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We get juicy with the news this week and I only have around 300 words, so no messing around. Damn… already wasted twenty-four words! (Hyphenated words count as 1… damn now I’m at 34!)
Don’t look at it as a spoiler… it was bound to happen eventually. {1}
Norman Reedus who plays Daryl on The Walking Dead is frightening fans. Looks like he took some pictures of him as a zombie and put them up on Twitter. Fans are freaking. I think it’s hilarious! Have you been to his official fanpage? Is it just me or is this guy really one cool cat? Take the photography for instance. You have some really serious beautiful pictures, and then you have one of a woman in a bikini wearing a luchador mask. And he’s selling it for $500 (plus $20 for 2 day shipping)! Now I’m sorry Norman if you are offended now and are one of those guys who says “Hey! That’s my art!” but to me this looks like you don’t take yourself too seriously. And that makes you epic!
Speaking of Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman was on Conan recently and explains very clearly some of the questions Conan had about the show. Including… “Why are there no zombie animals?” I won’t spoil the fun. Watch the interview here.
Ever want to smell like a zombie? Of course not. But the Demeter Fragrance Company thinks you might! They are selling a his and her zombie cologne set. Men get ready to wow those undead chicks while you walk around with the scent of dried leaves, mushrooms, mildew, and moss. Ladies, are you looking for Mr. Tall Dark and Undead? Your sent will have a hint of the dregs of a wine barrel added to this mix to add some sensuality to that moldrific sent. These scents will only be around until April 30th so get your $20 bottle today! (Makes a great April Fools gift!)
Hey ladies, looking for a guy who doesn’t mind lending an ear? Or a hand for that matter? As long as he can nibble at your neck he’d be happy to oblige. {2}
Finally, Clemson University professor Sarah Lauro thinks that our obsession with Zombies as a culture has to do with us being happy about the world around us. She attributes her findings on the fact that zombies, and specifically zombie walks, popularity peeked during the financial crisis. Unfortunately I feel her findings are circumstantial at best. She has only chosen to do her study on the last 10 years of history and pays little attention to other time periods that had zombies and zombie popularity. Suggestions like this would have to be proven over decades showing rises and falls in popularity, not just the continual rise during one time period. Show there is a trend over the last 30–40 years with a correlation between civil content and zombie popularity, and then I’ll take you more seriously.
That’s all for Zombie Current Events! If you have an event you would like to see featured, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com! Check out our Facebook, and Google + pages for more zombie goodness in between posts! Be safe and I’ll see you Monday.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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{1} http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/03/08/norman-reedus-creates-panic-with-possible-daryl-zombie-photos/
{2} http://www.demeterfragrance.com/757765/products/Zombie-for-Him.html
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This week’s current events post features government disappointments, and a chicken made of metal and pissed-on-childhoods.
Let’s start off with a quick look back to last week when the Emergency Alert Systems for several TV stations were hacked to spew messages of fake zombie attacks. Blame is now being placed on weak passwords, faulty equipment, and lack of firewall protection. Some stations never changed the default passwords to the systems. Let this be a lesson, unless you want to get pranked, change your passwords.
Canada earned my respect last week by bringing up zombie preparedness in congress. It lost it by caving into Whining Nancy’s. A training exercise in Quebec was canceled after people complained of wasted spending. Its replacement exercise, a flood simulation, will cost just as much. Not to mention tough mud stains.
Last year I reported on a fly that was infecting honey bees and turning them into zombees. This week the government looks to discredit the findings of researchers who claimed the parasitic relationship may be linked to Colony Collapse Disorder. Other researchers say the fly’s main target is the bumble bee. Few examples have been brought forth of honey bees being infected. The fact that the fly infects bumble bees has been known for ages and of course the government says there is no cause for concern. Either way, it’s still freaking creepy.
Finally, nerd celebrity and my hero Joss Whedon was “honored” this week when he was featured in a skit for Robot Chicken’s final episode of their 6th season. Watch below as Joss comes to the “Cabin in the Wood’s” set as a zombie to vent his frustrations over his wrongly canceled TV shows.
That’s all for Zombie Current Events! If you have an event you would like to see featured, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com! Check out our Facebook, and Google + pages for more zombie goodness in between posts! Be safe and I’ll see you Monday
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Wow. This week’s zombie news hit me like a ton of bricks. After the busts of the last few weeks I actually found articles worth reporting.
First off, why does it seem like the real zombie threats come from the North-Central part of the US? Last year (around this time of year too) they had that plane that was grounded for the woman who had some unidentifiable illness (that turned out not to be a zombie virus, but you never know). This last week a man was arrested showing very zombie like symptoms. In Ohio a man was found trying to break into a home naked. He did not seem to understand the questions police officers were asking him and he had cuts on his head and feet. And he didn’t care. Not only that, but did I mention it was ball shrinking cold outside? 36 degrees Fahrenheit is cold enough to say no to the outdoors, but this man is running around without a care in the world. Reports say he was also grunting like a zombie. According to the source he is in the hospital now, but if any of my readers have an update to this bizarre story, post it in the comments or email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com and I’ll put the update on the site!
Not truly a zombie story, but amazing none the less. King Richard the III’s bones were found under a parking lot in the city of Leicester, England. How the heck do you misplace royal remains? Well the theory is that his majesty was buried in a hurry after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Remember embalming was not quite around in that time and they were probably worried about things like diseases more than they were giving the King the royal treatment and hiking his carcass back home. That’s a long time for people to tend to a grave that several years latter was probably lost amongst development and progress. His brains have long ago rotted away, however if the King did come back he would probably be trying to take out his revenge on those who carelessly disposed of his personage. And according to the source the city is nowhere near ready to deal with the zombie onslaught, let alone the wrath of an undead king.
They exploit zombies for everything now don’t they? Evidently they have a mobile game where you spray down nicotine zombies with a water gun as a quit-smoking aid. This is supposed to satisfy the urges you feel as your going through the nicotine withdraw. I guess it does give your hands something to do rather than reach for a cigarette, and if you get into the game it will take your mind off the need, but if you’ve ever used this let me know if it works. I’ve got an uncle I need to send this game to. (Love ya Unck, but it’s a nasty habit and I’d rather hope you’re around to be on my zombie team).
Bad Ass Zombie Truck. I name you… Bertha. {1}
While we are on this game topic of games, I thought I would show something rather cool that was made to promote Dead Island’s new sequel as opposed to the atrocity they released overseas. This truck is exactly what I want during the zombie apocalypse, if I had to choose a temporary motorized form of transportation. All except for those wheel spikes. They look cool but serve little to no purpose as in order for them to work, you would have to be moving and the zombie would have to be uncomfortably close to your wheels. They are a more of a danger of accidental injury than they are useful as a zombie weapon. The mounted gun on the other hand…
Finally, if I had a valentine this year, I would defiantly pony up the extra money to get her this sweet gift. A life sized zombie Valentines Day card? FTW!!! We have all seen those large cards you can buy at novelty shops, but you’ve never seen a life-size card before. I wonder how much the shipping would be on this bad boy? I also wonder how they are going to keep my half drunk postman from bending that sucker in halve to fit in his truck? 5’8” tall this is a gift she will at least get a laugh at. For $59.50 you had better find a nice place to put this romantic jester, cus you will want her to remember how much you love her all year long. To be fair Hallmark sells cards just as sweet for $5.00, but they are like 100 times smaller than this one, so really your getting more bang for your buck! You can get your very own life size zombie card at bigfunnycards.com.
This zombie even comes with a thorny black rose… Careful! I think he’s moving in on your girl dog. {2}
That’s all for Zombie Current Events! Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, and Google + pages for more zombie goodness in between blog posts. As always be safe and I’ll see you Monday for more Zombie goodness!
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
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{1} http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/staying-in/video-games/dead-island-riptide-exclusive—1588224
{2} http://www.bigfunnycards.com/valentines-day-cards.php
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I think I may be changing my mind about this whole end of the world thing. I still don’t think it will happen on the 21st (7 days away!), but I’m leaning more and more to the zombie apocalypse scenario. This week’s zombie news is kind of too weird to ignore the possibility. There wasn’t a ton of it, but what there was spoke in volumes. Take a look and you’ll see what I mean.
First of all we have Britain’s Ministry of Defense making an official statement about their stand point on what England will do to restore itself to its current glory in the event of a catastrophic event such as zombies. Big surprise here from a government organization, they pass the buck to another department of the government stating it’s not their job to make those kind of plans, just to aid in providing physical defense.
Really? You think there will still be civilized government after a zombie apocalypse? I think not. The one’s with the guns will rule and I highly doubt the ones with the guns will just hand things over to others who were sitting safely in a bunker instead of fighting on the front lines. This is all my opinion. I mean maybe the British are more civilized than us Americans. But then again maybe the British government believes all its citizens are sheeple and will coming running back to a government that failed them to the point of letting them fall into the hypothetical situation proposed in the first place. It’s a freaking Island. As long as the zombie apocalypse doesn’t originate on the British Isles, there should be no reason for them to suffer that bad to the point of social collapse to begin with! Unless their Ministries don’t do their job and protect their people. That’s how I feel.
Go on eat it. You know you want to. {1}
So you combine this news with the news that scientists are looking into the properties of a fungus that causes a zombie state in caterpillars to treat diseases like diabetes, cancer, asthma, and others… Why? Well evidently they don’t think it will harm humans in the same way, but the only way they will find out is if they have people eat it. Can you see me face palm as I type this? It’s been used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries, and hasn’t zombified anyone yet. But like all other organisms, fungus evolves all the time. It’s just a matter of the right person eating the right caterpillar, and bam, we will be living World War Z.
Ok enough of the stuff to scar the crap out of you, time for the fun stuff!
Protesters, I’m going to ask nicely, unless there is a legitimate reason for you to use zombies, don’t. It makes you look stupid. A hand full of protestors dressed up as zombies in Brisbane to protest an art gallery exhibition that was sponsored by Santos, a company that mines coal and steam gas. Look I understand what you’re doing with the farmer get ups, but not the zombie thing here. There will be no zombie farms from mining coal on the lands of farmers. The farmers will also not turn into zombies. And the mining may mess up the earth, but it will not make the land into a zombie as well. Unless your insinuating that they will accidently dig up zombies, then yes your point is somewhat valid, but more proven if you had dressed up as zombie miners instead of zombie farmers. My point is it doesn’t make sense, and stop abusing the use of zombies to get more attention. It diminishes the use of zombies to protest other things that actually make sense to use zombies for. Like the building site of nuclear reactors, Black Friday shopping, and bank bailouts. Not to mention another Ron Paul presidential campaign. Dude you lost 3 times… give it a rest.
Baby, you can feast on my rotting corpse anytime. {2}
ZombiU is making sexy advertisements, and it’s creeping me the hell out. Again there is no such thing as a sexy zombie. Ever. Well except for this one… but I liked her eyes the most (above). Anyway look at the ad for yourself (below). Not only is it lying to you (no sexy women in the entire game!) but it’s just kind of disgusting. I’m not just talking the morals of it, using sex to sell, but well just look at it! Blargh!!!
Again I say… Blaughhh!!! {3}
And finally, there is one movie that is causing major buzz on the internet and against my rule about no movie news, I had to include it this time. Decay is a zombie movie made by student physicists about how the Large Hadron Collider was used to accidently make zombies. No not really. Of course the movie is science fiction, but hey, with all the other rumors about the LHC, this one isn’t so farfetched in my eyes. Even better, it was shot ON LOCATION! That’s right, these guys got permission from CERN to film around their multimillion dollar equipment. I don’t know about you, but I know those physicist students can really let loose, and the way they left my house after their last bender, I wouldn’t trust them near my iPod, let alone a piece of equipment such as the LHC! All joking aside, this is super cool and although shooting locations do not include any areas that would give away secrets to the LHC, it’s still really fun to think about. B-movie status or not.
That will wrap it up for Zombie Current Events.
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Till Fate brings our Future…
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{1} http://www.care2.com/causes/zombie-caterpillar-fungus-could-heal-humans.html
{2} I honestly don’t know. I’ve used this picture before but was more lax at giving credit at the time. If you claim rights to this picture please let me know and I’ll be sure to give you credit here.
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Ok guys, I guess I’m doing a little too much partying before the zombie apocalypse predicted on Dec. 21st. So because of that this post will be short and sweet.
Actually relating to that same prediction, the government and NASA want to reassure everyone that there will be no apocalypse on the 21st. Evidently some people were saying that the polar axis has already shifted, and that everyone should be buying massive amount of prepper gear. Although I do agree with prepping (it’s always good to be prepared for an emergency), I also tend to agree with the thought that the world will not end on the 21st. Let’s put it this way, if it does, I’ll be pissed that I spent so much on Christmas presents instead of on ammo.
Some of the Senators in Washington are trying to argue about the fiscal cliff, by pointing blame on Department of Homeland Security overspending. They claim that some of this DHS spending is outrageous. For example, that Zombie Terrorist Training put on by the HALO Corporation in October. I predicted that someone was going to get their panties in a bunch over that. Evidently, that was Senator Tom Coburn. The DHS is defending it’s spending habits saying that the money allowed to each state is wisely spent and that they shouldn’t be cutting Homeland Security funds because of something that seems frivolous to some people.
The Senator was just upset that the trainees didn’t all come out looking like this. (Just the really good ones!) {1}
The HALO Corp says that they were teaching 1st responders on dealing with a terrorist threat, not how to kill zombies. Hey politicians, how about you focus and stop complaining about stupid stuff. Is a $1,000 budget for anti-terrorist training that far fetched? Really? How about instead of focusing on the zombie part of that, be assured that our 1st responders will better be able to handle a threat if it ever comes about. I know companies that pay more than that for a single computer, any your bitching about security training?
More about governments acting silly, did you hear that the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, actually supported the notion of a zombie apocalypse? It was a joke people. Prime Minister Gillard was recording a skit for a youth radio station who was poking fun at the end of the world predictions by telling everyone the world is actually going to end today instead of the 21st. In the 1 minute video recording, she joked that the one thing Australians could count on her for was to fight to the end… just before the DJ joked that she was now retreating to her bunker. I love it when politicians can take a risk and have a little bit of fun.
The Discovery Channel is about to delight me yet again. First I have to say that I love the channels like Discovery, Nat Geo, and the Science Channel. They have great programing and they aren’t mind drivel you find on some channels (I’m looking at you TLC). But I will especially be paying attention to the Discovery Channel on December the 18th as they post a special entitled Zombie Apocalypse. It features 4 americans who are from different walks of life that are preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse in a real way. Not only that but they will be talking to expert scientists who have researched the possibility of the zombie apocalypse. Spoiler Alert: Go hide in a bunker. Check your local listings for times.
A man shot his girlfriend in the back after a heated argument over The Walking Dead. According to the source, the argument got so heated that the girl listened to that grown up voice that said she should just leave before things got out of control. Unfortunately for her after she left, she listened to that girly voice that feared for her boyfriends mental wellbeing and went back to make sure he would be ok. That same “boyfriend” pulled out a gun and proceeded to shoot some sense into her. After driving her to a local hospital, the police put him behind bars. Now he will probably be arguing about The Walking Dead with a man named Steve who would likely rather shank him than listen to him. Moron. Nerds, some words of advice. It’s hard enough for you to get a girlfriend. Don’t jeopardize that relationship with unrationalized bouts of trigger finger.
Michael Jackson’s hit video “Thriller” turned 30 this year. Much to the dismay of Jackson fans everywhere, Jackson did not return from the grave to give a live performance. It’s a shame too. The only music video that Jackson shot that actually made him look tough. And no, dance fighting in the streets prior to blowing out the windows of a car by grabbing your crotch on the roof of said car is not an example of Jackson being “Bad.”
And for a bit of morbidly funny to this post, we have a Brazilian TV show skit that has gone viral. Watch this video and laugh your ass off. Watch it to the end… it’s worth it. Then also ask yourself, would you have reacted any different? Stop lying, we all know you would have tinkled your pants.
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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Well folks, we are another week closer to the end of the world as we know it. I feel fine. Evidently so does the rest of the world too. I mean sure people are selling $24,000 zombie survival kits, but hey other than that we can say that the week was relatively blander than the last few we have had. No zombie related deaths were reported so for the time being they have either stopped or the news media is just tired of reporting on them. Turns out when the reason for people eating each other up like soup sandwiches is nothing more than a mental illness, it’s not as exciting.
Any who. Our top story of last week goes to some crazy college kid protesters in California. The University of California got a surprise last week when what was supposed to be a typical Board of Regents meeting was interrupted by a staged protest from students of the school. For over 15 minutes protesters dressed up as zombies stormed the meeting and made their voices heard when they interrupted the public comment session that was taking place. The UC faces a fee hike of 20 percent if California does not pass a increase of income tax in the state, which would generate money going toward the college. The problem is that if the income tax increase isn’t passed UC looses $250 million. It seems like a loose, loose situation, but the students feel like the debt they are incurring to go to school is way to high as it is. Matt Wade, a doctoral student, is quoted as saying “We’re dressed like zombies because the debt is killing us,”
Zombie Protesting rarely gets my vote of confidence. I feel people do it just to dress up. The statement below changed my mind on this protest. {1}
The protesters thought they might have a better shot of getting their voices heard if they dressed up. They even went as far as doing an abridged Thriller dance for the members at the meeting to draw attention to their cause. Sydney Rock, a senior at the UC explained, “If you’re standing in that room looking at the regents, they don’t pay attention to us. They have these blank stares. Dressing up makes it a little more fun and gets us publicity.” I’ll at least say that that’s a good point. The student’s were somewhat successful at least, the rate hike was frozen pending the outcome of the vote for the income tax increase.
Mexico may be one of the most hardcore zombie countries of the world. Not politically, I’m talking about the zombie fans. They busted onto the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records when in 2011 they had a whopping 9,803 zombies participate in there organized zombie walk in Mexico city, and from there it seems like the zombie plague just spread. It is reported that Zombie Walk Mexico now has one or two events every month with large number of attendees at all of their events. Everything from parties, to zombie walks, to movie screenings, and other games and promotions are used to fuel the zombie fervor in Mexico. Hey Deadministrator! Is our comic available in Spanish yet? What’s the hold up? ¡Ándele! ¡Ándele!
I would like to think that I don’t need to put down almost a year’s worth of salary just to become prepared for our impending doom. Well, ok, at least not all at one time. But I guess when the going gets tough and you need those supplies all in one convenient package you can always count on Z.E.R.O. I’ve got to admit, when I looked at the list of swag you get for your hard earned cash, I was impressed. Some things however I’m not sure why you would need. A microscope? Beakers and pipettes? Get real. Can I skip these for a cheaper package please? In fact, you can get cheaper stuff all around that does all the same stuff. And the kit includes no food or weapons beyond knifes. But some people are being overly critical this gimmick to create attention. People please realize that a company who puts together a set like this isn’t looking to make money off of it. If it miraculously sold a bunch of sets like this, then I’m sure they would be thrilled, but very surprised. They put this together as a gimmick to get people to come to their website. The YouTube video is purposefully hokey. And did you even check the “Check availability” link? It promises to ship before the Zombie Apocalypse. Really, I just want the Battle Mug.
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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What happened last week? Looks like those zombie attacks we are all used to now have started to die down, only one crazy to report this time. On Saturday July 7th we have Mr. Jeremiah Haughee who decided to strip naked and take a stroll on his neighbor’s roof. Upon being confronted by said neighbors, Haughee decided to accost them, even biting one of them in the stomach bad enough to remove flesh. Police tasers, a fall from the roof, and repeated kicking to the knees did not seem to calm him down as he continued to fight police officers and medical personnel until he was shot up with drugs to calm him down.
And it turns out Haughee did not even consume the Bath Salts that has been the blame of all these attacks. Instead he suffered from a condition called ED, or Excited Delirium. I am going to research this a little further and probably do a blog on it next week. In the mean time keep in mind that many things can trigger a case of ED, but it’s most commonly blamed on the ingestion of a foreign substance, not just bath salts.
Congratulations go out to a Washington couple who recently got married. Paul Fulks and Miriam Itzkowitz wanted to make their wedding special so in the name of charity, they had zombies crash it! A charity group that hosts a zombie walk every year was asked to come and crash the wedding as a fun gag for the event. How could they say no? Not only was the wedding memorable but donations were taken for the Chris Elliott Foundation who does research for brain cancer. You have to have a huge heart to let your special day be overshadowed on purpose by zombies for such a noble cause and that’s why I wanted to highlight this event. Paul and Miriam, we all need more people like you.
For some reason I see this car and think that some kid somewhere will ask for it for Christmas. And everyone he tells that he wants it tells him he’ll put his eye out. {1}
Remember how a few weeks ago I bashed the design Robert Kirkman came up with for the Hyundai Elantra? He tried to make it road ready for the zombie apocalypse. Well his creation was debuted at the San Diego Comic Con and I must admit, even though it still wouldn’t work very well, this thing is a sexy beast. Follow the link for more information about the creation.
And last but certainly not least, if you don’t know about Byron Rempel yet… you need to get to G+ and set yourself up an account. Byron is one of our great friends and a fantastic zombie artist. Recently Michael Humphrey of Forbes did a fantastic interview of Byron showcasing his talented art and his philosophy on the state of the zombie madness that has taken the world by storm. Find out more about his unique artwork and his 1000 Zombies Project! And yes I have been zombiefied by Byron, and he did an amazing job of it too!
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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{1} http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/07/13/hyundai-shows-off-its-zombie-proof-elantra-coupe/
