM

^ I agree, but someone was talking about neurotransmitters on the first page.

If I could use a shotgun without falling over, that'd be my weapon of choice. Since I'm not, I do have a collection of tools in my dorm room. I'm familiar with many forms of home repair and construction, and I suggest that knowledge for everyone. You learn you really can't live without a hack saw and a u-knife. It's also a good idea to go down to Red Cross and get your first aid and CPR certifications.

4/17/2005 6:45:36 PM

oh snap a decent looking chick that knows about zombies

i call dibs on her for breeding mare

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 6:52 PM. Reason : actually she looks better than decent and seems competent OMFG]

4/17/2005 6:47:12 PM

the round hotel downtown is the holiday inn, no matter what sign they affix to it.

4/17/2005 6:58:01 PM

Metricula's in the survivor group, for sure, and not just because at this point we're in desperate need of females.

A shotgun is a solid choice, but they're liable to be scarce around campus, as are any firearms. Campus safety might have something, but I don't want to bank on it.

4/17/2005 7:28:39 PM

the campus safety building is too far from a secure building to get there

what is the surplus building like? it could possibly work out as a secondary fort

4/17/2005 7:32:47 PM

I didn't read this thread......but have none of you seen 'Shawn of the Dead' ?

OMG WTF?! Funny fucking movie....seriously....

4/17/2005 7:34:42 PM

i wonder if the steam tunnels would be safe means of transportation

4/17/2005 7:35:24 PM

^^^there's lots of firearms in the army reserve center right off of western between frat court and varsity, plenty o shotguns & m16s there

4/17/2005 7:36:08 PM

a grinder, a welder, and some sheet metal could make the buses potent transportation

4/17/2005 7:36:11 PM

i'd use the arch in st louis as a fort

you could drop stuff on them

4/17/2005 7:37:26 PM

again I say......YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN 'SHAWN OF THE DEAD'????

4/17/2005 7:38:00 PM

it's been mentioned a few times woman

SIMMA DOWN NA

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"there's lots of firearms in the army reserve center right off of western between frat court and varsity, plenty o shotguns & m16s there"

real weapons or training weapons?

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 7:40 PM. Reason : hmm]

4/17/2005 7:38:39 PM

somebody build a cool tree fort so we can go there

4/17/2005 7:41:36 PM

hmm i can shoot, and shoot straight.

and have some medical training

but if something like this were to happen i would still be at school in henderson.........i would run for the lake

4/17/2005 7:42:45 PM

id be a pretty good candidate. bow and gun familiarity. dont eat a whole lot which would be good for food supplies hah. fast and strong yet fairly small at the same time (never know might come in handy)

4/17/2005 7:48:58 PM

how do zombies differentiate the living from the dead?

perhaps there is a way to disguise yourself as a zombie, like hunters do with deer piss.

4/17/2005 7:50:24 PM

^ catch lepresy?

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 7:55 PM. Reason : ]

4/17/2005 7:50:49 PM

^^I doubt it, especially if the zombies were a result of a random waking of the dead--but it could be possible. My zombie experience is too limited for me to make an educated guess.

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 7:53 PM. Reason : ^^]

4/17/2005 7:52:42 PM

probably from body warmth

4/17/2005 7:53:46 PM

it doesn't matter. they can tell. and you can't pretend to be one.

well, you could, but you would be eaten.

4/17/2005 7:54:19 PM

very true

4/17/2005 7:55:29 PM

if you are with me, i don't mind letting you try and confuse them

at the very least i'll learn what doesn't work once you get eaten

4/17/2005 8:30:24 PM

Now what may be possible if you have enough time and a surviving scientist would be to develop some kind of spray that smells like a human. You could spray it on the zombies and they would eat each other. Lots of zombies rely heavily on sense of smell to distinguish between prey and fellow zombies.

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"you could drop stuff on them"

You could do that from mostly any tall building. The problem would be that A) If there are a few zombies walking around, it would be very difficult to hit them or B) If there are a lot of them, throwing stuff at them from the top wouldn't really do anything significant.

4/17/2005 8:56:38 PM

A good place to stay would be a nice hotel with a restaurant. Comfort, and food to last awhile. A hospital might work, also...they generally have food around to feed patients...and a cafeteria....and a lot of the surgical tools and such could possibly be used to construct good weapons.

btw...I'm female and know how to drive some construction equipment...

4/17/2005 8:57:06 PM

dibs

4/17/2005 9:00:05 PM

oooh my dad has a bulldozer

just not in raleigh though..........

4/17/2005 9:01:37 PM

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"A good place to stay would be a nice hotel with a restaurant. Comfort, and food to last awhile. A hospital might work, also...they generally have food around to feed patients...and a cafeteria....and a lot of the surgical tools and such could possibly be used to construct good weapons."

the hotel is a good idea... specifically, the tall round one downtown. A hospital has too many ways in to secure well.

4/17/2005 9:05:02 PM

hotels usually have too many windows to be quickly secured and hospitals have too many entrances, plus that would be one of the first sources for zombies from the morgue

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 9:08 PM. Reason : plus it will be the first place they will take the infected living]

4/17/2005 9:07:27 PM

except the round hotel downtown.

4/17/2005 10:17:01 PM

fuck being downtown when this happens

you want some sturdy structure with few entrances relatively far from civilzation

4/17/2005 10:19:43 PM