/u/Amablue's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] You go on an extended vacation, but due to a series of miscommunications everyone thinks you died. You happen to return home just in time to attend your own funeral.
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[WP] A mad scientist takes over the world. Being a genius scientist, he ushers in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Being mad, some of his decrees are a little bizarre, but people put up with them anyway.
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[WP] A device is invented that allows anyone to slip into their own little pocket dimension. As long as they are in it, time doesn't pass in the outside world.
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[WP] A robot and a human get into an argument over whether or not robots can be considered sentient. The robot argues they cannot.
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[WP] As a prank, someone swaps the US constitution with a joke constitution full of absurd rules and laws. No one notices the swap, and those laws start getting enforced.
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[WP] People's looks depend on how good of a person they are; Good people are more physically attractive than bad people.
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[EU] "You should have gone for the head", Thanos says to Thor as he snaps his fingers. Suddenly, resources become plentiful: there is enough food and clean water and energy for every living being in the galaxy.
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[WP] Instead of Europe discovering and colonizing America by traveling west, Asia discovered and colonized it by traveling east.
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[WP] Your whole life you've had a strange ability: People will follow any command you give, and believe they're doing it of their own free will. You've tried to use your ability for good as much as possible, but you've had a bad day today and just don't care about the world right now.
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