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October is 'zombie preparedness month'

By T.K. Randall
October 11, 2015 · Comment icon 13 comments

Are you prepared for a zombie invasion ? Image Credit: CC BY 2.0 Andrew Braithwaite
Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed the peculiar proclamation as a fun way to tackle natural disasters.
What better way to prepare for the possibility of a natural disaster than to pretend that you are and your family are getting ready for a zombie apocalypse - or at least that's the idea behind the bizarre new concept being put forward by authorities in Kansas this month.

"If you're prepared for zombies, you're prepared for anything," said Brownback.

"Although an actual zombie apocalypse will never happen, the preparation for such an event is the same as for any disaster: make a disaster kit, have a plan and practice it."
When asked what he would do in the event of a zombie outbreak the governor had surprisingly come up with a plan that wouldn't have looked out of place in an episode of The Walking Dead.

"My son and I talked about this," he said. "It would be best to go to my dad's farm and get on a combine. Then you could move through - hopefully you've got enough fuel."

Hopefully he won't be needing to try out his plan for real anytime soon.

Source: Washington Times | Comments (13)




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Comment icon #4 Posted by Athena1979 10 years ago
Combine...what a fantastic idea.
Comment icon #5 Posted by acute 10 years ago
Why October? Zombies will never attack in October, just before Halloween (Zombie Christmas) .
Comment icon #6 Posted by Lilly 10 years ago
I think the whole zombie fad represents an unconscious human fear that we will be taken over by our technology and rendered 'dead and soul-less'. Just my personal thinking on the matter. Well what do you know...just found this interesting article: http://nofilmschool.com/2013/06/zombie-love-obsessed-eat-brains
Comment icon #7 Posted by acute 10 years ago
I think the whole zombie fad represents an unconscious human fear that we will be taken over by our technology and rendered 'dead and soul-less'. Just my personal thinking on the matter. That is an interesting theory, Lilly. It is similar to the UFO scares in the 1950's caused by the fear of the spread of communism.
Comment icon #8 Posted by bubblykiss 10 years ago
That is an interesting theory, Lilly. It is similar to the UFO scares in the 1950's caused by the fear of the spread of communism.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Shayde 10 years ago
While this does sound rather a fun way to prepare for natural disasters, why not instead just do proper training? You know, like what to do in case of wild fires, floods, the sort of thing a region should be ready for, not zombies? Or was Max Brooks' work, The Zombie Survival Guide not a joke as we all thought it was...
Comment icon #10 Posted by newbloodmoon 10 years ago
Just glad october is no longer prostate awareness month. Proctober and zombie apocolypse are definately a recipe for a bad time. Zombie proctologists...... theirs some brain soup for the masses.
Comment icon #11 Posted by seaturtlehorsesnake 10 years ago
Just glad october is no longer prostate awareness month. Proctober and zombie apocolypse are definately a recipe for a bad time. Zombie proctologists...... theirs some brain soup for the masses. oh, it wouldn't be that bad. they would probably just encourage you to eat more braaaans. (sorry)
Comment icon #12 Posted by newbloodmoon 10 years ago
oh, it wouldn't be that bad. they would probably just encourage you to eat more braaaans. (sorry) Wonders if brains cause constipation
Comment icon #13 Posted by newbloodmoon 10 years ago
oh, it wouldn't be that bad. they would probably just encourage you to eat more braaaans. (sorry) Wonders if brains cause constipation


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