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Post by Amazing Mr. K on Nov 6, 2007 21:38:03 GMT -5
What sort of wepaons would you make, what would be your plan, where would you go? Think about it, it could mean the difference between walking normal and walking dead
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Post by Masoob on Nov 6, 2007 22:36:41 GMT -5
Man oh man, you can't imagine how often I've dreamed of this.
First I'd gather as many people as I could and build some sort of secluded citadel- type thing. Then we would gather weapons and hunt zombies. And maybe look for more normal people. Maybe.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Nov 7, 2007 12:07:40 GMT -5
I would become a LaMOE . . . My housing edition has a ten foot tall stone wall with a miniature water treatment/storage . . . thing
What open areas I would have for zombies to walk in, I would have all the abandoned cars in my neighborhood blocking them off, except for a five foot wide opening where I could pick off the undead with my silenced assualt rifle ( I have the assault rifle I just have yet to buy a suppressor). And half dozen assorted blades to aid me in close combat
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Post by Erika on Nov 7, 2007 14:03:17 GMT -5
I have often thought of what I would do in the zombie uprising, and came to a sad conclusion. I will repost what I said in a different forum on the same topic... I've come to the determination that if zombies happen, I should proably just kill myself and get it over with. There's no way I'd survive.
--I'm not the hero or the badass. I have no skill with weapons and am not athletic, so I won't be able to kill them off in droves before I get chewed up. And I won't look cool, either. --I'm not the love interest. I'm not a svelte beauty or the girl next door. Ladies with poor complextions do not survive zombie attacks. --I don't really do well in emotionally stressful situations. I don['t like being scared, and when I get very upset, my chest, head and ears feel funny. I'd probably freeze up in terror if a zombie was coming at me.
All in all, I have nothing going for me. I won't make it to the end of the movie, so why bother fighting to stay alive through the first wave? It just prolongs the experience and makes my last few days full of fear and discomfort. Even for the people that make it, there's usually nothing good waiting for them after the credits roll. Eking out a perilous existance in a post-zombie society doesn't sound like my cup of tea. I think I'd be better off having a friend take me out fast and clean.
On the other hand, if we're talking survival in a post apocolyptic world after most of the population has been wiped out by a mysterious illness (chicken flu, anyone?), I have all kinds of plans ready for that.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Nov 7, 2007 14:06:06 GMT -5
I have often thought of what I would do in the zombie uprising, and came to a sad conclusion. I will repost what I said in a different forum on the same topic... I've come to the determination that if zombies happen, I should proably just kill myself and get it over with. There's no way I'd survive.
--I'm not the hero or the badass. I have no skill with weapons and am not athletic, so I won't be able to kill them off in droves before I get chewed up. And I won't look cool, either. --I'm not the love interest. I'm not a svelte beauty or the girl next door. Ladies with poor complextions do not survive zombie attacks. --I don't really do well in emotionally stressful situations. I don['t like being scared, and when I get very upset, my chest, head and ears feel funny. I'd probably freeze up in terror if a zombie was coming at me.
All in all, I have nothing going for me. I won't make it to the end of the movie, so why bother fighting to stay alive through the first wave? It just prolongs the experience and makes my last few days full of fear and discomfort. Even for the people that make it, there's usually nothing good waiting for them after the credits roll. Eking out a perilous existance in a post-zombie society doesn't sound like my cup of tea. I think I'd be better off having a friend take me out fast and clean.
On the other hand, if we're talking survival in a post apocolyptic world after most of the population has been wiped out by a mysterious illness (chicken flu, anyone?), I have all kinds of plans ready for that. Stick with me and you will survive
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Post by Lore on Nov 7, 2007 14:52:55 GMT -5
After putting Erika out of her misery like only a good friend can ::wink::, I'd grab all the weapons in my house (bats, knives, machete) and then head over to Joe's Guns and Ammo on Gratiot. It might not be possible to break in but if it is, I'd take the guns I've shot before and therefore know I can handle and all the matching ammo available. Then I'd probably head over to my Tio Javi since he was a marine sharpshooter in Vietnam and still has a footlocker of firearms.
Supplies of food and water would of course be next and there are plenty of bulk food stores in the metro area. As to WHERE I'd go to hunker down for the long haul, I still have to consider my options.
Of course, then I'll have to go shopping [read:looting] for some badass post-apocalyptic clothing of the fatigue pants, tattered shirts and gun harness types. That's what I'm really excited about, to be honest. I will live a short and violent life, emotionally traumatized for having shot my best friend in the head at the beginning of the outbreak but look damn sexy while doing it.
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Post by Masoob on Nov 7, 2007 20:20:11 GMT -5
Don't worry, maybe you could provide the comedic relief for the movie. Personally I think a clear cut purpose of survival and very sparse human contact would be almost a welcome change to the drab of life, bills, and idiots you have to encounter on a near daily basis. Sure you're probly gonna die, but you would probably die with a sense of purpose. As for where I would go, I was raised in a rural setting, literally in the middle of no-where. Its an easy place to lay low, when you live in a place no one knows, lives in, or cares about.
I agree with lore. Sweet-ass zombie killing outfit and gear is a must.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Nov 7, 2007 20:32:32 GMT -5
I say bring it ! The only way to win a zombie war is to take the fight to them !
SPARTANS !
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Post by Lore on Nov 7, 2007 22:00:56 GMT -5
I say bring it ! The only way to win a zombie war is to take the fight to them ! SPARTANS ! I have no plans to take the fight to them. I'm going to hole up with all my supplies and ammo and hope none of them find me because if one of them finds me, ALL of them find me and I doubt I'll have enough ammo for that. The guns are just back up. I'm all up for ninja-ing about and not being seen. I shall wait it out, possibly all by myself, until they all rot away or wander off in search of larger quantities of food. If I am indeed by myself, I will likely go mad and end up shooting the first living person who actually comes around looking for other survivors. If I'm not by myself, I'm sure that a small civil war will break out amongst all of the people I am holed up with. People will die. I promise. In any case, the future is not very bright.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Nov 8, 2007 8:24:55 GMT -5
Just a few tips to stay alive (taken from the Zombie Survival Guide)
--Organize, your increase your chances of survival if you work together with someone else --Stay on the move, no place is safe, only safer --Baseball bats and swords dont need reloading --Short Hair and tight clothes are the best defense in close quarter combat --Sharp body, Sharp mind. The best weapon you have is yourself
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Post by Lore on Nov 8, 2007 11:49:18 GMT -5
Just a few tips to stay alive (taken from the Zombie Survival Guide) --Organize, your increase your chances of survival if you work together with someone else --Stay on the move, no place is safe, only safer --Baseball bats and swords dont need reloading --Short Hair and tight clothes are the best defense in close quarter combat --Sharp body, Sharp mind. The best weapon you have is yourself S'a great book. I think I bought it for three people for Christmas one year.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Nov 8, 2007 12:38:22 GMT -5
I absolutely loved it, as soon as World War Z came out, I instantly bought it and the abridged audio book.
Mark Hammil did an excellent job of portraying (spelling?) the mentality of your everyday grunt
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Post by Masoob on Nov 8, 2007 19:03:03 GMT -5
I didn't realize it existed! What exactly is it?
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Post by Lore on Nov 8, 2007 19:33:12 GMT -5
It is a handy guide to preparing and surviving a zombie outbreak. It goes through different tactics for different situations from a small rural outbreak to a nation wide zombie-fest.
The illustrations are amusing. My favorite part was the warning about going out on boats. Zombies can't swim by that doesn't mean they aren't standing on the bottom of a shallow lake, waiting to snatch you out of your boat.
It's probably in the humor section of most major bookstores. I highly suggest it.
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Post by Lore on Nov 8, 2007 22:34:04 GMT -5
Me and my puppy, post uprising. Because my communications class is just THAT utterly boring.
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