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Insomniak

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Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Originally posted by: Insomniak
I'm with Orsorum and the boys. Stay mobile.

It never hurts to set up a base of ops though. Me and my housemates have it all planned out for our place. We barricade everything but the front door and an upstairs window that leads to the roof. Then we get the shotguns and make a fighting retreat from the front door to the stairs, which is the only way to the second floor. We haul ass up the stairs, and at the top we will have, as my housemate put it, "something belt fed".

From there, it's out on to the roof, and ropes to the ground, into somekind of durable vehicle, and off for a night of zombie drive-bys.

You actually planned all that out? :confused:




Yes. In the event that it's unwinnable, we all plan to snort two lines of coke each and make those fuggers earn it.

Try to lure 'em outside and then do some dancing with spiked bats, shovels, chains, and crowbars. Should be a good workout before expiring.
 
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Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H
 

BurnItDwn

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I'd hop in the 300M then accelerate to RAMMING SPEED!!!

Then I'd play some real life Carmageddon until I low on gas ...
Assuming that power was out, and gas stations were not able to pump fuel, I would then break into peoples garages and steal their gas cans .. and refuel my car to the best of my abillity to continue with Ramming speed.

Eventually, when I run out of fuel that is easily accessible, I'd try to get my hands on a gun, I don't own one currently, but I know my uncle has a few, and since he can only shoot one at a time, I'd take whatever firearm he was willing to share. (He has more than one 12 gauge, so most likely the cheaper of the two that he has.) Then I would kill as many as I could. Once out of bullets, I would have to resort to using a spade shovel, 14inch hunting knife, 10inch knife, and/or a hammer as weapons. I would fight my way to a place where I could get more fuel for the car, and/or more ammunition, and/or explosives, and/or some type of melee weapon with better range, perhaps a great big axe, a pitchfork, or if possible a sword. I would then fight until I ran out of energy. Then I put on my wizard robe and hat and ... hmm ... nevermind.
 

nageov3t

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I'd be fvcked.

I could easily barricade myself in my apartment -- third floor, so no windows open to the street and both of the doors are very strong / metal, but even stretched thin, I couldn't make the food in my apartment last more than a week or two.

I'm in the most densely populated area in the country, though, so hitting the streets would be sheer suicide.
 

BurnItDwn

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: EGGO
Hint: Do not barracade yourself...ever.

No, barricading works just fine. What you don't do is let any ditzy bitches with dogs or other Cute Wittle Fluffy Wuffies in your sanctuary. They always bring bad news.

- M4H



Dogs can sense when a Terminator is near, you COULD use them to your advantage with zombies as well. I assume a Zombie would have a heck of a lot stronger of a stench then a Terminator...
 

Insomniak

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)
 

poopaskoopa

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If I had to do it right now, assuming that these zombies can be taken out with 1 shot to the head with 9mm FMJ rounds, I'm good for 95 zombies. That's if I don't miss. If there's a lot more than 95, then I'd shoot the first 94, and use the last one on myself.

 

clamum

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Feb 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: Insomniak
I'm with EGGO and the boys. Stay mobile.

It never hurts to set up a base of ops though. Me and my housemates have it all planned out for our place. We barricade everything but the front door and an upstairs window that leads to the roof. Then we get the shotguns and make a fighting retreat from the front door to the stairs, which is the only way to the second floor. We haul ass up the stairs, and at the top we will have, as my housemate put it, "something belt fed".

From there, it's out on to the roof, and ropes to the ground, into somekind of durable vehicle, and off for a night of zombie drive-bys.

hahahah
 

Mo0o

Lifer
Jul 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)

What's an exercise science major?
 

Insomniak

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Sep 11, 2003
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Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I'd hop in the 300M then accelerate to RAMMING SPEED!!!

Then I'd play some real life Carmageddon until I low on gas ...
Assuming that power was out, and gas stations were not able to pump fuel, I would then break into peoples garages and steal their gas cans .. and refuel my car to the best of my abillity to continue with Ramming speed.

Eventually, when I run out of fuel that is easily accessible, I'd try to get my hands on a gun, I don't own one currently, but I know my uncle has a few, and since he can only shoot one at a time, I'd take whatever firearm he was willing to share. (He has more than one 12 gauge, so most likely the cheaper of the two that he has.) Then I would kill as many as I could. Once out of bullets, I would have to resort to using a spade shovel, 14inch hunting knife, 10inch knife, and/or a hammer as weapons. I would fight my way to a place where I could get more fuel for the car, and/or more ammunition, and/or explosives, and/or some type of melee weapon with better range, perhaps a great big axe, a pitchfork, or if possible a sword. I would then fight until I ran out of energy. Then I put on my wizard robe and hat and ... hmm ... nevermind.


Forget the knives. Small cutting weapons don't work.

If you can swing large ones, like swords, they're ok, because the key word with zombies, my friend, is disabling.

They're slow to begin with, and not too durable, so you're better off with blunt weapons. Go for the skull, but failing that, try for knees, ankles, shoulders, and elbows. Anything to slow 'em down or render 'em immobile. In the event that you have to make an expedious exit from the infestation area, this makes it easier.

I'm a fan of the crowbar - used properly, it can provide all kinds of leverage, not to mention hard blows with lots of follow through. Just get the hook end in at the base of the skull, and yank...

 

Insomniak

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)

What's an exercise science major?



Well, I get my degree in December, but here is a basic overview of the department.


And Here is the curriculum.


The exercise/sport science major prepares graduates for careers in cardiac rehabilitation, personal training, corporate wellness and related professions. This major includes a practicum and internship experience. Students who wish to pursue graduate degrees may apply to physical therapy, exercise physiology and other areas of study after satisfying the appropriate prerequsites.


After I get my degree, I'm actually on my way to Graduate school for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

But we digress - back to the zombies.
 

nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
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Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)

What's an exercise science major?



Well, I get my degree in December, but here is a basic overview of the department.


And Here is the curriculum.

that's a hell of a euphemism for gym teacher :p
 

eigen

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make it down to the dock.Then I would take a a nice big sailboat.Just fish and fvck.
 

Mo0o

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Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)

What's an exercise science major?



Well, I get my degree in December, but here is a basic overview of the department.


And Here is the curriculum.

that's a hell of a euphemism for gym teacher :p

That's exactly what I was thinking
 

Insomniak

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Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Well, if you guys make it to the Sanctuary after your vehicle sustains critical zombie-induced impact damage, I'll let you chill in the quarantine area until I can verify that none of you start eating each other. ;)

If any of you are cocky blonde bastards though, you're getting killed on sight. :p

- M4H


I'm in trouble then :D Blonde, and I do the faux-cocky thing for comic relief.

Truth be told, I'd probably be the only jackass from this house to make it though - I'm an Exercise Science major, and exercise is my other addiction besides video games - the other guys...well, I'll just say if they can't do a few miles on foot toting a shotgun, ammo, and a crowbar or some such along the way...well, I ain't stoppin. I got enough to worry about with the undead.

Anyhoos, see you at the school :)

What's an exercise science major?



Well, I get my degree in December, but here is a basic overview of the department.


And Here is the curriculum.

that's a hell of a euphemism for gym teacher :p


And, no offense, that's a really stupid view of it. If you want to be a gym teacher, you go with a physical education major.

ESS majors go into cardiac rehabilitation, physical therapy, clinical exercise physiology, physicians assistant, Orthopedics, and many other professions that you certainly wouldn't associate with the "dumb jock". I know more about anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, nutrition, pathology, and biomechanics than most pre-medical biology majors.

With only one additional semester of study, I would have all the pre-requisites neccesary to go to medical school and become a full fledged physician. That career path just doesn't happen to interest me.

Sorry, but this sort of thing pisses me off - the public in general is so ignorant of what exercise and an education in it entails. It's a hell of a lot more than you think. PE teachers couldn't hack it in ESS - that's why they're gym teachers.
 

David Brent

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Originally posted by: Insomniak
Originally posted by: PaidLess
i've always wondered this .. okay if zombies were to come back alive like night of the living dead ... how many zombies would there be and how would you fend them off within your house ... would you shoot them like ... Dawn Of The Dead .. or bash their face in with a bat and use a chainsaw to cut them up like .. Army Of Darkness



Dude, I dunno if you noticed, but around here...


We play videogames.


Heaven help the poor damn Zombies. They have no idea what they're wandering into. The generation of gamers that has suckled at the teat of 10 years worth of Id Software shooters is just now becoming firearm-owning age.

It'd be a (re)slaughter.

HAHA yeah, big 5 here i come!
 

Insomniak

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Originally posted by: PaidLess
okay no flaming each other tell me what you would do if zombies were to attack !!!



I agree. I've laid my plan out. I want feedback, and to provide it. We all need to be prepared.
 

Orsorum

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Originally posted by: PaidLess
okay no flaming each other tell me what you would do if zombies were to attack !!!

Agreed, we need to band together against the zombie threat!
 

PaidLess

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Who ever owns a US Military Humvee ... Count me in your group ... 50 CAL on top of that bad boy .. damn .. all hell's gonna break loooooooooossssseeeeeee