# The Zombie Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439 "2014-05-01T14:50:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/21 "2014-05-02T12:51:42Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Shodan, I just mentioned those very things in the other CS NotLD thread, and didn’t want you to think I was cribbing your notes if you make it over there. 🆒 Thanks, I’ll have a look. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/22 "2014-05-02T16:59:49Z")
> [@Gretchion](#): > > Who wants to bet that after a couple years someone posts to this thread for the sheer irony of it? I’m bookmarking this thread and setting an alarm on my phone for 2016, for just this purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/23 "2014-05-02T18:30:29Z")
> [@Gretchion](#): > > Who wants to bet that after a couple years someone posts to this thread for the sheer irony of it? This will be the Citizen Kane of 3 year old threads about zombies. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/24 "2014-05-02T18:59:08Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > I see. I didn’t read it like that. To me it was like muscle memory. They did it by habit because it’s always what they’d done. They didn’t have to think about it it was all they ever had done. Again, it was a jab to the state of most mall goers of the day who were simply gathering there because that’s what they did. Not that I was any different. I was a mall rat too. It was cheaper than a babysitter. So if there was a zombie apocalypse today, would the zombies all just go home and hang out on the internet? Buy brains on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-12093-Emergency-Inflatable-Brain/dp/B00481O0OE/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1399057080&sr=8-27&keywords=brain)? Might maybe it easier to control the whole thing… ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/25 "2014-05-02T19:10:55Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > So if there was a zombie apocalypse today, would the zombies all just go home and hang out on the internet? Buy brains on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-12093-Emergency-Inflatable-Brain/dp/B00481O0OE/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1399057080&sr=8-27&keywords=brain)? Might maybe it easier to control the whole thing… A bunch of mindless zombies on Amazon? I predict a surge in sales of Twilight and 3 Wolf Moon t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/26 "2014-05-02T21:56:19Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > So if there was a zombie apocalypse today, would the zombies all just go home and hang out on the internet? Buy brains on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-12093-Emergency-Inflatable-Brain/dp/B00481O0OE/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1399057080&sr=8-27&keywords=brain)? Might maybe it easier to control the whole thing… If they had ethernet connections yes. Wireless would be more hit or miss. Amazon would be good because they wouldn’t have to specifically order brains, they’d get brains free with every delivery. Once Amazon goes drone they’ll need to go to plan B. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/27 "2014-05-02T21:57:31Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > A bunch of mindless zombies on Amazon? I predict a surge in sales of Twilight and 3 Wolf Moon t-shirts. No, these are zombies not teenagers. ---
**Author:** ![Gretchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/28 "2014-05-04T06:41:00Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > A bunch of mindless zombies on Amazon? I predict a surge in sales of Twilight and 3 Wolf Moon t-shirts. > [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > No, these are zombies not teenagers. Yes, please give the zombies a little credit. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/29 "2014-05-04T06:55:48Z")
> [@Gretchion](#): > > Yes, please give the zombies a little credit. All the credit got spent on Justin Bieber. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/30 "2014-05-04T16:40:40Z")
Didn’t want to start a new thread about this: are the zombies in the Walking Dead likely to have a supernatural origin or aspects? There was a whole debate in the other thread about what exactly a zombie bite does. Also, afaik, they never identified the virus/bacteria/parasite that causes zombification, even with the advanced technology of the CDC. The zombies also don’t digest, breathe, or have a circulatory system. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/31 "2014-05-04T17:29:24Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > Didn’t want to start a new thread about this: are the zombies in the Walking Dead likely to have a supernatural origin or aspects? There was a whole debate in the other thread about what exactly a zombie bite does. Also, afaik, they never identified the virus/bacteria/parasite that causes zombification, even with the advanced technology of the CDC. The zombies also don’t digest, breathe, or have a circulatory system. This makes me sad, but since everybody seems to be in agreement that a virus (radiation?) is the culprit, that takes all supernatural aspects out of the running and makes TWD science fiction. Nobody is casting runes, demons aren’t materializing out of Stonehenge–it’s JUST A BUG. Please, pile on. ::sniff, sniff:: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/32 "2014-05-05T00:50:55Z")
Is Frankenstein’s monster technically a zombie? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/33 "2014-05-05T01:07:51Z")
No. A zombie is a reanimated corpse, which the Creature is not. In D&D terms, the Universal version would be a flesh golem, bits of flesh cobbled together and animated. With what is implied of his creation in the novel, a homunculus is probably the closest. Still a Construct, not an Undead. He is mostly the prototype for a new class of monster in and of themselves. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/34 "2014-05-05T01:26:15Z")
Can you impregnate a zombie? If you did knock up a zombie, would you be liable for child support for the undead zomblet? What about knocking up a vampire? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/35 "2014-05-05T02:03:55Z")
> [@toofs](#): > > If you did knock up a zombie, would you be liable for child support for the undead zomblet? The zomblet doesn’t require food and doesn’t go to school, so it should technically be free. I don’t think a zomblet would have any expenses at all, not even diapers or a crib. If they don’t grow up, you don’t need to spend a lot on chains either, a baby one would maybe require an old tackle box or tool box to secure, it wouldn’t even need a lock nor airholes. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/36 "2014-05-05T03:04:17Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > No. A zombie is a reanimated corpse, which the Creature is not. Took me a while to think about this, but yes, Adam is definitely a reanimated corpse. There’s no argument there. I think the examples you listed are more similar to a golem, which is animated but doesn’t start with a corpse. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/37 "2014-05-05T21:28:06Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > The zomblet doesn’t require food and doesn’t go to school, so it should technically be free. I don’t think a zomblet would have any expenses at all, not even diapers or a crib. If they don’t grow up, you don’t need to spend a lot on chains either, a baby one would maybe require an old tackle box or tool box to secure, it wouldn’t even need a lock nor airholes. They make great pets! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439/38 "2014-05-05T21:37:39Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > The zomblet doesn’t require food and doesn’t go to school, so it should technically be free. I don’t think a zomblet would have any expenses at all, not even diapers or a crib. If they don’t grow up, you don’t need to spend a lot on chains either, a baby one would maybe require an old tackle box or tool box to secure, it wouldn’t even need a lock nor airholes. Wanna see one? 1:50 into [this clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28mtJa2ORps). Awwwww…Ain’t it cute? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zombie-thread/687439.md?page=1)