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

[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.”

[sionnsar]

(BTW, that’s pronounced “Poh’blach Soar’shuh”, American phonetics, where ‘ch’ is like Scottish “loch” — it’s Scots Gaelic, like the name of many good whiskies.)

[sionnsar]

("¿Por qué no te calles?")

("Ich hab' etwas zu sagen?" *\;-)

[JoanVarga]

Obvioiusly, you’re imbibing...

:o)

[sionnsar]

Obvioiusly, you’re imbibing...
:o)

One sip into a glass of red wine so far. *\;-)

(I actually have an interesting --to me-- if small collection of liquors from around the world, but they were gifts and remain unopened. I still don't know what the really potent "dragon whisky" I received in Beijing is, but it's deadly.)

[NicknamedBob]

"I still don't know what the really potent "dragon whisky" I received in Beijing is, but it's deadly."

It's only meant for getting a dragon drunk, so just leave it alone.

[sionnsar]

It’s not anything like a whisky, but very potent. I agree — leave it alone.

[sionnsar]

Good night all. May be late on tomorrow because I think (for once) I might watch the S*rBowl game.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Well, that does it. You were right all along. Global warming is bad.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[stand watie]

rotflmRao!!!!

fwiw, we southrons have enough problems with HATE-filled, sanctimonious,REVISIONIST, arrogant, ignorant, BIGOTED, leftist, DAMNyankees.

zombies we do NOT need.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

fwiw, after reading my post #350, my "sister of the heart" said:

"perhaps the DYs ARE zombies. that would explain some of their STRANGE behavior." (i had to lol.)

free dixie,sw

[NicknamedBob]

"fwiw, we southrons have enough problems with HATE-filled, sanctimonious,REVISIONIST, arrogant, ignorant, BIGOTED, leftist, DAMNyankees. zombies we do NOT need."

So does that mean that in the Super Bowl, you don't "have a dog in the fight"?

[nicmarlo]

zombie attacks might increase if the current projections of global warming are realized.

darks! they've caught on to you!!

[Christopher Lincoln]

Well, yes, there does seem to be a connection.

[Christopher Lincoln]

I doubt that this is the most ridiculous thing that has been attributed to global warming, but I don’t actually want to know what is.

[NicknamedBob]

"I doubt that this is the most ridiculous thing that has been attributed to global warming, but I don’t actually want to know what is."

Oh, that's already been established, and it isn't as pernicious as you might have thought, but it is just as ridiculous ...

... attributed to global warming is ... global cooling.

Ta Da!

[Tax-chick]

Good morning, Bob!

[NicknamedBob]

Good Morning, T-C!

This thread may turn into a lively one. Strange that, considering ...

[Tax-chick]

It’s surprising how many people are interested in zombies. But then, this is a political site, more or less, and so many of our politicians are the living dead ...

[NicknamedBob]

Political zombies are an odd sort.

They need brains, but they hunger only for taxes.