in the time of chimpanzees, i was a monkey

[JuggernautJon]

My friend and I have this discussion quite frequently. Usually occurring during a session of killing zombies on my xbox...or watchin zombie movies, new or old. We always get to the "what if this really happened" topic. So, I want to know some varying opinions.  In the totally awesome, yet seriously unfortunate event of a zombie apocalypse what would you do? Where would you go? Would you give into the multitude of mindless monsters (nice alliteration, eh?), or fight with everything in you to save the most precious thing you possess, your brain? I'll present some parameters for this scenario. These zombies are vicious! Not "Shawn of the Dead" zombies...but some "28 Weeks Later" zombies. Chasing furiously after you once they find you. And yes, if you are bitten, you will become one of them.

[Extropian]

My friend and I have this discussion quite frequently. Usually occurring during a session of killing zombies on my xbox...or watchin zombie movies, new or old. We always get to the "what if this really happened" topic. So, I want to know some varying opinions.  In the totally awesome, yet seriously unfortunate event of a zombie apocalypse what would you do? Where would you go? Would you give into the multitude of mindless monsters (nice alliteration, eh?), or fight with everything in you to save the most precious thing you possess, your brain? I'll present some parameters for this scenario. These zombies are vicious! Not "Shawn of the Dead" zombies...but some "28 Weeks Later" zombies. Chasing furiously after you once they find you. And yes, if you are bitten, you will become one of them.

In my younger years I confess I was a devotee of similar horrors and fantasies.

But there were zombies that could be killed and others that couldn't be. If you can't kill one, how can you defend yourself?

The monkey reference might be somewhat subtle for some if they are unaware that Chimps regularly supplement their diet with monkey meat.

Extropian

[Whitney]

My husband has already established that he will trip me to distract the zombies...but not if I trip him first!

[The Magic Pudding]

butane in my veins so I'm out to get the junkie

A ship would be good, but no doubt someone would leave the ship to check on their grandma, get bitten, return to the ship, hide their wound, turn zombie and I'd have to get to work with my cricket bat.

Has anyone done a survey to see whether Pascal's Wager or zombie threads are more common?

[JuggernautJon]

Haha! Oops, forgive my noobness on the topic at hand. Wasn't aware that its a dead horse......zombie horse?

[JuggernautJon]

My husband has already established that he will trip me to distract the zombies...but not if I trip him first!

And then suddenly you both trip and succumb to the zombie horde! But hey, being a zombie isn't all that bad...I'd think of it as a second chance.

[The Magic Pudding]

Haha! Oops, forgive my noobness on the topic at hand. Wasn't aware that its a dead horse......zombie horse?

That's OK, zombies are always good.

[Will]

In the totally awesome, yet seriously unfortunate event of a zombie apocalypse what would you do? Where would you go? Would you give into the multitude of mindless monsters (nice alliteration, eh?), or fight with everything in you to save the most precious thing you possess, your brain?

Immediately, I would want to get some basic protections in place. I'd grab my gas mask from the garage, along with my 8 lb. axe. I'd grab either my work jeans or my cargo pants, work boots, and leather jacket. I'd probably also grab my tool belt because you never know. Once I was in a position to confront the undead, I'd go about securing my family and my dog. I'd save my little brother and beagle first because they live with me and I'd be stronger with them than without them, then I'd find my grandmother and my parents. If possible, I'd try to save as many people as possible along the way. Once I have everyone, I'd head over to the Chevy dealership and steal a Silverado diesel with two diesel tanks and fill it up there at the dealership. Before skipping town, I'd need to hit a Home Depot or Orchard Supply for gardening plants, tools, a generator, and long-term survival gear. The ultimate plan would be to abandon all the most populated areas and head North East into Montana to start a farm out in the middle of nowhere. I'd use G00gle Earth on my phone to locate the absolute farthest location from anything.

After 6 months to a year, I'd venture back into civilization in order to determine how bad the infection really is. Hopefully the undead would have died off from starvation by this point, but it's obviously important to be totally sure. If the undead are gone, it's time to locate other survivors and repopulate, create civilization again. With any luck, the bedrock foundation of the new human civilization will be one of brotherhood, altruism, peace, and the pursuit of knowledge.

If I can find no one, then the responsibility becomes creating a safe, permanent record of Earth's history up until Z-Day for any future intelligence, so that all we have done is not lost. A solid state drive can theoretically last for thousands and thousands of years if kept in a place shielded from electromagnetics and the elements. I'd probably put together a server farm and go around the world collecting computers and servers in order to put together all of the encyclopedias, literary works, news stories, art, music, and such I can. The idea would be to have as complete a record of human history and accomplishment as I can in a lifetime.

If the undead show no signs of naturally dying off, a different strategy will have to be employed. It would be nice if a city could be retaken and fenced off, but that would take a great deal of time, effort, and manpower, none of which would be available in a time of dwindling ammunition and scattered out survivors. I think the best thing would be to retake an island, somewhere big enough to support significant agriculture but that's remote enough so that swimming undead are unlikely to come across it. If N can get my family and some supplies to a boat and get to an island, we can make a refuge. Maybe a beacon can be set up with instructions on how to get to the island.

With a little luck, our species could survive.

[JuggernautJon]

That is probably the best zombie survival strategy I've ever read. Mine usually never get off the roof of Wal-Mart, . Lock the doors...get some grub, shoot some zombies. ...now that I've read your idea, I'm not so sure what would happen to me once the food goes bad, or the ammunition runs out. I guess I'd head up to Montana and try to find you haha.

[Will]

Zombie apocalypse? Party at Will's house!  

[Asmodean]

Zombie apocalypse? Party at Will's house!  

[hismikeness]

I would collect sun and seed packets and plant all manners of plants to protect my brains from the zombie onslaught.

[Cecilie]

I don't have a plan. I'm pretty sure I'd become a zombie pretty early and I'm fine with that.

[The Magic Pudding]

I have an image of shock jocks pointing out brainy offenders and their audiences, not quite in chorus saying braiaiains and setting out to consume the socially progressive under-miners of society.

[Asmodean]

Hmm... Let me see... *thought bubble* Asmodean's perfect world. It's a warm and overcast summer day. Asmodean is smoking a cigarette out of his own personal infinite smokes pack. Suddenly, ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!

What does Asmodean do?!  :crazy: