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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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

LabRat Do Genetics Hold The Key To Resistance To Zombie Infection?

If genetics are responsible for different reactions to nicotine addiction and also for susceptibility to viral infection, it seems somewhat logical that there is genetic code for resistance to zombie infection. What this is or who possesses this particular piece of genetic code is still an absolute mystery to me and my team. This is, of course, assu… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 14 August 2008 at 9:55pm — No Comments

Jeff The nightmares have come back

Have had a tough couple of days. All this time going through my weapons and the research has set me back a bit in some ways. Had two quite vivid nightmares of that dreadful village in Zimbabwe. The last one was really bad. So distorted. Started with me in a lonely hut, waking to hear moaning sounds nearby. Jumped out of the hut, grabbing my machete. Only a few yards away were what looked like a dozen undead closing down on me. The near full moon gave plenty of light but this night there was no b… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 14 August 2008 at 9:15pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Maori Cannibals or Maori Zombies?

Was cannibalism part of the Maori history as a new book suggests or did zombies actually feature in Maori culture? He said the widespread practice of cannibalism was not a food issue but people were eaten often as part of a post-battle rage. It is often assumed that zombies do not eat humans for sustenance purposes and do not even digest them so this could suggest zombie activity that may have been mistaken for cannibalism as is so… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 August 2008 at 7:02pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Uganda - 'cannibals' stalk the night in Rakai district

Reports from Uganda suggest an unusually high level of predatory activity in Rakai district: Addressing residents of Kasasa on Monday, [an official] said reports of cannibalism, especially in Ddwaniro sub-county, had prevented people from walking at night. “I am worried that there are people eating humans. This is very scaring,” [he] lamented. Threat level a… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 14 August 2008 at 11:46pm — No Comments

LabRat Possible Way To Infect The Zombie Virus?

A 2004 Scientific American article asked the question whether viruses are avtually alive or not. General consensus has been that viruses are not living organisms and I recently repeated this thought when replying to Pascal's post about bioweapons. However,… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 14 August 2008 at 8:56pm — 1 Comment

Anya ** ZOMBIE ALERT FOR SAN FRANCISCO - EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY **

Contacts in and around San Francisco have alerted me to an alarming increase in zombie activity in the area recently. While media attention has focused on Canada in the past few weeks, it appears the activity is being ignored or hushed up in San Francisco. All residents are advised to evacuate the area as soon as possible and stay away for the next few days at least. Should anyone have further information to substantiate the imminent zombie carnage, please help save lives and share what you know… Continue

Posted by Anya on 14 August 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Is The US Stepping Up Its Anti-Zombie Measures?

Following yesterday's article and blog post about the biodefense centre possibly opening in San Antonio in 2015, it is interesting to note the biolab at Boston University seeking permission to begin safety, health and operations training. With bio centres hitting the news twice in one week, it could al… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 August 2008 at 7:11pm — No Comments

Janet Dove of Peace

Swallowed my pride today and got back in touch with B. I doubt he'll want to have much to do with me after the way I behaved, but I'm resolved that if he's up for trying again I'm really going to seek to understand his zombie fantasies. Perhaps in time I'll join in too if he wants me too. This probably seems really trite and immature, but part of me wants to know what it would be like if I let him dress up in his zombie-wear and ravish me. I know this is unfair on him as it wasn't that sort of… Continue

Posted by Janet on 12 August 2008 at 10:07pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill '28 Days Later' Meets Reality Twice In One Week!

Following the Cuba model of 28 Days Later which was reported on yesterday, could it be that the US is applying a similar model to its own cities in response to the threat of "flu pandemic"? Could this possibly be the dry run for zombie infection, assuming that the US can find a way to lock down its cities in an effective enough manner? The proposed methods are fairly extreme for a country that values… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 August 2008 at 6:49pm — No Comments

The Sentinel India - Forces deployed to hold Kashmir curfew now number in the thousands

The situation in Kashmir continues - where tens of thousands are crowding the streets and a curfew is being enforced with deadly force. Anyone caught up in the flare-up would be well advised to remain in their safehouses unless it is absolutely necessary to venture outside. Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 12 August 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Is Canada Involved in a Zombie Cover Up?

There seems to have been a lot of possible zombie-related activity in Canada recently as evidenced by earlier blogs: Possible Zombie Attack in Burlington, Canada Superbug Outbreak Scabies Situation Under Control Now it seems that a… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 August 2008 at 7:32pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Couple Flee Haiti Zombies

Did the Lethbridge couple flee a Haitian zombie attack? Generally recognised as an originating birthplace of voodoo zombies, Haiti now appears to be the scene of a zombie mob attack: when Rick opened the door a group of very angry men tried to drag him out, those still in the room tried to drag him back inside and in the middle of it all Kim tried to push a man away from her husband… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 12 August 2008 at 7:41pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Canada - tick bites spread infection

Lyme disease, a parasitic infection which requires long term antibiotic treatment and which can bring about neurocognitive changes in the host is reportedly spreading into Canada. The disease is transmitted to the host by tick bites. Threat level currently appears low. We will continue to mon… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 12 August 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

The Sentinel India - Confusion over causes of deaths as mobs ransack Kolkata hospitals

It appears that at least two separate mob attacks have recently occurred in Kolkata city hospitals. In incidents allegedly linked to these mob attacks, reports suggest that recent causes of death at these hospitals is disputed. Reference to 'tuberculosis' has been made by the authorities. We advise anyone in the area to exercise caution within the city - and especially in the vicinity of local medical facilit… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 12 August 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

FUBAR Going Against Nature

"Natural selection codes for survival, not comfort. This gene, although uncomfortable, could be beneficial to survival." Why didn't someone point this out to the people who felt the need to experiment on us? Even the temporary effect of not feeling fear was enough to turn us into slaughterhouse meat. Now, no one will talk about it. Everyone denies the injections we were given that weren't all standard. Psychiatrists give me sympathetic… Continue

Posted by FUBAR on 12 August 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Jeff Weekends are for weapons

Ah.... today was even better than yesterday. What a great way to pass the British summertime - never mind dodging the showers when you can be looking at and cleaning this stuff. The blades simply gleam now and are so ready for use. Whilst I hope I'll never be that close (and really with the arsenal I have here I should never allow things to get out of control like that) there is part of me that would love to use my samurai sword. I know it's sick but I'd love to swing so hard and well that I tak… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 3 August 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

The Rumour Mill Have Zombies Found An Alternative Food Source?

Nowhere in this article is it mentioned exactly WHAT is hunting the monkeys to near-extinction but as our nearest genetic cousins, the question must be asked: have zombies found an acceptable alternative to human flesh? The immediate response would be no. Monkeys' innate tree-climbing ability would possibly seem to deter the non-tree-climbing zombies but the zombie strength and endurance should not be overlooked.… Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 11 August 2008 at 8:12pm — 3 Comments

Pascal Bio-weapons: threat or defence mechanism?

Back now from a short break in Royan with a bunch of friends. The usual relaxing time of lounging on the beach, boozing and clubbing. Now it's time to do something worthwhile in the remainder of the summer vacation. Found this article about bio-weapons quite fascinating. Firstly it shows that some really potent bacteria can be spread just by inhalation. Using such power for the bad could res… Continue

Posted by Pascal on 8 August 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

LabRat Symbiotic Microbes Induce Profound Genetic Changes In Their Host

Work's been very busy the past few days but I've also been ruminating on the link that The Rumour Mill posted on a previous blog entry I made. It has always been presumed that zombies are created by voodoo or infectious bites from other zombies, with non-voodoo zombies probably being caused by some kind of currently unidentified virus. However, this articl… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 5 August 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Janet Is it weird to want to be a zombie?

I've never thought about zombies much at all. Not until quite recently. Started dating this guy and we'd been going for a couple of months. I'd been back to his a few times and we'd done the usual pillow talk about significant events in our pasts, the sorts of things that seem to come out in the dating game as you get a little older. I made the mistake of asking him about his fantasies. We were on different wavelengths: mine was totally sexually motivated; his was, well I don't know what he was… Continue

Posted by Janet on 2 August 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The Sentinel India - mob attacks students in New Delhi

A group of Saudi students has apparently been attacked by a mob in New Delhi. It appears that the students were chased by a man after a hit-and-run incident and that this escalated into a mob attack. Scant details are available however the threat level appears low. Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 2 August 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

The Sentinel Germany - scientists studying ebola laced candy

A somewhat disturbing report has come to our attention regarding ebola laced candy being studied by scientists at Leipzig zoo. From the article: "For now, the baits will just contain sugar, but ultimately Walsh and Vos plan to incorporate a live, attenuated Ebola virus. One concern is "spillage," says Vos: The apes either drop much of the bait on the floor or swallow it whole, so only a small amount of virus is usually absorb… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 1 August 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

LabRat Marathon Mice with Zombie Stamina

This isn't something that my team have been working on but it's something that's been discussed in theoretical terms behind closed doors for a long time now. A lot of money has been offered to begin the necessary research but there are only so many of us and we were concerned with other projects. And none of us really liked the implication of super-stamina. The obvious application for such a drug wou… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 1 August 2008 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Pascal Horse to human infection - what else is possible?

I too saw the Hendra Virus story as well as LabRat. Sadly I am lacking in professional knowledge but I am so curious to see an example of the movement between species. This virus seems to have moved between horses and humans, although it is a long way off in Australie. Surely this proves my earlier fears that an attack could be undertaken using another species as the carrier - who knows if it will be bad sheep,… Continue

Posted by Pascal on 31 July 2008 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Jeff Time for weapons?

Spurred on by DoctorG's post and the other recent stories I'm planning a full inventory check of my weapons in the next few days. It's been quite some time since I even went to my store, as everything seemed to have quietened down. But it seems to me it's time to be well armed and well prepared. Got a fairly modest fire axe at home, which I keep to hand just in case, but feels like it's time to be much bette… Continue

Posted by Jeff on 31 July 2008 at 10:23pm — No Comments

LabRat Mutating viruses or human intervention?

I came because I couldn't stay away. I'm sure my participation here will be frowned upon when it's discovered but perhaps I'll be able to pass it off as secondary research. I was attracted here by a post I read by one of the other members. Without going into detail, one of the projects my team has been working on has been the evolution and mutation of various diseases, especially of the viral type so it was… Continue

Posted by LabRat on 31 July 2008 at 6:07pm — 4 Comments

Doctor G POSSIBLE OUTBREAK ALERT - High credibility reports - Threat level is Very High in the London area

Police attacked and bitten by large mob. BBC news report into initial biting incident BBC news link Keep an eye on the news and be prepared to withdraw to your safe houses if it looks like the outbreak is not brought under control... The trouble seemed to have spread to Hyde Park last night. I personally saw things being dealt with (very large numbers of police including dog handling units). There seems… Continue

Posted by Doctor G on 31 July 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

The Sentinel USA - outbreak at Montana ranch blamed on anthrax

We have received reports of an outbreak at a Montana ranch which has resulted in the deployment of a mobile incineration unit. Anthrax has been cited as the cause of the infection - however the last recorded human case in the region was back in 1961. Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 31 July 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Jake What is this link to a flesh eating parasite?

I read in the news today that a BBC producer picked up a flesh eating parasite while he was away on location. Apparently, "three months after the bite the area grew into a deep sore " and this has been diagnosed as leishmaniasis and the guy's on drugs and a drip now. I know that whatever causes humans to turn into zombies doesn't have a 3month incubation period but I was drawn to the similarities bet… Continue

Posted by Jake on 30 July 2008 at 6:14pm — 1 Comment

The Rumour Mill "Highly infectious" patients lose right to freedom

The idea of detaining highly infectious patients may seem like a good idea at first glance but hopefully this judgement will not be used in respect to patients who have been infected by zombies. However, the term 'highly infectious' could suggest otherwise. Imagine a zombie-infected patient detained in a hospital environment with other infectious patients. Free meal service. Continue

Posted by The Rumour Mill on 30 July 2008 at 10:15pm — No Comments

The Sentinel Canada - Bite attack in Vancouver's Chinatown

Mr Chen says he was approached and threatened by a strange man on Monday, July 28: “I took out my camera to take his photos. When he saw my camera, he ran at me and pushed me... Then he started to hit me. He targeted my head and face. I felt very dizzy... He started to hit me harder and targeted my head and my face. He tried many dishonorable techniques, including kicking me in the crot… Continue

Posted by The Sentinel on 30 July 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

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