Man Called Zombie While Ordering Food, Punched Twice

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.

Comments

[PierreSmack]

02:51 PM on 10/27/2009

Many people are zombies but do not realize it. That's why I created this patented zombie diagnostic test that quickly determines if you are a zombie: http://AmIaZombie.com/. Enjoy.

[bytemybits]

05:48 PM on 10/26/2009

Hey! I saw an email from a guy claiming he sees zombies on emailsfromcrazypeople.com, I wonder if it's the same guy.
http://emailsfromcrazypeople.com/2009/10/20/at-least-theyre-not-on-the-internet/#more-1183

[mj22]

03:34 PM on 10/26/2009

I don't understand how/why people are using this fairly hilarious story to make huge generalizations about the Midwest. Iowa is one of 6 states that has marriage equality. Iowa was a blue state in the recent presidential election and helped to jump-start Barack Obama's run for president when he won the Iowa Caucuses. Iowa City is located in one of the most liberal counties in the nation. Iowa City has a variety of cultural offerings. It has a strong literary history and is the home of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, whose graduates include John Irving, Flannery O'Connor, T.C. Boyle and many other prominent American authors; the nation's leading Non-Fiction Writing Program; the Iowa Playwrights Workshop; the Iowa Summer Writing Festival; and the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated International Writing Program, a unique residency program that has hosted writers from more than 120 countries.In 2004; the Landlocked Film Festival. Forbes Magazine named Iowa City the third Best Small Metropolitan Area in the United States. Utne Reader ranked Iowa City eighth in a survey of "America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns". Kiplinger's Personal Finance rated Iowa City #10 on its list of the Top 50 Smart Places to Live. People do dumb sh*t everywhere. Making a sweeping generalization about Iowa or the Midwest based on a funny Holloween story is offensive, ignorant, and arrogant.

[Eklypz]

10:14 AM on 10/28/2009

Wow, that was awesome. Thanks from a fellow Iowan :)

I would like to copy that to paste whenever people make silly generalizations about Iowa.

Des Moines is doing great too!

[USCitizen62]

12:00 PM on 12/23/2009

Maybe we should see what we can do the send Brick Obama to Iowa to be their governer. ;-) he is offensive, ignorant and arrogant. I agree people do dumb sh*t everywhere!

[Aroddo]

02:56 PM on 10/26/2009

isn't zombie just another word for couch potato?

[Kalyan]

02:52 PM on 10/26/2009

Beck to Zombie: "They are all zombies and we surround them."

[kinoptikation]

02:44 PM on 10/26/2009

He should be thankful he didn't get his head chopped off or shot at...

[ignorantwillyharper]

02:17 PM on 10/26/2009

Drunk meets Zombie, Drunk wins!

[Blackorpheus]

01:51 PM on 10/26/2009

An unassailable source (name withheld) informs me that for unclear reasons zombies have in fact moved to Iowa City in large numbers. One theory is corn; zombies love unshucked corn.

[homo-superior]

01:38 PM on 10/26/2009

was he ordering brains?

[Tabasco]

03:49 PM on 10/26/2009

It was in a fast food restaurant, so the order was a Double-Bacon Brain Burger with chopped liver sauce- hold the veggies.

[JR Jake]

01:37 PM on 10/26/2009

I wasn't feeling real funny today until I saw this picture still posted. They said the punched him for being a zombie, you sure he didn't hit him with a car twice? Instead of arresting the guy they should name a national holiday after him, or at least give him the keys to the city. When they say 'the apple didn't fall from the tree', just where was this tree located, on top of Mt. Everest?
It sure gives a whole new meaning to being hit with an ugly stick, I think it hit every branch falling out of the tree. I saw wouldn;t want to be the paramedic who had treat this thing, let alone ride in the back of an ambulance with it. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Have a good day.

[elemental775]

01:12 PM on 10/26/2009

Prove to me sir that you are NOT a Zombie!! "well Mr. Beck, I do NOT watch Fox news"

[redsongia]

02:02 PM on 10/26/2009

Show me your certificate of non-zombie birth!

[realpolitic]

12:21 PM on 10/26/2009

Yes, sometimes zombie's are walking the streets and we must be careful of them. They will eat our brains.

[XRaraavis]

11:21 AM on 10/26/2009

Speaking of Iowa City. The Hawkeyes are 8-0, 4-0 in the Big Ten and ranked 4th in the new BCS rankings. Go Hawks !!!

[realpolitic]

12:22 PM on 10/26/2009

Go Hawkeyes!

[XRaraavis]

11:18 AM on 10/26/2009

This happened at Panchero's a (Chipotle/Qdoba type) burrito place, that was started in Iowa City and now is a regional chain. If this is the original Panchero's location at 1:15 am it is likely that every customer in the store had a blood alcohol of at least .15. I think someone might have went to see Zombieland and then headed out to the bars.

[malicetwdnone]

01:15 PM on 10/26/2009

There would be plenty of zombies to see in that neighborhood at that time of the night.

Still, I thought it was my nephew, as that mask has been his costume for 2 years now...

[Dattebayo]

11:16 AM on 10/26/2009

How stupid do you have to be to punch a zombie in the face? Putting your flesh near its mouth? Do people know nothing about zombies?

[kwinter]

11:50 AM on 10/26/2009

Seems to me that the most famous zombie JC, didn't eat peoples flesh ... but suggested his followers eat HIS flesh (and drink his blood)!

[RoveRoveRoveYourBoat]

12:39 PM on 10/26/2009

...though I now consider myself an agnostic,
the true message of X can only be considered
a cure for a culture now defined by: Fear, Hate, Anger, Greed, Materialism, Lust, Ignorance, Disinformation, Impoverishment, Sadness, Dependence, and Hubris.
Find a new hobby!

[Dattebayo]

02:38 PM on 10/26/2009

Wait a second... this is a funny story. Zombies! C'mon! It seems to me that the only people who steer idle conversation towards religion more that the devout are atheists. (not to assume you're an atheist, just going by your words) Laugh, people. Zombies!