A Random

SCIFI.radio story

Earth becomes the subject of a cosmic reality TV show for ferrets who are friendly but incomprehensible even though they can all do credible singing impressions of Ethel Merman who derive their sustainance by the army, navy, air force, space force and/or marines , but scientists create a new weapon which turns them into weird rocks.
The End.but they die from catching the common cold.
The End.