May 4 2009Uh-Oh: A New 'Zombie' Strain Of Swine Flu
The BBC is reporting a new 'zombie' (H1Z1) strain of swine flu that is capable of resuscitating the recently dead. Holy sawed-off shotgun shit!
After death, this virus is able to restart the heart of it's victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believe to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during "resurrection."
If you haven't guessed, this is fake as hell, but the story looks like a genuine BBC article (see picture). The only catch is it's hosted on another website (bounce.with.me.uk). Still, you can probably trick at least a few of your dumber friends into buying it. And, if they do fall for it (and they are ladies), I want you to convey a message for me: I'm the world's greatest lover.
EU quarantines London in flu panic [bouncwith]
Thanks to herbert, Trin, Alex 'Bloody Shadow' and andrew, who tricked all their friends into drinking the Kool-Aid and are now all friendless.
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Reader Comments
1. J-Grizz - May 4, 2009 1:39 PM
First!!! Awesome. Yeah.
2. Mr. Man - May 4, 2009 1:41 PM
dispatching AR crossbow
3. J-Grizz - May 4, 2009 1:41 PM
Second!!! Sweeeeet...
4. a retard - May 4, 2009 1:41 PM
chuck cheese was infected and now he is coming to zombie grope you
5. blackout - May 4, 2009 1:44 PM
This story is REAL. This is why so many guys have been killing their families and then theirselves lately. They don't want to have to live through the horror of the zombie apocolypse.
6. STOMPY - May 4, 2009 1:46 PM
Thankfully our goverment has been preparing us for a zombie apocolpyse by giving such games as Dead Rising and Resident Evil... Those zombies won't stand a chance!
7. a retard - May 4, 2009 1:47 PM
wonder what my hard on would look like when the diesease hits,,,,,, omg omg omg i just came up with a cure to all you limp diks out there just inject some of this right into you and wham you can go bag some dinosaurs.
8. Lomig - May 4, 2009 1:50 PM
The fact that they can't differentiate between "it's" and "its" is a tad bit of a give-away... I've seen mistaked on the BBC site before, but nothing that stupid.
ALL YOUR ZOMBSIE ARE BELONG TO US.
9. Heather - May 4, 2009 1:52 PM
Looks like Snopes beat you to this one...
http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/zombies.asp
Bummer. I was looking forward to trying out my zombie shelter.
10. Somebody - May 4, 2009 1:52 PM
Someone watches Resident Evil way too many times...but just in case I got this baby right here*
*pets flamethrower softly
11. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - May 4, 2009 1:56 PM
@3 FAIL cause you think you are awesome
http://jfect.mybrute.com
12. Moose Knuckle - May 4, 2009 1:56 PM
Weak!
Please, DO NOT CRY WOLF!!!
We cannot afford to be ill-prepared when the inevitable zombie apocalypse comes. Please prank responsibly.
Kthnxbye
13. STOMPY - May 4, 2009 1:59 PM
WE HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE. LET'S MAKE OUR TIME.
TAKE OFF EVERY ZIG!!!!!
14. naas - May 4, 2009 2:04 PM
too bad it's not a real story, otherwise I'd be booking a ticket to london for a zombie poachathon
15. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - May 4, 2009 2:07 PM
@11 FAIL because you think you are awesome. You're not. You're a fücktard. Please go away.
16. STOMPY - May 4, 2009 2:08 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2770731107_90f7aaab38.jpg
17. bobo - May 4, 2009 2:11 PM
wow haha is this for real ?
HAHAH zombies ..so this is how its all started
soon the zombies will take over the world..!!!
18. Pew³ - May 4, 2009 2:13 PM
We had a zombie outbreak headed to San Diego a while back, but MooseKnuckle and I handled them 12 guage semi-auto shot gun style.
Pew Pew Pew!!!
19. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - May 4, 2009 2:14 PM
I read this on Snopes this morning. This is a carry over of an April Fool's joke.
20. Mr. Man - May 4, 2009 2:15 PM
@17 this is for real son, grab a weapon
21. Moose Knuckle - May 4, 2009 2:24 PM
@18 Yeah, that was interesting.
Stupid, messy zombies...
22. Pew³ - May 4, 2009 2:37 PM
@19. BTW I rememeber you posting earlier that you joined the Geekologie fan on Facebook so I decided to look it up.
OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!! 648 fans?!?!? And that's just facebook users.
I'm guessing there's a lot of lurkers out there that rarely or never post.
Yeah I'm talking about you!!! Post something. Even if it's something stupid. It hasn't stopped anyone else from posting.
I would like to see at least 648 separate commentors on the next article.
23. Malloryy - May 4, 2009 2:44 PM
DUDE. I almost believed this, and I nearly freaked. I'm TERRIFIED of zombies :(
24. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - May 4, 2009 2:49 PM
22- That's what I thought when I saw the number of fans... Damned lurkers.
25. Junkyard Dog - May 4, 2009 3:09 PM
this showed up first on April 1 2004 as a BBC news April Fool's Day prank. they had it listed as an outbreak in Africa at the time. i know this because i'm an idiot and believed it, and sent the article to some friends who proceeded to point out what an idiot i was. Shamed by zombies - worse than being bitten by them.
26. capt mal - May 4, 2009 4:02 PM
REAVERS!!
27. TetterkeT - May 4, 2009 4:24 PM
...the attackers can be stopped by removing the head or destroying the brain. I'll repeat that: by removing the head or destroying the brain.
28. Bones C. - May 4, 2009 4:30 PM
Great here comes the shamblers, the crawlers, and the sprinters....
Time to renuew that nra membership...and head for a tropical island.
29. Beastman AIDS - May 4, 2009 4:49 PM
Just sent this link to a bunch of ladies in my office.
I have concluded that ladies have no brains. One of them seems genuinely terrified.
30. Nick - May 4, 2009 4:51 PM
This article would be perfect for Aprils fools day
And this is how we got Swine Flu!
http://www.epiclosers.com/load/15-1-0-304
31. Krats - May 4, 2009 5:01 PM
@22
First!!!!!!11zero
was that stupid enough?
32. Gando - May 4, 2009 5:11 PM
If you forgot to make a testament,don't worry you'll get a second chance!
33. bailzebub - May 4, 2009 5:13 PM
this is srs bisness you guise! you don't want to keep crying wolf on zombehs, it's gonna happen, and when it does i'll be the only one in my bomb shelter!
34. Red Leader Wannabee - May 4, 2009 5:33 PM
... Oh lord. I had my BOB halfway out when I finished the end of this article. I'm both glad and disappointed at the same time....
At least we /really/ know where the Swine Flu's coming from. Here's lookin at you, Umbrella Corp.
35. McCracken - May 4, 2009 5:56 PM
Hahahahaha
36. A. - May 4, 2009 6:09 PM
The Streets' latest offering seems to tie in with this rather nicely:
http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=K9hK45Are6w
37. Animal Farm - May 4, 2009 6:37 PM
Did anyone notice the bear has a mask?
38. Daisy - May 4, 2009 6:50 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was in the midst of a zombie uprising, and he and some friends holed up in a bar called the Winchester.
39. yatahaze - May 4, 2009 8:05 PM
This is fake (as I'm sure multiple people have pointed out.)
"Well, these guys decided to write a satire which says that there is a zombism outbreak in London as the H1N1 influenza mutated into the H1Z1 influenza"
Its not even bbc.co.uk URL come on guys.
40. Daisy - May 4, 2009 8:44 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was in the midst of a zombie uprising, and he and some friends holed up in a bar called the Winchester.
41. Daisy - May 4, 2009 8:44 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was in the midst of a zombie uprising, and he and some friends holed up in a bar called the Winchester.
42. Daisy - May 4, 2009 8:45 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell it's a fake because the shadows are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was in the midst of a zombie uprising, and he and some friends holed up in a bar called the Winchester.
43. Solo - May 4, 2009 10:04 PM
shit son! that People's Temple reference ain't Kool! (get it?)
44. Insanor - May 5, 2009 6:04 AM
Someone post a link for ordering crowbars!
45. KILLER? - May 5, 2009 3:29 PM
hahahahahaa... wow... they wont stand a chance... (even though its fake...) if this was real... wow... you would certainly see me out there with my M16 picking them off one by one :D
46. gelmns - May 12, 2009 4:58 AM
fake? I dunno, watch this video and you decide for yourselves! ha HAa ha ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJu9OXdfU0
47. Phrozt - June 23, 2009 5:27 PM
Oh, and if you're wondering why it's not up anymore, the BBC contacted my hosting provider and had them take it down :/.