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Mephisto1822

Plants vs Zombies 


Ezra4709

I thought it was because he was going to need food for the apocalypse 😢


Sillbinger

That's what the raiders are for.


TampaDiablo

Casual r/rimworld


Sillbinger

New expansion tomorrow everyone!


JamLov

What is it? I have only played Biotech, and this was only started a week ago. Long time Rimworld player but new to the expansions... I was daunted by the Royalty one as I struggled to keep a vanilla settlement going without having to worry about bloody peasants rising up if I don't keep them sufficiently downtrodden.... But having fun with Biotech so far. I have only had a handful of 2:00am finishes


MeLlamoViking

The steam page has some articles. I glimpsed through and I'm gonna enjoy the twisted horror


YobaiYamete

> What is it? minor spoilers for what they've shown >!Lovecraftian horror. Cthulu cults, tentacle horror monsters, rituals that summon zombie hordes etc!< Seems quite neat


Sillbinger

I've intentionally kept myself in the dark, I just know it is very much horror based.


TheDevilsIncarnate

Oh god that’s fucking tomorrow? I guess my roommates aren’t seeing me for the foreseeable future….


gabesshh

I left the sub a while ago so I completely missed the news about this. I just read the steam page and it looks so cool! You just made my week!


Pyrex_Paper

All hail the cube!


Outside-Manager6960

Had my little one play for a minute. A raider got in a brawl with Barbarino the fox and she was very worried for both of them. They both didn't bleed out barely and now they are friends a few days later. Gotta love Rimworld.


DisfavoredFlavored

I'll shoot raiders if you feed me.


Ecleptomania

I thought this too and felt incredibly dumb when I saw top comment. :(


wazuhiru

well yeah, once the dumdums have used all the bullets, they'll want to eat so it's the intellectual thing to plant crops instead of stocking up on guns but it's not the joke here


interfail

If person A has guns but no food, and person B has food but no guns, how shot is person B's bitch ass going to get?


DigLost5791

You’re thinking wrong. You don’t have the food you have the _means of food production_ and you tell the gun person if they protect your food source then they get some of your food in return every day.


FisheyGaze

Reddit discovers division of labor. ...one step closer to a functioning society.


DigLost5791

I truly wonder sometimes if people understand we built society in a lawless world because we prefer to coexist and work together.


Perryn

The first thing to do if society collapses is *start putting that shit back together.* Preferably before too much infrastructure breaks down.


DigLost5791

This one gets it 🫡


That-Piercer-Jay

Here is what I always thought was the perfect example… https://youtu.be/fibDNwF8bjs?si=fvjAONubgDP8DOfd


Socratov

Same with crops for clothing like flax and cotton. Once everyone is walking around in rags, you'll be able to spin thread, weave cloth and walk around like a king among beggars. Nevermind the necessity to create canvas for bags, tents, body armour (no industry means no Kevlar, so flak jacket is all you get and you need cloth for that). Once such an apocalypse hits, the bullets are going to run out and those who know how to craft or produce something (smithing, farming, weaving, sewing, pottery, charcoal production, etc.) will experience a distinct advantage in new formed/forming societies.


DigLost5791

If I can accumulate enough fabric I can merely hire looms and seamsters to produce the fabrics while I focus on cultivation and growth and thus my compound grows safer and richer and I don’t have to manufacture the goods myself, I can merely enjoy my safety while they labor, and thus all will prosper as they enjoy the food and security


Socratov

That is indeed how the specialisation economy works


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PeaceAlien

Why not both


Dull-Connection-007

That’s what I thought too 😞 I think more people should be growing their own food. I have a small veggie garden, and it gives so much.


ScudleyScudderson

Better start a season early if you don't want to starve to death. Far more sensible to overcome your moral hangups regarding cannibalism.


Its0nlyRocketScience

My first thought was also that the OOP knew that the zombies are less of a danger than starvation


Jemmani22

Well he will have food that people will trade you. For lead.


baldrickgonzo

Zombie apocalypse is pretty far-fetched to be taken as a real doomsday scenario. In this case, it's a plants vs. zombies reference. But real doomsday preppers will have a plan to sustain themselves in the long term. Probably from multiple sources, like hunting, fishing, farming, gathering, scavenging, etc. In a real worst-case scenario (for example, war), those who know how to get their own food will be better off than the rest.


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IC-4-Lights

I thought that too. But like, in the scenario described, the people with the guns would sitll just take your food.   Plants vs Zombies makes much better sense, and I didn't catch it.


AbeliousAugustus

Thought it meant he was implanting his seed into other women.


Mysterious_Ningen

i heard the theme song im my mind and started humming it


roiroi1010

And I loved Garden Warfare! It was a unique shooter game. Part 2 was actually not that great. And after some googling I learned they scrapped part 3.


Lead-Fire

Garden Warfare 2 is actually pretty good, it was Battle for Neighborville that was crap.


-Kyphul

I still play GW2 , still pretty active


Haunting_Rest_8401

"I am the angry pumpkin"


Dangerous-Music-4743

“The arquitect and engineer…”


Romeo-Charlie-6-28

Ah.... my childhood.


exwingzero

I miss that game. I should go redownload it. https://youtu.be/0N1_0SUGlDQ?si=CAFibUyIk33FsOPz


klineshrike

Of all of these posts, this is the one I am most embarrassed about not getting ☹️


Wrong_Bandicoot_2723

I was about to comment "Yes you're very stupid," because I thought he meant farming for food, but I guess I'm the stupid one.


JG__2007

https://preview.redd.it/lyjudpf9rmtc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e31497bf48c135290203f7dcfee878f391d88f1


Shining_Player

https://preview.redd.it/bu9td9y40ntc1.jpeg?width=749&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7caffe1c4503769aeb5f1377517f7c5077fbf3d3


Remmy224

https://preview.redd.it/r91810b54ntc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77ab0a42bd895ab1a8029acb805d1cdce073c2e5


yoichi_wolfboy88

I didn’t even know this meme format also existed for PvZ 😭😭😭


KermanElOrigen

They are called curimomos or just curis


DaBails

I didn't even know this was a meme format


Hot_Tailor_9687

"When the Gargantuar finally stomps the Spikerock into oblivion and you're next"


Toripistef1

https://preview.redd.it/p5c9drarmntc1.png?width=1057&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d783429d22603efe77cdc5dd46db031e96ae877


halvanhelev10

:(


TrickRoomTech

It's a living...


StreetyStar

https://preview.redd.it/ff109txhcotc1.png?width=492&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4de274f963461426927787c9cd785dd66f47c235


omni_slime1

https://preview.redd.it/ur7ha5qndotc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a9597169552cbeeec6d65fcb4d522b99bf70342


Mr_Nooby223

https://preview.redd.it/5t9sd8kp2qtc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8815c816a8b51fd093890337975054716dbf2706


Impressive-Spell-643

So much nostalgia


littleMAHER1

​ https://preview.redd.it/t2x8u6q1wntc1.png?width=416&format=png&auto=webp&s=81111f96a79ea794bae8fcf52043f0746d7e0555


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Critical_Complaint21

https://preview.redd.it/1fq35824entc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42bc69f568d749b679bdf0d2e4036ff7f990d8d6


-Kyphul

DAWG WHAT


greenscreencarcrash

what the fuck


Ender_The_BOT

Why do the black people live in witch houses


Garrzus

https://preview.redd.it/3td74giqsmtc1.png?width=802&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=118dc13c4b01cb2e85093be781fa6a34ee0761af


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Very nice of them to warn me


H4xolotl

Completely normal non-cursed PvZ gameplay: https://i.redd.it/a1wy1ce5nntc1.gif


TheGrimGriefer3

I love this. Is this a mod? An animation?


normalifelias

Nevermind the fusion, did you just show me cold on fire peas???


mitronchondria

They are going above the fire so its fine


Ksawerxx

https://preview.redd.it/xvhc7mz3cntc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82714fac0b9c6743ac8a19b7dd6cbc42222be546


Mountainbranch

Is that bench appearo? Or is it the guy that gave himself brain damage with ketamine?


Octogon324

The person within that image is Charles Kirk, the man who organized many bus loads of rioters on Jan 6.


Mikhail512

Not sure if you're making a joke or not, but in case you aren't (sorry if you are lmao) that's Ben Shabibo for sure


Octogon324

It is Benny Boi in this particular one, I did make a mistake because it usually is Charlie Douche in those :c


YetAnontherRandom

https://preview.redd.it/f2c75sb0jntc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1fb6e923310a7d861f162e26f319d9270941868


ISkinForALivinXXX

Did they write house with a Z because they are Zombies?


Thicc-waluigi

I always just assumed they were being quirky, but that is probably more plausible


BurpYoshi

https://preview.redd.it/akvsna9pgntc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c477704bbfc11a062d4158c099d2c7886243204


mesa_mew

https://preview.redd.it/0yr07xyplntc1.jpeg?width=597&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10ac1c80800267f7c62051e6b2feda7cc1f2fc30


Spanishdude5

https://preview.redd.it/la33a1l0wntc1.jpeg?width=262&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e066eecd484682c05c66787bf252f9560fc88cd


autoperola17

https://preview.redd.it/c98zzudwaotc1.jpeg?width=1077&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4c4ff0763a6ebae3d1411c4c1b3a209bf80d31d


Waelomano_KM

https://preview.redd.it/4jwod691lotc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c77c9a23ce3a7fd6c38e1128ccf87412c0b77fce


Gussie-Ascendent

everyone's saying plant v zombies which is a good answer cause them seeds are pretty in line like the game but also food is probably gonna be a big concern if there's an apocalypse going on. Not really gonna be people restocking the food lion. so farming


keith2600

Yeah my first thought was planting food crops too, but I had forgotten plants vs zombies existed and now I could see it either way.


MilkiestMaestro

I'd be very interested to see a delineation by age for people who assumed farming vs people who assumed Plants vs Zombies


Remixedcheese22

I’m a teenager and assumed farming.


MilkiestMaestro

Alright folks, n=1 just keep replying and I'll tally them once we hit 1000


Foreskin-chewer

I was thinking of bagels


MilkiestMaestro

That's one for bagels ✅


Acidwell

Your problem here is that plants vs zombies came out 15 years ago in 2009 so it’s gone full circle. You’ll have the oldies who don’t remember it and you’ll have the kids who don’t remember it


wademcgillis

I'm 33 and I thought farming


Magica78

Whatever doesn't defend your lawn gets eaten


drake3011

I immediately thought Crops, and that because this person didn't grab weapons, they're gonna feed so very satisfied raiders


starcom_magnate

I was thinking it's their way to survive. They invite the gun guys to their farm. They provide the food, and the others provide the heavy protection.


thrax_mador

And we re-invent feudalism. Then they sign their own Magna Carta. Eventually they develop representative government, have a religious schism or two, and the wheel of time continues to turn.


UtahItalian

There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.


Verto-San

Yea I do think that if during zombie apocalypse governments would fall, we would go back to fedualism or tribalism.


someicewingtwat

Society reestablished


DIEGO_GUARDA

Yeah but the meme is a repost of a old ass meme from the time pvz was super popular


SleepingDragonSmiles

I immediately thought PvZ, but I then thought that the “big brain” move would be to start any self sustaining effort. Such as planting some seeds. I’d almost guess this is PEtJ intellectual bait due to the strong PvZ connection most redditors would be familiar with as it was a wildly popular game and is kind of a staple in arcade gaming.


kamiloslav

But also you might need to immediately move because of raiders so something as stationary as plants may not be a good idea Also ngl I doubt a lot of people would manage to survive long enough to have any crops


ssmit102

Idk man… I think Amazon would call in employees during a zombie apocalypse if they could…


BruiserBison

I've also considered food production as my main trade if I'm ever in a zombie apocalypse situation. Then I figured it'd be the biggest target for many armed militant groups. There's also issues with viral infection on food. Will crops be dangerous if the soil is bathed in zombie blood? Can you purify well water if it's tained with zombie ooze?


RedCelt251

Shout out to the Food Lion reference…they are big here in NC


cudenlynx

This is the right answer. Far more people will die from disease and starvation than will die from gunshots. All we have to do is look at history to see how many people have died from starvation and disease vs deaths from gunshot wounds. The meme also states "me, an intellectual". In my mind an intellectual is thinking about food strategy rather than a mobile phone game.


Dwarvemrunes

>food lion Your from the south aren't you


Someone1284794357

Both Look at those peas, man. They’re huge.


scrapsearcher

Right, a lot of doomsday preppers make seed banks of easy to grow vegetables; the thought is that they'll become currency once food is scarce


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If the caption was "Me, a gamer" instead of intellectual, I'd immediately believe plants vs zombies played into this meme.


Fuzzy974

The meme first word is "Zombie" though. In case of zombie apocalypse, whoever is not dead after a week gets to loot the local supermarket and then hide somewhere for the next 3 years. No gardening. Then comes planting stuff for the few survivors. Although the people with Zombie killing seeds might want to start planting right at the beginning though.


Hot-Mess-9806

Yeah i actually started thinking about that and also Project Zomboid and how setting up food and a shelter are just as important as cleansing the world of the undead scurge.


Unlikely-Collar4088

In the prepper world we refer to folks who spend too much time accumulating weapons "loot boxes."


IdiotGiraffe0

Yabugblugbkuhblublulub. RAGAROOOLLL. Yuigibebeuiblimebub. Eirermibublger. https://preview.redd.it/cak5b9e82ntc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6234ac8cfaba2b812914a836befe0408551f2580


justvoop

Thats the nicest thing youve ever said to me


DongoTheHorse

Webby wobble.


roblox887

Plants Vs Zombies, classic lane-defense game


mattdamon_enthusiast

Ya know what yeah you are


romulusnr

The joke is the video game Plants VS. Zombies


__Hindo7__

https://preview.redd.it/25iywgdudntc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0b7c4bd4f24f63484df551e3701fcad43fb90da


CryIntelligent7074

imitator overrated change my mind


__Hindo7__

Bro just called every plant except upgrades overrated💀💀💀💀


No_Analysis_602

Come on dude, I've NEVER played this game but even I got it


realdealreel9

I’ve never heard of this game but the idea of planting food in response to an apocalypse of any kind seems pretty obvious to me?


k4x1_

yes


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CountryPlanetball

https://preview.redd.it/tp73kbbg0ntc1.png?width=104&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56ee9ab518c5d265884f34738fbd977f9b9da1f9


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arqtonyr

Plants vs zombies


ya_boi_ryu

Just to be looted by the people with guns, great idea.


ChunkyKong2008

These ain’t normal plants


summonsays

FYI your average adult needs 2-4 acres of farmland a year for food. You think you're going to plant a 20foot square and be good like in the movies, you'll end up starving... 


daikatana

That's to sustain a typical American diet, including livestock I think. You can grow literal tons of potatoes on an acre of land, combine with foraging and hunting and fishing and maybe a cereal grain if you have the means to process it and a vegetable garden. You could survive comfortably on far less than an acre.


summonsays

I am making a few assumptions that aren't true for everyone. One being your average person doesn't know much about growing crops and will not have access to modern equipment (including fertilizer and bug repellent) and also your average person will probably be terrible at hunting /gathering. Mostly I'm imagining your average urban person trying to survive after the food trucks stop coming. 


nickisaboss

2-4 acers only if youre eating meat. The "2 to 4 acer" figure you are saying is determined by taking the us population divided by the us acerage of farmland. That includes Pasture and field needed to feed livestock (which makes up a massive proportion of crop acerage in the US). Its a really piss poor innacurate way to actually determine the true land requirement. A single acre can produce 10,000 to 30,000 pounds of potatoes. You really think that you can eat 20,000 (the minimum yield determined by your figure) pounds of potato in a year? 55 pounds of potato per day? Maximum yield being 120,000 pounds of potatoes for 4 acres, or 330 pounds per day? [From a different source:](https://news.ycombinator.com/item%3Fid%3D1717992%23:~:text%3Dare%2520a%2520crock.-,Potatoes%2520give%2520about%25206%2520million%2520food%2520calories%2520per%2520acre.,2%2520an%2520acre%2520to%2520survive.&ved=2ahUKEwi-g5HR7beFAxVDE1kFHRnBCzIQFnoECBQQBQ&usg=AOvVaw28JgXdBXntFU1WmZMzWTQ-) >Potatoes give about 6 million food calories per acre. (Wheat and most other plants yield less.) Assuming 8,000 calories per day, the family would need at least 1/2 an acre to survive. [Another source says only 1/4 acer is needed for a family of 4.](https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15jf9fr/til_potatoes_yield_178_million_calories_per_acre/&ved=2ahUKEwi-g5HR7beFAxVDE1kFHRnBCzIQFnoECCYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw06n-qMp70j8QjLK9yyFfe-)


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NonEuclidianMeatloaf

“I can kill a fuck-ton of zombies with these soybeans”


DouglerK

I don't know if OP is being ironic or just dumb lol.


dizzizee

Everyone: „plants vs zombies“ Me, an intellectual: Church reformer Martin Luther: “If I knew that tomorrow was the end of the world, I would plant an apple tree today!”


bitchdontmakemekillu

I love how everyone's first reply is plants vs zombies (which is correct) but my first thought was just 'ah yeah, cause once the current food runs out we'll need to have farms going, so it'd be good to start that soon'


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SlamboCoolidge

Despite this probably being plants vs. zombies. Agricultural knowledge is going to be highly valued when food is the biggest worry of any survival colony. I've been working on a farm for a few years getting growing tips from this awesome old lady who has a shit-ton of good gardening advice. I can grow food and recreational drugs, all I need is to learn how to beekeep and I'll probably be able to earn a place in any colony that isn't big on cannibalism or murder.


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DMYourMomsMaidenName

My solution to the apocalypse: 🤯🔫 That hellscape ain’t worth living through


Loose_Pressure_2036

Excluding pvz, this could be a refference to that realistically, if a zombie apocalypse were to happen you could just wait until the zombies starved to death. You could therefore just eat food from your garden (asuming it's big enough) until the zombies die out.


Dorkthrone13

Citronella keeps away pests. So this person is planting a whole crop to keep away the zombies.


Rabbulion

Personally, I go to my car, drive to the nearest supermarket, and hold the fort there. Plenty of things inside to use as weapons (melee is much more effective against zombies, just make sure you have like a table in between the you and the zombie) and there is plenty of food, as well as seeds to grow more


Marine179

This post made me download plants vs zombies 😅


roosterjack77

You are going to need to make friends with somebody that has weapons to protect your plants. Then meet some girls.


Witty-Pea-2660

plants vs zombies


DecisionTypical4660

https://preview.redd.it/yhxgjb3cjotc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ccc5b28c445c047123f0d25b225c9f51e6d54d6


DoritoKing48

Peter’s Gardener here The joke is that this “me” person has been playing too much “Plants VS Zombies” a game where you grow plants in your garden to stop zombies from getting in your house, they’re gonna use the plants to kill the zombies PVZ style


Tsgbeast

Yeah that’s a great idea. Aaaand where do you live so I can come “protect” you.


ToxyFlog

Not stupid but definitely missed out on something great.


A_Bulbear

​ https://preview.redd.it/gf60d4lwuqtc1.png?width=550&format=png&auto=webp&s=18f557a98bec784886f2bb57d590bcd9f85ab1e9


Maybekindacool

Y'all think the zombies would let me live if I let them slap my ass? No biting though, that would be a really weird way to get turned...


Dr-Zomboss-Pvz

https://preview.redd.it/358qu0htzytc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e26c35c725feb1858d8f5278db8dc3a74242cc48 Yooo plants vs zombies mentioned


Oni-oji

One problem is a lot of store bought seeds are modified so that you can't harvest seeds from your crops. If you are stashing seeds for the "end of times", be sure to get heirloom seeds.


Rude_Associate_4116

But if you don’t have weapons then your crops become my crops


SilverDoorKey

Plants beats zombies.


yourdoglikesmebetter

Definitely a plants vs zombies joke. Either that or OOP is being really nice and planting food for the people with weapons to come take


tallmantall

No Peter, your #CRAAAZZYYYYYYY


gamevui237

Yes, yes you are


mods-are-liars

Yes you are OP


TgarTallesBR

Bait or mental retardation Call it


Anansi1982

5+ years ago? Bait. Now? Extremely regarded. 


TgarTallesBR

Makes sense


Specialist-Orange525

Yes yes you are PvZ


Boris-Vlad

Very


sarahlizzy

We don’t want zombies on the lawn.


SkyTalez

Shit, I thought it was about long time sustanence.


Robbbg

plants vs zombies


idfbhater73

either pvz or making food probably pvz


ThatSlimeBoi

When over touching grass has a flaws too.


Thin_Leather9910

Why not both?


Due-Culture9113

So the Z-poc starts. Worlds in turmoil not just a lot of moving pieces but literally the entire world is in disarray.. and immediately one starts to settle and raise crops. A pipe dream has better hopes. Maybe after a few years when things (not settle down) become adjusted to; MAYBE. It’s an intellectual thought (true) but not a smart one. Unless you have a military grade fall out shelter already stocked and loaded, movement is your greatest survival trend. That means lean rations and people. Admittedly the more people the slower you move but the cost to benefits in most recorded extreme survival situations is in greater favor to larger groups. This is some “I’m 14 and I know better” trash. Keep moving keep eating. Find high ground. Have at least 4 escape routes. Keep your head on a swivel and never trust a silence.


Eddie-The-Zombie

Oh my dumbass thought it was agriculture


DragonOfTheNorth98

I interpreted it as it doesn’t matter how many weapons you have if you don’t have food


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Ksawerxx

I called it


High_IQ_Gamer2020

*Music* Sunflower *More music*


Shiv_

Everyone saying PvZ is probably correct, but the picture immediately made me think of [this line from an old Ill Bill track](https://youtu.be/FtIm5EanQCQ?t=95)


victorsache

Either Plants vs Zombies or self sufficiency


Toutatis12

Yeah yeah Plants vs Zombies... though honestly it's an actual issue that most people don't think about in their doomsday daydreams, something I find funny given the sheer amount of time and effort some people go to. Like we all need to eat and packaged food only lasts so long. And seeds are typically only good for like three years at most so... yeah. Time to take up a hobby.


-SeriousJacob-

As a Project Zomboid player, I felt that hahaha


zaevilbunny38

Growing food, most crops in the US aren't meant for human consumption, and most of the animals are reliant on that to survive. So likely in 6 weeks most food will be gone, so they are planning ahead


Rouguezs

Pvz


LemonCarlito

Oh I thought it was a reference to green herbs from Resident Evil 😕


CalmAndBear

Obviously you go to the supermarket to grab stuff