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I always thought the tunnels from CSoM to Blegen Hall and points beyond would make for a great escape route. From what, I have no idea...douchebags, perhaps?

Hey, I'm the president of the Minnesota Association for Zombie Enthusiasts, M.A.Z.E. The group is relatively new so give us a break. Please don't judge us. The whole idea is to group together under a common interest, like every other student group. It looked easy to make a student group, so I made one about zombies. I mean hey, there's a group centered Christopher Walken. Yeah, it's a weird idea for a student group, but that's the whole point. And you know what? We have 50 members, been in the Minnesota Daily, in the works to be in the Star Tribune, and I also got contacted by Max Brooks' agent about him coming to the U of M (for those who don't know Max Brooks, he's the son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, and writer of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide). There is a pretty big following for this sort of thing.

No, I know. My comment was more directed toward the people who commented about it. Sorry, I'm just a little unsettled still by the article on the City Pages' site. The wording they chose bothered me as it seemed as though they were mocking us.

For those interested in zombie apocalypse, allow me to plug a book that came out today by a friend: The Forest of Hands and Teeth.

@Andrew: All in good humor. But, really, some people do take things like D&D way too seriously.

Hmm, good thinking Doug. But I don't think their difficulty clumping up stairs is much of a hindrance, as they never seem to tire. Once the entrances are secured, however, the West Bank is the safest place.

My office building would be a great fortress against zombies or any invaders, so once things calm down at the U, I'd hop a 3, 16 or 50 bus back to downtown. (The busses will still run on schedule, right?)

The halberd is the perfect anti-zombie weapon. (A blade on a pole) You get a bit of space from using the pole and still be able to decapitate the zombie. It doesn't require bullets. It is difficult to disable a zombie with a gun -- everyone knows that!

Fast hyper-zombies? We're screwed. They are rarely seen in nature, however, so the odds are it'll be the slow, methodical, kinda dumb (seeming!) zombies.

Douglas, perhaps on your breaks you could stash halberds in key hiding spots around the west bank, so they will conveniently be there if/when the time comes. Much like those explosives were stashed 15 feet away from the hostages in 24 last night. Phew! That sure came in handy!

Fast or slow, the technique is always the same: Have a three-week supply of food and water, get to a second floor, and destroy the staircase.

Does anyone know if zombies can swim? There might be a way to trick them into the river, OR perhaps Douglas should stash a raft along the banks, so we can float away.

I can't picture them swimming OR dying from drowning. I'm hoping they'd just sink to the bottom and lie there forever.