{"id":1154,"date":"2008-07-24T15:11:57","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T05:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/24\/birthday-of-the-living-dead\/"},"modified":"2008-07-24T18:04:16","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T08:04:16","slug":"birthday-of-the-living-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/07\/24\/birthday-of-the-living-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday of the Living Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, the Backbrain&#8217;s partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/catsparx.livejournal.com\/87329.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cat Sparks<\/a>, greets him with: &#8220;Hope the zombie hordes bring you something nice!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then ORB editor, Sarah Endacott sends this:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/moz-screenshot.jpg\" title=\"Undead t-shirt\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/moz-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Undead t-shirt\" height=\"334\" width=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then a Clarion South survivor, Chris Green, says: &#8220;Have a happy birthday!  You&#8217;re one year closer to the beloved zombie apocalypse a few of us have been planning&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, another Clarion South survivor, Jason Fischer, sends him this greeting:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/zombie_birthday.jpg\" title=\"Zombie Birthday\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/zombie_birthday.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie Birthday\" height=\"433\" width=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Then this arrives from another buddy &#8212; horror writer Stephen Dedman, who added: &#8220;Happy birthday, Rob, and many happy revenants!&#8221;<br \/>\n<center><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Uvq_aw6GYOg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Uvq_aw6GYOg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That&#8217;s right, you can finally control your own undead minion using a brain-shaped remote that toggles it on and off. No more breaking into graveyards and casting voodoo spells, technology will do it all for you! One push of a button sends your own personal zombie shuffling and moaning in whatever direction you point him! Use this remote control zombie to scare your office mates and torment your pets. (Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcphee.com\/items\/11756.html\" target=\"_blank\">McPhee.com<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Whereupon, I stumbled upon these:<\/p>\n<p><center><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Q5-YfStdAo0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Q5-YfStdAo0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">And good friend Iain Triffitt makes this claim:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/zombie_birthday_card.jpg\" title=\"Zombie card\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/zombie_birthday_card.jpg\" alt=\"Zombie card\" height=\"277\" width=\"396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Though he added: &#8220;Of course, it would be beholden on my not becoming a zombie, but what&#8217;s the likelihood of that happen &#8212; &#8230;. BRAINZZZ!!!! NEED BRAINZZZ!!!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">[Card from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifyouwereazombie.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifyouwereazombie.com\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">It&#8217;s a birthday of the dead indeed&#8230; Thanks, one and all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, the Backbrain&#8217;s partner, Cat Sparks, greets him with: &#8220;Hope the zombie hordes bring you something nice!&#8221; Then ORB editor, Sarah Endacott sends this: Then a Clarion South survivor, Chris Green, says: &#8220;Have a happy birthday! 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