# Zombie alert

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-alert/814635>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-alert/814635 "2018-05-22T21:54:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-alert/814635/1 "2018-05-22T21:54:16Z")

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[Lake Worth falsely sends out ‘zombie’ alert during power outage](https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/comedy/city-official-apologizes-for-erroneous-zombie-alert/vi-AAxEqVv)

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> LAKE WORTH —  
> A city power outage alert in Lake Worth on Sunday caused concern in residents for its mention of zombies.
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> That’s correct. Zombies.

Kinda wish I lived in Lake Worth.

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-alert/814635/2 "2018-05-22T22:31:39Z")

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I saw that story. I wonder if someone resigned recently. I tip my hat to whomever it was.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-alert/814635/3 "2018-05-22T22:44:49Z")

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As I watched the video of the disgraced city official walking to his car, I thought “it’s understandable that he’d think it was funny to add zombies to the alert, he looks just like Simon Pegg.” :smack: