The tune was so catchy, no one could get it out of their head. You’d find yourself humming it without even realizing. Where had you even heard it last? Oh, right, the guy who made your coffee had been whistling. Or was it in that new commercial? Well, it hardly mattered – the thing was everywhere. Radio stations strung together hour-long medleys, the internet was absolutely riddled with amateur versions, and buskers played it on street corners. You would have expected people to get tired of it, but no one did. Now and then, though, someone would wonder about the tune’s origins. A reporter would interview a man who’d say he first heard it while being tested in a secret corporate lab, or a wild-eyed astronomer would claim it had arrived on a signal from space that told him “they” were coming soon. Just your typical tinfoil hat wearers; the original composers were undoubtedly off relaxing on whatever island they must have purchased. But why worry? As the tune circled the globe, violence and murder decreased to practically nil. Wars faded away. Politicians began to work together. For the first time in history, humanity just clicked. Everything ran smoothly. It would have been amazing if anyone who studied it could remain focused, but the simple truth was, once that catchy little ditty came to mind – and guaranteed, it would – then your day went by faster and more productively while you were distracted from your troubles. Of course, slaves often sang while they toiled, too.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:11:43 +0000
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