Thread: The Stupid Zombie Project

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    "text": "In high school, around 1998-1999, I cofounded The Clasheerian Order. TCO facilitated such masterpieces as Dark Side of the Light, and the debut of the original and the only true SZP. The release party was in my living room after the monthly meeting, and autographed copies immediately sold out."
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    "text": "For all you anti-intellectual, churlish, troglodytes hate-reading this, I’m talking about the Stupid Zombie Project, of course. On July 31, 2020, I pulled out an original copy with a case (there’s also the coveted compact disc version that is now a rare collector’s item)."
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    "text": "Reminiscing on the life-altering release party that took place in the living room of my childhood home, now the famous Sisu Farms (sisu.farm). After the monthly TCO meeting, I popped it into my VHS/DVD combo player and converted it for posterity.\n\nYou can now view this historical archive footage ..."
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    "text": "... without having to pay $5 below. We should all remember the groundbreaking communal project known as the original and the only true SZP: Stupid Zombie Project. I am available for the quite sought-after comment. Don’t hesitate to contact me: t.me/asherwolfstein"
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    "text": "For the cinephiles: this was produced on that titanium laptop Apple released using iMovie in my dorm room at Cockerell Hall at the University of Colorado at Boulder in collaboration with my long-time friend Kelsey H, who lived three doors down. Several weeks after the premiere, I attempted suicide."
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    "text": "I was immediately banned from campus for allegedly threatening a student's life (a false accusation put forth by a rich, spoiled pothead who received special treatment from the university while I had to suffer). That's not even the beginning of ..."
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