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abpt1
08-05-2010, 08:39 AM
tell me what you know about
Zombie Apocalypse Preparation



?

Mark Ducati
08-05-2010, 10:32 AM
1) Guns and Ammo - shoot them in the head
2) Food and water - only share with your family
3) Physical Fitness - make sure you can run faster than your buddy
4) Don't get bit

AKTexas
08-05-2010, 10:42 AM
The last Stand Zombie game.

http://armorgames.com/play/1443/the-last-stand-2

AK-J
08-05-2010, 10:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXGCEOou5Pg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYW5b5l9Gjk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD1uxujnFQ

Moebrown20
08-05-2010, 10:56 AM
tell me what you know about
Zombie Apocalypse Preparation

Zombie and/or Apocalypse prep........
What I know is to store food, water, ammo and medical supplies.

My plan is to stock about a year worth, but what if the shtf last for 5 years or from here on out?
What to do before my supplies are gone???

chiak47
08-05-2010, 11:07 AM
Here is a site with everything you need to know....You can even join a "cell" in your area.
:gunman:

http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/index.php

Moebrown20
08-05-2010, 11:14 AM
No, I can't be with a cell.
I'm more concerned about a shtf than a zombie attack.

It's good info. I'll know who's who.

Paladin
08-05-2010, 11:19 AM
tell me what you know aboutZombie Apocalypse Preparation?

After preparation comes the event. Here are the "rules" for when the Zombies are in the streets. For further clarification, see the movie...Zombieland

Cardio
The Double Tap
Beware of Bathrooms
Wear Seat Belts
No Attachments
The “Skillet”
Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
With your Bare Hands
Don’t Swing Low
Use Your Foot
Bounty Paper Towels
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
Bowling Ball
Opportunity Knocks
Don’t be a hero (later crossed out to be a hero)
Limber Up
Break it Up
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
Avoid Strip Clubs
When in doubt Know your way out
Zipplock
Use your thumbs
Shoot First
A little sun screen never hurt anybody
Incoming!
Double-Knot your Shoes
The Buddy System
Pack your stain stick
Check the back seat
Enjoy the little things
Swiss army Knife

Mark Ducati
08-05-2010, 11:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8faZ9LRors&feature=channel

Here are the 32 rules: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_16631.html

Time to nut up or shut up.

American Rage
08-05-2010, 12:44 PM
The real zombie outbreak will occur when all the welfare checks and money are worthless and the food is all gone. That's when you'll see the real zombies arise.

Rage

Dr. Gonzo GED
08-05-2010, 01:00 PM
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k51/otto_rex/combatbootss.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k51/otto_rex/4191217.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k51/otto_rex/Flag-Bandana--Usa--16647.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k51/otto_rex/yhst-78981728547657_2052_10460693.gif

You can find me atop the giant pile of mutilated Zeds.

ATAK, Inc.
08-05-2010, 02:50 PM
After preparation comes the event. Here are the "rules" for when the Zombies are in the streets. For further clarification, see the movie...Zombieland

Cardio
The Double Tap
Beware of Bathrooms
Wear Seat Belts
No Attachments
The “Skillet”
Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
With your Bare Hands
Don’t Swing Low
Use Your Foot
Bounty Paper Towels
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
Bowling Ball
Opportunity Knocks
Don’t be a hero (later crossed out to be a hero)
Limber Up
Break it Up
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
Avoid Strip Clubs
When in doubt Know your way out
Zipplock
Use your thumbs
Shoot First
A little sun screen never hurt anybody
Incoming!
Double-Knot your Shoes
The Buddy System
Pack your stain stick
Check the back seat
Enjoy the little things
Swiss army Knife


That about sums it up!!!

My 13yo girl asked if she could get a Samurai sword just in case of a zombie outbreak. I told her the sword is like the last line of defense and what she needs is something like an M4!

So she asked me if she could have mine!!!

I said NO, but I'll build her one!

What a great kid!

El Jefe
08-05-2010, 02:52 PM
The real zombie outbreak will occur when all the welfare checks and money are worthless and the food is all gone. That's when you'll see the real zombies arise.

Rage

No Shit. I wonder where the riots will start first, Chicago or LA?

Paladin
08-05-2010, 04:01 PM
No Shit. I wonder where the riots will start first, Chicago or LA?

Regardless of where or why, I believe proper headgear is an essential. Here is a link to the folks that made Harrelson's hat in Zombieland. http://realdealbrazil.com/zombieland-harrelson-hat.asp

Paladin
08-05-2010, 04:07 PM
No Shit. I wonder where the riots will start first, Chicago or LA?

I've got a friend in LA with an old warehouse. We could get set up ahead of time with a real moneymaker. Offer a Zombie Hunter tour. Maybe a 3 day mini Zombie/Ranger school with the last day a guided hunt guaranteed to bag a zombie. Issue everyone M16s and do a flyover in a UH1H. Sell "I waxed a zombie in LA" T-Shirts and bumper stickers.

ATAK, Inc.
08-05-2010, 04:12 PM
I've got a friend in LA with an old warehouse. We could get set up ahead of time with a real moneymaker. Offer a Zombie Hunter tour. Maybe a 3 day mini Zombie/Ranger school with the last day a guided hunt guaranteed to bag a zombie. Issue everyone M16s and do a flyover in a UH1H. Sell "I waxed a zombie in LA" T-Shirts and bumper stickers.

LOL!!! Only problem is, it will be real hard to tell the difference between actual zombies and the obama liberals who populate that state...




... But I guess at the end of the day, who really cares!

Paladin
08-05-2010, 04:17 PM
LOL!!! Only problem is, it will be real hard to tell the difference between actual zombies and the obama liberals who populate that state...But I guess at the end of the day, who really cares!

My wife Ruthie doesn't. The other day I said we should get to a range with moving targets. She smiled and said, "how expensive can a couple of bus tickets to LA be?"

AK-J
08-05-2010, 04:27 PM
Here's a good list of 5 things not to do in a ZPAW:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2342111/posts

AKTexas
08-05-2010, 05:33 PM
http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/page/Melee+Weapons

http://zombiecombatclub.com/

High end type zombie weapons.

http://zombietools.net/

Dr. Gonzo GED
08-05-2010, 05:41 PM
I want this shirt BAD!!!!
http://zombietools.net/accessories/zombie_che_guevara_t_shirt/

AKTexas
08-05-2010, 05:53 PM
I want this shirt BAD!!!!
http://zombietools.net/accessories/zombie_che_guevara_t_shirt/

http://zombietools.net/images/accessories/zombie_che_400x400.jpg

Paladin
08-05-2010, 05:56 PM
http://www.inevitablezombieapocalypse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/political-pictures-gun-dealer-zombie-apocalypse.jpg

abpt1
08-05-2010, 05:59 PM
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s298/abpt1/CHUCKZOMBIE.jpghttp://www.qtl.co.il/img/copy.pnghttp://www.google.com/favicon.ico (http://www.google.com/search?q=no%20need%20when%20your%20as%20bad%20as%2 0chuck%20%21)http://www.qtl.co.il/img/trans.png

AKTexas
08-05-2010, 05:59 PM
http://www.inevitablezombieapocalypse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/political-pictures-gun-dealer-zombie-apocalypse.jpg

That is the Jim Pruett Gun shop in Houston Texas. http://houstongundealer.com/

No 7 day wait there lol.

old Grump
08-05-2010, 06:47 PM
What most of you will be needing is lots of toilet paper, Preparation H and a clean change of clothes if you really meet a zombie.

If you are incredibly good looking like I am it won't be a problem, Zombies won't have anything to do with me.

JTHunter
08-06-2010, 12:35 AM
If you are incredibly good looking like I am it won't be a problem, Zombies won't have anything to do with me.

:lol2::lol::dizzy::runforhills::rofl: Yeah, right.

NewbieAKguy
08-06-2010, 04:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXGCEOou5Pg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYW5b5l9Gjk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD1uxujnFQ

Red vs. Blue rules! I thought I had seen them all, never saw that one before :laugh:.

abpt1
08-06-2010, 10:54 AM
RVB kicks ass !

slamfire51
08-06-2010, 11:34 AM
This is not a Zombie related, but the prep may be the same in a Zombie apocalypse.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/

abpt1
08-06-2010, 05:32 PM
This is not a Zombie related, but the prep may be the same in a Zombie apocalypse.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/
We could /Should hold on ....

bavaria1990
12-07-2010, 08:26 PM
Zombies aren't and will never be real:dedhorse:

AKTexas
12-07-2010, 08:33 PM
Zombies aren't and will never be real:dedhorse:

I do not believe in you.You are only a figment of my imagination.

Attention everyone Captain Obvious has joined the forum.

slamfire51
12-07-2010, 08:40 PM
Zombies aren't and will never be real:dedhorse:

Just wondering how the Hell you came up with that conclusion?

slamfire51
12-07-2010, 08:51 PM
If Zombies aren't real, why would a company spend money making this???

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/funny-pictures-zombie-survival-kit-.jpg

Schuetzenman
12-07-2010, 09:09 PM
My plan is to always have suppressed weapons so as to not draw in hordes of the undead!

sevlex
12-07-2010, 11:29 PM
Of course zombies are real! They're all democrats.

:zzombie:

cevulirn
12-07-2010, 11:43 PM
Well, here's my "Backup plan"


http://oi51.tinypic.com/qphqmb.jpg

Ronwicp
12-07-2010, 11:56 PM
Zombies aren't and will never be real:dedhorse:

Never say never.

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 12:20 AM
After preparation comes the event. Here are the "rules" for when the Zombies are in the streets. For further clarification, see the movie...Zombieland

Cardio
The Double Tap
Beware of Bathrooms
Wear Seat Belts
No Attachments
The “Skillet”
Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
With your Bare Hands
Don’t Swing Low
Use Your Foot
Bounty Paper Towels
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
Bowling Ball
Opportunity Knocks
Don’t be a hero (later crossed out to be a hero)
Limber Up
Break it Up
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
Avoid Strip Clubs
When in doubt Know your way out
Zipplock
Use your thumbs
Shoot First
A little sun screen never hurt anybody
Incoming!
Double-Knot your Shoes
The Buddy System
Pack your stain stick
Check the back seat
Enjoy the little things
Swiss army Knife

Don't kill Bill Murray unless you're sure he's a zombie.

Fixed it. :)

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 12:43 AM
I like zombie movies as much as the next guy, but they don't exist. Why are we so obsessed with them, and not vampires or mummies? Why aren't there any Wolfman apocalypse threads?

Nothing gives an outsider who's lurking this forum the impression that all gun owners are Rambo wannabes than an obsession with zombies.

slamfire51
12-08-2010, 12:45 AM
Nothing gives an outsider who's lurking this forum the impression that all gun owners are Rambo wannabes than an obsession with zombies.

We're not????????????

Damn.

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 12:53 AM
I like zombie movies as much as the next guy, but they don't exist. Why are we so obsessed with them, and not vampires or mummies? Why aren't there any Wolfman apocalypse threads?

Vampires, werewolves and mummies are decades or centuries old tropes; zombies (the eat human flesh, not voodoo ritual variety) are still fairly recent. Plus, there's the evident example of their existence within our society...democrats...even Bob Hope recognized it.

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 01:02 AM
Vampires, werewolves and mummies are decades or centuries old tropes; zombies (the eat human flesh, not voodoo ritual variety) are still fairly recent.

Why is a fairly recent supernatural threat more worthy of our attention (and constant discussion) than one which existed from ancient legend?


Plus, there's the evident example of their existence within our society...democrats...even Bob Hope recognized it.

When Bob Hope made that movie, Conservative Democrats existed. Zombies did not.

FunkyPertwee
12-08-2010, 01:02 AM
I like zombie movies as much as the next guy, but they don't exist. Why are we so obsessed with them, and not vampires or mummies? Why aren't there any Wolfman apocalypse threads?

Nothing gives an outsider who's lurking this forum the impression that all gun owners are Rambo wannabes than an obsession with zombies.

Most zombie movies have an apocalypse theme. The wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein just aren't that way. And, you get to use zombies as a way to introduce guns to zombie fans.

Besides, if gunsnet gets a bad wrap I doubt it'll be because of zombies.

slamfire51
12-08-2010, 01:13 AM
Not your typical movie Zombie, but one just the same.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/zombiefullsize.jpg

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 01:23 AM
Why is a fairly recent supernatural threat more worthy of our attention (and constant discussion) than one which existed from ancient legend?


Vampires, werewolves and mummies have been done to death (pun intended), there are still twists to the zombie oeuvre that are being examined (28 Days Later, for example).

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 01:24 AM
Most zombie movies have an apocalypse theme. The wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein just aren't that way. And, you get to use zombies as a way to introduce guns to zombie fans.

Not to sound self righteous, but only the zombie fans with room temperature IQs would consider running out to buy a gun because of a movie.


Besides, if gunsnet gets a bad wrap I doubt it'll be because of zombies. No, zombie threads just gives the public a reason not to take us seriously. We become a punch line. It's easier to take rights away from a group that doesn't generate any respect. eh?

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 01:32 AM
No, zombie threads just gives the public a reason not to take us seriously. We become a punch line. It's easier to take rights away from a group that doesn't generate any respect. eh?

Yeah, it's such a shame that gun afficianados having fun with a fantasy involving a target rich environment might turn off some people who are terrified of a tool...

Oh, wait...which group has the most misinformed fantasy here?

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 02:04 AM
Yeah, it's such a shame that gun afficianados having fun with a fantasy involving a target rich environment might turn off some people who are terrified of a tool...

Zombies are human enough to satisfy our repressed lust for killing, but not so human that we feel remorse?


Oh, wait...which group has the most misinformed fantasy here?

I dunno. Is there a contest between those who fantasize about killing zombies and those who are afraid of tools?

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 02:32 AM
Zombies are human enough to satisfy our repressed lust for killing, but not so human that we feel remorse?

As you pointed out yourself, zombies are not real. Nor, are they alive, thus there can be no remorse for putting them down...you can only feel remorse for killing something that's still alive.


I dunno. Is there a contest between those who fantasize about killing zombies and those who are afraid of tools?

Again, can't kill that which is already dead, but you're being obtuse (purposely I suspect); one is an apocalyptic fantasy indulged by folks with an interest in guns and their deployment, the other a deranged reality of imbeciles with an unreasonable fear...no contest...gun folk win. :)

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 03:08 AM
As you pointed out yourself, zombies are not real.

I'm not arguing that zombies are real, I'm arguing that the zombie-killing fantasy is real.


Nor, are they alive, thus there can be no remorse for putting them down...you can only feel remorse for killing something that's still alive.

Not necessarily. You don't feel remorse for killing something that's alive if it deserves to be killed (i.e. it's trying to kill you). If zombies were peaceful and docile, there'd be no point to killing them. So why do we like our zombies vicious? To give us a reason for killing them.


Again, can't kill that which is already dead,

Zombies are called the undead for a reason. For the sake of argument, it's a matter of semantics if what occurs when you shoot a zombie in the brain is called death or "re-death."



but you're being obtuse (purposely I suspect); one is an apocalyptic fantasy indulged by folks with an interest in guns and their deployment, the other a deranged reality of imbeciles with an unreasonable fear...no contest...gun folk win. :)

There is no way I'm going to use a zombie apocalypse scenario as the basis for defending my Second Amendment rights to an anti-gunner.

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 03:31 AM
There is no way I'm going to use a zombie apocalypse scenario as the basis for defending my Second Amendment rights to an anti-gunner.

I don't think anyone is saying that, nor do I think Funky was trying to say that either when he said,
And, you get to use zombies as a way to introduce guns to zombie fans.

It's no different than a Star Wars or Star Trek fan who develops an interest in and wants to learn more about actual space travel, what it would take, how its done (in today's world) and the likely science that might take us to the stars in the future. No one would argue Star Wars or Star Trek as a defense of why we need to continue space science, but fans of those fantasy genres might develop a greater appreciation of today's reality of space travel. It's an introduction from a shared fantasy to real world applications of a portion of that fantasy. It's how people with a love of a fantasy genre can be introduced into something real that's only peripherally (or incidentally) related to the fantasy world. And let's face it, GN is a better intro to guns than House of the Dead, Doom or any other video game that involves guns.

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 03:48 AM
I don't think anyone is saying that, nor do I think Funky was trying to say that either when he said,

And yet you were suggesting that a seriously held zombie apocalypse fantasy is more reasonable than a fear of guns by non-gun owners? It would sound less nutty if a gun owner embraced a Red Dawn fantasy. At least the Russians really do exist.

Oswald Bastable
12-08-2010, 04:00 AM
And yet you were suggesting that a seriously held zombie apocalypse fantasy is more reasonable than a fear of guns by non-gun owners? It would sound less nutty if a gun owner embraced a Red Dawn fantasy. At least the Russians really do exist.

Who said anyone here held a zombie apocalypse fantasy...seriously?

Solidus-snake
12-08-2010, 04:38 AM
Oh yeah GOD FORBID we gun owners relate ourselves to characters in motion pictures in a humerous manner. I mean really, how can one who owns guns not give at least a tiny thought to what if when watching Zombie movies?

Nothing different from relating to a survival movie, cept i mean of course any fool knows that survivals real and zombies arent.

God have mercy on our souls for commiting such heresy!!

Integratedj
12-08-2010, 07:59 AM
1 Zombie Thigh, cut from the bone and into bite sized pieces
5-6 cloves crushed garlic
3-4 Pureed Habanero peppers
1 tbs Cumin
1 tsp salt
2-3 tbs powdered Annatto seed
6 powdered allspice berries
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp clove
1.5 tbs Ancho chili powder
1 tbs Guallio Chili powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 bunch of tarragon, to taste.
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup white vinegar
3 shots of Tequila


Combine all ingredients and let marinate overnight.
Line a baking pan with banana leaves and pour in the goodness, wrap leaves tightly over, and place lid on. Put in oven and set to 325*. let cook for 4 hours.

Pull out and enjoy the tender goodness that is Zombie Pibil*.
(You should do a test run with Pork shoulder/butt so you can adjust the level of spice to your liking).

Solidus-snake
12-08-2010, 09:49 AM
I dont see how you people can cook recipes that call for a page long of groceries. Guess ill reach that stage when im old and tired of the simple things.

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 10:06 AM
Who said anyone here held a zombie apocalypse fantasy...seriously?

Just look around at the frequency and tone of the zombie threads. Some things don't need to be said.

AKTexas
12-08-2010, 10:11 AM
http://zombiehunters.org/forum/

The real zombie forum...

Charliebravo
12-08-2010, 10:22 AM
Just look around at the frequency and tone of the zombie threads. Some things don't need to be said.Somebody needs to lighten up and wash the sand out of his va-jay-jay. Just sayin'.

Ronwicp
12-08-2010, 10:54 AM
Somebody needs to lighten up and wash the sand out of his va-jay-jay. Just sayin'.

I will agree with that. The idea that we have to tiptoe around because some jackass antigun fruitcake fag will find us loony because of some kind of thread about zombies is fucking nuts.

Paladin
12-08-2010, 02:19 PM
Just wondering how the Hell you came up with that conclusion?

Yeah, he obviously never met my third wife!

Integratedj
12-08-2010, 07:48 PM
I dont see how you people can cook recipes that call for a page long of groceries. Guess ill reach that stage when im old and tired of the simple things.


It's easy man, and the smells alone are worth it. It seriously takes me maybe 10minutes to get everything going other than cutting up a Shoulder/butt/Thigh.
When I cook this particular meal, it smells like heaven all down the street. Hell, this is "The" meal that turned my wife back from the hell that is Vegetarianism. Fucking stupid ass eating Philosophy that shit was...

I grew up with people who can't cook for shit and that's no way to go through life, eating shit food and all. So I learned to cook my ass off early on, and I'm still young and learning. I have 2 full kitchen cabinets as well as a pull out spice rack just for my spices and chili's. I also keep a large stock of spices in storage for rough times, and grow as many seasoning herbs and chili's as I have room for. Good food can make a shitty situation a great one.
I'm telling ya, if you can't cook zombie is gonna taste like shit. probably like rotten Javelina. I figure as long as it's been freshly turned, and you cook it low and slow for the right amount of time it will be not only safe to eat, but delicious as well. Of course, I'm gonna let my dick head neighbor test it out first and make sure it's safe.


Oh yeah, Zombie threads are gay... It would be really shitty for about a week until you figured things out and readjusted, if you lived that is. Then it would be maybe 2-3 months tops of shooting enjoyment, then it just would get old as fuck to deal with all the time. That, and it's never gonna happen.
Idiocracy is the type of Zombies I fear. The living terminally stupid. We're half way there already.

Integratedj
12-08-2010, 07:49 PM
Not your typical movie Zombie, but one just the same.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/zombiefullsize.jpg

Not enough meat on that one, and not recent enough.

Uncle Scary
12-08-2010, 11:04 PM
Somebody needs to lighten up and wash the sand out of his va-jay-jay. Just sayin'.

Somebody needs to stop jerkin' off to zombie porn. Just sayin'

Paladin
12-09-2010, 11:26 AM
Somebody needs to stop jerkin' off to zombie porn. Just sayin'

I am proud to say that I am a member of Zombie Squad. Nobody knows the walking dead like Zombie Squad. With one of the toughest training programs in the business, our Zombie Extermination Specialists make up the world's premier non-stationary cadaver suppression task force.

Seriously, I urge you all to be ready for the coming zombie apocalypse. (lessee now, where did I put the KY Jelly...)


http://zombiehunters.org/whatiszs.php:1139png:

American Rage
12-09-2010, 06:25 PM
I am proud to say that I am a member of Zombie Squad. Nobody knows the walking dead like Zombie Squad. With one of the toughest training programs in the business, our Zombie Extermination Specialists make up the world's premier non-stationary cadaver suppression task force.

Seriously, I urge you all to be ready for the coming zombie apocalypse. (lessee now, where did I put the KY Jelly...)


http://zombiehunters.org/whatiszs.php:1139png:


I was/am a member there. I signed up to give a guy some advice, and posted a few times. Now I can't remember my password. :lol:

My biggest problem with the site is thier political correctness, and the fact that some actually believe there will be zombies. :lol:

As I said, the only zombies that you need to worry about are the starving masses. Some of whom may be well armed.


Rage

abpt1
12-09-2010, 07:11 PM
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s298/abpt1/imtrippingyou_fullpic_1.jpg

slamfire51
12-09-2010, 08:00 PM
Not to sound self righteous, but only the zombie fans with room temperature IQs would consider running out to buy a gun because of a movie.

No, zombie threads just gives the public a reason not to take us seriously. We become a punch line. It's easier to take rights away from a group that doesn't generate any respect. eh?

You sound like the typical Liberal Californian. More like the anti-gun Brits that graced or house a while ago. I assuming you would give an intruder a cookie if he were to break in and threaten you and your family. Bad guys love soft targets.

So why should you care what image we present?