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‘Zombie Survivability’ Alert! Are Government Officials Tracking Blaze Stories on the Undead?

The government is watching us — that is The Blaze. Or, they’re tracking certain key words on the Internet. Key words in this case: zombie, apocalypse and survivability. Yup, that‘s apparently what got the government’s attention. Zombies.

A comment over the weekend on a Blaze article by “Leto” — The Blaze username of Tom Deaderick —  turned the government’s eye on his website.

The article was about a Haitian archaeological discovery that alluded to ancient zombies; skeletons were found with rocks in their mouths. Deaderick, wanting to let fellow Blaze readers know if they would be safe in the ever increasing likelihood of a zombie apocalypse, shared with us his zombie survivability map. See how your state ranks:

Government Agencies Click on Link to Companys Website With Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Information

This map shows each state's rank in terms of survival during a zombie apocalypse. (Image: Uptime Database)

Within an hour the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was onto it. In fact, they looked at his site 11 times.

Government Agencies Click on Link to Companys Website With Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Information

Happy to see that the government cared about its citizens’ survival against the undead, Deaderick made a second comment, letting Blaze readers in on the news:

Government Agencies Click on Link to Companys Website With Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Information

Low and behold, look who hoped onto the site next: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, the Navy Network Information Center and 754th Electronic Systems Group, a company that according to the Air Force (via Public Intelligence) “provides responsive information systems to support more efficient and effective logistics, contracting and comm-computer capabilities Air Force wide.”

Government Agencies Click on Link to Companys Website With Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Information

What does this attention mean? And how did they find it? Like I said, the government is watching The Blaze and/or tracking the words “zombie apocalypse” — which may be as scary as a zombie apocalypse.

Deaderick says the fact the feds are looking at the map is a good thing. This way, they can make sure they haven’t missed anything for their own planning of the impending zombie apocalypse — or more likely a severely contagious disease.

“The more data you can collect, the more you get a perspective of what is most important [in certain situations],” Deaderick said. “The agencies [looking at the site] may be making sure they are exploring every possible piece of information.”

Deaderick was surprised at the ease with which he was able to collect government information to create the map — something he says could be alarming if the “bad guys” knew about it. When contacting the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about entrance into the country and flights between states, the department why he wanted this information, he just said “for a marketing piece.” This was apparently a good enough answer — they didn’t know it was a zombie marketing piece.

“Isolation is important for survival of a contagion,” Deaderick said when The Blaze asked why he need this information. “You may think that Hawaii would be well off, but there are a decent amount of flights going in and out. They also don‘t have a lot of weapons and that’s a negative in a survival situation.”

You may be wondering: Why did Deaderick create a map ranking zombie apocalypse survivability in the first place? Why not? It’s coming.

In fact, The Blaze reported in May that the CDC released a “guide” to surviving a zombie attack. The CDC noted that its blog post on zombie survival quickly became its most popular web page:

Thus, people are reading it and potentially taking away some valuable information. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle said, “The idea is we‘re reaching an audience or a segment we’d never reach with typical messages.”

Aside from providing a brief history of zombies, the post begs the question “So what do you need to do before zombies…or hurricanes or pandemics for example, actually happen?”

Deaderick was doing the same thing with his map. He created it to help engage his clients in risk planning. His Tennessee-based company, UPTIME database, helps clients find the best professional host database sever for their needs. Risk planning comes into play with the server’s location — the more natural disasters (or contagious zombie viruses), the more likely a server is to go down. The more stable an environment, the better the servers “uptime” and the better it is as an option to host your database.

He wrote on his company’s website that he created this map because “a) zombies are more interesting than environmental disasters and b) creating a fact-based formula to project zombie survival is challenging.”

“My biggest challenge is to get people to think out of the box in terms of disaster plans,” Deaderick said explaining the fact that if a database server were in a location with a high propensity for natural disasters, he would help his client company that was in the market for a database server recognize this factor.  ”Talk about zombies and most of the our culture will be interested. I created the map to capitalize on this interest.”

So, while we may never know what some of these major federal agencies gleaned Deaderick‘s zombie apocalypse survival map or how they’ll use it, we‘re happy it’s up there. Watch out New York!

Comments (129)

  • samisus
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:38am

    I am not worried about the undead…I worry about “Dear Leader”

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:51am

      Hey DHS. Kiss my @ss. You better hope RON PAUL doesn’t get elected, or you will be serving me Coffee at my local Dunkin‘ D’s . loser !!!! Tell that disgusting thing, Janet-from-another-planet that it has a big fan club here at the BLAZE !!!!

      ProbIemSoIver  
    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:52am

      Mein Fuhrer

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    • Steve
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:13am

      You wanna know what a real zombie is.

      This is a real zombie.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=SkzV5AIK8iM

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:24am

      Samisus
      What’s the difference?

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:31am

      Are we to assume that the DHS is bereft of BLAZE fans ??? These are merely conservative DHS employees who just can’t stay away from their favorite site, for the REAL information on the criminals they work for.

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    • bunnybeads
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 12:05pm

      Steve’s video is the best…PERFECT!

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    • IntransigentMind
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:03pm

      The zombies are entitled to your wallets. Be quiet and pay:
      http://markamerica.com/2011/09/22/the-other-side-of-class-warfare-taking-society-down/

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    • lionslayer44
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:42pm

      has anyone considered what disease may cause zombie like tendencies? how about rabies? what if all the spraying that has been happening in the world is actually a dormant type of rabies that in a given amount of time will break out. be prepared collect food, water (filters), ammo. God Bless America!!!!

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:48pm

      There’s many reasons why you should be afraid of zombie-like people, because there is the likelihood that several events will happen in the next few years to cause people to behave like zombies. They are: viruses/ fungus; Solar/ earth magnetic shift; and International and world-wide collapse of food bearing plants or just simply the collapse of the world economy. Oh, you should be at least a little concerned.

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    • mibble
      Posted on September 24, 2011 at 12:50pm

      To “Leader,” DHS, all Big Brother wannabees: Zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypse.

      Wish I had the technology and time that you do so that I could watch your every move. Aackkk! Never mind.

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:34am

    As they say in the Zombo movies… shoot the head or tourch them, they burn up pretty quickly

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    • Starvin Like Marvin
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:05am

      You really need to read the zombie survival guide, torching zombies is a horrible idea…….

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    • drattastic
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 12:21pm

      I was a little concerned till I realized my state was high on the survivability list. What a relief.

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  • EagleSquadronSon
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:29am

    Funny that Janet Incompetano looks like a zombie. Hmmm.

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    • tankyjo
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:26am

      YUK! YUK!, thats great, I’m glad though, for the distraction. Maybe if we could get them looking into the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man. Yes?

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  • liberalsarealiens
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:27am

    No doubt every one of us who comment here are getting a second “look” from this administration. BIG BOTHER is alive and well. 2012 we will change this travisty with our voting this socialist/marxist SOB out of office. They can’t change that fact!

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    • vtxphantom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 9:12pm

      So what do I do with the two 55 gal barrels I found with zombies inside? There is a number on the outside of the drums advising a call to the CDC, but the number has been scraped off. Maybe I’ll just pop the tops and take them out for brains. I’d let them lose in DC, but I think they would not be able to find any brains.

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  • Hythloday
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:25am

    Another unintended consequence…Consider these riots all across the world (I don’t think I need to name them all here), but if you look at what they are, whom that are participating in these riots, and why, it truly is man eating man. The ‘zombie apocalypse’, if you will, is apropos metaphor for the Coming insurrection. The response to this story from the Feds or anyone privy to the Feds actions warrants their own support for such a thing as a ‘zombie apocalypse’. They are using an outside source to moniter the very actions other groups under their umbrella are perpetrating and enabling to begin with.

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    • LogicalMetaphysician
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 8:58pm

      Let’s face it: With a monetary and/or infrastructural collapse that disables psycho-active pharama delivery capability in the USA, we have upwards of 30 million people who will go slowly to quickly shambling, barking, murderously insane. The Walking Dead.

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:24am

    Zombies? Who the hell is running this country, 20 year old goths?
    I guess it makes sense, zombies are as imaginary as Hope And Change.

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    • CynicalPatriot
      Posted on September 23, 2011 at 12:45am

      It wouldn’t surprise me one bit to learn that there really is a zombie virus and that we have it in our supposedly non-existant biowarfare stockpile.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:18am

    I am sick of pretty-boy vampires amd werewolves, now I am getting sick of zombies.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:18pm

      Why do you comment behind the image of another mans face. Would you like it if someone was using your image to post comments somewhere. I think not! Atleast I used my own dogs image….she don’t care.

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  • cgizzy
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:17am

    I have to say… This is hilarious!!! and Alanstigg.. you are right. DC is full of zombies.

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  • JLGunner
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:14am

    I can‘t help but feel like we’ve lost our minds talking about zombies. Whats next, the boogie man?? Go back to playing with you playstations.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:23am

      A little humor now & then is a good thing.

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    • TRILO
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:48am

      The Department of Homeland Security has been worried about the boogie man for a while. That is why the are busy with the “See Something Say Something” propaganda promotion. You had better watch out because the boogie men tend to hang out in Walmart parking lots and NFL games.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 2:20pm

      Trilo I’m in good shape. I don’t frequent either.

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  • kentuckypatriot
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:12am

    I am truly honored that my state was ranked numero uno! Thank you, thank you very much…………. :)

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:18am

      LOL

      Now remember:
      Cardio
      Double Tap
      Seatbelt

      and don’t forget to stock up on Twinkies!

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:11am

    Could it be that Leto stumbled onto some government codes words ?
    Anyone remember the story about the crossword puzzle just before D Day ?
    “But while some members of MI5, Britain’s counter-espionage service, were whiling away their spare moments in May 1944 by doing the Telegraph Crossword, they noticed that vital code-names that had been adopted to hide the mightiest sea-borne assault of all time, appeared in the crossword.”
    http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/Crossword.htm

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:08am

    “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” “zombie apocalypse” Maybe that will given them something to look at again. DIP WADS!

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:29am

      Ditto that.

      Ok guys….you got my name on your list. oooo-aaahhh. It would be faster if ya’ll just shared your lists – I know I’m on several of them. LOL

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  • christos
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:07am

    ……Hilarious more evidence they waste taxpayers $ the time and $ would be better spent on the Poor that is their true concern right HA-HA-HA,they want more tax $ not that they need it they just don‘t want the private sector to have it you see it’s a control the Herd Mechanism line up for their N.W.O. Big Goats Drive Big $ Boats no Float all Bloat–Spend and Waste government,good board game idea EEGH Matey,TA

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    • Spyder
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:31am

      I find some of the comments on this blog hilarious. It’s sad to see the nay-sayers poke fun at this subject. Most people (Who will be the “Zombies” in a crisis) have no idea that the name “Zombie Apocalypse” is actually a metaphor for a major catastrophe that effects the entire nation. The way that we are spread out and dependent on trucks, trains, planes and boats to ship food across the nation to areas where there really is not enough food to go around is a major concern. What happens if the national power grid shuts down all at once due to an EMP and the vehicles no longer run? How would people get food in large metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles, New York, etc.? People who are starving will begin to eat other people in order to survive. Think of the Soccer Team that crashed in the Mountains and ate each other. Small Scale, of course, but think in larger terms. Poke fun all you want, but if you are not prepared for a catastrophe with 6-12 months worth of food, you too may become a “Zombie” (i.e. Cannibal) should things truly go awry. Read the book ‘One Second After’ by William R. Forstchen and you’ll start to see how vulnerable we really are and why we should be ever vigilant and prepared to survive on our own, if need be. “Prepare for the worst; hope for the best.”

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    • Spyder
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:44am

      My bad, Christos. This comment was supposed to go to the main blog and instead I accidentally put it under your comment. I have since re-posted this to the main blog, but just know that this comment was not meant to be solely directed to you.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:45am

      @ Spyder

      I agree. People should be prepared and I hope folks here on the Blaze are. I’m sure most of us understand the “Zombie Apocalypse” metaphor. The “poking fun” doesn’t necessarily mean we are ignoring anything. A little humor in life, especially amidst all the not-funny stuff we’re dealing with, is not a bad thing

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:53am

      Forgot to add: “One Second After” is an excellent book. Really gives a true picture of a worst case scenario.

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    • Spyder
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:04am

      @ MidWestMom
      You’re right. Poking fun is not a bad thing and doesn’t imply unpreparedness. I just know there is a large body of people whose eyes glaze over if things like this are mentioned. I’m more concerned about those folks who really believe it is a joke. They think it is all some Hollywood crack-pot scam made up to scare people into buying products for a crisis that never seems to come. Those folks are going to have to learn it the hard way. And the more there are of them, the harder it will be on you, me and the rest of the folks who are prepared.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:20pm

      @ Spyder

      I agree completely. And I don’t understand those who deride any form of “being prepared”. It’s common sense to be prepared. Natural disasters, severe weather, etc etc. I know folks who would go seriously hungry if they couldn’t get to the grocery store every 3 days or so. And they have no idea what to do if the electricity would go out for a few days or the pipes freeze and they can’t get water from the faucet. Most of them don’t even know how to shut off their main water valve if a pipe would break and they have water flooding the house. I’ve had people laugh at me be because we keep an extra blanket, a first aid kit, some granola bars, a folding shovel, a good swiss army knife, a bag of kitty litter and some bottled water in our vehicles. I tell them they’ll wish they had that stuff the first time they get caught in a bad snow or ice storm or flooding conditions and get stuck somewhere. Again, common sense.

      There is truth in the old saying “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink”.
      We’ve about given up on trying to teach folks common sense.

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  • bane73
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:07am

    Huge Beck fan. Daily consumer of The Blaze. Subscriber to GBTV.

    But this article, I’m thinking, is completely off-base.

    I was discharged from the Navy in 2006, so my military-experience is relatively current.
    NOTE: I’m a Blaze reader. So, had the Blaze been around in 2005, I would have been frequently reading the Blaze from a US warship in the Gulf on a DAILY basis over a USN IP-address.

    Call me crazy, but I’m guessing that would have shown up as USN or DoD or something similar.

    Not everyone in the gov’t and military are lib-tards.
    Plenty are conservative.

    I‘m sure thousands of Blaze readers are fed gov’t employees, who read the Blaze over the only connection they have at the time: a US Federal Government IP line.

    I’m betting that 99% of the fed-IP-readers were reading mostly for entertainment-value.

    DUH.

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    • Brad Wesselmann
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:15am

      That is a good point. I’m willing to wait for subsequent occurrences before I make a decision on this issue.

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    • bane73
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:25am

      @Brad M: “subsequent occurrences”??? They are GOING to happen. That was my point. Doesn’t mean there is a conspiracy. Just means that a lot of Blaze readers are fed. employees; also means plenty are zombie fans.

      Big deal.

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    • code green
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:37am

      Be that the case then there should be an equal count of those gov. agencies for other articles. Therefor what is the count on the others ?

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    • TXWildfire
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:39am

      You know what, I think you’re right. I’m doing it myself, RIGHT NOW! MMUAHAHHAHA! (Active Duty)

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    • Turpinator33
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:45am

      Yeah I’d like to see those numbers from other articles as well. That would tell the story. But if they were monitoring due to keywords being kicked out then maybe it was due to words such as “States”, “Apocalypse” or “Survivability” and not so much “zombies”.

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    • blacksmith78
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:47am

      Thanks for posting this bane. I didn’t think I would have to look very long to find someone that could figure this out. I am a little disapointed in the direction that the article took. It didn’t reflect much in the way of research. I am in a federal building right now and just checking theblaze on a break. If we are going to raise the bar on reporting news, I hope we will do better than this.

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    • Tampabud
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 11:09am

      I signed up to say exactly this…. I am certain there is a large portion of Blaze fans that are active duty, or federal service that visit this site often for the latest and greatest in the news.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:19pm

      Your right! The record of their viewing of this site will get them fired.

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  • gmoneytx
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:06am

    Right…

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  • Brad Wesselmann
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:06am

    One comment…go figure. Alanstigg, I guess we are the only ones not afraid to put our names on our posts. I’m not a good “hider” or “runner”…it’s always been best for me to stand, turn and hold my ground.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:13am

      Afraid? Not so much, my name is one of the most common name combinations in the world, there are millions with my full name. No…Just common sense…there are many reasons to remain anonymous.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:23am

      Yes, many, but I was just making fun of all the people who sign in as anonymous.

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:03am

    I see a new sig line in my future.

    zombie apocalypse

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  • ToddPrater
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:03am

    great, just what we need.

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    • kraphtsman
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:12am

      This website is spot on.. New York City has already been invaded by mobs of brain-dead, putrid, maggot-infested zombies who are hell-bent on destroying all the NORMAL peoples lives. And they’re “organized”, calling their scary Zombie-fest “Day Of Rage”

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    • cgizzy
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:20am

      Kraphtsman… As a resident of NYC I can honestly say that there were more than enough zombies here before the day of rage… anyone got an antidote?

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:02am

    I never thought i would be living in a totalitarian state ….
    Of by and for the GOVERNMENT….. kinda scarey

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  • TXWildfire
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:02am

    It has already begun!! According to Rasmussen, 33.0% of Americans consider themselves to be zombies already.

    http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/partisan_trends

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    • RLTW
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:44am

      Having read the zombie survival guide I can tell you it’s a good place for any good patriot to start his prep for the 33%.

      I probably shouldn’t make this so clear, but I can tell all that much of the military has considered that 33% zombies for quite some time.

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  • Anton Phibes
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:00am

    Ridiculous.

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  • neverwrong
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:00am

    Its about time! It reminds me of a great line out of a great movie: WHEN HELL IS FULL, THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH. If you know the movie this is from then you have enough knowledge to kill any zombies that might happen to wander into your neighborhood.

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  • MrButcher
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 9:59am

    I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at trader vic’s
    His hair was perfect.

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  • Gita
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 9:54am

    Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Zombie Apocalypse Survivability Are you watching me now! Good cause we are watching you too!

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    • GLOCKU
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:05am

      Amen GITA! We Are watching them! “When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”

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  • AlansTigg
    Posted on September 22, 2011 at 9:53am

    brilliant idea…and so not surprised the gov’t is paying attention….zombies are everywhere in Washington

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    • Tom K
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:10am

      Positive government action in D.C. moves at “ Zombie Speed ”. ( You know, kinda’ snail-like ) However, goofy government action, like ” let‘s spend a few more Trillion Dollars we don’t have “, moves near the speed of light.

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