<p>But just in case University of Florida will be ready.
[The</a> exercise lays out how university officials would respond to attacks by “flesh-eating, apparently life impaired individuals.”](<a href=“http://www.telegram.com/article/20091002/NEWS/910020346]The”>Shadow cast over likely police chief of Middle Smithfield)
Good to know.</p>
<p>S warns us regularly of the coming zombie apocalypse.</p>
<p>I love it. A little humor goes a long way in tense situations. (And I’ve seen lots of college kids walking around resembling zombies!)</p>
<p>I admit I do have the Thriller video- but it is a classic, however I don’t really like the horror genre, although the reviews for Zombieland makes it sound pretty funny.</p>
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[‘Zombieland</a>’ Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News](<a href=“http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1622853/story.jhtml]'Zombieland”>http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1622853/story.jhtml)</p>
<p>Just reading the words “zombie apocalypse” makes me chuckle. I think it’s because “zombie” sounds so silly. It’s like anything with “monkey” in it; anything having to do with monkeys makes me smile, even if it’s something gravely serious, like people having their brains eaten by zombie monkeys.</p>
<p>Saw a preview for Zombieland last night and I just shook my head and said, no thanks.
My kids can’t wait to see it - go figure.</p>
<p>Great zombie story; I read it in the 2008 Best Nonrequired Reading Anthology:</p>
<p>[Pindeldyboz:</a> Diary of the Living Dead or: Are You There God? It’s Me. Also, a Bunch of Zombies by Jake Swearingen](<a href=“http://www.pindeldyboz.com/jszombiediary.htm]Pindeldyboz:”>http://www.pindeldyboz.com/jszombiediary.htm)</p>
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Day 1: Turns out all those reports about a riot at the cemetery were kinda right. Zombies pretty much everywhere now. Holed up in my office building with some other survivors. Temping is the ****ing worst. The one day I leave my iPod at home, too. Bored. Cute girl trapped in here with us – apparently her fianc</p>
<p>There’s a book that is entitled something like Zombie Attack Survival Manual. My Son has read it multiple times. He evaluates our house and other places in respect to how defensible it would be against Zombies. Our house would be okay in pinch if we could go up in the attic then get rid of the stairs. He has deemed the Walmart Super Store the best place to go in the event of a Zombie attack…lots of food, guns, ammo.</p>
<p>^ it must be a boy thing- my daughters have never even * mentioned* zombies
;)</p>
<p>Maybe there is more to this zombies deal than the University of Florida is letting on?</p>
<p>Leaked UF Zombies Attack Plan: <a href=“http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/PDFs/zbsd_exercise.pdf[/url]”>http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/PDFs/zbsd_exercise.pdf</a></p>
<p>Perhaps they should share their plan with the University of Iowa
[Iowa</a> City?s fourth-annual Zombie Walk collects a record-breaking number - The Daily Iowan](<a href=“http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/09/21/Metro/13034.html]Iowa”>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/09/21/Metro/13034.html)</p>
<p>I sent the article to my son. Here is his reply:</p>
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<p>Preparation should include reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.</p>
<p>“Zombie behavior spectrum disorder.” OMG, LOL!!!</p>
<p>I read a chapter of *Pride and Prejudice and Zombies *at the bookstore. It is so cleverly done.</p>
<p>Alas, the preparation was short-lived:</p>
<p>No joke: UF officials remove zombie plan from site</p>
<p>(AP) – 41 minutes ago</p>
<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s response plans for a zombie apocalypse are no longer available for public consumption.</p>
<p>More:</p>
<p>[The</a> Associated Press: No joke: UF officials remove zombie plan from site](<a href=“http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hONt0eybRkSjBswGTey2Tp8SX6EwD9B31M102]The”>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hONt0eybRkSjBswGTey2Tp8SX6EwD9B31M102)</p>
<p>I loved this section from the report </p>
<p><a href=“http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/files/2009/10/zombieplan.pdf[/url]”>http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/files/2009/10/zombieplan.pdf</a></p>
<p>Phase 3 of the exercise will cover important operational topics such as:
Proper hygiene during an outbreak;
Most effective hiding places and refuges should you encounter zombies at home;
How to properly process and route inarticulate zombie-calls to avoid being accused of failing to
adequately support infected UF faculty, staff, and students;
Situational work practices such as covering windows, barricading doors, and distinguishing
between zombie moans and other moaning encountered in the workplace;
Dispelling myths. For example, contrary to Lawrence (2007),8 garlic will not stop true zombies,
only vampires; and zombies do come out during the day, though they are most active a night
because they typically do not like sunlight;
Policies and procedures for dispatching an infected co-worker.9
Anticipated Outcomes</p>
<p>Zombie behavior spectrum disorder 
now I know what I am going to be for Halloween!</p>
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<p>Oh my - What thought went into this!</p>
<p>I must live under a rock. I had no idea we should be preparing for a zombie invasion. I’ve got some leftover plastic sheeting and duct tape. Will that help?</p>
<p>Um, no. but it will help with cleaning up the, er, leftovers.</p>