Proper name for a group of zombies?

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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby BEar667 » Tue May 20, 2008 2:28 pm

Here's my take on the subject:

1 - 5 Shamble

5- 10 Stager

11 - 19 Corpse

20 -29 Dread

30 - 39 Horde

40 + Legion

Just my 2 cents
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Vampire » Tue May 20, 2008 4:16 pm

Look, it's a horde of shambling corpses!
Make up your mind, which one is it?
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby nanuq » Sat May 24, 2008 11:58 am

A mess of zombies? (if they're the decaying variety)

A marathon of zombies? (for the fast movers)

A herd of zombies? (hearing those zombies moaning and groaning in the movies always remind me of mooing cows)
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Joseph_Stoneking » Sun May 25, 2008 9:39 pm

Reading all the way through this, the ones that I liked the most were Romero to describe a high-population and Stagger to describe a low population. I would also like to add to the list: A Plop of Zombies to describe 2000+ zombies, as it sounds like what'd happen if you saw 2000+ comming your way.

Although my zombie character on www.urbandead.com is named James Shambler.

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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby dascoyne » Mon May 26, 2008 12:13 pm

I believe "a shitload of zombies" would be the proper term.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby LittleTeapot » Thu May 29, 2008 7:40 am

dascoyne wrote:I believe "a shitload of zombies" would be the proper term.

Amen.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Vampire » Thu May 29, 2008 9:01 am

LittleTeapot wrote:Amen.

An amen of zombies? ;)
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Scooter » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:04 pm

dascoyne wrote:I believe "a shitload of zombies" would be the proper term.


yeppers pretty much sums it up
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Tony_Barbarian » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:42 pm

I vote for simply "Zeds"
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Scooter » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:10 pm

Tony_Barbarian wrote:I vote for simply "Zeds"


just one question what does Zeds stand for??
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Tony_Barbarian » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:27 am

I think "Zed" would be the call word for the letter Z and since zombie begins with a Z.. baddabing.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby KayGee » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:28 am

1 Zombie - zombie/zed/zack/biteybitey
2-50 Zombies - a scrote of zombies
50 - 1000 Zombies - a horde of zombies
1000- 10000 Zombies- a swarm of zombies
10000+ zombies - a HOLY SHIT! FALL BACK FALL BACK GET THE NUKES UP HERE! of zombies
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Vampire » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:50 am

KayGee wrote:1 Zombie - zombie/zed/zack/biteybitey
2-50 Zombies - a scrote of zombies
50 - 1000 Zombies - a horde of zombies
1000- 10000 Zombies- a swarm of zombies
10000+ zombies - a HOLY SHIT! FALL BACK FALL BACK GET THE NUKES UP HERE! of zombies


And how many make up a "kill it with fire" of zombies? A "shoot first, shoot some more, keep shooting untill you're sure it's dead, don't bother asking any questions" of zombies? Or a "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" of zombies?
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby V1PERzero » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:53 am

Gaggle may fit in there somewhere.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Hawk » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:41 pm

V1PERzero wrote:Gaggle may fit in there somewhere.

True, that's when they're flying in a V.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Vampire » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:29 am

Hawk wrote:
V1PERzero wrote:Gaggle may fit in there somewhere.

True, that's when they're flying in a V.

Zombie geese! Waaaaah!!!
By the way, would zombie geese still fly in a V? Or would that be the equivalent of human zombies getting in their car to form the daily traffic jam?
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Blasphemous » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:45 am

I use "a gaggle" in place of "too many m-f's to count". Example; "Holy shit, there's a fuckin gaggle of zombies headed this way. It's definitely not cool to hang out here any more!"

I refer to a lot of stuff in military terms...
fireteam: 4
squad: 12
platoon: 36
company: 144

Anything over a company is a gaggle.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Brad » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:55 pm

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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby SavageArcher » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:12 pm

Lets say 20-50 is a shitload. Around a hundred it a fuckload. Much more than your ammo supply is a wefuckedload. As in "How many zeds you see out there private?" "Well sir, I see a lot, as in a wefuckedload."
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby chitoryu12 » Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:10 pm

I would just call it a horde.
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Psy » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:27 am

Words I would use:

"A" zombie: 1 zombie
"A Couple" zombies: 2 zombies
"A Few" zombies: three zombies
"Several" zombies: 4-7 zombies
"Many" zombies: 8-20 zombies
"A Lot" of zombies: 21-35 zombies
"A Ton" of zombies: 36-50 zombies
"Too many" zombies: 51-74 zombies
"Like, a hundred" zombies: 75-125 zombies
"Get To The Choppah" amount of zombies: 126-199 zombies
"I'll shall unleash my phonecorded magnetized katana against our foes to buy us some time" amount of zombies: 200-399 zombies
"I might need more rail gun rounds" amount of zombies: 400-649 zombies
"God, help us" amount of zombies: 650-1000 zombies
"Get to Mexico, put your backs against the Ocean" amount of zombies: 1001-1450 zombies
"We're doomed" amount of zombies: 1451-9000 zombies
"IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND!" zombies: 9001+ zombies
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Revelations » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:33 pm

Scooter wrote:
dascoyne wrote:I believe "a shitload of zombies" would be the proper term.


yeppers pretty much sums it up



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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Serrated » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:49 pm

How about a swarm? Essentially that is what they do. Or perhaps mass?
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Re: Proper name for a group of zombies?

Postby Troubleshooter » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:24 pm

I like stagger but how about a clot as one of the possibilities?

Zombies seem to gather. How often do you see singles?
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