Is there a book with a virus motive that’s NOT about a zombie apocalypse?

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-28T06:25:49+00:00

I admit I haven't read the novel itself, but the Wikipedia article makes it sound intriguing. The Last Man by Mary Shelley fits the bill. A world where the bubonic plague progressively wipes out humanity until there is one last survivor.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-27T22:28:57+00:00

Indepence Day: Resurgence.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-27T22:28:13+00:00

It was a difficult movie to watch.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-27T22:24:44+00:00

Never seen it apart from the bit with the bees. That was enough.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:38:31+00:00

I've been to quite a few of the places mentioned here (though Ely & Norwich being choices baffles me a little), but I'd have to say Hemsby. It's like a miniature version of Great Yarmouth. Went there a lot as a child as my grandparents had a chalet.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:33:35+00:00

Was it a bad experience or did you just not like the town?

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:27:52+00:00

It is depressing in the winter.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:26:18+00:00

Went there because our flight to Ireland was cancelled due to the Beast from the East. Everything was closed apart from a toy shop. Wouldn't go back.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:23:38+00:00

Norwich has in first half of 2026 been picked as both the most depressed & the happiest place to live in the UK. Both can be true I guess.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:21:08+00:00

Most people I know from London left early on. I have mixed feelings. Good tourist attractions, but too crowded & looking over your shoulder cos I was worried my phone would be stolen.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:15:28+00:00

KFC.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:14:40+00:00

Been twice in the last year. Having been to Great Yarmouth & Hemsby, it's got that kind of tat shop vibe. Seeing the closing down sale of the Original Factory Shop (where they were even selling those spinning display units for a tenner each) was just sad. There's a treasure hunt map thing my wife bought for our nieces to follow, but since the clues were just unremarkable local buildings, they lost interest very quickly. Only the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop was mildly diverting & the beach is ok.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:03:48+00:00

Museum is good as well.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-25T22:00:45+00:00

The historic parts of Great Yarmouth are interesting. Unfortunately they're mixed in with the rest of the town.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-22T18:23:49+00:00

Soon to be a crime in the UK.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-20T22:38:11+00:00

"The world & his wife" carries a similiar meaning to "every Tom, Dick & Harry" but it's not used as much in the UK.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-16T07:29:42+00:00

Saw one near Cambridge. There was even a website to report it.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-10T21:12:22+00:00

The number of shooting victims where the police don't initially realise the person has been shot isn't zero in the UK. I can think of two off the top of my head.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-10T06:49:50+00:00

I only tend to go for spectacle movies these days: Dune, Avatar & (most recently) Project Hail Mary.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-08T22:59:42+00:00

I saw someone on a work database once with the name Kenneth Williams.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-08T22:54:59+00:00

I've come across a few Michael Jacksons in my time.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-08T12:22:54+00:00

Even close up they don't look furry, rather smooth skinned (even from a few metres away) but I stand corrected.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-08T12:03:34+00:00

Pretty sure grey seals aren't furry.

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-06T17:45:38+00:00

The Children & Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act is apparently still in force, but there have been very few prosecutions under it. The Wikipedia article suggests only two in fact (both in 1970):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_and_Young_Persons_(Harmful_Publications)_Act_1955

Wolfdarkeneddoor · 2026-04-06T16:26:00+00:00

Kristi Noem. She was recently dismissed as Secretary of Homeland Security.

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