Tuesday, April 17, 2012

N is for News

You have to wonder what the world is coming to when there is a news* article saying Australia will be one of the safer places to be if we ever find ourselves in the midst of a Zombie Apocalypse! Or was that "when"? Of course, it's always good to have the opportunity to be prepared - so we can start stockpiling provisions, working out how to turn our homes into zombie-proof fortresses and studying up on how to stop the zombies, despatching them before they make a meal out of our brains. Are there other ways to kill a zombie than with a chainsaw? Will even they work - and, if so, are there ones out there with longer handles?

I'm not sure that that's a world I would want to live in - just like I wouldn't want to live in Midsomer or Cabot Cove where murders are always in the news - and just as well or police and mystery writers would have little to do - except maybe watch televison where a nice juicy murder now suffices as entertainment. Is that it - do we live in a world where, to a certain extent, newsworthy events and entertainment have become somewhat interchangeable? Or is that old news?

* News: information about recent and important events.

3 comments:

Deb said...

This has just made me think that Sydney should be on that list Kaz. 18 shootings in 17 days!!! Maybe I'm living in a tv series...

mauz said...

If you are forced to read a women's mag like Women's Weekly as I was (long, long train trip..die of boredom or read oneself into coma) then you would realise the zombies are already here!

Anonymous said...

Maui - you just made me Laugh Out Loud! And they said it couldn't be done at work :)