How to “Zombie Proof” a Car
Frankly, this looks more like “How to Make a Barely Legal Paramilitary Vehicle for Your Extremist-Revolution-Club,” and frankly we really don’t see much difference in the rhetoric between this group of nutcases and any other. Go ahead, and replace the word “Zombie” with any other minority as you watch and you’ll see what we mean. It’s shameful, and would be designated as hate speech in some societies.
Zombie Actors Guild
Though not affiliated with ZADL at all, we would like to give a shout out to the Zombie Actors Guild (ZAG), an “organization to help bring a voice to those who do not have any, often due to decomposed vocal cords, and to represent the hard working Zombie actors who help bring you the entertainment you love.”
Clearly they are after our own hearts, though we’d like to keep the ones we have. We’ll share though, an add them to the list of our recommended blogs.
Speaking of Likable Zombies….
A Nice List from Topless Robot
OK, she's not on the list, but Topless Robotters might appreciate her anyway.
British Zombies Turned Away From Bar
From the Daily Mail comes a story we can only describe as shameful.
Students in fancy dress were turned away from a university bar by bouncers after being told their zombie make-up was racist.
Racist? RACIST? Listen here buddy, Zombies are beyond race, beyond your bigoted considerations. All races are welcome to Zombriety, all classes, all religions, all creeds, all are treated equally among the dead! We don’t care about those kinds of thing, and frankly I find your attitude vitalist to the extreme! Go crawl back into your cave, troglodyte!
Zombies Responsible for Life on Earth?
SPAAAACE!
Regardless, it now seems that we may have to rethink our term, Post-Vital, as it now seems that Zombies could theoretically be Prime-Vital. In any event, this is awesomely cool to think about.
Zombie Weddings Galore
Famed actor Bruce Campbell officiated at a mass Zombie Wedding and Vow Renewal with the help of Ted Raimi. While known for movies in which he kills Zombies, it is refreshing to know that he can put that all aside and help when needed. Truly, a man to admire.
More at Geekscape and Topless Robot.
The Walking Dead
Not so much walking, as crawling
It is a very well done show, with good effects and excellent writing, and lives up to the comic very well, which is also of the highest caliber.
Sadly though, it is not very Zombie friendly. It centers on a vitalist stereotype of mindless ghouls, always seeking the flesh of the living. None of the Zombies in the film are characters, and one of the first acts by the protagonist in the show is one of zombicide. Zombies do not figure in the story as anything more than props, villains, and a setting for an apocalyptic vision, totally at odds with the goals of this organization.
We do recommend watching it, however, if only to see firsthand the kind of vitalist attitudes that make it very difficult for the Modern Zombie to exist peacefully in this world.
Welcome German Viewers!
Yes it's a hack PS job.
We may have tangentially touched upon this topic some time ago, and should revisit this in detail soon. I think there may be a slight difference of opinion about how zombies work, and perhaps a distinction made between Philosophical Zombies as a class of Zombie, and the Post Vital variety. I believe the former must actually be still alive.
For now, anyway. Remember, inside every living person is a dead one waiting to get out.
Sears: Zombie Friendly
For all your Post Vital needs
10 Things I learned as a Zombie
From NPR we get the story of someone who tries on a Post Vital Existence for size. Seems that she did expirience the hatred that so frequently happens, and was shot for her troubles.
Will they never learn?
”Humans only use 10% of their brains. Zombies use 100%”
Well, this one's a Tree Crab, but still.
In Which Zombies and Werewolves are Deemed Unhealthy
Nigh-Immortality is “unhealthy?” Surely you jest! And many of these (Pirates, Ninjas) are potential pathways to Zombiehood! At least at sea, or in ports for Pirates, and who knows when you might encounter a Ninja. There might be one right next to you this very moment. And as for Vampires, well as long as you stay out of libraries, we think you’ll be fine.
Via: Term Life Insurance
Bob Hope learns about Zombies
ScienceBlogs Goes Post Vital
I’m not sure how long this will last, but it seems that many of the posters at ScienceBlogs have finally come out as Zombies. We couldn’t be happier.
PZ Myers of Pharyngula tipped us off. And yes, I’m ripping off his link post more or less. But it’s for a good cause, and he’s getting full credit, so why not?
Others are as follows: Zombie Women Unite at Thus Spake Zuska
Chased By a Zombie at .dotphysics.
Zombies Ate My Brain at The Thoughtful Animal
Are Zombies Nocturnal? asks A Blog Around the Clock
The Great Zombie Hoax at The White Coat Underground
Experiments Performed on Various High Level University Administrators To Determine Whether or Not They are Zombies from the verbose The World’s Fair
Zombies Like Turtles at Living the Scientific Life
Scientific Research shows that a mystery pheromone may create zombies at Greg Laden’s Blog (very original name there, Greg.)
Zombie Attack…No, Really! at Casubon’s Book
Information behavior of Zombies from Christina’s LIS Rant.
Looks like we all have some reading to do!
