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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Sep 2008, p. 9

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W i t 1 war rhino amorous - Wednesday. September 2.. 200s - 9 5 _ #M , mtllli()\....ll 1 [‘_fi##‘w’k‘ “ “r ____m__. A 7' ' "v!" '7 “fix J Ll:l llzRS 10 THE CHRONICLE i « Lâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"mâ€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"~â€"J w o the ' guage. By printing it you are in fact Ban at Facilities. ‘ IEEFfithhgalililrgrlegiqlggwe contributing to making it more Fortunately, I think all could be y I , L g . ,~ . - commonplace, however. we know addressed very effectively by replac« Q Q , read Bob \v’rbanat 5 column in the h .f h t ofl . . b tl d t . h d' Sept. l7 edition of the Chronicle. I in [I a I“)? ~anguage was mg 0.19 wa er "1.! even mg i While we hadn't had a chance ‘0 used in a public high school, there machines wrth sterile empty water communicate our disma ' with the ' would be consequences. bottles. . . 3’ , . We were very disappointed with , . . _ . . use of profanity in last week 8 issue. what a ears to be a conscious e di- Mike Pelletler ve heard it said. When theres no more room In Hell, the we wanted to add our voice to those t . pp . . . dead will walk the Earth with a bloodthirsty lust for human . orial posrtlon taken by the Chroniâ€" Waterloo . . . who took exception to that type of cl e in this situation flesh and brains. And that day [or the next-closest flung) is reporting. You are a small community .. . . , "on: A; _ Kw cooling soon. when the living dead will invade uptown Water- Our family looks forward to news . ... . ,. "* .. 5:;; 3% f 5;: loo for the official second annual Waterloo ZombieWalk. spon- . . . paper in the most intelligent 39:2: .,- . t. . ,5 . . . . receivmg the Chronicle each week City in the Well d and this We of 5.; , , - . ,1 I. a; sored byGeneration X alternative Video and media. and we especially enjoy your cover- re . , . éifl . f , , f . , . v Mike Greaves, owner of Generation X video in Waterloo, says porting doesn t seem to be consrs- , ~ - . . . age oflocal sports and your news- tent with the values ofour small ~ . .5 Q -. ,1 ‘- theWaterloo ZombieWalk is an opportunity for people of all paper is read by adults and teens community , , ~ ., , A} , g ages to have fun dressing up like zombies. and lurch their way alike in our home. We invite and strong] , en coura e t' -. ‘7’". 1", across town with brain‘eating brethren. While Bob indicates that that you to take a higher road when it g . , f; “Everyone who participated lmd such a great time last year.” type of language has become all too comes to rintin u esti on abl e lan- ' , . , 3a said Cleaves. “It’s so much fun getting into character. and seeing common, that doesn't mean that we a e in {I}: e fut [liq 4 5., 5:5 _. 7 ,5 in 5 ”I; so many people laughing and having a blast. It’s a great way to as adults have to accept and con- gu g ' 14“.: 1 ,; 5 x . ’ , 5; bring people together â€"â€" it's a real brotherhood of zombiedom." done its use. i , ,. ‘ r Though still an underground activity, promoted primaril ‘ We {99' you have a TCSPOHSibilitY Bill and Laura szzg ~ . ' through word of mouth and online message boards. zombiey i to set a better standard and by . y .5 . walks are becoming an annual event in several Canadian cities. 1 printing that language regardless of . . it . . ' : 5 TomntobmbieWalkca states: whether it was a quote or nor. you 811111118 solution for .1 ,. _ i, ‘ “They came. at first, in groups of two i have condoned the use of the lan- _ g”: 5.. , Q . 5 ,. ,, , and three. Viftth each passing year. their , } guage. water battle woes y. y 1' M ., , :3 , . numbersgrowâ€"â€"alongwiththeirvile \l “\SI [ \I [ (Liven that our teenagers read ohn Challinor of Nestle raises '1 “I. , a." V 5 ,. in cravings fordeliciously succulent \HI 5 your paper. it makes it that much Jvalid concerns in the Sept. I 7 ' i as”. 5 a“ 5‘. ,4.” 5,. it human brains. Some day. their guttural .. ’ more difiicult for us as parentsto Chronicle article City Considering f 5 i _ ,_ 7 V, 7&334‘ £33: moans and outstretched hands may i . “ “a? discourage the use of such lanâ€" Following Region on Bottled-Water é “* ‘é'fl’h' 8": . “”33 ‘»= in" ‘ '1 #3:: well outnumber those of the terrified ‘ i living.” , . ‘ "r . . While zombie walks are often small ‘ 'fi in numbers. a zombie walk in Chicago ‘ . l Peter Braid could do the job my» . . . 1 - participants according to media , l \ With just three weeks to go until the federal elec- cning. middleâ€"of-the-road. personable guy. reports. ADC] for those looking ‘0 l ,5 ‘ i , tion. I have not had any candidate darken my Unfortunately. when you travel off to Peter's web- aChit’Vt’ that perfect undead look. 1 door so far. site. you won't really discover a whole lot more. The 70mbiePubCrawlcom offers extensive , 1 t This is good, probably since I am staning to run website carries primarily the standard information makeup tutorials, along with delicious ‘ MARSHALL 1 out of places to hide the bodies. from the Conservative party‘s main lntemet pres» fake blood, “85h and scab recipes. WARD , No. that‘s not true. ence. That’s more a party thing than anything else, - According to mend sites devoted P ' ' ' '7'“ ' ’ r" ""g : But I keep thinking. if I'm not seeing any Candi » since the Conservatives are working to maintain a [0 zombie walks, the "1185 are simple: participants are WWI-II" 1 dates. are you? single message through the entire campaign (and aged ‘0 remain in character and communicate only in a manâ€" 1 { luckily. he been able to call up those that doesn't make them much different not consistent with zombie behaviour â€" like limping. grunting. ‘ - running for election. and set a time to sit " ’ ' ' ‘ than any other party). groaning and slurred. moaning calls for "brains." When crossing ] 5 down with them and discuss a few things, 5 } l! I ( ‘ i ( ) i ‘ That being said. Braid is an enthusi» the street. though. participants are encouraged to cross quickly 1 So l ended up with Peter Braid. the ‘ ' , . astic candidate and a guy with a lot of (like the faster modem~day zombies in them" Smith movie, 1 candidate for the (kinservativc party in B ( ) U R k I varied experiences, which. to my mind. Am 1888M” ‘ i 1 the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. , can only be a good thing in an MP. He's “Anyone can be a zombie." says Greaves. “It works so well ‘ , ibis is territory with which I am inti- . . . 1 ~‘- 1. done work in both the private and pub? because “’5 a simple CODCEPL and you can ti“ it towards what» I mately familiar, having been roundly . ‘ V lic sectors. and also carries a degree in CWT kind 0f zombie you Want to be â€"â€" a nurse. a soldier or even stomped as the Progressive (bnservative If . ! intcmatlonal relations. a pseudo-zombie like in (the movie) 28 Days later.“ 4 candidate in 2000 -‘ i lied make a good member of Parliav According to Cleaves George A. Romem's groundbreaking ‘ That was a different time though , , xi! merit. You won't get a whole lot of 1968 zombie classic Night Of the Living Dead 89! the Standard 1 , l‘herc was a Reform candidate and a PC ' 5 . excitement or interesting discussions, f0! all zombie films “It‘s a very disturbing movie,” he says 1 l candidate. which really didn't help either if: 5, but he'd do the job and he would be “It's POWEFfUI. and SO quietly eerie thiOughOUI - very mel- ‘ organiyatinn. .. 1 " quite efficient. law when compared to modem-day honor, yet more frighten - Now they've come together and Peter “5% In our discussion. Braid agreed that int: than anything you see today "'5 one Of those rare movies ‘ Braid is the representative. As much as . ~ it‘s sad how so much of the political where you get that gut feeling of absolute terror when watching 1 some candidates may not look like they BRIAN process in this country now focuses on It" A fit their party. Braid is the complete oppo BOURKE the leaders and not so much on local "But for me. it‘s (George A. Romero's 1978 film) Dawn of the I site. ( he look and you're not surprised be candidates. Dead that I recommend when people come into the store and 1 is representing the ( Lonservatives. ,7 . . 7 . . fl 7 . But he believes local voters will give ask for something really scary. Along with Ghost Story, the Exor- 1 like so many other people in this election. Braid more consideration to candidates if cist. The Changeling and the lapanese version of the Ring 7 5 i has been ninning for more than a year. Nominated they get the chance to talk to them face to face â€" Which is absolutely horrifying â€" the original Dawn of the Dead in April of 2007, this campaign. his first. has been a something he's been trying to do for more than a is in my ‘09 five 5C3“! mm‘ long time coming. year. by pounding the pavement and knocking on Greaves says he was about i l years old when he first saw \ And he has an interesting background. A commu- doors. Dawn ofthc Dead: “like seeing The Shining for the first time. . nications consultant. Braid also was director of oper- Braid believes residents of KW would be better something about it resonated in my brain and shaped my life. l ‘ i ations for Sun life Financial and spent time with the served with a member of the government party rep- watched it in the TV room in the basement. and for a long time ' \ Immigration and Refugee Board. resenting them as MP. He says that would open the afterwards i didn't feel like going out anywhere at night ~ in the 5 1 - When the Reform (Alliance) movement cwntual- door to more help for the area. dark." i iv morphed into the Conservative party. there were There's a pan of me that doesn't want to believe ”And I remember having these horrible nightmares and after 1 two very distinct factions ._ one considerably more that. I want to believe that any government Will pm- Wing that intestine (devouring) scene. i SW0"? I'd never eat i ‘ right wing than the other. There is still some of that wide assistance to areas that can best use it. But I also Kraft Dinner again," ‘ 1 i in the party, but Braid really comes from the other know that certainly is not the case. And while Kraft Dinner won't be served. Greaves says the 1 side, the soacallcd “Red Tories” of some 20 years ago. But there's also an argument against that. And I'll upcoming Waterloo InmbieWalk will end with refreshments ' i Braid worked for former KAW MP Walter Mclean. detail that next week following my talk with Liberal and goodie bags. and everyone is welcome. 1 1 who without a doubt was a member of that camp. AndrC'WTelegdi. The Waterloo Yombie Walk is on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m.. and begins 1 He's well spoken. but like so many firstrtime can at the rabbit hutch in Waterloo Park. For more information. \ (llrlatcs has a hard time getting out of "campaign “s contact Andrea Smirle at girl.smirle@gmail.com. ‘ mode" just to have a conversation, Brian Rourke. a member oftlw ((153 K00]. PM ‘_ I And l also think he‘s exactly the kind of candidate morning crew. can he reached by email at Marshall Ward is a visual artist and independent filmmaker ‘ the ( huscrvauves are looking for. He‘s a non threat- Illnurlirét‘lmolfm. mm Email it erme (It marshalljmnifihhotmailcom. 1 l . ,,_/-_,,,V-§. ..,v-...,. 7 Watch” -_., . . , , . s” _ _ __H -i . .

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