Zing and Zang perched on top of the yellow car. Invisible, they observed the drivers’ obedience to the traffic lights.
“How do you train millions of people to obey three simple colors? Look, they ALL follow the rules! Even the walkers wait for the green light before they cross from one side to the other.” Zang was amazed at the conformity of the people.
Zing thought for a moment. “You know, we should be able to use this system in some way when we take over. We need to make sure we report it!”
Just Writing! 
I suspect when they take over, they’re going to find people rather un-trainable. 🙂
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Maybe. We’re certainly being trained right now, though, aren’t we? Through fear. Not a new tactic.
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They’re not observing very closely, Millions of people are going walkabout in the pandemic, Some are doing it because they need to work to live. But many others are doing it because they just can’t take being told what to do
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You may be right, Neil, but it seems to me we’re being well-trained right now through fear. Time will tell.
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Perhaps some sort of traffic light system would help with the pandemic. Plenty of people seem to be ignoring the advice on that, maybe they would obey red-amber-green!
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Maybe if all the warnings and info from all the “experts” were consistent with each other.
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It would help, wouldn’t it?!
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It just goes to show what happens in the absence of context. What mankind sees as simple organization, others may see as world..even universe..conquest.
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Yup. Depends on your end goal, doesn’t it?
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Who they report to will be very pleased with their discovery. Good one, Linda!
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Dear Linda,
When they take over? Hmm. I thought Zing and Zang were more observers. At any rate, they’d be smart to keep the present system. It’s one of the few things that works (after a fashion) these days. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yeah, that one just kind of came out of left field. Not sure if it will ever show up again 🙂
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I hate to imagine how the aliens will enforce new rules. Agenda exposed. 😀
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I don’t mind them taking over if they can get rid of Trump, Bolsonaro and other despots.
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Your Z-folk might get a shock when they cross the pond, Linda, traffic lights might control pedestrians in the USA, but not in Scotland, France, or most other parts of Europe.
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You know, I thought about that later. Realized things are different wherever you go, but I’ve seen videos of traffic in Paris that I think are terrifying! Lots more foot traffic in Europe, as well. Every neighborhood has its markets, and you just don’t need to drive as much. I wouldn’t mind that at all.
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Are you sure they haven’t taken over already? My supermarket’s just got traffic lights fitted over the entry doors to control the flow of customers going in!
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Maybe, Keith! Our local Walmart has employees keeping track of enter/exit (there’s only one being used now) with tablets. Wow. Boring job.
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Funny how something so simple works so well – usually
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If we continue to plunder the planet the way we are, it won’t be a surprise that the aliens will take over.
Who knows they already have, like Keith just said.
Cute tale to the prompt this, Linda.
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Cute story, Linda. Training works best if you start when they’re young. Sometimes the “old dogs” just won’t perform a new trick.
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I’m afraid I’m rapidly approaching “old dog” status. There are a lot of things going on right now that I don’t accept very well 🙂
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Who would have known that Zing and Zang were planning to take over the world?
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Took me by surprise, for sure!
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Oh no! I thought our little alien friends were here to just watch and learn 😦 Maybe they’ll come around and advise “no invasion” to their colleagues.
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You know, I hadn’t intended to include that–hadn’t even thought of it. It just squirted out of my fingers 🙂 I may have to do some repair work there.
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Zing and Zang aren’t very nice, are they?
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Not this week. Actually, they’re usually quite friendly. I’m really not sure where this week’s thought came from 🙂
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I do ike these Zing and Sang snippets.
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Zing and Zang
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Not sure what happened. I must have hit a secret ejection key or something, because this got flipped out of my control 🙂
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Thanks. It’s fun to have characters to play around with 🙂
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I enjoyed your take on this. Well done.
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Well it sure does work… but as a take over plan…? I’ll be interested to see it work haha
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You know, that take-over line took me by surprise. Have to see if I can figure how to go from here. And I think you may have given me an idea 🙂
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😊
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When I saw the prompt I wondered if these two would put in an appearance this week. 🙂
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Yes–the story materialized easily 🙂
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An enjoyable tale of two who do not know what to make of something and decide it’s good enough to consider using again when they take over. Love this … adorable!
Have a wonderful week, Linda.
Be safe … Be Healthy … Be Happy 😍
Isadora 😎
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Thanks! Family coming in late tonight, can’t wait 🙂
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We like to fancy ourselves smarter than the dogs who come to the dinner bell, but…
I love these Zing and Zang stories.
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I’m glad. They’re fun to write.
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Good one
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