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#1 Jan 07 2012 at 3:23 PM Rating: Excellent
The in-laws are over here. My father in law fixed the cupboard, our busted kitchen light, and explained to us "end users" (lulz) that our bedroom light fixture is fine, we just needed to pull the pull cord to turn on the other two lights. (Wow, we feel dumb now.)

In exchange, we're reinstalling Vista on his laptop, and my husband is using Google Street View to give them a virtual tour of the town they are thinking of moving to in Florida.

So, while I may not be able to turn my own bedroom lights on correctly, I have the ability to match up an OS ISO and get a valid installation going without the original CDs. Thus, provided we have electricity, when the zombie apocalypse comes I will have a skill to barter. Smiley: nod

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#2 Jan 07 2012 at 7:38 PM Rating: Excellent
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I'm a parent of 2 small children. When the zombies come, I won't need any bartering skill as we'll be some of the first to die.
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#3 Jan 07 2012 at 8:26 PM Rating: Excellent
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
I'm a parent of 2 small children. When the zombies come, I won't need any bartering skill as we'll be some of the first to die.


You sure about that? I hear that small children can be traded for their weight in supplies and ammo.
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#4 Jan 07 2012 at 8:30 PM Rating: Good
When the zombie apocalypse happens, I'll survive by going back to the world oldest profession.
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When the zombie apocalypse happens, I'll survive by going back to the world oldest profession.


Didn't know that you're a necrophiliac. In fact, I didn't know that zombies were vitaphiliacs.
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#6 Jan 07 2012 at 8:52 PM Rating: Excellent
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Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
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When the zombie apocalypse happens, I'll survive by going back to the world oldest profession.


Didn't know that you're a necrophiliac. In fact, I didn't know that zombies were vitaphiliacs.


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#7 Jan 07 2012 at 8:56 PM Rating: Excellent
Zombies never want to have sex with me anyway, because they only love me for my brains.




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Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
I'm a parent of 2 small children. When the zombies come, I won't need any bartering skill as we'll be some of the first to die.


You sure about that? I hear that small children can be traded for their weight in supplies and ammo.

I will cut you with a spoon and then feed you to the dead if you go near my children.


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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
NixNot wrote:
When the zombie apocalypse happens, I'll survive by going back to the world oldest profession.


Didn't know that you're a necrophiliac. In fact, I didn't know that zombies were vitaphiliacs.
I will cut you with a spoon and then feed you to the dead if you go near my children.


See, now I can't figure out if you meant me or Nix. If me it would help if you quoted the right comment.
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Why did you change what I quoted?
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#11 Jan 07 2012 at 9:38 PM Rating: Excellent
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Why did you change what I quoted?


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You got me, I actually had to look over my post again.
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#12 Jan 07 2012 at 9:56 PM Rating: Good
Nothing like the now to start training the kids, that way if it does happen there is a higher chance you can all survive.
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Nothing like the now to start fattening up the kids, that way if it does happen there is a higher chance you can all survive.

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#14 Jan 07 2012 at 11:04 PM Rating: Good
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Handy zombie survival tip:

You don't have to be the fastest in your group to survive a zombie attack, just faster than the slowest member in your group.
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#15 Jan 08 2012 at 7:15 AM Rating: Excellent
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Friar Bijou wrote:
Handy zombie survival tip:

You don't have to be the fastest in your group to survive a zombie attack, just faster than the slowest member in your group.


Bullets can not only kill zombies, but also slow unwanted group members.
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If movies have taught me anything, it's that kids trained from infancy to become assassins will be pretty much invincible. That's probably your best bet imo.
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Sir Xsarus wrote:
If movies have taught me anything, it's that kids trained from infancy to become assassins will be pretty much invincible. That's probably your best bet imo.


Second best course of action is this:

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Honestly, your best survival option is to be the Innocent. But if that proves impossible, try picking up the Innocent up waving it in front of you as you slowly back out of the film.
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in completely and totally unrelated news that doesn't belong in this thread but I'm going to put it here anyways, I think these kids are plotting to kill us all. Or something...

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#19 Jan 08 2012 at 9:07 PM Rating: Good
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Well, one of them can teleport, so there's not much we can do to stop him.
#20 Jan 09 2012 at 1:49 AM Rating: Good
Timelordwho wrote:
Friar Bijou wrote:
Handy zombie survival tip:

You don't have to be the fastest in your group to survive a zombie attack, just faster than the slowest member in your group.


Bullets can not only kill zombies, but also slow unwanted group members.


Also, faster members of the group who might be getting ideas.
#21 Jan 09 2012 at 1:50 AM Rating: Good
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Allegory wrote:
Well, one of them can teleport, so there's not much we can do to stop him.
Numerous hidden booby traps all around the field of conflict will eventually take out the teleporter.
#22 Jan 09 2012 at 3:25 AM Rating: Excellent
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Timelordwho wrote:
Friar Bijou wrote:
Handy zombie survival tip:

You don't have to be the fastest in your group to survive a zombie attack, just faster than the slowest member in your group.


Bullets can not only kill zombies, but also slow unwanted group members.
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Timelordwho wrote:
Friar Bijou wrote:
Handy zombie survival tip:

You don't have to be the fastest in your group to survive a zombie attack, just faster than the slowest member in your group.


Bullets can not only kill zombies, but also slow unwanted group members.


Also, faster members of the group who might be getting ideas.


Remind me to never, ever group with you guys.
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#23 Jan 09 2012 at 5:15 AM Rating: Good
The ideal group environment can only be achieved by an atmosphere of murderous paranoia that borders on insanity.
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#25 Jan 12 2012 at 5:51 PM Rating: Good
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My skill for surviving the zombie apocalypse is simply to keep playing MMOs till the power grid fails. Why the hell would I go out among them and die?!?
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If movies have taught me anything, it's that kids trained from infancy to become assassins will be pretty much invincible. That's probably your best bet imo.
I'm already teaching my little one gun safety.
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