Comments on: ZOMBIES AHEAD!

ZOMBIES AHEAD!

butterstick — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:50:56 -0800

CAUTION! ZOMBIES! AHEAD!!!

First(?) published on Make, these instructions on how to set the text on construction warning signs lead to hilarity. say... you got your INTARWEB in my RL!!1

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:52:52 -0800

AND HERE I AM!

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:53:32 -0800

Oh man I was 1 click away from posting this, well played. Also I think it's originally from Ihack. Which is in the running for my new homepage.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:55:45 -0800

Dude, yay! Also: Braaaaaiiiinnnns!!

By: JeffK

JeffK — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:56:43 -0800

I Stumbled Upon (literally) the original i-hacked post over the weekend and knew that it would inevitably lead to sophomoric shenanigans. And thankfully it did.

By: Seamus

Seamus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:18 -0800

As I have been telling all of my friends . . . I love that the city worker attributed this to a "computer genius from UT" It couldn't possibly be just another slacker with a computer who read (as most of us have) how to do this. I am sorry that I missed seeing it in person.

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:54 -0800

I just hope they catch whoever did this and give them the sternest penalty under the law: a weekly show on Adult Swim.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:34 -0800

This is terrible! I can't believe you asshats are cheering this on! Now when the real zombies come, nobody will believe the traffic signs, and the commute will suck!

By: smoothvirus

smoothvirus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:02:11 -0800

I'm on my way to the rooftop of Mercy Hospital.

By: Brak

Brak — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:03:38 -0800

This has been a crappy day. Thanks for the post; it's a definite bright spot. You know, assuming the zombie apocalypse isn't actually upon us....

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:04:19 -0800

We all ride bikes, Flo. Bikes made out of your braaaaaaaiinnnss!

By: Spatch

Spatch — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:05:06 -0800

And how many people have used this knowledge for awesome? And by awesome, I mean changing the sign's message to one that asks for hugs.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:05:23 -0800

So, really small bikes, then?

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:12:08 -0800

Sure, just a hack. That's the COVER story. They (slowly) invade our space, and we fall back. They eat brains, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn HERE. This far NO farther. And I will make them pay for what they've done...y'know, to disrupt traffic.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:14:49 -0800

Do you believe in zombies? Do you have a zombie escape plan? Let us know what you think about zombies by participating in our message board. Wow. That's quite the all-inclusive local news website.

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:19:28 -0800

It's especially good to be warned that they're nazi zombies. So that blacks, jews, and gypsies know that they're extra likely to get their brains devoured.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:19:59 -0800

Yeeeeesssss, really small biiiiiiiiiiikes!

By: DU

DU — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:20:27 -0800

"And so they had to break in and hack into the computer to do it, so they were pretty determined," said Hartley. Security-through-unchanged-default-passwords rarely works.

By: DU

DU — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:21:15 -0800

Also, here's something depressing: These DOT road signs at least had padlocks on them, which makes them about 10000% more secure than voting machines.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:21:22 -0800

I would rather suspect a Nazi zombie would avoid eating the brains of jews, gypsies, etc. But on the other hand, they're zombies...

By: Big_B

Big_B — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:22:38 -0800

Hold "Control" and "Shift" and while holding, enter "DIPY". This will reset the sign and reset the password to "DOTS" in the process. Wow. Protection fail.

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:24:20 -0800

No, no, they'd be sure to eat the brains. They wouldn't any jews to join the ranks of the master undead race by biting them and not finishing the job.

By: spirit72

spirit72 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:29:31 -0800

Yeah, woke up to this on the news this morning. Absolutely beautiful.:)

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:30:17 -0800

Caduceus, your zombological scholarship is impeccable. Come here a moment, and let me get a look at that nice big ripe braaaaaiiiinnn!

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31:44 -0800

I hesitate to submit to your demands.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:35:05 -0800

ZOMG!

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:35:24 -0800

As the ONLY documented Zombie on Metafilter, I want to assure you that I was NOT in Austin.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:38:18 -0800

No zombies have been seen in the area, and with any luck, Tuesday night's cold front killed off any undead with ghoulish plans to invade the city. Dear, sweet Katie Petroski, do you know nothing? That only delays their arrival! And I'd think Nazi Zombies would prefer eating the brains of the unwanted. After all, eating the brains of something doesn't make them zombies, it just destroys them. Now if they were to bite or chew on any other parts of the body, then you'd get more zombies. At least, if these are your modern zombies, of the Romero era. HuronBob, are you discounting the documented case of Space Zombieism?

By: robcorr

robcorr — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:38:23 -0800

"Run for cold climates"? "Nazi zombies"? Viral marketing for "Dead Snow", surely?

By: Unicorn on the cob

Unicorn on the cob — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:39:12 -0800

Pshh. Saw it on the news, switched to my emergency ride. you never know it could be happening BE PREPARED

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:40:44 -0800

> The biggest safety hazard came from drivers slowing down or stopping their car to take pictures, Jones said. Dude's totally in denial about those zombies.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:41:58 -0800

Oh, and I think we'll all be safe in the mall. There's a gun shop across the street, and I have a plan to get over there if need be. But I think we should stay away from islands, no matter how secluded and safe they sound.

By: minifigs

minifigs — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:43:10 -0800

The Bush Vs Zombies video at the bottom of the first link is worth a look. My zombie escape plan: The swipe card protected roof of my workplace.

By: yeti

yeti — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800

Notice how in the two news articles in the first two links above point out how wrong, dangerous and illegal the act is, but also end with their own little lame jokes: - "Do you believe in zombies? Do you have a zombie escape plan? Let us know what you think about zombies by participating in our message board ." -"No zombies have been seen in the area, and with any luck, Tuesday night's cold front killed off any undead with ghoulish plans to invade the city." Grrr. So which is it? Funny prank - or Dangerous Terrorism?

By: Uppity Pigeon #2

Uppity Pigeon #2 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:55:56 -0800

Well this is just lovely.

By: spamguy

spamguy — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:58:00 -0800

I'm crying on the inside. The sign mentioned in the Austin American-Statesman is on my daily commute to and from work, and yet I missed it.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:07:38 -0800

I heard some nerds were all like "this is a viral ad for a movie". They a lie?

By: scottreynen

scottreynen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:39:45 -0800

That KXAN site is the most web-savvy site for a traditional news organization I've ever seen, so much so that I didn't believe it was a real site at first.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:40:48 -0800

I'm gonna be a total wet blanket here: Those signs are put up for safety reasons to warn of road conditions ahead. Good thing no one got hurt.

By: incessant

incessant — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:50:15 -0800

This reminds me -- I need to return to Malton one of these days.

By: craven_morhead

craven_morhead — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:08:13 -0800

Wet blanket, they need to be reprogrammed for that purpose, right? If memory serves, they usually say "Drive Safe" or something similar when they're not being used for a traffic or weather emergency; presumably that's what they said before they were zombified.

By: explosion

explosion — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:30:33 -0800

Yeah, I'm gonna chime in and say that up here in MA, those things are usually sitting on the side of the road, turned off. They're definitely not dragged out only in cases of emergency to provide warnings to people.

By: stumcg

stumcg — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:38:00 -0800

A wet blanket won't help you against zombies marxchivist ;) - you need a fiery stick, shotgun or some running shoes.

By: Seamus

Seamus — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:44:52 -0800

Craven, considering it was South Lamar, the signs were probably there to warn people to avoid the the Nouveau-Not-So-Richeas they leapt from their condos in despair.

By: porn in the woods

porn in the woods — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:45:44 -0800

Poor form. Phony zombie attack bulletins reduce readiness.

By: Bort

Bort — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:52:12 -0800

I love local news:

Speculation among the tech-savvy on the Internet is that the signs were inspired by the zombie video game Call of Duty 5, World at War, which is the top game in the country right now

By: davejay

davejay — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:54:36 -0800

How about if they changed it to say "Drive Safe, Bitches"?

By: Stonestock Relentless

Stonestock Relentless — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:48:50 -0800

I had my own sighting last year outside D.C.

By: scalefree

scalefree — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:02:07 -0800

First it was zombies, now it's raptors.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:42:18 -0800

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

By: scalefree

scalefree — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:19:38 -0800

Now they're just getting silly. I can accept zombies & even raptors. But everybody knows there are no British anymore.