It wasn't as if Ted really wanted to see a zombie..
No, that most heinously untrue. He totally wanted to see a zombie! How excellent would it be to meet one of the undead? Ghengis Khan hadn't been too bad. He just wanted Twinkies. Maybe zombies would be just like that. So, armed with a baseball bat and an actual twinkie, Ted "Theodore" Logan slowly ventured out the back door of the gas station (unknown to him as formerly the Not Quick Stop).
"Dude. It's totally like an Alice Cooper album cover.." He spoke to himself quietly, looking around and trying to see anything past his own hand. Which he was trying to do, the hand with the twinkie held out in front of him. Here zombie zombie..Sugary treats would give you a most excellent sugar high!