
Poor Zing and Zang had to clue this time. It made no sense to them.
“What’s a Rockin’ Roger? What’s a 50’s diner? Why would you have a diner in an old car? Why would you stick it up so high? Even earth people aren’t that tall!” Zang slumped in dismay. He’d learned to love earth food, especially burgers, fries, and malted milk shakes.
Zing pondered. “Let’s go invisible, teleport up there, and check it from the inside.”
“Okay. Ready? Go!”
“It’s empty. And dusty. No earth people at all.”
“I see McDonald’s down the street. Come on, we can eat there.”

Even to some earthlings, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense
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The universal appeal of McDonalds makes no sense as well! Good fun,
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True 🙂
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It’s funny. I was going to have kids ask all sorts of questions like Zing and Zang… glad I left it for them 😉
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NO! Not MacDonald’s. Didn’t they see what junk food did to E.T.?
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🙂
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Compared to McDonald’s I’d rather find one of those old timey places but they don’t know about that I see
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Compared to McDonald’s, I’d rather just go home and make my own burger 🙂
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I get something there only occasionally, when I give blood, if I get a coupon for a freebie
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Dear Linda,
I don’t get the appeal of McDonald’s either. Now we had a place in Kansas City when I was growing up called Wimpy’s. They had great burgers and the best Italian steaks anywhere. 😉 Too bad the boys didn’t find it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I can see I need to improve their gastronomical wisdom. I don’t like McD’s at all. It was the first name that popped into my head. Well, they’re still expanding their knowledge 🙂
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I enjoy their inquisitiveness.
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Thanks, Jade. Me too. It’s fun trying to write from a perspective I’ve never experienced.
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You are very welcome, Linda.
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I suppose MacDonalds is so universal, even Zing and Zang can walk in and order without creating a scene. I do hope they’re hanging out in CA. 😉
“Hey, Sam, get a load of those two!”
“Likely just some actors on break from a Hollywood sci-fi show.”
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Ha! Yes, good point. Don’t forget, though, that they can assume the appearance of “earth people.”
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Some of us from this planet are just as confused by what goes on nowadays.
Fun story, Linda
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Thanks. Sometimes I think our politicians are ALL space aliens!
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The poor confused little darlings
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Yes. But when you think about it, why WOULD you put a car up on a pole 🙂
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Because you could? There was a student club in my university that existed to assemble an Austin 7 in the unlikeliest places they could find – and boy, were some of them unlikely!
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Imagine a world where the only remaining eateries where McD’s. I would make a great horror movie!
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Gah! I’m sure more people would be cooking instead of ordering in or eating out!
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i don’t blame them at all. even trump falls under its spell. :
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Well, at least McDonalds is consistent. We feel the same about it in the UK, too 🙂
Nice write, by the way.
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Thanks, Anthony. I really dislike the taste of their meat, but I have to admit I love their fries 🙂
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Well, kids love McD’s and Zing and Zang are pretty young, I think. Lovely to read another of their adventures; they always raise a smile!
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I think we all loved McD’s when they first appeared, because of the novelty of such a cheap meal. If memory serves, a burger was only 19 cents back in the day 🙂
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Definitely false advertising, that so-called diner car… 🙂
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They are learning the hard way that most marketing is a scam…
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🙂
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Lovely, I enjoyed this
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Oh, hahaha love these little guys!
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Thanks, Laurie. I can count on them to add some humor just when we need it 🙂
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