Thursday, May 19, 2011

CDC 'Zombie Apocalypse' warning crashes website; it was all about hurricanes.

The Centers for Disease Control - which did floor because the backdrop for the last two episodes of AMC's "The Walking Dead" received more than it bargained for on Thursday (May 19) when it mentioned a "zombie apocalypse" in a weblog publish about hurricane preparedness.

Perhaps we're all just extra delicate to a doable coming zombie invasion now that an apocalypse of some kind is predicted for Saturday (May 21). The CDC is conscious of our heightened sensitivity and, it appears, utilizing it in a bid to make Individuals more aware of methods to prepare for the coming hurricane season (which makes, like, zero sense because it starts June 1 - several days after Judgment Day.

"In the event you put together for the zombie apocalypse, you'll be ready for all hazards," CDC spokesman Dave Daigle informed Reuters.

The web site sometimes sees under 3,000 hits per put post published, however by the point the CDC's server had crashed the publish mentioning zombies had logged over 60,000 hits and was the trending topic on Twitter.

So anyway, about these hurricanes make certain that to maintain loads of potable drinking water, food and medications on hand. The identical advice applies in the occasion zombies assault and we're forced to barricade ourselves inside our homes.

And, for the actually concerned, the location is again up and operating as of this writing.

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