INQ buys the undead a beer

SATURDAY NIGHT saw my fair city, Minneapolis, invaded by a horde of pub crawling zombies.

Yes, September 9, 2006 was the day of the Zombie Pub Crawl, and from what we gather, over 350 undead showed up. And, from the size of the crowd shambling from bar to bar, the organisers weren't overestating the numbers.

As you can see, most of the time, they overflowed the bar, went well into the parking lot, and sometimes could be found in the street. This was an event worthy of INQ coverage, so we hopped on the Inq/Intel Registered (R) Trademarked (TM) Segway (C - Most likely) and off we went Zombie hunting. As we hoped, they weren't all that hard to find.

If ever there was an event that needed corporate sponsorship, this is it. With industry titans frightened away by all things cool in this political climate, we stepped into the breach and shelled out the cash, the orphans will have to wait a year. As you can see from the pic below, we bought two of the organizers, a Mr Daaahhm (right, with ear-worm) and Mr Ggnnaaaghh (left, no ear-worm) each a Pabst. Sadly, as the shirt says, I caught the bug.

The merriment went on and on, drinking, undead karaoke, drinking, half my social circle showing up, drinking, and the occasional stealing of stuff from the competing Pirate Pub Crawl folk. Then it was on with the drinking. Either way, in the eternal pirate vs zombie battle, the zombies won, or at least ended up with the flag of the pirates. Then it was off for drinks.

In the end, there was some real science done. I know you are all wondering if a Segway can outrun a parking lot full of tipsy undead. The short answer is yes, if it couldn't you wouldn't be reading this. When the zombie apocalypse comes, remember ratty old trucks: no, Segway: yes, it could just save your life. µ