The trouble is, there is no such thing as *a* zombie apocalypse. You have to be clear as to which type of zombie apocalypse you are talking about. Just off the top of my head, here are some classes of zombie.
1) Traditional or “voodoo” zombie. A person who is either given a zombie drug, hypnotized, has had their brain damaged chemically or surgically, or is a freshly reanimated corpse. They are a mindless slave to whoever orders them around. Typically we call them “Democrats”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpU8sX10_4
2) Reanimated corpse, type II. These are zombies that are recently deceased but are fully controlled by a parasitic force within them. They only follow the prerogatives of their controller, and may or may not retain any humanity. They are usually distinguishable by rapidly decaying.
3) Romero zombies. These are the ponderous, shuffling zombies that crave human brains, likely because they are starved for the specific fatty tissues called myelin, mostly found in quantity in the brain, to support their unusual metabolism.
4) Post-Romero, or “fast” zombies. Kind of new on the scene, these are much harder to defend against because there is little or no time to prepare before they attack.
5) Skeletal zombies. Very difficult to fight, as they are somehow animate without muscle tissue or even physical brains. While they are still hazardous, they do not crave to eat humans, generally only to attack them, or defend something from them.
6) Various other types of zombie, in the minority. These include zombies that have retained their intellect, and are either decaying or not; “near” zombies that require artificial means to keep functioning; and “liberals”, who appear almost human, except have no brain at all, no taste, no morals, no ethics, no religion, no patriotism, and often defective sexual urges.
You left out Rob Zombies—who arise to heavy metal music and make silly if gruesome MTV videos and forgettable B movies.
You have the language but neglect the dialects.
I included video in post #3 of the type of zombies I am referring to.
What would you consider the “zombies” in 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later?
Outstanding post!
Think of “zombie” as code-word for “liberal,” or “welfare parasite”
Myelin is a dielectric (electrically insulating) material that forms a layer, the myelin sheath, usually around only the axon of a neuron. It is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system. Myelin is an outgrowth of a type of glial cell. The production of the myelin sheath is called myelination. During infancy, myelination occurs quickly and continues through the adolescent stages of life.
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In other words - the zombies are going to suck your myelin coated brainz out through your pinky..............
Brainz.........
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