Celebrity zombies? Hide the kids

[Alice Faber]

On 11/1/13 11:38 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
> Are there any WOTY candidates already that involve zombies? I've been
> thinking that "zombie apocalypse" had hit the mainstream some time ago,
> but certainly this year has seen a serious uptick. And it may have
> reached that critical point now.
>
> Yesterday, I got an email from a car dealership, titled, "XXX, build
> your car for the zombie apocalypse!" The ad is here http://goo.gl/VELIYx
> but it does not contain the catch phrase. It does have a bonus, however:
> "survivalist" for "zombie apocalypse survivor" (but limited to those who
> want to do it in a Hyundai).

Well, the CDC site on preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse is two years
old:
<http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/>

Alice

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