Brain-eating zombies invade SF Apple store

CNet News.com | 5/26/2007 | Decian McCullagh

[Swordmaker]

A horde of decaying zombies invaded San Francisco's downtown Apple store on Friday evening, hunting for brains, terrifying the customers, and gnawing on iMacs.

Zombie gnaws on iMac
but prefers human brains
(Credit: Declan McCullagh)

I've placed some photos here. I'm pleased to report that the zombies ultimately decided human brains were tastier than plastic iMacs, although it wasn't for lack of effort in trying to vary what must be a monotonous diet.

It was difficult to judge the exact number of zombies that shuffled through the city's shopping district, losing limbs, blood, and unmentionable body parts along the way, but probably at least 150 converged on Union Square. Then they decided to visit nearby businesses, including the Apple store, Nordstrom, the Disney store, and the Westfield Mall.

The event was titled "SF Zombie Mob 2007," and it was organized by the gruesome-minded folks at eatbrains.com. It's akin to a flash mob, though because the participants trek around the city after gathering, the Zombie Mob was closer in concept to the Critical Mass bicycle ride, which coincidentally was happening at the same time along the same street. In truth, it was a pretty polite affair: only passers-by who volunteered to become zombie-fied were, and no arrests took place.

It may be worth noting that the Westfield Mall and Disney security tried to bar the zombies from entering, but Apple store security did not. In fact, salespeople were jostling one another for a position where they could take the best photo of the zombies (or themselves with the zombies, or their brains being eaten by the zombies).

[Swordmaker]

Only in San Francisco... 150 people with too much time on their hands...

[Swordmaker]

Zombies are switching too... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Spktyr]

So... you have to be dumber than a zombie to NOT switch to a Mac....

[George W. Bush]

Apple's got a good thing going here. We all know how much the Dims benefit from the votes of dead people.

Now Apple's cutting in on that well-known Dim voting bloc, the Dead Voter. More $$$ for Apple.

[cowboyway]

Damn! My ex-wife was there!

[atomicpossum]

hunting for brains,

In a Mac store??? Stupid zombies.

[SunkenCiv]

Okay, I’ve spent two minutes in this topic, and I feel that zombies have eaten my brain. :’)

[Political Junkie Too]

Why weren't they participating in Critical Mass, like the rest of the SF loonies on Friday night?

-PJ

[lowbridge]

After which the brain eating zombies retired to the nearest Starbucks for a non-fat latte....

[DogByte6RER]

Wow!

Where was Zombietime?

He usually covers all of the weird stuff up in S.F./Bay Area.

http://www.zombietime.com/

[DogByte6RER]

You are so correct. Check out this photo from the 2004 election...

[uglybiker]

Where is a zombie gonna find brains in San Francisco?

[DogByte6RER]

This strange phenomena seems to be happening in other parts of the country.

[DogByte6RER]

One more...

[George W. Bush]

We need to buy iPods and iMacs for those zombies so they'll be too busy iBonging to vote in '08.

Great pics!

[ears_to_hear]

Looks delicious !

[Dumpster Baby]

LOL - good pics.

Reminds me of the time I had to make a service call to a costume store to fix something. I had to wait around until the owner could deal with me, so I got to watch the artsy-fartsy dress up crowd fingering sequins and sashes for about an hour. Creeped me out. I was afraid to touch anything and maybe get some ghey cooties on me, or something.

[George W. Bush]

I suppose all the Windows drones will be here soon, making more lame excuses why the zombies don't nibble on Microsoft Vista.

Windows users should be so lucky that a zombie would even want to eat their crapola Vista machines.

[Slings and Arrows]

Haven’t they heard of Teh Intarwebs?

http://www.brains4zombies.com/

[N3WBI3]

They stayes away from vist cause they want brains.. Thank goodness they did not get near a Linux box or their numbers would be uncountable ;)