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Best book ever.
2004-11-02, 6:11 AM #1
"The Zombie Survival guide: Complete protection from the living dead" by Max Brooks. It's like one of those worst case scenario thingers, but... with zombies. Buy it, read it. You never know when they might strike again >_>

AND NOW TO BUILD A TEN FOOT CINDERBLOCK WALL (REINFORCED WITH STEEL RODS AND FILLED WITH CEMENT) AROUND MY YARD KTXH
Moo.
2004-11-02, 7:21 AM #2
Is it free? Sounds like it should be! :D
2004-11-02, 7:24 AM #3
My bible is The Action Hero's Handbook from the Worst Case Scenario series. Seriously. The next time you have to evade a MiG, stop a wedding, or climb down Mount Rushmore, you'll want me around.
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There is no spoon.
2004-11-02, 7:40 AM #4
Yeah, but action heroes don't stand a chance against a horde of zombies. Try taking down a horde of zombies with a chainsaw in real life, and see how far it gets you.

(Hint: Not far.)
Moo.
2004-11-02, 7:50 AM #5
I'll be the judge of that when it happens>_>
2004-11-02, 8:13 AM #6
Well, my book covers how to win a fight when you're outnumbered, save someone who has flat-lined, contact the dead, perform the Vulcan nerve pinch, and navigate a ventilation shaft. So I'd say I'm pretty set already :p
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2004-11-02, 8:21 AM #7
But would the vulcan nerve pinch work on a hoard of undead?
Life is beautiful.
2004-11-02, 9:12 AM #8
Fight when you're outnumbered by humans . There's a multitude of ways to kill a human, but only one way to kill a zombie. Saving someone who has flatlined can be helpful, but only if they havn't been infected. In a zombie infestation, you're going to be contacting the dead a lot anyway, so that's not going to be of much use, and a zombie would be unphased by a nerve pinch. As for navigating ventilation shafts... That could be useful, but only in certain cases.

Contrary to popular belief, action heroes don't stand a good chance against a horde of the undead.

On a different note, I found these on the book's website. Fun to mess around with.

http://kevan.org/proce55ing/zombies/

http://zombies.insertdisc.com/mattcordes/

The first is the original, but the second allows the humans to fight back
Moo.
2004-11-02, 9:39 AM #9
Quote:
Originally posted by A_Big_Fat_CoW
Yeah, but action heroes don't stand a chance against a horde of zombies. Try taking down a horde of zombies with a chainsaw in real life, and see how far it gets you.

(Hint: Not far.)



ummm...........Army of Darkness?

yea. thats what i thought.
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2004-11-02, 10:00 AM #10
Army of Darkness is a movie. In real life, a chainsaw is too loud, bulky, and its fuel too finite, to be of much use against a horde of zombies. Duh. :P
Moo.
2004-11-02, 10:28 AM #11
How could you take zombies down in real life, if they don't even exist?
2004-11-02, 10:36 AM #12
you're ignorant

zombies are a constant threat to freedom
2004-11-02, 10:40 AM #13
Quote:
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet
How could you take zombies down in real life, if they don't even exist?


And how do you know they don't exist? Next thing you'll be telling me that Santa and the Easter bunny don't exist. Mind explaining the presents and the eggs? And the tooth fairy, too. I bet you'd say she's fake also. But if you ever put a tooth under your pillow you'd know otherwise.

Seriously, it's people like you that make this world suck. Your ignorance is only surpassed by your stupidity.
Moo.
2004-11-02, 2:42 PM #14
Quote:
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet
[...] they don't even exist?


This just struck me as an interesting thing for you to say, considering how active you are in all the religious threads....but let's not tread that path just now. :)
2004-11-02, 2:54 PM #15
Quote:
Originally posted by A_Big_Fat_CoW
"The Zombie Survival guide: Complete protection from the living dead" by Max Brooks. It's like one of those worst case scenario thingers, but... with zombies. Buy it, read it. You never know when they might strike again >_>

AND NOW TO BUILD A TEN FOOT CINDERBLOCK WALL (REINFORCED WITH STEEL RODS AND FILLED WITH CEMENT) AROUND MY YARD KTXH



Haha, you know what, I actually might buy that. thnx for the 411

Laura
2004-11-02, 3:58 PM #16
Quote:
Originally posted by A_Big_Fat_CoW
Army of Darkness is a movie. In real life, a chainsaw is too loud, bulky, and its fuel too finite, to be of much use against a horde of zombies. Duh. :P

I have the book too.
Blades don't need reloading.

:D

Zombie fighter's unite!
2004-11-02, 4:23 PM #17
Zombies dont exist........

*Brain gets eaten by local passing zombie*

oh .....darn.
The tips at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets". Their true purpose is sinister.
2004-11-02, 4:25 PM #18
You still type after your brain is gone... what a trooper.
2004-11-02, 4:41 PM #19
Heh, I like the book "How to rule the world"... I can't remember who wrote it, but apparently they actually did try to take over the world.

But as far as zombies go, I've found that a chainsaw is quite effective on them. But make sure you get out the plasma gun or machine gun as soon as one of those fireball-shooting dudes comes around (or those damned floating heads), because you'll never get close enough to use the chainsaw.
Stuff
2004-11-02, 4:50 PM #20
my brother gave that to his best friend for Christmas last year... same person that received the rpg, Plague
Holy soap opera Batman. - FGR
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2004-11-02, 5:20 PM #21
Why isn't anyone considering the military as a line of defense against the zombie invasion?
2004-11-02, 5:55 PM #22
Because the zombies will get to them too!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to fix my space shuttle for re-entry.
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There is no spoon.
2004-11-02, 6:12 PM #23
Quote:
Originally posted by Cloud
Why isn't anyone considering the military as a line of defense against the zombie invasion?


Actual spoilers. Huge ones.

Awesome part at the ending of Shaun of the Dead when the Green Berets or SAS or whatever show up and slaughter the zombies. Very cool scene.
2004-11-03, 9:16 AM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by kyle90
Heh, I like the book "How to rule the world"... I can't remember who wrote it, but apparently they actually did try to take over the world.

André De Guillaume? Have it. Live by it.
Hey, Blue? I'm loving the things you do. From the very first time, the fight you fight for will always be mine.
2004-11-03, 5:59 PM #25
Quote:
Originally posted by DesertPike
Zombies dont exist........

Your mom doesn't exist.
"When it's time for this planet to die, you'll understand that you know absolutely nothing." — Bugenhagen
2004-11-04, 10:27 AM #26
Zombies DO exist. As does your mom. In fact. His mom is the ZOMBIE QUEEN! (suspenseful music)
Kenya, Now with lions and tigers.
2004-11-04, 12:06 PM #27
Quote:
Originally posted by Vad
Zombies DO exist. As does your mom. In fact. His mom is the ZOMBIE QUEEN! (suspenseful music)


I cant wait to tell her!!! Im so proud of my Zombie mom.
The tips at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets". Their true purpose is sinister.
2004-11-04, 12:18 PM #28
I get more confused as this thread progresses. It must be stopped, for the fate of humanity.
2004-11-04, 12:21 PM #29
Its best if you don't try to understand it. It'll save you from taking lots of pain medication later on.
Life is beautiful.
2004-11-04, 1:15 PM #30
Confusion is the tell tale sign that youve become a zombie....way to go mom!
The tips at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets". Their true purpose is sinister.

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