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America Sets Gun Sales Record – Again

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Bill Nelson

December was a busy month for gun purchasers, setting a record for monthy FBI background checks, topping a record just set from November sales. CNN has an article about the increase, but the reporter and the FBI seemed baffled by … Continue reading →

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Missouri Dept. of Conservation Names Zombies as Invasive Species

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Bill Nelson

Missouri’s Conservation department has named it’s newest “invasive species” – Zombies! That’s right, they have a new web page up called Flesh Afield, where they inform you about this latest threat to the environment. From the site: While zombie management … Continue reading →

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Living Dead Are Worth Five Billion Dollars?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Bill Nelson

Zombies are on the rise – the rise of popularity and dollars. With more movies, books, video games, and conventions arriving every day, it doesn’t seem like we are near the peak of this apocalyptic horror, and indeed msnbc doesn’t … Continue reading →

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CDC At it Again – Releases Zombie Apocalypse Comic

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Bill Nelson

The CDC is at it again, getting us prepared for the zombie apocalypse. This time, they have released a free comic book download called Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic. It’s a story of a couple and their dog as they realize … Continue reading →

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The Family That Slays Together Stays Together

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Bill Nelson

Ivan Owen makes armor, props, and other accessories in his spare time, and one of his recent projects involved making zombie fighting armor for his entire family. His wife had only one request for her birthday this year; she wanted … Continue reading →

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Do Zombies go to the Bathroom?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Bill Nelson

I was over at the Zombie Research Society‘s blog today and ran across this image they were commenting on, linking to their story about how zombies digest food, called “Do Zombies Really Eat People?“. The image comes from a French … Continue reading →

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Zombie Map of the World

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Bill Nelson

The guys at floatingsheep.org have posted an excerpt from the edited collection Zombies in the Academy: Living Death in Higher Education, which has a map showing where the world’s zombie content is located. They attempted to discern how the spatial … Continue reading →

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Zombie Weapons – Top Ten Guns for the Zombie War

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Bill Nelson

Sean T. Page, of the Ministry of Zombies in the UK, has a new book out called War Against the Walking Dead. Sean sent me a copy and I just finished reading it – what a great book! I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Zombie Squid Explained – ATP at Play

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Bill Nelson

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Madore brothers latest scientific paper, The Physics of Zombies III: Madore’s Rules of Zombie Photosynthetic Vitality, and how ATP plays a role in reanimating a zombie’s cells to keep them active. It seems … Continue reading →

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The Physics of Zombies III: Madore’s Rules of Zombie Photosynthetic Vitality – Scholarly Article Review

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Bill Nelson

The Madore brothers are still at it, bringing us their third paper in the Physics of Zombies series: The Physics of Zombies III: Madore’s Rules of Zombie Photosynthetic Vitality. The zombie community is going to owe these guys – these … Continue reading →

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