You Can’t Save Lieutenant Neil

You Can’t Save Lieutenant Neil

 

 
 
 
 

Star Trek: The Return of the Archons (#1.21)” (1967)
Captain James T. Kirk: [recognizing his crewman among the stunned citizens] Lieutenant O’Neal. He’s one of our men.
Reger: Not anymore. He’s been absorbed.

From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708476/

Mysteriously, this post did not survive the transfer with blogger. The idea is simple enough: Your buddy John is going over? You can’t save him. Maybe Charlton Heston could have helped if he had carried the vaccine in the helicopter with him, but Chuck’s gone now. The vaccine does not exist.

Let John go. Let your ex-boyfriend go. Let anyone go whose behavior you don’t like. Human, vampire, zombie, whatever. You don’t have to spend time with people you don’t like. Those friends who somehow no longer connect with you? They can go.

Many life lessons can be taken from Star Trek. This particular lesson is vital to your survival. Your neighbor Karen? Once she’s turned, she’s not your neighbor Karen anymore. She may look like Karen but her looks are deceitful. You might have to lock your mom or granny in the shed to await the cure, but let the neighbors go. The fewer people in the shed, the better your long-term prospects.

Fleeing the Scene

Fleeing the Scene

This may be the coolest car in the world, ready to spirit you away when the moaning is heard over the hill. However, you most likely own another make and model.

The advice for zombies and major snowstorms is pretty much the same. Think full tank of gas,  preferably with good mileage, no mechanical issues, and quality tires. In addition, you will need to weaponize for the undead — firearms aplenty and an axe or two for close range. While driving the zombie-proof-mobile, it’s wise to maintain the speed limit and obey all traffic laws.

The First Clue: Unusual Emotional Behavior

The First Clue: Unusual Emotional Behavior

Suspicious? The alarm bells are blaring. Something is going on in this woman’s brain. Is it the wine, the frosting or viral amplification? We won’t be sure for some days or weeks, so caution is indicated. Don’t turn your back on “57” here until she’s shown she can behave.

Hmmm. I know “57.” Unfortunately, you may never be able to turn your back on her again.

Recognizing Protozombies

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The guy on the left is the President of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries. The guy on the right is his cousin.

While we never want to discriminate on looks, the fact is that appearance is probably the easiest way to identify the protozombie once he or she is well on the way to viral amplification. We can’t wait until he starts to look like cuz. So what do you need to watch for?


I’d say Prez looks pretty damn suspicious. Notice his pale coloring and bleached, swollen lips. Notice the hair, the general lack of grooming. He can’t quite handle the gel and comb anymore. The left and right eyes have a slightly confused expression. They don’t match, either, probably because pathways in his brain are scrambled.


Prez set off an internet backlash when he said that “his company markets solely to people they deem ‘attractive.’ His stores do not carry clothes in XL or XXL sizes and women’s pants don’t go above size 10. 

Alarm bells should have gone off when Jeffries said, “In every school there were the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes] and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” 

                              Source: http://fox40.com/2013/05/08/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-draws-controversy

How smart is that? How much of the market did he decide to throw away? While it’s hard to guess what might lead to such an eccentric business decision, we cannot discount the possibility that Jeffries is going over. We probably don’t want to know what he had for dinner last night. 

Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much

Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much

He’s gone now and it’s a pity. If the undead start walking, we will need men like John Wayne. 

For one thing Wayne would have known how to warn people about the threat. It’s not good to sound too excitable when talking about the walking dead. You run into a room screaming and your credibility is immediately suspect. 
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Preparedness will include being effectively able to channel John Wayne as you sound the alarm. You might start practicing now. 
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