In article ,
 "David Williams"  wrote:

> "Amy Guskin"  wrote in message 
> news:0001HW.C8EE53EE0123373FB01AD9AF{at}news.eternal-september.org...
> > Fast moving zombies?  That's like having vampires who can operate in
> > sunlight, or werewolves who have the option of not changing during the 
> > full
> > moon!  Not fair to change the rules!
> 
> Yeah, but you gotta' do something to make them more dangerous.  Otherwise, 
> they're just laughable.  The original version of "The Blob"
is hilarious to 
> me, because it's so slow-moving that I'm puzzled how it catches anyone.  I 
> mean, practically anyone could outwalk the Blob.  So the remake corrected 
> that.
> 
> David W. 

Which went a long way to inspiring Frank Zappa:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/cheepnis-lyrics-frank-zappa.html

"And there is always a girl who falls down and twists her 
Ankle. hey hey! of course there is! you know how they are, the weaker 
sex and everything, twisting their ankle on behalf of a little ice-cream 
cone"

-- 
"Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree
is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
 ---PJ O'Rourke
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