366 Urgan Species: The Walking Dead

[urbpan]

Photo by potentialtoburn
366 Urgan Species: The Walking Dead
Homo moribundus


As you undoubtedly have noticed by now, the recently dead have come back to life, and are feeding on the living. Why this should be so is still a matter for some speculation: perhaps there is an extraterrestrial cause such as debris from a nearby comet, or maybe something escaped from one of the germ warfare labs at Boston University. We may even have to open to the possibility that there simply is no more room in Hell. Whatever the cause, these fascinating creatures are worthy of our attention. Groaning and uttering guttural moans without any respiration is itself quite noteworthy. Despite all digestive processes having stopped, they still have a taste for the brains, meat, and innards of living humans. And these amazing animals reproduce not through courtship, mating, or even parthenogenesis, but through the act of killing. Zombieism can therefore be seen to be a kind of virus.

Though they appear to be slavering automatons, zombies seem to have dim memories of where they went when they walked among the living. This means that the streets, the shopping malls, and even your favorite pub are riddled with the things, though those of us who like city parks have it pretty easy. There are mostly the zombie dog walkers, who helplessly stagger about as their canines playfully tug on their intestines and eat their hands and feet. The city parks also have old Asian zombies (easily dispatched) and the animated corpses of drunks and junkies, which can hardly be distinguished from their pre-Z-day appearance and behavior. Best observed from a distance, we must learn to appreciate our newest additions to urban fauna, for it seems that they are here to stay.

Comments

[rialian.livejournal.com]

===Oh, excellent....I had hoped someone would do this sort of post. I had fun with linking up mycelium, old vampire myths, and mulch.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed your musing about the possibility that it was fungus that affected the undead, not the wood. I've had a lot of fun with this Z day.

[rialian.livejournal.com]

===Indeed, it has been fun to see what folks have been writing....

===I figured that there are enough mushroom species that produce some very interesting things like antivirals, that it would be a plausible way to go. (and folks that know me are quite aware of my love of Paul Stamets work with mycoremediation..(laughter))

[rudezombie.livejournal.com]

I like the sad hobo zombie on the right.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ynXBMgLEbM

:)

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[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I rented that from Netflix! Nick is a pretty funny guy. I liked the alligator wrangling section--on the dvd extras Nick talks about how weird that dude was, and how mutually freaked out they were by one another.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Oh wait! I just now see that it's a special zombie survival post with guest star Simon Pegg!!!

[wandererrob.livejournal.com]

* applause *

Best zombie post today! And in true Urbpan style.

[iheartoothecae.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Favorite zombie post of the day!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly! I enjoyed lepidopteralove, cavalaxis, and potentialtoburn (and stole his picture without permission) especially today, but all in all it was great fun!

[anais2.livejournal.com]

I had NO idea yesterday was Zombie Day! So glad I didn't answer the door- I saw this bunch on the porch, and assumed they were Jehovah's Witnesses.

Suburban zombie sighting I think

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

I thought I saw a bunch of zombies at Trader Joe's today but it might have just been the regular locals lurching around moaning about brainz, like they always do.

[mperrotti76.livejournal.com]

I know the zombie girl in front. That's Becca. She's b0st0n girl.

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

OMFGG!

[mperrotti76.livejournal.com]

OMFGG? Whuzzat?

[mperrotti76.livejournal.com]

*mourns loss of intrawebz friend*

Nevermind

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

I meant 'Oh my f'n GG Allin,' because when you said "B0st0n Girl" thought you were referring to his song "Watch Me Kill (the Boston Girl).

Re: Nevermind

[mperrotti76.livejournal.com]

Ah I see.

Re: Nevermind

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Now that GG Allin has been mentioned on my blog, it can never be cleansed.

Re: Nevermind

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

You have my sincere apology.

[mas69ter.livejournal.com]

This was an amazing post.

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

Urgan??

This is a great post, but still not as great as the ornamental kale one.