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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsZOMBIES crash a Westboro Baptist protest. Well played, walking dead. Well played!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/zombies-show-block-westboro-baptist-church-protestors-204613653.htmlZombies show up to counter Westboro Baptist Church protestors
After reading this story, you may begin to see zombies in a whole new light. While they get a lot of criticism for their love of human flesh, it turns out that some zombies also go out of their way to support the troops.
The Westboro Baptist Church had recently announced that it would be holding one of its protests outside the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in DuPont, Washington. But last Friday, the controversial group was met with a far larger group of counterprotestersdressed as zombies.
The controversial, Kansas-based church did not explain exactly why it was protesting in DuPont, but it has held a number of similar protests outside of military funerals in objection to gay rights.
That's when Melissa Neace and three of her friends organized the Facebook event "Zombie'ing Westboro Baptist Church AWAY from Fort Lewis!"
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ZOMBIES crash a Westboro Baptist protest. Well played, walking dead. Well played! (Original Post)
Zalatix
Jul 2012
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RKP5637
(67,107 posts)1. Yea!!! n/t
Betsy Ross
(3,147 posts)2. Good for the Zombies!
Never thought I would say that. Not into vampires and zombies, etc.
Mopar151
(9,983 posts)3. Zombies Rock!
Laughter is a powerful weapon! And you can't sue a zombie......
Has anyone printed up anti-Phelps posters in the garish Westboro print shop style? "God Hates Fred!"
Raster
(20,998 posts)4. Drink the Kool-Aid Already!
PRICELESS!
longship
(40,416 posts)5. Brain absent environment; they'll starve to death.
Oopsie! They're already dead.
Nevermind!
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)7. LOL!! +1,000
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)6. Go Home Westboro
You fools. Don't you know there aint no zombie scarier than a Tacoma zombie?
chknltl
(10,558 posts)8. Dang, wish i would have known
I absolutely could have been there with friends.
kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)9. I'm afraid they will go hungry
Nothing to eat there. Nice sign, though.
chknltl
(10,558 posts)10. More at this link
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)12. EBWZ!!!
(Everything's Better With Zombies!)