Geek Guide: World wide web of weirdness

Here’s your dose of strange websites for the week.

My Zombie Insurance

You know it is only a matter of time. Whether you want to talk about them or not — zombies will one day walk the earth. Heck, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States recently published a guide on preparing for the zombie apocalypse. With the brain munching undead right around the corner, what you need is some zombie insurance. Head on over to the folks at My Zombie Insurance to get covered today!

Hagemashi Tai (I Want To Cheer Up Limited)

Do you feel like you’re missing someone important in your life? Well fret no more, rent a relative today!

The company offers a wide variety of relatives, from distant uncles to spouses and even parents. All relatives will be played by trained actors and will provide all the support (or lack of) the real ones do. Have a wedding coming up and your old crusty mami musabeetay is refusing to make an appearance? Hire a replacement!

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th,  2011.