That's not for you to decide. And besides, this thread is about Zombies and I presume it's supposed to be a fun thread. Lighten up, geez.
On Oct 27, 7:02�pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I don't think you are taking this Election serious enough. > > On Oct 27, 4:00�pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think you're taking Zombie Day a little too seriously! LOL! > > > On Oct 27, 6:58 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I get that you would rather try to make this about "Zombies" and your > > > hatred for Sarah Palin rather than about the Issues... > > > > Care to discuss ANY of YOUR Candidates assosiations with the many > > > things we are now finding have CAUSED much of our recent problems? > > > > I won't hold my breath. > > > > On Oct 27, 3:56 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It is indeed a fact that the Zombie parade passed through the same > > > > area of downtown at the same time Sarah Palin was scheduled to speak > > > > last night. Not sure what you don't get about that? > > > > > On Oct 27, 4:44 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Obviously wncs is not concerned with facts... > > > > > > On Oct 27, 1:43 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > None whatsoever. Zombie day is annual and planned long in advance. > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:23 PM, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Zombie Day and the annual downtown Zombie parade last night just > > > > > > > happened to coincide with Sarah Palin's arrival at the downtown > > > > > > > civic > > > > > > > center near here. > > > > > > > Coincidence? I think not. > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 3:18 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: *Travis* > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 > > > > > > > > Subject: Zombies feed the living > > > > > > > > >http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_595348... > > > > > > > > > Zombies feed the living By Lucy Leitner > > > > > > > > POINT PARK NEWS SERVICE > > > > > > > > *Monday, October 27, 2008* > > > > > > > > > The dead took over Monroeville Mall on Sunday -- again. With > > > > > > > > mangled > > > > > > > faces > > > > > > > > and make-believe blood dripping from gaping mouths, 1,375 > > > > > > > > people shambled > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > the footsteps of the zombies immortalized in a classic horror > > > > > > > > movie > > > > > > > filmed > > > > > > > > at the mall three decades ago. > > > > > > > > > Yesterday was World Zombie Day, marked by a Zombiefest and > > > > > > > > zombie walk > > > > > > > > sponsored by the "It's Alive" show on WBGN-TV. This year's > > > > > > > > festival > > > > > > > > celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of > > > > > > > > director-writer George > > > > > > > > Romero's "Dawn of the Dead," which was filmed in the > > > > > > > > Monroeville Mall. > > > > > > > > > Horror fans converged to browse vendor tables, mingle with > > > > > > > > actors from > > > > > > > > Romero's film and stumble around the mall to help fight world > > > > > > > > hunger. The > > > > > > > > turnout for the walk was 300 more than last year. > > > > > > > > <http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/pittsburghli.. > > > > > > > .> > > > > > > > > > "Zombies are contributing to the food bank and actually feeding > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > living. > > > > > > > > It's another huge step in the evolution of zombies," said > > > > > > > > Zombiefest > > > > > > > creator > > > > > > > > and It's Alive host Mark Menhold. > > > > > > > > > Romero, a Pittsburgh native, released a new film, "George A. > > > > > > > > Romero's > > > > > > > Diary > > > > > > > > of the Dead," this year. > > > > > > > > > Menhold said zombie obsession is a point of hometown pride > > > > > > > > because the > > > > > > > > Romero classics "Night of the Living Dead," released in 1968, > > > > > > > > and "Dawn > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > the Dead" reinvented the zombie film. Instead of zombies being > > > > > > > > victims > > > > > > > under > > > > > > > > the influence of a Haitian mind-control powder, they were > > > > > > > > everyday people > > > > > > > > who came back to life, sort of, as flesh-eating ghouls. > > > > > > > > > This year, fans marked Zombie Day around the world, with events > > > > > > > > in about > > > > > > > 50 > > > > > > > > cities, including Las Vegas, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Hong Kong. > > > > > > > > > "I've watched 'Dawn of the Dead' dozens of times and I'm elated > > > > > > > > to be > > > > > > > here > > > > > > > > (in the mall) where it all began," said Josh Pearson, 24, who > > > > > > > > drove from > > > > > > > > Rochester, N.Y., to be a part of the zombie walk. > > > > > > > > > "It started here with Romero's movies, and for someone that's a > > > > > > > > huge > > > > > > > zombie > > > > > > > > fan, it's Mecca," Pearson said. > > > > > > > > > Leonard Lies, who played the Machete Zombie in "Dawn of the > > > > > > > > Dead," said > > > > > > > > zombies are not just movie monsters but a reflection of > > > > > > > > American culture. > > > > > > > > > "We as humans have consumed everything and when there is > > > > > > > > nothing left, > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > do we consume? Ourselves," Lies said, sitting at his table > > > > > > > > covered by > > > > > > > > Machete Zombie paraphernalia. > > > > > > > > > Like all villains from film and folklore, zombies give a > > > > > > > > grotesque face > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > the fears of the time and place. Lies said they appeal > > > > > > > > especially to > > > > > > > > Pittsburgh residents because of the region's blue-collar work > > > > > > > > ethic. > > > > > > > > > "People were dependable Steeler fans since they were the > > > > > > > > underdogs. The > > > > > > > > zombie culture represents the same attitude. Zombies are the > > > > > > > > underdogs. > > > > > > > They > > > > > > > > have to fight to survive," Lies said. > > > > > > > > > Kevin Kreiss, proprietor of Toy Galaxy and its adjoining zombie > > > > > > > > museum in > > > > > > > > Monroeville Mall, agreed that zombies are a local legacy. > > > > > > > > > "It's our heritage, something that we can claim," Kreiss said > > > > > > > > in his > > > > > > > zombie > > > > > > > > gallery, where the walls are adorned with film posters showing > > > > > > > Pittsburgh's > > > > > > > > contributions to zombie cinema. > > > > > > > > > Saturday marked the opening of the museum, which serves as a > > > > > > > > visual > > > > > > > history > > > > > > > > of zombies in film and pop culture. The museum includes a ride > > > > > > > > in a > > > > > > > > motorized coffin. > > > > > > > > > "I can't emphasize any more how important this city was to > > > > > > > > establishing > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > zombie," said Glenn Kay, author of "Zombie Movies: The Ultimate > > > > > > > > Guide." > > > > > > > > > "For me, 'Dawn of the Dead' is the most important zombie film > > > > > > > > because it > > > > > > > > added satire to horror and people found out how smart a zombie > > > > > > > > movie can > > > > > > > > be," Kay said. 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