Cones vs. Mankind
Mankind is just unbelievable in its stupidity, stubbornness, and inflexibility – Oh, I don’t know how to describe this adequately, but surely it is unbelievable:
Just outside my house, a road is currently closed due to gas engineering and resurfacing works. The entrance to that one-way road is closed at the junction, using traffic cones and several large signs saying “Road Closed.” (Not the one shown in the picture, though.)
This road is heavily used as a rat run. People ignore the warning signs earlier on, and drive all the way until they cannot go any further. Then, they start by sitting in the car and staring at the cones.
The cones won’t bulge and won’t disappear.
Some bright spark is guaranteed to honk his horn, and other idiots will join.
The traffic cones won’t listen. They show character and stay put.
Eventually, somebody exits a car, removes cones and signs, and traffic enters the road without having the slightest clue as to how far they might get. In particular, at this location, nobody can see whether one can exit the road at the other end, but it being a one-way suburban road in London, it is certain that one cannot turn around. Once you’re in, you’re in for good.
So they get stuck at the top end when reaching the tarmac machine. A queue builds, and some bright spark will soon start honking his horn.
The cones smile, and know they were right in the first place.
If things aren’t getting better soon, the builders have to call for riot police to secure the road works. It’s a war out there, but by simple comparison of intellectual capabilities, the traffic cones have outperformed mankind five nil.