In this modern age of the informative superhighway it has been suggested that we, as consumers of modern life have become considerably more demanding, more impatient and as a result more unreasonable. While there may be some truth to this, what is never explained in any detail is why this has happened, and this dear friends is where I come in, offering enlightenment through the singular example of a vacuum cleaner.
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Clearly I need to be watching more commercial television, because I turn my back for a few months and the morons take over.
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In the previous instalment of the The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse Indispensible Guide To The Survival Thereof I covered weaponry in somewhat vague detail. Now, armed as you should be with your trusty coffee table we come to the second part of this plan for your survival – legging it.
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Maybe it’s because I never spend more than three nights in a row in one location but I’ve had something of a fixation with bags for some time.
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Welcome back Coach! When we last spoke you’d just taken over in the big chair at a struggling team in Gridiron 3. So now time has passed, you’ve gained some experience and learned the game inside out right? No doubt your first season with a flawless 0-10 record is but a memory, and you’re now building your franchise into a championship winning leviathon yes?
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So. You’re asking yourself a pretty important question – what the hell is Sam doing having fallen for the upbeat marketing wizardry with hints of science that is the Gillette Fusion ProGlide? Yes friends, I have taken the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Challenge and I hereby announce my results.
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My laptop has died.

This may sound like a fairly insignificant thing to write about, but it’s a big deal so here I am at midnight using my kids’ (undoubtedly virus infested) PC to explain why it feels like I just lost my sidekick to a supervillain.
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When he’s ill and you don’t have time to be…
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Those of you who follow the various cut and thrust of my personal life will know that on most Saturdays I play host to a mob of eight or so 12 year olds who spend the afternoon yelling at each other as they play one of Games Workshop’s myriad convoluted wargames. This invariably leads to door slamming, stomping away furiously and plenty of voluminous accusations of cheating. How it takes me back…
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Given the recent passing of an allegedly spooky time of year it seems that the humble zombie has become the most popular nemesis in current popular culture. We’ve got books, movies, TV and it seems that no matter what video game you have a preference for the ingenious designers will find a way to crowbar zombies into it. With this in mind I decided it was high time for another guide on surviving the inevitable apocalypse that is coming for us all, so in this installment we’ll cover off how to survive the dead rising from the grave.

Given the breadth of information and coverage the subject has received this part of the apocalypse survival guide will be in multiple parts. Today, we start by dispelling the logic behind firearms. Continue reading “Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse : Weapons” »