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I was thinking staked goat. I learned all about how car companies allowed known defects to endanger their customers over half a century ago when my step dad worked on some big case (details escape me); things haven't changed much, except it's getting harder to sue corporations. Now get off my property!

Joe has the gift of telling a story where the characters come alive, and that is always evident to me when he speaks of the victims with compassion and a sense of quiet but determined moral outrage. I fell for him hard in the very first episode, but the one that sealed my love for Kenda forever was when the little boy and his dog were dropped off at a police station by spy-daddy. Kenda would not let Animal Control take the dog, and said he'd take the boy and his dog home himself before seeing them separated. (sniff)

Al Swearengen (Deadwood) Mike Ehrmanntraut (Breaking Bad) John From Cincinnati McGuyver Adam (Northern Exposure) I wish I could bring real characters from TV, because my list would be: Les Stroud (Survivorman) Bill Nye the Science Guy Rudy Reyes (Ultimate Survival Alaska, Generation Kill) Jane Goodall or The Incredible Dr. Pol (I can't decide) Lisa King (Farm Kings) she can bring her kids :-)

There's a question over on The Walking Dead thread about which 5 fictional TV characters you'd want with you in the ZA. My first thought was Al Swearengen. Then I couldn't think of anyone else!

The silicone chip inside her head has switched to overload ... I'm going to let you in on a shameful secret - I was fucking sobbing during the "look at the flowers" scene. All I kept thinking was that Carol must find some soothing lie to make Lizzie stop crying before executing her. I realize it may be silly, but I cannot bear the thought of an animal (or a child, apparently) suffering, much less dying in distress. (It opens up some fresh wounds, I guess). :-(

And so my corruption of your soul begins, blt ... mwaaahaha!

I don't like the taste of gamey flesh, which I'm assuming includes humans. I also have a hard time killing animals, so pescatarian with a shitload of vegetarian and edible urban flora cookbooks and egg laying chickens would be my first instinct.

Don't forget what Hoarders taught us - if it isn't puffy, it's good.

"Did your loved one die tragically or unexpectedly; or you knew they were dying but didn't think it would be that day?" Could you cast your net a little wider, Theresa?

Two of my favorite actions in this episode were the head butt and the throat bite. Perhaps I spend a leetle too much time contemplating how to disable another human being, but I've always thought it best to exploit all the weak spots. Skull (or an upward palm punch) to the nose is quick and effective (anyone who's ever stepped on an old fashioned rake can attest to that), as is crushing a windpipe. Biting out the carotid artery is a bold move, but not entirely unexpected. I need to go back and watch the episode again, but I'm going to indulge myself and rewatch the last 7 episodes still saved on my DVR. The plan is to delay gratification and clean up my DVR of the flotsam and jetsam - we'll see how quickly my resolve dissolves.

brave little toaster - you're beginning to sound like Rust Cohle! I resemble that remark, kikismom. :-) Weird old hermits just might have a chance, since we're already skilled at avoiding everyone. Also, being mopey lets you think about worst case scenarios and plan for them, and being lazy makes you find the practical solutions and conserve your energy for when you really need it. That's my story & I'm sticking to it.

kikismom - remember what Hershel taught Beth so well? We don't have time to be upset, everyone has a job to do.

Thanks, cheetosandchoc. If it isn't double dark, it really isn't chocolate, is it? I'm not much of an outdoorswoman these days, but wouldn't tools like climbing axes or camping hatchets be strong, lightweight and easy to carry; especially if you're out scavenging and likely to have to run at some point?

SpaghettiTuesdays - I'm already looking forward to the marathon AMC is sure to air before the next new episodes (yes, I am a little sick that way)! It will be a very long summer. I hope our intrepid spies are forthcoming with snippets of info about filming. I am very pleased to see so many familiar names here, and to discover that this just might be a sanctuary for me. :-)

Hello everyone. Forever DC watcher and former catch stat saver (I had them all on Excel, as some TWoPers may recall), all stored on the broken laptop of dreams, all gone until I can afford a technogeek (send resumes to Brian Williams at MSNBC.com). Unabashed worshipper of Phil Harris (I could've been his girlfriend, back in the day) and the Old Guard, not so much of the "new generation" (yes I'm old, BFD!). I'll be watching to the bitter end, so you're all stuck with me! Get used to it. Happy to see some familiar faces, and I look forward to a spirited season with no souls sacrificed to the Bering Bitch.

POINTS !!! Love your screen name, Cheetosandchoc. My "breakfast of champions" is Cheetos and vodka, but my all time favorite snack is Cheetos and chocolate gelato. Since my Beanster cat died, I haven't been able to even look at a Cheeto (he used to lick the orange off the Cheetos and my fingers - it was his favorite treat). :-(

Not necessarily. I pumped out most of my swimming pool after it became a mating duck honeymoon suite in 2003 and my pool guy quit (the 2 ducks have returned every spring, so I'm wondering if this is the year they bite the big one). The pool has been a stagnant swamp ever since, and sustains all the animals in the area. A simple trip to pick up 3 mosquito fish (free from County of San Diego Vector Control) resulted in thousands of ravenous fishies; between them and the insectivore birds who are drawn to my "pond", my back yard is virtually insect free (but I have shitpiles of butterflies and bees). Add something hardy like tilapia or catfish and you could be in business (heck, I've seen people who have hydroponic rig-ups set over their stagnant swimming pool water, so there must be a way.

I live in a quiet safe neighborhood and leave my windows open most nights, but I also watch the ID channel, and if I were a Real Ho'wife, my tagline would be "you can never watch too much TV or be too prepared for an attack". I am also a pacifist, and believe that wielding a weapon whose very appearance strikes terror in your assailant's heart is the best defense, and might save you from actually having to use the weapon. :-) I had several trash bags full of cans for recycling stashed behind my side gate that eventually broke open (and got a wee bit overgrown by jasmine & honeysuckle). Anyhoo, my watch cat alerted me to a disturbance in our peaceful little paradise, and I heard the cans rattling. Some punk had hopped over the tall gate and landed in the cans (probably came to steal my recycling) and he was floundering around trying to get back out of there quietly (can't see the cans for all the overgrowth). I just happened to be brandishing my machete when he saw me, and he jumped back over that gate like a fucking deer. So I've learned that machetes scare punks and aluminum cans are my white trash burglar alarm, but my cat is the best alarm ever (he still alerts to the mailman every day).

I wouldn't be caught dead with just one weapon, but for travelling a spiked tomahawk would be useful. I currently use a pitchfork or shovel when I'm in my yard, a hatchet when I'm driving, a razor sharp ulu for shopping, a baseball bat for checking the mail, and a machete and ball peen hammer for watching TV & sleeping. The 44 magnum only comes out when the police helicopters are circling my neighborhood or a drunk passes out in my front yard impersonating a serial killer. Of course, I'd be much better prepared in the event of a ZA. :-)

Fucking lightweight. I would have hacked out a lung and still finished the pack. :-)

Better ask Bob.

"COCKSUCKAH!" I cannot pronounce it the proper way, ever again.