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:
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>
>
> > I think you're taking Zombie Day a little too seriously! LOL!
>
> > On Oct 27, 6:58 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > 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:
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> > > > 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:
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> > > > > Obviously wncs is not concerned with facts...
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> > > > > On Oct 27, 1:43 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > > > None whatsoever. Zombie day is annual and planned long in advance.
>
> > > > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:23 PM, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > > > > 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. He said the film became an international 
> > > > > > > > phenomenon,
> > > > > > > > introducing the world to Pittsburgh zombies.
>
> > > > > > > > "We're the home of the dead," Lies said, "Anyone from any other 
> > > > > > > > state
> > > > > > > knows
> > > > > > > > that Pittsburgh is Romero zombie territory."
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