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[WP] You are absolutely immortal and indestructible, but the universe isn't, and that horrifies you

3624 upvotes • CheriGrove

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[WP] You've been sentenced to 400 years for multiple murders. It's been 399 years and your jailers are starting to get nervous.

3622 upvotes • xxGuts

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[WP] "Hi, this is Joe from Psychic Pizza, you'll want to place an order with us for pepperoni with mushrooms on half. I'm calling to let you know I'm on my way."

3621 upvotes • Taira_Mai

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[WP] In a world of superpowered people, your own ability to keep all insects 30cm away as a force field made you mediocre at best, until one day, as you are about to sign your lease with the director of your bank's branch, you both cant seem to be able to shake hands.

3617 upvotes • notworkingin

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[WP]You're the Interim CEO of a major internet company. Every decision you make seems to just go completely wrong.

3616 upvotes • heliox

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[WP] You're hired to wind down a dying newspaper. When you arrive at the building, you're met by eager reporters and a bustling office full of people trying to break stories. It's actually haunted, they're all ghosts, but they're doing FANTASTIC journalism and you might be able to save this place.

3616 upvotes • ChrisTaliaferro

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[WP] Instead of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the three major religions to make it to the 21st century were the Greek, Roman, and Norse pantheons.

3615 upvotes • averykrouse

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[WP] Magic comes back into the world. Things were OK when it was just the physicists and occult history people working on it, but it all started to go wrong when the Computer Science department got a hold of it and figured out how to make it accept Linux shell commands.

3615 upvotes • SYLOH

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[WP] When someone’s heart breaks, so does a little piece of our world. This creates fissures, valleys, chasms, even cracks in the pavement. Tell me the story behind the Grand Canyon.

3608 upvotes • Dashr246

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[WP] When the Aliens came, the Swiss were neutral. When they started to conquer Earth, the Swiss were still neutral. When the Aliens came for the Swiss, they learned the hard way why the Swiss prefer to be neutral.

3606 upvotes • deeed22

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] You are absolutely immortal and indestructible, but the universe isn't, and that horrifies you	3624	CheriGrove
[WP] You've been sentenced to 400 years for multiple murders. It's been 399 years and your jailers are starting to get nervous.	3622	xxGuts
[WP] "Hi, this is Joe from Psychic Pizza, you'll want to place an order with us for pepperoni with mushrooms on half. I'm calling to let you know I'm on my way."	3621	Taira_Mai
[WP] In a world of superpowered people, your own ability to keep all insects 30cm away as a force field made you mediocre at best, until one day, as you are about to sign your lease with the director of your bank's branch, you both cant seem to be able to shake hands.	3617	notworkingin
[WP]You're the Interim CEO of a major internet company. Every decision you make seems to just go completely wrong.	3616	heliox
[WP] You're hired to wind down a dying newspaper. When you arrive at the building, you're met by eager reporters and a bustling office full of people trying to break stories. It's actually haunted, they're all ghosts, but they're doing FANTASTIC journalism and you might be able to save this place.	3616	ChrisTaliaferro
[WP] Instead of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the three major religions to make it to the 21st century were the Greek, Roman, and Norse pantheons.	3615	averykrouse
[WP] Magic comes back into the world. Things were OK when it was just the physicists and occult history people working on it, but it all started to go wrong when the Computer Science department got a hold of it and figured out how to make it accept Linux shell commands.	3615	SYLOH
[WP] When someone’s heart breaks, so does a little piece of our world. This creates fissures, valleys, chasms, even cracks in the pavement. Tell me the story behind the Grand Canyon.	3608	Dashr246
[WP] When the Aliens came, the Swiss were neutral. When they started to conquer Earth, the Swiss were still neutral. When the Aliens came for the Swiss, they learned the hard way why the Swiss prefer to be neutral.	3606	deeed22