FF – Mistaken Identity
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo comes from CE Ayr.
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Copyright CE Ayr
Makre’dev, his antennae twitching in anticipation, removed the activation keys from his pouch. Decades marooned on this miserable Earth planet; at last salvation was at hand.
He carefully eased the first key into the bottom receptacle. Glancing at his co-pilot, Colp’ee, he placed the second key into the receptacle above before placing his head in the largest hole for retinal scan. He awaited activation.
Nothing happened. He waited some more.
“This isn’t it, is it?”
“Why the Grock did you think it was a good idea to disguise our space-pod as a rock?”
“Well, you’re the one who forgot where we parked!”
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Even aliens forget where they park! 😁 Love this.
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Aliens are only human! Or, um, not 🙂
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How human-centric we are! 😉
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LOL. Good one.
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Thanks!
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I’ve been there, but not with my space pod. I have an app to find that!
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There’s an app for everything these days. Shame our protagonists didn’t download it before they left home 🙂
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Great story!
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Funny! I love “Why the Grock….” wonderful take.
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Unfortunately the almighty Grock is being of no help in finding their space-pod! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Whenever I have the use of a car I always forget where I park! Good to know that aliens are like us! 🙂
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I have the occasional nightmare about forgetting where the car is 🙂
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Maybe they parked behind that giant tree? Wait…so many giant trees!! :O
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They did both agree to use a tree as a landmark…
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Good one. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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How many rocks is that they’ve tried now? Could be stuck for a good bit longer.
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They think they’ve tried pretty much all of them. They’re wrong.
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It’s bad enough to lose your car in a parking lot … but a rock? in the middle of nowhere? Wow, that’s really LOST.
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A rock by any other name would be a space-pod. But which rock?
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Oh, so funny! Good one.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Oh no, bummer that forgetting where you parked isn’t just a human thing. And yeah, choosing a rock shape was great camouflage — the last thing you need when your vehicle is lost! Cracked me up, Ali, good one!
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Thanks! Like many things that seemed like “a good idea at the time”, it turned out to be a bit rubbish.
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I’m too familiar with that phenomenon, yes! 😉
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This was fun!!
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Hahaha. Great , fun story .
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Thanks 🙂
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Funny, entertaining, and clever. I love it! Thanks for the laugh!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Lol Oh for grock sake, what a pair of Eejits!
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They are indeed 🙂
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Hehehe
Well it sounds like a good idea to me.
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At least the humans never found it either 🙂
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Haha I am laughing my rocks off!
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Heh! I’m glad you liked it!
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I totally grock this. Very funny. Forgetting where you parked seems a universal problem.
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Aliens aren’t so different to us, really 🙂
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Ha, ha. Aliens aren’t so different from us after all. Good writing, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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We’re all the same when it gets down to it. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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A bit like finding your car in the parking lot, isn’t it. They need a remote key.
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With any luck a rock over the other side of the field would go “blip-bloop” and flash its lights 🙂
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Hahaha! Seems aliens have the same problems as earthlings! Great story!
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Forgetting where you parked is universal 🙂
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Yes! 😀
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Hee-hee-hee-hee! That’s funny, Ali! Needed some humor this week and you delivered.
Spot on!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Hehe – great story and language! I always forget where I park. Sometimes I even forget what my car looks like!
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Yeeks! At least my guys remembered it looked like a rock… 🙂
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Ha ha. I’ll have to do something like that when I park at the supermarket!
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Wouldn’t it be confusing if supermarket car parks were full of rocks 🙂
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There are only several trillion rocks or so on our small planet. It shouldn’t take them too long to find the right one…
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Fortunately they’re a long-lived race. Let’s hope the rocks stay exactly the same through the ages so they don’t do the same ones twice…
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MOL…lot of parking places on our way 😀 Pawkisses 🙂 ❤
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Lots here too 🙂
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it seems like humans aren’t the only ones susceptible to alzheimer’s. it must be a universal disease. 🙂
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It’s sadly everywhere, or something like it.
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Good one! Now I know I’m not the only one…there are people and others with the same problem. 🙂
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It’s a problem which affects most of us, I think 🙂
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Very entertaining and funny! Great take on the prompt. Well done.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Dear Ali,
I think you may have outdone yourself with this one. Nice to know I’m not the only one who forgets where she’s parked. Love it. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
It’s a common problem all over the universe!
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Ali
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Ha, this was great fun and really creative.
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So funny. Maybe they should have stuck a tree in the top of the rock, like tying something to an aerial. Such an ingenious way to open the door!
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Or paint the word “Space-Pod” on it 🙂
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Haha! Good one, Ali. 😀
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Thanks 🙂
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I could not find my car once. I understand 😉
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I had a dream the other night about losing my car in a multistory. That was scary enough 🙂
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🙂
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Oh that made me LOL!
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Yay 🙂
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Ha! Ha! I’ve had similar situations in a parking lot. I don’t think this forgetful alien race is going to take over our world. They might even not remember why they landed here.
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I think at this point they just want to go home 🙂
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