{"id":61,"date":"2011-05-27T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T21:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/?p=61"},"modified":"2011-05-27T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T22:08:27","slug":"friday-feud-zombies-vs-unicorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Friday Feud: Zombies Vs. Unicorns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/zombies-vs-unicorns-cover13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62\" title=\"ZombiesVsUnicorns\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/zombies-vs-unicorns-cover13-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Zombies Vs Unicorns\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/zombies-vs-unicorns-cover13-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/zombies-vs-unicorns-cover13.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The topic of today&#8217;s Friday Feud is: ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS, inspired by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zombies-vs-Unicorns-Holly-Black\/dp\/1416989536\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1306529274&amp;sr=8-1\"> the book of the same title<\/a>. It&#8217;s a collection of short stories edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie). I was a little skeptical of the book before I read it&#8211;I mean, how much is there <em>really<\/em> to say about unicorns and zombies? Well, it turns out there&#8217;s a lot, and the book has a great variety of stories with lots of really creative takes on both zombies and unicorns. I also loved the sassy commentary from Black and Larbalestier that prefaced each story. But it leads to the obvious question: which side are you on, anyway?<\/p>\n<p>Which side am <em>I <\/em>on, you might ask? I&#8217;ll give you a hint:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Lisa-Frank.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-63\" title=\"LisaFrankUnicorn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Lisa-Frank-239x300.gif\" alt=\"Lisa Frank Unicorn\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Lisa-Frank-239x300.gif 239w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Lisa-Frank.gif 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you guess? Do you want another hint?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/unicorn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-64\" title=\"Unicorn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/unicorn-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"Unicorn\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/unicorn-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/unicorn.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sigh&#8230; so majestic. Anyway, in case these mind-blowing images don&#8217;t make it apparent why I am on Team Unicorn, let me share some UniFacts I found on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unicorn\">Wikipedia<\/a> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unicorns originated in ancient Greek natural history texts. The Greeks believed them to be a real animal, not mythical. You know what else the Greeks thought was real? <em>Democracy<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>There are several references to unicorns in King James Bible, though the American Standard Bible apparently changes &#8220;unicorn&#8221; to &#8220;wild ox.&#8221; Um, please. If the Holy Scripture says &#8220;God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an <strong>unicorn<\/strong>,&#8221; (Numbers 22:22) do you really think you can just change it to &#8220;wild ox&#8221;? What kind of a religion is that?<\/li>\n<li>Denmark&#8217;s royal throne is made out of unicorn horns. (Wikipedia says they are &#8220;almost certainly&#8221; narwhal horns. If I were Danish royalty, I would <em>throw down<\/em> at that kind of slander.)<\/li>\n<li>You know who else is on Team Unicorn? Your role model and mine, Lady Gaga. Observe: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw\">the unicorn-studded &#8220;Born this Way&#8221; video<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tattooidea.org\/2010\/09\/lady-gaga-new-unicorn-tattoo-on-thigh.html\">her unicorn tattoo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/provincialelitist\/lady-gagas-unicorn-piano\">her unicorn piano<\/a>. If Lady Gaga is Team Unicorn, can you afford <em>not<\/em> to be?<\/li>\n<li>If Lady Gaga isn&#8217;t enough to convince you, how about Harry Potter? Recall the words of the wise centaur Firenze from <em>Harry Potter and the Socercer&#8217;s Stone<\/em>: &#8220;That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn. Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain,  would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive,  even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have  slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have  but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your  lips.&#8221; You know what you are if you kill a zombie? <em>A goddamn hero<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sweetiebellevalentine1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65\" title=\"MyLittleUnicorn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sweetiebellevalentine1.jpg\" alt=\"MyLittleUnicorn\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sweetiebellevalentine1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sweetiebellevalentine1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The topic of today&#8217;s Friday Feud is: ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS, inspired by the book of the same title. It&#8217;s a collection of short stories edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie). I was a little skeptical of the book before I read it&#8211;I mean, how much is there really to say&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/whyablog\/?p=61\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Friday Feud: Zombies Vs. 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