The Ledge - Top 10 Signs the Fellow at Your Door Is a Zombie

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Robert Smith

Torn clothes, drool... It might be a zombie.

I usually try to open each blog day with the most pressing, useful information I can find on the whole wide Web. It's clearly a Friday in August. So here goes:

An artist at Ask MetaFilter wants to know how to depict a zombie. The answers?

1. Deeply sunken bloodshot eyes.
2. Rotting flesh.
3. Slack mouth.
4. Asymmetrically balanced posture.
5. Lack of steamy breath on cold days.
6. Torn clothes. Their shoelaces would be untied as well, since they lack the motor skills or inclination to tie them up again.
7. Emerging from a covered grave. That would probably be a pretty good tip-off.
8. Emaciated, although nothing is creepier than an obese zombie.
9. Low, throaty growl. Imagine Stevie Nicks first thing in the morning.
10. Drool.

I expect this to appear in the next press release from the Department of Homeland Security. Add your own zombie warning signs in comments.