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Zombie attacks might increase due to global warming, study shows
http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/01/31/zombie-attacks-might-increase-due-to-global-warming-study-shows/ ^ | William M Briggs

Posted on 01/31/2008 3:36:33 PM PST by mattstat

A new study by scientists has suggested that zombie attacks might increase if the current projections of global warming are realized. “If the earth gets warmer, it means longer springs, summers, and falls, and shorter winters,” said John Carpenter-Romero, Ph.D., a zombie-ologist who co-authored the study. “And shorter winters means more time for the undead to prey on the populace.”

Dr. Harrister, the other co-author, and head of Zombie Robotics at Wayward Robot, Inc., explained that cold winters typically stalled the walking dead. “It is well known that zombies can’t operate in cold weather. It freezes their brains.”

The pair calculated a 32.782412% increase in zombie attacks if CO2 increased to twice its pre-industrial rate. “Clearly, this is a very troubling result,” said Dr. Harrister, “If we don’t do something soon, the streets will be filled with blood.”


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: allyourzotrbelong2us; callingartbell; globalwarming; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; undead; undeadthread; zombies; zotemifyougotem
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To: Dead Corpse

I might live in Minnesota, if that meant we could go out without kids!


2,161 posted on 02/27/2008 5:34:09 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: Tax-chick
That was only one reason, among many. But yeah, being able to reconnect as a couple is definitely a "perk".

Now if we can just get the legislature to NOT continue to increase our taxes during a frickin' recession...

2,162 posted on 02/27/2008 5:53:49 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: Dead Corpse; NicknamedBob; Monkey Face

We hope to go away for a weekend for our 20th anniversary next year, but we’ll probably have to strew the kids all over the state!

Did you know it’s NicknamedBob’s BIRTHDAY?


2,163 posted on 02/27/2008 6:31:48 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: NicknamedBob; Frank Sheed
Happy Birthday, Bob! Have a Guinness! It's especially good for people who are a day older than they were yesterday :-)


2,164 posted on 02/27/2008 6:33:36 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: NicknamedBob

2,165 posted on 02/27/2008 6:34:57 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: HKMk23
New unit?>

Yup. The four year old Motorola V300 was developing a problem where the receiver audio sometimes cut out or dropped to near inaudible. Couple that with a dying battery and it was time for a change.

I had been looking at the T-Mobile Dash, but some reviews indicated it was rather less than ideal. The store sales clerk showed me the T-Mobile Shadow, which is pretty much a dataphone in a mobile form factor, and thin enough to be carried in a pocket. It looks like it'll replace my PDA also -- one less device to carry.

BTW: I owe you “Thanks” for the Kubuntu “LiveCD” tip. I downloaded Gutsy to a DVD+R, and am posting to you using Konqueror. So far; so good.

Great! I really like Kubuntu, though I usually go online with Firefox.

2,166 posted on 02/27/2008 8:05:02 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: NicknamedBob
Happy Birthday, Bob!

You and my laptop share a "birthday" -- it's one year old today (as I discovered when I called the Help Desk to report that the faceplate for the CD/DVD drive had fallen off...).

2,167 posted on 02/27/2008 8:39:36 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar

Morning, sionnsar! We had a brief snow flurry earlier. Bill said volcanic ash was falling :-).


2,168 posted on 02/27/2008 11:38:14 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: Tax-chick
Sunny and warm here

Sigh, just had another trip added to my schedule, probably going to eat up another weekend.

2,169 posted on 02/27/2008 11:54:08 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar; rottndog; Tax-chick; Dead Corpse; fanfan; Darksheare

Drive by *lurk*


2,170 posted on 02/27/2008 3:02:19 PM PST by Monkey Face (He's so lazy he put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.)
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To: Monkey Face; sionnsar; rottndog; All

(un)dead thread?


2,171 posted on 02/27/2008 6:09:37 PM PST by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: darkangel82

Not dead yet...


2,172 posted on 02/27/2008 6:44:30 PM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar; darkangel82
"Not dead yet..."

Just older.

2,173 posted on 02/27/2008 7:45:56 PM PST by NicknamedBob (Tired of the hype about Hope? ... Just wait. When Obama is elected, all "hope" will be gone.)
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To: Monkey Face

When I saw that zombie snake thread I though it might attack some attention here.


2,174 posted on 02/27/2008 7:49:06 PM PST by ThomasThomas ( John McCain a true BLUE conservative)
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To: ThomasThomas

Not dead until the fat zombie sings.


2,175 posted on 02/27/2008 8:19:50 PM PST by rottndog (When are we gonna have a Leap Century???)
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To: rottndog

Good morning. Sunny and 20!


2,176 posted on 02/28/2008 4:47:04 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: Tax-chick
"Good morning. Sunny and 20!"

Lord, I wish I were.

2,177 posted on 02/28/2008 5:14:46 AM PST by NicknamedBob (Tired of the hype about Hope? ... Just wait. When Obama is elected, all "hope" will be gone.)
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To: NicknamedBob

LOL!


2,178 posted on 02/28/2008 6:02:19 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; sionnsar; rottndog; Monkey Face; Darksheare; All
Closing on our new house this AM. 10 CST. Got the word at 4:30PM last night that the finance package was finally approved by the VA. The bank had to have a processor come in early this AM to get the package ready and there may even be a delay of the signing by an hour or so if they can't get things over to the closing attorney in time.

I just can't wait until all this BS is done. This has been an ordeal that I thought should have ended back before the New Year.

2,179 posted on 02/28/2008 6:22:49 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: Dead Corpse

WOO-HOO!!
*doing the Happy Dance!*


2,180 posted on 02/28/2008 6:25:28 AM PST by Monkey Face (He's so lazy he put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.)
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