WritingPrompts

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[WP] An army of killer robots is sent back in time to wipe out humanity, but due to a bug in their software they aren’t actually able to recognise humans. They roam about, shouting about their plans to “kill all humans” but are at most an inconvenience.	876
[WP] A stranger tells you "There's no such thing as the number yan". Later you see a clock with a space between the 7 and 8. You ask your friend about it and with a laugh they say "You mean the number yan?". "There's no such thing as the number yan," you tell them. "What's the number yan?" they ask.	120
[WP] A man calls his wife. “Hello dear, I don’t know how to say this, but, something has happened, and I wanted to call you because my appearance may be quite shocking.” The wife says “Oh my god what happened? Are you hurt?” The man says “No, I’m just handsome now... Incredibly handsome.”	116
[WP] Your house and all your possessions were destroyed by a famous internet personality for a viral video. You are engaged in a lengthy trial, and the defense's main argument is: "It was just a prank bro!". They appear to be winning.	95
[WP] Denying massive tech companies trillions in profits with his knock off products; Santa Claus faces 10 life sentences in prison and will be the first person in history to see them all through.	46
[WP] Earth’s government opens its first space gate - a portal that can be used by any race across the universe who possesses a similar gate. This is the first time Earth will have made contact with an alien species. Aliens flood through and collaborate to create a black market in Earth’s orbit.	46
[WP] In the future as punishment for our abuse of technology the robots put humans to work with increasingly pointless tasks, such as hoovering up puddles, talking to dinnerware, and drawing chalk circles around cats.	32
[WP] Everybody has a magical animal familiar that protects them from harm and does their bidding. Most people have a cool animal like a lion, a bear, even dragons. You have a goat, and it does absolutely squat.	29
[WP] Earth's construction drones have been working away setting up the Mars colony for 10 years. The first colonists arrive and find the construction bots have been doing far more than they were supposed to...	26
[WP] A wormhole opens and out steps.. yourself? “I’m you from the future!” says you. “You must come with... with me! Yeah!” Several things are wrong though. Future you looks confused, is carrying a poorly crafted cardboard sword, and what’s more - didn’t recognise you and is addressing someone else.	24

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