tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post1873349139771506441..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Zombies?Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-68270361403726197162009-11-05T16:04:34.279-05:002009-11-05T16:04:34.279-05:00The Blackadder Says:
I see now that I have misre...The Blackadder Says: <br /><br />I see now that I have misread Cmatt's seventh question. Mea culpa. <br /><br />The answer depends on whether or not the zombie apocalypse has occurred. If not, then the will is executed normally. If the zombie apocalypse has occurred, then of course all bets are off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-74804512392028567962009-11-05T16:01:15.831-05:002009-11-05T16:01:15.831-05:00The Blackadder Says:
Cmatt, to answer your quest...The Blackadder Says: <br /><br />Cmatt, to answer your questions: No, no, possibly, no, yes if you shoot them in the head, no, he rampages through the land searching for brains, only in Kansas, no one cares, and brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-22634016643876188702009-11-05T14:47:03.296-05:002009-11-05T14:47:03.296-05:00Do you need a permit to have a zombie? Do zombies...Do you need a permit to have a zombie? Do zombies pay taxes? Does someone "own" a zombie? Can a zombie own a zombie? Do zombies die? If they do, do they have wills? What happens to the will of a person who dies and later becomes a zombie? If you own a zombie, can you claim them as a dependent on your return? When is a zombie's birthday? What do you feed a zombie?<br /><br />Just some practical questions that come to mind.c mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-64959220648407369462009-11-05T14:46:10.354-05:002009-11-05T14:46:10.354-05:00Oh, gee--my ignorance of vampirology is exposed! ...Oh, gee--my ignorance of vampirology is exposed! That's what happens when you get your info from Stephenie Meyer, I guess.CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-44960491935778290472009-11-05T11:47:43.355-05:002009-11-05T11:47:43.355-05:00What I found most fascinating is the idea of appro...What I found most fascinating is the idea of appropriate documentation for possession and transport of a zombie. When bureaucracy and sorcery mix, things get strange. That to me is one of the pieces of data that seems most improbable and thus somehow makes the story seem more plausible.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-8906631621543401292009-11-05T08:21:17.211-05:002009-11-05T08:21:17.211-05:00The Blackadder Says:
CMinor, I saw that paper. U...The Blackadder Says: <br /><br />CMinor, I saw that paper. Unfortunately, Mr. Efthimiou shows a profound ignorance of vampirology. You don't become a vampire just because a vampire bites you. You have to drink the blood of a vampire first, and obviously they don't let people do that very often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-88905884408471188302009-11-05T00:18:27.793-05:002009-11-05T00:18:27.793-05:00I posted a link in '06 to a scholarly paper by...I posted a link in '06 to a scholarly paper by a physicist named Costas Efthimiou debunking zombies and vampires. He debunked the vampires mathematically--vampirism is basically a pyramid scheme: you bite two friends, and they bite two friends, and pretty soon everybody's received multiple copies of the chain letter and is out of friends. <br /><br />Unfortunately the link has evaporated and I can't seem to find the paper anywhere. Here's <br /><a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/national/water.cooler.vampires.2.274151.html" rel="nofollow">an article from about the same time.</a><br /><br />I'm sure there are other articles on "zombification" out there; it seems it's garnered enough attention lately to have spawned a (really, bad, I hear) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257398070&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow"><i>Pride and Prejudice</i> parody.</a>CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-45281326875696233392009-11-04T23:27:05.114-05:002009-11-04T23:27:05.114-05:00Doesn't zombification have something to do wit...Doesn't zombification have something to do with tetrodotoxin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-81990182866168232282009-11-04T10:46:11.845-05:002009-11-04T10:46:11.845-05:00...or writing the whole thing up to hysteria amoun...<em>...or writing the whole thing up to hysteria amoung a poor and uneducated population. </em><br /><br />Nope, I work with a fairly affluent and educated population and can attest that there zombies among the ranks. The only difference is that while these zombies have the usual characteristics of being unaffected by reason or personal interaction, they're even unresponsive to a sharp blow to the head. Scary stuff..RLnoreply@blogger.com