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The Rumour Mill Mexican Pandemic Hides Further Zombie Movements

Mexico recently hit the Sentinel radar with several decapitations in Tijuana and it now appears that further zombie activity is being masked by authorities under the label "swine flu." Up to 60 people are known to have died from this "swine flu" with a further thousand infected and 75 New York students who have recently retur… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 25 April 2009 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Cyclist Escapes Zombie Attack in Indiana

How long does it take for infection to take hold? How soon do zombies lose motor skills? (If traditionalists are to be believed that zombies are slow shambling creatures). It appears that a recently infected person/zombie was involved in an altercation with a cyclist. Although he was still able to drive, he was clearly infected as he bit the cyclist's ear off. Had the infection taken complete hold of… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 5 April 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Call on Obama to Ready the US for Zombie Invasion

With plenty of attention recently being drawn to the UK's anti-zombie activites, voices in the US have started questioning their state of preparedness and are calling for Obama to engage the country in an awareness programme. Whether this will be done or not remains to be seen but at least voices are making themselves heard. Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 4 April 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Dotty Village of Zombies Cured

Luke knows all about drugs. Sometimes I can sit by the window, fall asleep and when I wake up again, he's still talking about drugs. I don't know where such a nice young man learnt all about them but I expect it's important to know about these things these days. Today, Luke and I talked about how zombies come to be. I told him about my experiences and thoughts and then we came across a village on the internet where a large proportion of its inhabitants had been… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 4 April 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Twitter Alerts for Sydney Zombie Attacks

It seems that Sydney, Australia had a power failure in the midst of a zombie attack a few days ago so its resourceful citizens tweeted about the state of play, allowing others to perhaps avoid the area and onslaught. Whilst some tweeted about the situation with the power: "No #blackout in Pyrmont but RT @eunmac People saying the fire is near town hall on Clarence street. Tr… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 2 April 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Zombie Road Warnings in Buffalo

Although recent attention has been focused on the UK, it appears that other countries have not lowered their vigilance. A road warning appeared to have been hijacked in Buffalo, USA, in order to warn people of the dangers within:

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Posted by The Rumour Mill on 2 April 2009 at 9:01pm — 1 Comment

Dotty To Be Eaten Alive or To Starve To Death?

That is the question Luke posed to me today. We were looking at a bed bunker on the internet. Oh nothing exciting - I'm long past the time when I thought of young men like Luke in terms of bed snuggles or acrobatics. Heaven forbid. As my mother used to say to me, "Dorothy, there's a reason why women have more headaches than men." I'm not entirely sure what that reason is but I'm sure it was a good point. Anyway, I found this… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 2 April 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Zombie-killers strike in Leicestershire, UK?

The UK continues to feature prominently as what appears to be the work of zombie-killers has been discovered in Leicestershire. Very few details have been released but what is known is that a severed head has been found. It is not clear whether it belonged to a male or female or how long ago it was decapitated. Could this be the first sign of visible activity in the UK, rapidly following recent reports of an… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 1 April 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Is Eastbourne Hospital Outbreak a Coverup?

The UK continues to be a hotbed of activity with 13 patients dead and another 17 infected at Eastbourne District Hospital. Although the claim of the cause of outbreak is Super C. difficile, it may well be that this is merely a smokescreen for a possibly-contained attack in a target-rich environment. It is noted that some of the patients who died were being treated for conditions which they should have quickly recovered from. Similarities have been drawn to a previous "outbreak" at Maidstone and… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 25 March 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Dotty Save The Zombies From Red Meat Death Link!

Luke's community service ended and no one else here would talk about zombies. They all thought I was mad. "You're mad, Dotty!" they would all say when I tried to talk to them about zombies. Happily though, Luke has re-offended and is back on community service so I have someone to talk to again! I couldn't be happier! I think he's happy to be back. "Dotty," he says to me. "Being around you makes me appreciate just how bad things can get." What a nice boy! Anyway, since Luke has been back, we've… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 25 March 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Manufacturing synthetic blood = first step towards zombie quorn?

Perhaps hot on the heels of the expansion of its preparedness laws, UK scientists are planning to engage in a research project to investigate whether synthetic human blood can be created from embryonic stem cells. Ostensibly, the research hopes to alleviate the shortage of blood donors and will use leftover human embryos from IVF treatment in order… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 23 March 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Field Report - Dallas City tunnel system

We are grateful to Xhozt for this video report on the Dallas City tunnel system. Seems like there's some interesting potential down there for a safe house/complex - well worth knowing about this if you're in the area during an outbreak. If there are any good safehouse structures in your area, please do let us know about them.… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 23 March 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Did Microsoft Beat Google To Joining the Fight Against Zombies?

Recently, it was noted that Google was engaging in activity that could indicate it had joined in the fight against zombies. Although, one of our community postulated the theory that Google might not be against zombies but with them! Interesting theory and one which only time will be able to comment on... With the amount of money and marketing po… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 22 March 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill UK to expand "preparedness" laws

Other countries have been noted as quietly preparing themselves for attack but the UK has thus far, been relatively quiet, apart from a House of Lords report on the vulnerability of the UK to epidemic and major outbreaks. It has bee… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 22 March 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

LabRat Frankincense and UV light - red herrings in the quest for a cure for infection

It's been a long time since I've been able to share any thoughts with the community here but this sort of place would be frowned on by work. The recession has had an effect on my work as it has on many other industries but even with fewer resources, we cannot afford to relent in this increasingly-tiring search for a cure. Some days it feels like every turn is a blind one and every medical discovery sheds light for other researchers but only leads us down another dead end. Yet we cannot afford to… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 19 March 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Night Inferno to Combat Zombie Attack on Table Mountain?

Reports coming in from Capetown show disturbing pictures of popular tourist attraction, Table Mountain, ablaze in what can only be described as an inferno. No cause for the fire has yet been put forward by official sources but unofficial sources reporting in suggest that those involved in the fight against the undead were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers that were approaching Capetown via Table Mountain and resor… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 18 March 2009 at 7:44pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Germany - Hamburg researcher treated for Ebola exposure

It has been reported that a researcher at a Hamburg laboratory was punctured with a needle that may have contained traces of the deadly Ebola virus and has been transferred to an isolation ward following inoculation treatment. The scientist from the Bernhard-Nocht-Institut for tropical medicine, was reporte… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 17 March 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Has Google Joined The Fight Against Zombies?

It emerges that Google has been investing in “health research” under the terms “predict and prevent” and “inform and empower.” Just as zombie migration patterns have been postulated on the Sentinel, it appears that larger groups could already be looking at ways to predict the likely spread and infection patterns and ways of preventing eventual defeat to the undead. In particular, $5m has been donated to a non-profi… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 13 March 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Mexico - The heads are still rolling: 3 more decapitations in Tijuana

Regular readers will be aware of previous reports of suspicious discoveries in Mexico. It appears that the situation there continues. The latest reports centre around the gruesome discovery of a further cluster of three d… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 4 March 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Thailand - A cluster of decapitations in Yala province

We have received report that suspected separatists on Sunday shot dead and beheaded a couple at a plantation in Raman district of Yala province, 750 kilometres south of Bangkok. The perpetrators apparently decapitated the couple and took their heads away. This was the second decapitation reported this month in Yala, part of the restive majority-Musl… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 22 February 2009 at 11:49am — No Comments

The Sentinel UK - "Very serious" risk from zoonotic infections

It has been reported that the management of zoonotic infections in the UK poses a very serious risk. Previously we have reported of the serious risk posed by zoonotic pathogens in the USA. Now, the head of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned that the UK Government’s failure to halt the spread of bTB (a t… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 13 February 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Canada - Superbugs on the rise

We have received report that a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control has found that rates of hospital-acquired infections soared in Canada between 1999 and 2005. Rates of MRSA more than doubled in the period from 1999 to 2005, there was an upward trend in C. difficile infections and the number of hospitals reporting new cases of infection with VRE soared. The director of infectious disease preventio… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 13 February 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Sentinel CHINA - "Something terrible across the border"

Experts were carrying out tests yesterday on dead animals washed up on Hong Kong beaches amid fears of a huge unreported outbreak in neighboring mainland China. The developments brought a warning from one of the territory's top epidemiologists that "something very terrible" could be happening in China. Villagers on the island said dead birds have been washing ashore in recent days and they believe they come from China's Pearl River D… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 4 February 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Proposed (CLASSIFIED) Bill will protect against flesh eating (CLASSIFIED)

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Posted by The Sentinel on 2 February 2009 at 11:35pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Proposed (Classified) Bill Will Defend Against Flesh-Eating (Classified)

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Posted by The Rumour Mill on 2 February 2009 at 8:57pm — No Comments

The Sentinel ZOMBIES IN AUSTIN - Field Report (Flash)

News has reached us through the network of increased undead activity in Austin. Stay alert! Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 30 January 2009 at 1:48am — 1 Comment

Dotty The most boring zombie quiz in the world?

My father always used to say to me, "Dorothy, if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well." Well, Luke and I found this zombie quiz on the internet (once Thomas was done looking at young ladies wearing not-enough and... oddly... a donkey with a straw… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 25 January 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Dotty If staying calm prevents dementia will it prevent infection too?

When I was a girl my mother always used to say to me, "Dorothy... Only the trollops of this world act like over-excited hysterics." Now it seems that my mother knew that staying calm was good for you in more ways than one. Luke found an article for me about how staying calm can help prevent dementia. Bless him. I said to him, "Luke, dear boy, I'm the last person you need to worry about with dementia!" He agreed but made me read it anywa… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 24 January 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Tracking Bird Migration a Model for Tracking Zombie Migration?

One newspaper reports on the tracking of bird migration as a way to combat the bird flu pandemics that have been cropping up but mentions nothing about the more virulent threat of zombie migration patterns, which should surely be tracked if we are ever to combat the far more deadly threat of mass infection. However, this raises various ethical questions about whether zombies should be allowed to survive for track… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 23 January 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Decapitation No Longer A Surefire Way To Kill Zombies?

Perhaps our Texan contingent can shed more light on the news of a young Texan boy recovering from decaptation? The news article is as brief as expected in such cases but if the boy in question was infected and had been decaptitated as a means of destruction, the article raises many questions about whether decapi… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 19 January 2009 at 8:14pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Possible Cover Up in Iraqi Prison?

Vigilance often slips during the holiday season, as evidenced by the downturn in activity on this site recently but slips in vigilance often leads to disaster for the unwary... as possibly exhibited in an Iraqi prison recently. Confined spaces, such as prisons are ideal feeding grounds for the Undead and several deaths in a short space of time is suggestive of Undead feeding activity. "Riot" co… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 28 December 2008 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Lucinda Lucinda Greetings

Hello? Hello? Hell- Hellllllllp! *ripping & biting* Continue

Posted by Lucinda on 17 December 2008 at 8:28pm — 1 Comment

Watchman Zed 2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak - Keep Watch!!!

So is this a cover up? The "facts" seem to suggest not but as we know governments have a tendency to cover things up pretty well. In addition, how prepared are they really for a zombie outbreak? It probably would like another disease at first, wouldnt it? Check it out for yourself and decide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_cholera_outbreak Continue

Posted by Watchman Zed on 9 December 2008 at 4:50pm — No Comments

LabRat Advances made in cure for "plague"

A plague vaccine has been developed (although not by this research facility) which signifies great advances in finding a cure for zombie infection. Bubonic plague, which in some circles, has been postulated to be a variant of z-infection with similar bursting boils and high infection rates as well as blood infection, lung infection, pneumonia and death. The difference being that reanimation is not documented with cases of bubonic plag… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 28 October 2008 at 8:02pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Curfew locks down Andhra Pradesh

Curfew has been imposed on the citizens of Andhra Pradesh since October 10th - relaxed only for a few hours today to allow people to purchase essentials. The reason given was due to violent communal clashes but with total lockdown, it is difficult to ascertain whether the reason may be more sinister. It may be that the citizens are being isolated as quarantine measures. If anyone has further information, it would be most interesting to hear more. Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 20 October 2008 at 10:39am — No Comments

The Sentinel UK - New 'superbug research centre' announced for Scotland

A state-of-the-art biomedical research facility is to be established at the University of St Andrews. Part of the University’s Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC), the new £5m facility will study a range of emerging viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases. "Our aim is to improve human health, not just in Scotland, but across the world, by tackling these emerging pathogenic diseases,” said Professor… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 17 October 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Georgia Uses Flu Pandemic Model To Aid Anti-Zombie Strategy

Georgia is the latest US State to start preparations for zombie attack by using the flu pandemic model to look at school closures and food distribution but with the infected only being one per household, Georgia may have vastly underrated the rapid spread of infection. Still, if this is indeed the aim of its model, Georgia can only be applauded for its preparedness. Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 14 October 2008 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Anya Mystery Disappearance Solved With Zombie SIghting

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Posted by Anya on 14 October 2008 at 7:59pm — 4 Comments

The Sentinel USA - Preparations for outbreaks across US campuses

Readers will be pleased to note reports of impromptu preparedness activities across USA campuses appearing recently in the mainstream press. Clearly wargaming activities should form an important part in preparing young adults for the real world and such 'games' are therefore to be applauded. We are hopeful that inter-college leagues will develop in time - together with organisation amongst those involved into more… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 14 October 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Sentinel South Africa - Health Department on alert after 'unknown haemorrhagic fever' outbreak

The South African Health Department issued an alert at the weekend after four deaths at a Johannesburg hospital. A hospital spokeswoman said tests for existing strains of haemorrhagic fever were negative and that hospital officials are investigating an unknown 'flu-like disease' which causes external and internal bleeding. The pathogen spread… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 8 October 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Decapitated Bunny Hints At Zoonosis

The report of a decapitated pet rabbit may suggest either sick animal torturers or evidence that zombie infection can cross species to infect both man and beast. Users on this very site have postulated about cross-species infection, namely Jeff. Could this be proof of… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 7 October 2008 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Anya Could This Be Jake?

A source in Odessa, TX submitted this picture to another website and I noted a passing resemblance to Jake. Could this be him? If this is the case, then it appears that Jake finally got his wish t… Continue

Posted by Anya on 6 October 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Canadian Officials Trying To Determine Number Of Victims?

An article from Canada states that officials are trying to track down fellow passengers on a greyhound bus who travelled with a TB sufferer but it is highly possible that the "TB sufferer" was in fact someone who had recently been bitten by a zombie and the officials are more interested in tracing survivors and noting numbers and/or patterns of those infected in turn. With this latest addition of possible zo… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 3 October 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Back from the dark

Sorry I've been in hiding a while. I'm afraid a mixture of mad working by day and disturbed sleep by night. I got a job doing some positive thinking counselling as a bit of a side show at the Labour party conference. What with all the pre-work and conference itself it consumed so much time. But there were several good points to come out of it. Firstly the obvious boost to my funds, which should help with some weapon procurement. But the main positive was the chance to work in close contact with… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 1 October 2008 at 9:44pm — 2 Comments

LabRat Delivery method hypothesised. Cure still needed.

Bacterial nanoinjectors are postulated as the best delivery method for whatever cure we come up with, although this may be modified depending on the exact nature of the cure when it is finally derived. I continue to work on the theory that people have personalised reactions to infection. I still don't know if this means that we will need personalised or at least categorised cures. Another of my colleagues is working on vaccinations, afte… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 29 September 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Schools and Ice Rinks To Be Redeployed In The Event of Zombie Massacre

Each month, state and local health and emergency management officials gather without fanfare to ponder macabre questions of life and death, including: How many corpses can fit in your local ice rink? Occasionally posts from The Rumour Mill may be accused of being somewhat sensationalistic but the report of preparedness tactics on a State-wide scale speaks for itself and needs no external influence to… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 28 September 2008 at 10:04am — No Comments

Dotty Zombie Strippers

When I was a girl, women didn't do things like nudity. Certainly not on the silver screen, My mother always used to say "Dorothy... just because we're born nude doesn't mean we have to live nude" and I've always tried to live by that particular creed. Certainly, when Luke told me about the release of a film named "Zombie Strippers", I was rather aghast. Apparently the star of the film is quite famous though. I've never heard of Jenna Jameson tho… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 26 September 2008 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

Zoe Where's Jake?

This is the latest picture I have of Jake. He went on a road trip holiday to the States a few weeks ago, to go and hunt zombies, so he said. I don't really know how deeply he believed that. I think he just needed an excuse to have a holiday with guy friends. He was due back in London on… Continue

Posted by Zoe on 24 September 2008 at 8:12pm — 6 Comments

LabRat Needle-like penises evolve immune organ

Reported in the media as a hope for malaria cures, it has been discovered that female bed bugs have developed a whole immune organ in response to the violent sexual practices indulged in by male bed bugs. Male bed bugs have needle-like penises and instead of introducing one sex organ into the other, the male bed bug instead stabs his penis straight into the abdomen of the female bed bug, essentially, wounding her in order… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 24 September 2008 at 7:56pm — No Comments

LabRat Staphylococcus bacteria - a false lead or a eureka moment?

My son, as is the way of boys, managed to get some kind of skin infection, which meant a trip to the doctor this morning. In spite of the fact that he looked like he'd been bitten by a zombie, the doctor decided that it was nothing to worry about and prescribed him a course of antibiotics. Has anyone else been prescribed flucloxacillin? As a good parent, I read the enclosed leaflet, mostly to find out what to do when my boy manages to forget to take a capsule but I was absolutely astounded at w… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 15 September 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

LabRat What the hell actually happens to a human body when it becomes a zombie?

The other day, I posted some thoughts about the Big Bang experiment, the frustrations of my own research and some work my colleague is conducting with investigations into dopamine. I've also bemoaned the lack of live specimens. There is simply too much we don't know about the creatures. A recent article has talked abo… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 14 September 2008 at 2:07pm — No Comments

The Sentinel When it happens, it'll happen fast

While it is tempting to discount the undead as a uniform mindless mob, the truth is far more complex. Recent anecdotal evidence suggests a definite shift in the characteristics and behaviour of the 'average' zombie. This shift has important consequences for an effective preparedness strategy. The classic solanum zombie is a slow moving predator which - when encountered alone or in small groups - can usually be outrun or avoided by all but the most incompetent or unwary survivor. The most… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 13 September 2008 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

The Rumour Mill Is Someone Trying To Create A Zombie Army?

Zombies would make good soldiers. Tireless, strong beyong a human's experiences, possess inbuilt psychological weapons and more than happy to eat those they wound, striking even greater terror into the foe. However, their slow shambling gait is somewhat laughable. Admittedly, rumours abound of fast-moving zombies but even more exist of the slow-moving type. But it seems that someone could be trying to recitfy the motor problems of zombies… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 September 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Jeff Particle gun?

All this publicity for the experiments going on in Switzerland with the Hadron Collider made me wonder if there could be something in this in the fight against zombies. I have some fun weapons, but this just blows my mind. Imagine a gun loaded with highly charged particles. Firstly I thought they could just knock zombies out cold from a great distance. But then I thought if they have "Big Bang" properties could they even go as far as… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 11 September 2008 at 7:12am — No Comments

LabRat Big Bang and Dopamine

The world is poised, waiting to discover what the Big Bang experiment results will yield. What will they tell us about our world? What are religious leaders thinking about this pursuit of what is the disproval of various religious tenets? Beginnings interest me but I'm less interested in how the world began (how else other than the Big Bang?) and more interested in the first cause of zombies. What made the first one? Was it natural? W… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 10 September 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Are Japanese Working on Sanctuary for Zombie Preparedness?

A solar-powered cargo ship would solve the need for refuelling and whilst there is differing opinion on how zombies react to large expanses of water, the need to be mobile must surely recommend this vehicle as a possibility when the zombie apocalype happens? It would allow for large populations of people to group together to help each other but allow them to stay on the move. It will be large enough to have supplies enough to last long enou… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 9 September 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

FUBAR What Causes Migraines?

Labrat sent me another link to an article about army personnel being more susceptible to migraines than other demographics. Although the article suggested several causes, I noticed a lack of being subjected to guinea pig research listed. My headaches started shortly after we came here. Sometimes my head hurts so much I think my skull's going to crack. I know that they're trying to treat us but I'm starting to think I can't stay here much lo… Continue

Posted by FUBAR on 7 September 2008 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Dotty Marijuana As A Means Of Fighting Infection

Luke smokes pot. He told me so today. I told him his breath smelt funny. He told me mine smelt of fish. I blamed mine on the fish pie at lunch. He said his was because of the pot he'd been smoking while he was gardening. I said to him, "Luke, if my father were here, he'd say to you, 'Luke, pots are for women to cook with, not for men to smoke'" but I don't think Luke understood. Or maybe I didn't. He told me alot about marijuana. I can't say I really understood it all. He told me I would find it… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 6 September 2008 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Can Autism Be Used As A Model For Studying Difficulties In Communication Between Humans and Zombies?

Abnormal reciprocal social interactions and communication deficits are the first two diagnostic symptoms of autism. Two distinctive characteristics of zombies are abnormal reciprocal interactions (ie trying to bite people rather than talk to them) and communication deficits (guttural moaning instead of articulating words). Could treating a zombie in a similar fashion to how autistic patients are treated help researchers gain a great… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 5 September 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Janet Ex, why z?

Well technically I guess B isn't really my ex at the moment, more a mainly re-instated current. But what I haven't been able to get to yet is just why he is so taken by zombies. After the zombie bedroom session I thought it would be good if he had a more normal date and talk to one another. I really wanted to know about what he's been doing, what he's been thinking and whether he feels there's a chance for us. I dragged something out of him, but it kept coming back to zombies. He was pleased I n… Continue

Posted by Janet on 5 September 2008 at 7:24am — No Comments

The Sentinel Scientists: "The universe of possible prions could be much larger than we thought"

Earlier this year we issued an alert relating to a new form of rapid onset prion disease emerging in USA. Recent infectious prion research suggests that cross-species transmission occurs much more readily than previously thought and results in the emergence of new forms of prion disease. From the article: Scientists wonder if the p… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 5 September 2008 at 2:48am — No Comments

The Sentinel Australia - Attack on family blamed on wild wallaby

News of a curious incident has reached our attention concerning an attack on a family in Australia. From the report: "This big fella came out and Morgan started to run and he started chasing him, making this roaring noise." An Environmental Protection Agency spokesman said attacks on humans by wild wallabies or kangaroos are extremely rare, but it is claimed that three further attacks have occurred… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 5 September 2008 at 2:00am — No Comments

Jeff Wonders of work

For now my zombie fears have been rather soaked up by a hectic time training the suits. It's such a relief to get sleep. I'm going to be heading off for some outdoor activities this weekend and I hope that it'll be remote enough to try some more weapons. Will report back soon! Continue

Posted by Jeff on 4 September 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Lucinda Zombie Classification

Did you know that there is more than one type of zombie? I sincerely hope that unsettled zombies are not common, as I'm sure there are a lot of deceased people who must 'think' they have 'unsettled' business with me. Anyway, I'm off to fix myself one of these to calm my tattered nerves. Fondest wishes to you all, Lucinda Continue

Posted by Lucinda on 4 September 2008 at 4:43pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Will Research On Bonobo Language Prove or Disprove Existence of Zombie Language?

Research suggests that bonobos may exhibit larger linguistic skills during ordinary situations than in controlled environments, which in turn suggests that studies conducted on trying to interpret zombie guttural moanings may be erroneous in their approach of studying captive zombies. What further links may exist between bonobo and zombie remain uncertain at present but it seems quite possible that bonobo activity may well shed further ligh… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 4 September 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Anya Psychological Attack Features

I mentioned a week or two ago, the psychological effects of fear and was interested to read a related article that detailed how emotional experiences stay with a person for longer than a physical experience. In essence, emotional pain lasts longer than a physical wound. Again, this echoes the psychological effects of fear thoughts and should not be… Continue

Posted by Anya on 3 September 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill RFID Tags Find Use in Zombie Outbreak Situations?

Whilst the use of embedded RFID tags have been touted as a weapon against kidnapping, their use can be extended to situations where the person who has been implanted with an RFID tag has been infected by a zombie. By pressing the associated panic button, a signal will be sent via satellite to allow the company selling the product to track the infected person. They can e… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 2 September 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Mexico - destroying the brain

Recently we posted an alert concerning an incident with notable zombie hallmarks in Mexico. As further details emerge, it seems more and more likely that there is more to this incident than meets the eye. In addition to the characteristic separation of the heads from the bodies and the mysterious marking of the bodies wi… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 2 September 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

LabRat Combating Muscle Decline

I've been preoccupied with the possibility of infection affecting individuals in different ways to create zombies with differing behaviours. The hours in the lab have been long and to some extent, fruitless. I persevere. However, I cannot afford to ignore other scientific advances that may yield results. For example, the report on Lee Sweeney, who is known for gene doping but also has been looking at age-re… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 1 September 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Dotty Everything Has A Use, Even Maggots

Gina says to me all the time, "Dotty, your computer's your friend - you have to stop being so scared of it" and I say to her, "Gina, I'm not hiding from it with blacked out windows," but perhaps I am a little bit. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever understand all this new-fangled technology. Although I've quite enjoyed "chatting" with other people on the internet and learning that lol isn't short for "lollipop" - how slang has declined these days! My mother used to say, "Dorothy, if it's wor… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 1 September 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

FUBAR Suppression of Anxiety

The intervening days have been a confusing welter of couch sessions and television and art work and hypnotherapy and nightmares. For a while, I wondered if I had hallucinated everything I thought I saw but nothing stops the nightmares. Nothing. Labrat sent me an email with an interesting link about a molecule that suppresses anxiety. Was this done to us? How was this discovered? Is the lack of emotion, and certainly, fear, in these monster… Continue

Posted by FUBAR on 31 August 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Canada - A Continuing Hotbed of Zombie Horror Activity?

What is actually going on in Canada? Perhaps only those in the area can really know but media stories hint at much more sinister activity in Canada than anywhere else at the moment. Whether this is an effort to indicate to those in the know to stay away or whether it's an attempt to deflect attention from other areas with more evidence of zombie activity, one can only speculate. However,… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 30 August 2008 at 6:20pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Mexico - 12 headless bodies marked with the letter Z

We urge all members in or near Mexico to be in a high state of readiness after a recent suspicious incident. Eleven headless bodies have been found in a field, with a twelfth being found at a separate location. The authorities are attributing the occurrences to drugs-related crime however the following details strongly suggest undead activity: Eleven hea… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 30 August 2008 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Dotty Let Them Eat Human - Or Dog At A Push

Luke can't wait til he's done with community service. He told me this morning that he wishes they'd just locked him up so he could have got it over and done with. I said to him, "Luke, my mother used to say 'Dorothy, God works in mysterious ways and it's not for the likes of us to question Him.'" I think he draws as much comfort from these little pearls of wisdom as I do. I shall be sorry when his community service is finally done, even if he is a very slow reader. He's a good boy though and lis… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 28 August 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Doubt no longer...

Just read this truly amazing story from wjrcbrown. It's the closest proof I've seen for ages, apart from my own tales, that there is a real threat, that zombies are out there and that we should all be concerned. Whilst it was really touching to read that Annie was trying to keep some semblance of a relationship going and putting herself at some personal risk into the bargain, I was very worried by the encou… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 27 August 2008 at 8:49pm — No Comments

wjrcbrown A British Zombie in Paris

It was in the city of Paris that I stumbled across a most peculiar sight. As tourists are wont to do, I was meandering through the undergrowth of the Bois de Boulogne, itself technically outwith the bournes of the city, when towards me stumbled a man and a woman. I would say man, but this specimen possessed something strange and inexorable in his eye, his gait that of an absinthe-soaked septuagenarian in the body of a twenty-something man. His look was wild, something from the windswept plains… Continue

Posted by wjrcbrown on 26 August 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Jeff Wish I were knocking out Zs

Alas I keep trying in vain to introduce some good Karma. But it's no help - deep inside me I know that the zombies are a killer force, determined to launch horrendous attacks on the human race. I just can't see how they could possibly be pacified. The same has been try in many situations in the course of human history - when wars have been fought to defend humanity. Sleep is still difficult, although I've found some help through physical exhaustion. Against my normal nature I've been running fo… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 26 August 2008 at 6:19am — No Comments

Janet How do you take your brains?

Oh my gosh what a weekend. Pardon the expression (I do hope this wouldn't cause your late mother to blush Dotty) but a delicious and zany zombie bonk fest. Friday's date went really well, it was so good to see B again and it wasn't awkward at all. We talked for hours about general stuff and quite a lot about zombies. At first he was fearful I was just feining an interest to get back with him. As if! I might not be a total spring chicken any more but I still give myself enough in the hotness rat… Continue

Posted by Janet on 25 August 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Dotty Being Civilised About Things

My sister, Lotty, used to say, "Dorothy, just because you have to break up with them, doesn't mean you can't do it in a civilised way." Of course, Lotty was a lot prettier than me so she had ample opportunity to practise. Whereas I was rather gauche about the whole thing. If I can bring myself to believe in reincarnation the way those buddhist people do, I'd like to come back as a pretty girl next time so I can do things the nice way. After all, there really is no need to be otherwise abo… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 25 August 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Anya How Old Is A Zombie?

Children are told that you can read a tree's age by counting the rings in its trunk (although no one ever thinks to say how to do this without killing the tree) and now it seems that humans have biomarkers that reveal their biological age. Which led me to a very vacuous question. How old is a zombie? Are they as old as the human they were? Or do they get a birth when they undergo reanimation? Do the biological biomarkers decay along with th… Continue

Posted by Anya on 24 August 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Anya Psychological Effects of Fear

The psychological effects of fear itself have been recognised in a study by biologists who were looking at the effects of predators on a population. Many have theorised about the the low, persistent moaning of zombies but no one has subjected the notion to any kind of scientific study. Now, perhaps, the effects of the moaning and sheer numbers of zombies may be taken more seriously and people will consider the effects of fear when preparing… Continue

Posted by Anya on 23 August 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Dotty In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, Zombies Hardly Ever Happen...

Luke's a young offender but as my mother said, "Dorothy, just because they make a mistake once doesn't mean you should tar them forever." He comes to us to do various community tasks. He quite likes to do the painting and the gardening but the day room has been three different colours since he started visiting us and he's not a very good gardener. Now he spends time with us, playing chess or reading to us. I like it when he reads to me although he's quite slow and doesn't like to talk about the… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 23 August 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

The Rumour Mill More Canadian Outbreaks

Bacterial Outbreak Kills One, Sickens Dozens Blamed on Lysteria monocytogenes but with the multiple outbreaks in Canada of recent times, it could well hint at far more sinister activity. Could the message be Avoid Canada for the foreseeable future? Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 23 August 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Rabies Spike in China

It appears that rabies cases have increased in China since the turn of the century. Transmitted by bite, it affects the nervous system and can cause up to 50,000 deaths a year. The researchers noted a particular prevalence in densely populated areas. With the largest population, China would be a perfect feeding ground for zombies. Is this rabies outbreak a sign that this has already started or a sign of things to come? Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 22 August 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Dotty Violence Begets Violence

Gina's the girl who runs the Make Friends With Your Computer sessions which is silly, really as most of us don't have our own computers. We use the ones in the day room. I can't remember who donated them now but I remember thinking to myself at the time, "Dorothy, now that's a silly donation if ever there was one. What are a bunch of old people like us going to do with computers? Play space invaders all day?" It turns out I was wrong though. It seems that there's a lot more you can do on compute… Continue

Posted by Dotty on 20 August 2008 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

Janet Great (zombie) expectations

Really looking forward to meeting up with B, have been contemplating outfit since I got in from work and have got five possibles at the moment, but they'll probably all change tomorrow morning. Not much time after work so I'm going to have to dash home and make myself look as great as I can. No doubt I'll ditch all prior clothing plans and grab something random when I get home. It was ever thus. I really want him to tell me all about his zombie fantasies now. Wonder how soon to tell him I want… Continue

Posted by Janet on 20 August 2008 at 9:26pm — 3 Comments

The Rumour Mill Are Australian Hospitals Collaborating To Cover Up Zombie Attack?

First, Coff's Harbour announced a VRE outbreak, infecting 30 patients. Then Lismore Base Hospital quarantined three patients in case of VRE. A hospital official said: 'all possible steps are taken to isolate any patients with VRE, to thoroughly clean the environments with which they have had contact, to screen any patients who they… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 20 August 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Anya Preparedness with a Mini Milk

One of the main concerns about surviving perpetual zombie onslaught is how to survive in terms of food and water. Vegetable gardens are recommended but also an essential must be the mini cow which can be kept in the garden and can supply fresh milk until it is time to eat it. Costing anywhere between £200 and £2000, this creature must surely be an invaluable addition to any sensible person's preparations for the eventual z… Continue

Posted by Anya on 19 August 2008 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Anya How Real Are People's Memories?

A recent study has looked at the suggestibility of people's memories which has echoes of Ghost in The Shell and Total Recall. Not only are memories suggestible but they can also affect future behaviour, meaning that people will modify their actions based on false memories. This then forces two questions: a… Continue

Posted by Anya on 19 August 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Jake Zombie-free Olympics

I can't wait. It's not long now til I get to go on holiday. Zoe and I hav been arguing so much lately, I'll almost be glad to get away from her. That sounds like I'm being a bit of an ass but there's only so much a guy can take and she refuses to listen to anything I say these days. It's not like I don't care about her. I do. I just wish she'd quit on her nagging and just cut me some slack when it comes to my interests. I listen to hers all the time and I try and be supportive. I've been staying… Continue

Posted by Jake on 19 August 2008 at 8:58pm — 1 Comment

Jeff Sleep still disturbed

Since last week I've been doing better, but am still being troubled in my sleep. Yoga has helped and I took myself off for a great yomp around the Pennies at the weekend. Just me and my tent. And the bloody British summer weather. No problem getting the pegs in. But there's something calming about walking in the rain. At least in my recent dreams I've not been the direct subject of attack. I remember Sunday's quite vividly. The first one had really haunting sounds. I was standing in a long corr… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 19 August 2008 at 8:33pm — 2 Comments

Janet Half full, I hope

I'll happy. I think. At least my dove has had some impact. Heard back from B: he's still a little sore about things a while back, but is really impressed that I've decided to undertake all this zombie research. I don't think he knows about the Sentinal, so I'm hoping I'm safe in what I've said. Haven't told him about my thoughts on dressing up. I mean reconciliation yes, but I'm not going to hand everything on a plate - he's a man after all and so shall be made to make some effort! So we've arr… Continue

Posted by Janet on 19 August 2008 at 8:14pm — No Comments

Lucinda Zombies: a modern epidemic, and my fears for the future

It could be said that I am no longer ‘modern’. Perhaps you may wish to go so far as to say that I am ‘out of touch’, especially with generation X and Y. I have lived a solitary life for as long as I care to remember, comfortable in my idiosyncrasies and eccentricity, and so frequently miss a lot of what goes on outside in terms of fashion and youth culture. This ‘Modern Life’. Is. Very. Boring. To me. But, darlings, let me tell you: I used to be ‘modern’, in the days when it was polite and sat… Continue

Posted by Lucinda on 18 August 2008 at 11:10pm — 1 Comment

Janet Lost dove and dating

Did my dove get there? How was it received? Things were much simpler in Noah's day - no news was good news (I wonder if that's the origin of the expression)? Anyway suffice it to say I've yet to hear from B. I'll be a little patient, as I guess he could be away, but it's like I've got this itch that won't go away. Alas. Meanwhile I came across this zombie dating site. I'm not quite sure about it, but I bet B would love it. Perhaps… Continue

Posted by Janet on 18 August 2008 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Pascal Possible means to fight back

Apart from reading Labrat's recent comments and seeing how well the British are doing in the Olympics I've spent some of my leisure time here musing on what the options might be to counter the zombie threat. I'm sure my list isn't total, but here are some of my first thoughts: 1) Enforced cremation It strikes me that the problem is with corpses being reanimated. If cremation were made mandatory arou… Continue

Posted by Pascal on 18 August 2008 at 8:52pm — 4 Comments

The Rumour Mill Proliferation of Bioterrorism Research Workers

Reports suggest that the number of workers in bioterrorism research is as high as 15,000. Are they working on ways to combat zombie infection or perhaps trying to research the root cause? Has the US really recognised the threat as recent reports such as the lunar haven and… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 17 August 2008 at 10:56pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Zombie Fought Off By New Yorker

A father reputedly saved his son from a black bear attack in New York but looking at the picture of the bite marks in the article, could it be that they mirror the pattern left by a set of human teeth? Bite marks on limbs are very common from zombie attack due to flailing limbs being easy for zombies to grab hold of. Is this a sign that the hotbed of undead activity in Canada recently is finding a migration pattern sou… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 17 August 2008 at 1:54pm — No Comments

LabRat Immunotherapy Applications to Zombie Infection

The advancement of a treatment for cancer that has tackled not only the virulence of the disease but also the financial cost of treatment had originally been thought to have similar applications in reversing the effects of zombie infection but this has not proven to be the case. In cancer, the patients receive an immunotherapy boost which harnesses and the body's own immune system to destroy the canc… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 16 August 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill Preparation For Lockdown In Canada

A number of recent posts by yours truly have noted the concentrated activity in Canada and there seems to be no respite at present. The mayor of Huntingdon, Montreal is proposing a curfew for residents, who are under the age of eighteen, in order to reduce the risk of riots. The one which sparked this proposal appears to have escaped this particular radar but, reading between the lines, it hints at a clash between the undead and the youth of Hunt… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 15 August 2008 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Jake Mixed Feelings About San Francisco

I noticed the Zombie Warning for San Francisco and am a bit ashamed to have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I'm worried about the possibility of a massacre or something out there. On the other, I'm actually jealous that there's an area seeing zombie movements when I'm out most evenings with Sohail and we can't even get a sniff! We've been talking about a fly drive starting in Miami but there's a pa… Continue

Posted by Jake on 15 August 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

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