David vs. Zombies

Yeah, yeah, I've got a zombie obsession. But not in the usual sort of way. I mean, I don't obsess about how to defeat them, how to protect my home, nor do I have any kind of stockpile to save me during the invasion/infection/whatever. Mostly I just use them as an analogy for any sort of disaster. I.e., my Zombie Garden is to provide home-grown food, to make me less dependent on the modern world, etc. It doesn't grow zombies - don't be silly.

But due to this special nature of mine, I was gifted with a most fabulous book, "The Zombie Survival Guide," by my piano students over Christmas. (They also gave me the absolutely amazing pull-apart plush zombie from ThinkGeek.com!) It's quite an enjoyable, ridiculous read, really. Of course, it covers weaponry. One manuel weapon it mentions is the good old-fashioned sling. Not the sling shot, but the one like David used. You know, this David:

The book doesn't recommend using the sling because it's difficult to learn, takes a lot of practice to make it accurate, etc.

And then, two days later, whilst visiting a church pastored by a friend of mine, when he used the illustration of David and Goliath, all I could think of was "David would be such a great zombie killer. He'd definitely survive."

That's all.