Zombies in Cambodia!
 

http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm

does anyone else think this is pretty crazy?

Virus with 100% mortality rate...that just "randomly" restarts a victim's heart and causes them to flail around for a few hours? Yeah, that sounds like a perfectly nature made bug to me :rolleyes:

For those that don't like to click links:

It’s a holiday in cambodia
It’s tough, kid, but it’s life
It’s a holiday in cambodia
Don’t forget to pack a wife

Who the hell is "65.127.124.62"?

/ runs WHOIS

Root directoy goes nowhere. I don't think that's a BBC News website. Google news search gets nothing on Quan'sul. Regular Google search gets werid-ass webpages. I call hoax, but nicely written.

haha ok thanks. yeah i see its fake now.

Would be fuckin' scary as hell... however this caught my eye:

And such a completely attractive picture as well . . .

What do we need viral zombies for? Fox has already built a complete army of "viewers"

Zombies in Cambodia.
 

From BBC Asia-Pacific:
What can I say, I'm certainly not surprised. I knew it'd happen eventually. Lock and load, fellas.

This is obviously a fake article, but it could very well happen. Which brings me to the discussion topic, What are you going to do when the outbreak happens?

Run. Run like hell. ;)

Buy guns, lots of guns and lots of ammo.. Also buy lots of wood, chicken wire, rebar, anything I can use to fortify my house. Lets not forget gas and food, possibly a generator..

Sorry guys, look at the date......

Too bad though, woulda loooved this as an increase to my sales........

I was sent this the other day, and almost believed it, until I clicked on the BBC link, and then tried to make my way back to that page without using the "back" button. The article certainly looks real, even though it is quite far fetched.

It just now occured to me, that I didn't shar my opinion.

What would I do? I'd hijack a bus, go around and pick up my family and friends, pick up whatever guns ammo and blunt head bashing weapons I need. Then I'd pick up the food supplies, canned food and bottled water. Get a radio or walkie talkies. Then I'd find a mid size cruise ship, load everyone up, and sail out to one of the San Juan islands, a nice secluded place, and wait that shit out. Check the radios everyday, see if things hash out, and when they do, we'll sail back out, live our lives as normal. That, or enlist and help the military get those muthafuckas.

This is all assuming that these zombies are like in the movies, aim for the head and such. Also assuming that everything goes to chaos, and anarchy breaks out. I'm sure if the government stays intact, they'll bring the draft out, quarantine the areas, like in the Resident Evil movie.

Seeing as I live near the water, the easiest thing for me to do would be to head out to sea. First I'd pick up some high powered rifles, along with a few katanas and chainsaws (because, hey, wouldn't you want to chop a zombie up?) for protection. Then I'd pick up the few people that meant anything to me, and make sure they were armed. Then I'd pick up a whole bunch of food and water, and get on one of the many yachts that chill out down at the harbor about 500 feet from my house.

Once on the yacht, I would proceed south along the coast, stopping to kick some zombie ass and pick up food as needed. When we got bored? Target practice with the ugly motherfuckers on shore! When I got to Florida, I'd stock up, probably commandeer a larger boat, and head out to a Carribbean island... preferrably one uninhabited, though if there weren't too many, I guess I could kick a little more ass.

I was watching Shaun of the Dead earlier today, and I was thinking... "Man, beating zombies to death would be a really great way to relieve stress." I'd do my best to have fun with the zombie attack.

I've purchased and studied my copy of The Zombie Survival Guide. Have YOU?

I think a good hole up would actually be a Wal Mart. Sturdy building, usualy a sporting goods department with guns, plenty of food and supplies.

I would promptly hide in a bush.

*looks around* Who's got a bush? :)

Exactly my thoughts, as a matter of fact, I think I'll get together w/ some of the guys i shoot skeet with and come up with a strategic plan to take over the local walmart supercenter so we're ready when all hell breaks loose :thumbsup:

Ok, so stories like this SEEM far-fetched but you can look to science and realize that some of this stuff isn't nearly as crazy as you may think.

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite found in rats and cats has the effect of modifying the rat's (intermediate host) behaviour in such a way that the infected rat will seek out the scent of cat feces as opposed to shy away from it. Big deal, right? Well .. where you find cat crap you will find cats - which are the intended determinate (final) host of the parasite. The parasite can actually CHANGE the rat's behaviour - a cognitive process.

Just think of the wonderful diversity of nature and then re-think the notion of a 'zombie' is ;)

I recall seeing a show on tv about a parasite that gets into snails. Makes them crawl to the top of plants and change colors and wiggle. Makes birds eat them and then the parasite is now in birds.

Think about a little worm gets into your sushi then makes you think sushi is good so you make other people eat sushi allowing more worms to enter more people.

I saw hoax before I read Redlemon's post. Very well written, but the thing that tipped me off was the use of the word "extremely violent" in describing after death effects. I could see muscle spasms but no way a violence that could target and hurt the people around them. Would still be cool if it was real, not for the victims, but for for the medical application.

Plus I've always wanted to go zombie hunting... :p

When the outbreak comes

I will go shopping!!!
i mean, come on!!!
you'll get the best discounts ever
FREE!!

I think in true sense that I will end up joining the zombies, it actuality I'd be scared shitless to actually react to anything.

cool fake page, but if you plug in what the stories actual url should be:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm you get page not found...

and if you plug in just the story number to the actual format

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4483241.stm

you get an unrelated story about iraq

It definitely would be cool for the medical appication zeraph
:thumbsup:
And It'd be good practice to go zombie hunting. Only problem is zombies are a lot slower than deer or rabbits... :lol:

Wal-Mart would be an excellent fortification but don't forget they put the small man out of business. Flock to your local general store when zombies attack!

Nice one, well done.

Um, we covered this one two days ago over in Paranoia. Same title, but we had an exclamation point in ours, which makes it much cooler!

You're forgetting the fact that the place is full of zombies already.

Sounds like good marketing!

If zombies attacked I'd probably just kill myself

honestly

I'd react in the same way as if a massive asteroid or comet were on a collision course with earth.

Miraculous solutions are for the movies.

Blow darts filled with THC!

Then we could have zombie parties.

I have purchsed, read, and re-read the survival guide. When I saw the quote of the article, for some reason I was... happy. I then scrolled down and saw it was a joke. I then was disappointed. After that, I thuoght to myself "Why the hell was I happy there were zombies, and why did I become so disappointed after I learned it was a joke?"

I guess I was just happy that I was prepared and my friends might stop laughing at me for reading that book...

It is an awesome book, and I suggest it to everyone.