(extra)ordinary
caution: zombies ahead
last night, henri and i were heading north up lamar when we received a v. v. dire warning from a construction sign.
and no, it wasn’t about traffic. or a car accident. or a lane being shut down.
it was far, far more nightmarish.
nightmarish and AWESOME!!!!!
it was one of those moments where i actually wanted to rub my eyes like a cartoon character because i could NOT believe what i was seeing.
obvs, this was not a REAL warning from the city of austin, although it did make me wonder what i would actually do in the event of a zombie apocalypse. you guys, i’m totally unprepared! i don’t watch enough horror movies! i know i’m supposed to shoot them in the brains… and not let them bite me… but that’s about it. so if you’ve got any zombie tips, please leave ‘em in the comments.
then we can form a poccy gang! where my poccies at?! (<– heeeey it’s a patton oswalt joke).
that’s henri’s car under the sign, btw. hi blackie!
seriously, though, how fantastic is this? thank you, guerilla artist!! you totally made my night!
and yeah, it’s illegal, blah blah blah… but in case you’re curious about how they did it, go here.
i hope this is just the begining of more “underground” art in austin… texas needs a banksy, you feel me?
LINKS
i have only one for you today, but it’s long, so it’s almost like looking at five different links. it’s a stop motion cupcake movie! and it’s the cutest thing ever! even though it made me realize that cupcakes might not be the brightest bulbs in the bunch. thanks to MSW for sending me this one.
Discussion
15 comments for “caution: zombies ahead”
Post a comment
Our Banksy should be more creative, though. I was disappointed when I figured out that the people who did our sign did the exact same joke that they posted on your link and also on Gizmodo last week. Sigh. Couldn’t they have used ninjas or something instead?
I’m pretty sure this same thing just happened in southwest houston, but using one of those big signs at the car dealership. But now I can’t remember what it said.
Jen and I have been talking about this, I can’t see more than about six inches without my glasses. Mere hours into the zombie apocalypse, we get into a minor skirmish, I get knocked down and escape a bite but my glass fall off. Stick a fork in me, I am DONE. Pity really, I feel like I’ve played enough video games to kick a bit of butt before I go. If not for the blindness.
I would say the most important item is a shotgun with plenty of ammo. Bats and chainsaws are also effective but you risk getting contaminated with any zombie juice that goes flying. Besides that, just have fun with it. Enjoy your time off from work and laugh that just last week you were stressed about the economy.
I am sort of looking forward to zombie apocalypse, or when The Stand happens. That will be the first time ever that I am more prepared than the average Boy Scout.
More guerrilla fun:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Obama_signs_temporarily_replace_Bush_signs_this_morning.html
Our Oakland friends are totally besties with the people who did that.
Excellent, where were those signs?
Holy molar. That would freak me out! I hate zombies!
meredith, i linked to that article on friday! sucka!
josh, it was on lamar near MLK.
Very original.
PS: Thanks for the Wayne Thiebaud paintings.
Luckily for you there is a complete Zombie Survival Stragety guide available on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233247675&sr=8-1
[...] Via & voir la news sur Dallas News. Partager: [...]
all you need to kno to survive the coming zombie holocaust is contained in the book The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.
enjoy the read and be prepared my fellow survivors.
FINALLY! I’ve read the Zombie Survival Guide, it’s about time for some zombie action!
That is hilarious!! I wish the construction signs around here would say cool things like that instead of telling us that the highway intersection that’s about 10 miles away is also about 10 minutes away. (I think we can figure that out ourselves, Atlanta…spend your traffic money on something more useful!)
I know I’m prepared. Haha, I play enough Left 4 Dead, and I actually KNOW how to shoot a gun. Plus I have over 30 guns, a few machetes, and a chainsaw back at home which is in a VERY safe place away from cities. I’m totally set. =]