To cleanse the palate, a viral sensation that raises an important question: How do you pull a prank like this and not arrange for someone in full zombie make-up to pop out from the side of the road and come shambling towards the car? Were they afraid that that’d be too intense for a little sister who was, after all, under the influence of heavy medication? Or, given how chill she is about the whole ordeal (wait for the bit about Costco), were they afraid she might start beating the zombie with a rake?

Maybe they were trying to emulate “The Walking Dead” — lots of dialogue, no actual scares. All that’s missing is the cliffhanger fake-out.

The family insists that she loves both of her pets but she’s clearly a cat person at heart.