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What would you do if your DP was a zombie

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FortyDoorsToNowhere · 03/11/2013 12:52

Would you attempt to kill them.

If zombies turn humans into zombies would your rather be a zombie like your DP

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Cookethenook · 03/11/2013 18:04

Bash his head in.

We have had this conversation and both of us agreed killing the infected one of us would be for the greater good.

But then, we have go-bags and a plan for this kind of thing, so it's possible we may be a little odd.

Lweji · 03/11/2013 17:33

In any case, it might be better to make the insurance payable to the children, in case there are any doubts and you do have to kill your OH.
Surely murder is ok, just as long as the murderer is not the beneficiary.

As long as they were not living dead too. But even so, you'd only have to take them to the bank (mask and leash) and sign up for them.

Lweji · 03/11/2013 17:30

There is already a tv series about some of you. Zombie Family

There goes my chance of pitching it. Angry

Littleredsquirrel · 03/11/2013 17:29

Good point Lweji. As long as you could tell from the body that he was clearly a zombie at the point of head being smashed in then all would probably be well re the insurance.

Clean swipe off with the head or sword through the head a la Michone is probably the best bet then.

Maryz · 03/11/2013 17:27

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Grennie · 03/11/2013 17:26

I am sure zombies would be excluded under Acts of God

DifferenceEngine · 03/11/2013 17:26

Dh zombied alone would be shot or beheaded pronto so i could defend dcs.

If dcs were zombies, I'd have to let em bite me.

misterBad what about the British 1908 pattern cavary sword, that's the gold standard of pointy cutty things IMHO. Though I am more of a class 1 firearms person when it comes to Zombie apocalypse armaments. Im a Bit too short for hand to hand stuff irl.

Where would the kill shot be on a zombie? Does the brain still control it, so destroying C1 vertebrae? Or would you need a dumdum in the head to obliterate the brain [overthinking]

Lweji · 03/11/2013 17:26

If there is a zombie invasion, you'd probably be better off as the exhibit at the zoo, safely behind bars in a cage.

Lweji · 03/11/2013 17:25

But he would already be dead.
Does life assurance pays if our OH is attacked by a zombie? What would the definition of death be? Surely they don't have detectable brain waves...

Grennie · 03/11/2013 17:24

I wonder if a zoo would want to buy a zombie? Obviously it is different if it is only my DP who is a zombie, or if there is a general zombie invasion.

Littleredsquirrel · 03/11/2013 17:21

No way will the life assurance pay out if you've caved his head in.

Steer him in the direction of a neighbour with a golf club.

AmberLeaf · 03/11/2013 17:20

Would also depend on the nature of the Zombieism.

Slow walkers...maybe.

Rabid fast runners a la 28 days later...hell no.

AmberLeaf · 03/11/2013 17:19

I have discussed this in way too much detail with my teenage son.

He has no qualms about putting a bullet through my head in the event of me 'turning'

We have a Zombie plan, but tbh I think in reality I'd be too scared and there just aren't enough bullets in the world [or within my reach] to survive a Zombie outbreak, especially as I live in a massively populated major city.

MrsWinklepicker · 03/11/2013 17:04

Hmmmmm will have to check whether the life insurance is still valid if I've twatted him in the head with a spade....

Crocodilehunter · 03/11/2013 16:57

I'd twat him in the head with something. shoe, golf club, whatever came to hand!
It wouldnt really be him anyway oh well Wink

reelingintheyears · 03/11/2013 16:33

I'd LTB.

Mia4 · 03/11/2013 16:32

I've thought about this too much...

Mia4 · 03/11/2013 16:32

GirlWithTheYellowHat If you have enough to last a few days/week to survive the iniial panic then you can go out when things are calmer as in less people. They'll be zombies but hopefully less people to compete for food with and the zombies may have fanned out a bit. If you can band together with other neighbours and have some of you defending your homes and others going out that's even better.

Littleredsquirrel · 03/11/2013 16:32

I have enough in the house for a three month zombie outbreak.

This is assuming they're the slow walking dead type zombies not the super jumping, door bashing down World War Z type zombies.

GirlWithTheYellowHat · 03/11/2013 16:25

I often lie awake at night wondering if I have enough tins in the house to last if there was an outbreak of zombies.
Late night bfing takes me past a window which looks out onto the street and I always look just to see if there any wandering about.

I'd rather glen or rick saved me, not into daryl!

Mia4 · 03/11/2013 16:12

MisterBadExample, now I know who to say hi to if I see someone doing the same as me :)

Don't worry I have too, I ranted about the classic reactions to a zombie outbreak with people running to public places to my DP one wine filled night and told them about my survival plan.

MisterBadExample · 03/11/2013 16:00

Mia4: Yep. And if you're bitten and going to turn, you get amongst 'em and take as many down as you can before you turn. No more need to be careful, just make sure there are fewer zombies as a result of you turning.

Yes, thought about this waaaaaay too much.

Mia4 · 03/11/2013 15:51

Urgh to keeping him around if he was dead and rotting, it might scare off people but it would encourage disease quicker then anything!

I'd rather be dead dead then zombified- zombified means rotting away, hurting other people.

Every dead zombie is one less to bite someone: DP,DC, DM, DF or yourself.

AChristmassyJerseySpud · 03/11/2013 15:42

Shoot him.

HanShotFirst · 03/11/2013 15:41

After today, I would end him if he was a zombie - no question.

My children....I can't even begin to imagine. It makes me feel really Sad