Life, as we know it

by Terminus

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Tom stumbled as he came out of the dining hall, raising his arms for balance.

I’ve got to study for my chemistry test this afternoon he thought, scanning the foyer for his classmates.

Oh, there’s Barry! I wonder if he’s started studying yet? he asked himself. As he walked he began to listen to their conversation.

Wow, Barry’s voice is kinda irritating Tom thought to himself, I kinda want him to stop talking. Actually, I hate that. That is the most irritating thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Why won’t he stop talking like that? He needs to stop. Maybe he’ll stop if I bite him.

Barry looked up from his conversation to see Tom stumbling towards him, arms held forward and hands dangling loosely. Turning back to his friends, he continued talking.

When Barry he noticed that Tom was coming straight for him. He lacked the initiative to keep Tom from slamming into him, his mouth closing on his shoulder.

And thus began the infamous Zombie Apocalypse of 2007.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Life, as we know it

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    lolololololololololololololololololol!
    this is throw-your-head-back-and-laugh hilarious!
    awesome job!!!!

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    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    WTF (in a good way). This IS funny. Definately off beat humor and chancy, but original. The thoughts of the main character are so ridiculous it made me shake my head at first, and then a low rumbling chuckle became laughter by the end. Where did you get the mental image of some stumbling goofball simultaneously irritated and intent on biting someone? Also, thoughts of characters aren’t put in quotation marks they are italicized, I’m pretty sure I’m right about that but double-check to be sure.

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    Terminus' Buddy Icon Terminus

    Posted 8 months ago

    I was chatting with one of my friends a few months ago, trying to come up with a movie plot. a zombie story could be cool, I thought to myself. So we tossed the idea around of zombie motivation—what if zombies are not mindless but instead had some motivation? In that case, what would it be? In all the zombie movies, people can walk like zombies and not piss them off. If they start talking, though, the zombies go after them. So zombies must be irritated by the sound of people’s voices. Really irritated.

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    howhardlifeis♥'s Buddy Icon howhardlifeis♥

    Posted 8 months ago

    this is funny! and some ppl usually have irritating voices..i know a few myself..uggh it just makes u want to “bite” them lol.. i’m expecting a sequel..(and btw about my story..yeah it is good to know that guys think that way too..i just think everyone is complicated regardless of gender lol..)

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    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I now have to urge to bite someone. Very funny thoughts from the zombie.

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    Music-Hearted's Buddy Icon Music-Hearted

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Haha, very funny. Everybody can use a zombie-apocalypse story.

    Thanks a lot for your comment on “This Time I Mean It”- I appreciate it.

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