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[WP] Every military in the world has the slang term "ham and egg situation." The definition is different between different countries, or even different units.

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[WP] There is only one moon, but centuries ago there were three. Write a mythological/folkloric tale describing why.

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[WP] A hermit crab starts using a tiny alien spaceship as a shell.

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[WP] The Immortal Witch Queen petrifies anyone who threatens her reign, and displays them in the castle gardens. Over the centuries, all manner of stone men and beasts have come to crowd the gardens. The queen has forgotten her reasons for petrifying many of them. The groundskeepers have not.

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[WP] "I'm afraid our vicious arch-rivalry must come to an end. I simply ... don't hate you anymore."

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[WP] A group of hackers have successfully compromised a web site that processes customer satisfaction surveys for fast food restaurants.

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[WP] 23 minor races, including the gnomes, shadowborn, icelings, and koalafolk, attempt form a military alliance to lessen their dependence on the Human/Dwarf/Elf empire.

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[WP] Magic is powered by strong, driving emotions like Anger and Greed. A magic academy discovers that a student has an affinity for the forbidden art of Tranquility Magic.

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[WP] People don't realize it, but everything likes to gossip. Cats, dogs, flowers, asteroids, highways, office supplies, ... EVERYTHING.

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[TT] A small child has an irrational fear of a common object. The family pet can sense this, and does what it can to protect the child.

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[WP] Every military in the world has the slang term "ham and egg situation." The definition is different between different countries, or even different units.	60
[WP] There is only one moon, but centuries ago there were three. Write a mythological/folkloric tale describing why.	56
[WP] A hermit crab starts using a tiny alien spaceship as a shell.	45
[WP] The Immortal Witch Queen petrifies anyone who threatens her reign, and displays them in the castle gardens. Over the centuries, all manner of stone men and beasts have come to crowd the gardens. The queen has forgotten her reasons for petrifying many of them. The groundskeepers have not.	44
[WP] "I'm afraid our vicious arch-rivalry must come to an end. I simply ... don't hate you anymore."	37
[WP] A group of hackers have successfully compromised a web site that processes customer satisfaction surveys for fast food restaurants.	37
[WP] 23 minor races, including the gnomes, shadowborn, icelings, and koalafolk, attempt form a military alliance to lessen their dependence on the Human/Dwarf/Elf empire.	34
[WP] Magic is powered by strong, driving emotions like Anger and Greed. A magic academy discovers that a student has an affinity for the forbidden art of Tranquility Magic.	31
[WP] People don't realize it, but everything likes to gossip. Cats, dogs, flowers, asteroids, highways, office supplies, ... EVERYTHING.	29
[TT] A small child has an irrational fear of a common object. The family pet can sense this, and does what it can to protect the child.	28