Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice

[Zomby Woof]

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.

A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.

The man then ran out a back door.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_zombie_assault

[Danger Mouse]

1. Well he shouldn't have have ordered the scrambled brains, then!

Sheesh, how could the poor dude be blamed for thinking it was a zombie?

[Orrex]

2. Kill the brain, kill the ghoul

That's fucked up.

[LostInAnomie]

3. Sounds like someone is ready for the zombie apocalypse.

[Bucky]

4. This is happening because of Obama socialism! And before that the Clenis!

And before that it's Grover Cleveland's fault! Goddamn you, Grover Cleveland!

What the hell did I do?

[MrScorpio]

5. It's a goddamned jackass type prankster

I hope he gets his stupid ass thrown in jail

[debbierlus]

6. Tis the season...

[Kool Kitty]

7. Yes, tis the season.....

when nuts are in abundance.

[proteus_lives]

8. Obviously an assault.

If the man thought the other was actually re-animating, he would have grabbed the nearest heavy, blunt object and attempted to destroy the brain, decapitate the shambler or sever the brain-stem.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. I blame it on REM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIptH1awUNI

[Initech]

10. I'll take a double cheeseburger with some extra braiiiiiiins on the side please.

[leeroysphitz]

11. It has begun...

[qb]

12. It's a mistake anyone could make...

[Swede]

13. What would George Nada do?

[azmouse]

14. mmmmm.... zombies!