/u/Taman_Should's posts
[WP] By astronomical chance, we intercept an alien species' own version of Voyager's "golden record," which among other things, contains examples of their pop-culture and music. Without going into too much detail, describe what's on it.
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[WP] "When I pulled your skull from the mud of that churchyard, you were nothing! NO ONE remembered your name! And now that you're back in the game, Senator, did you think you could forget about our agreement? Did you forget why you are here? Did you forget who MADE YOU?"
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[WP] Mr. Sunshine is an an avant-garde sound sampler, searching the city for the perfect noises to add to his collection.
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[WP] Everyone suddenly has different numbers above their heads, but they don't seem to have any sort of significance, so most people just ignore them. There are however several religions devoted to figuring out what they mean.
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[WP] Everyone in the world has and/or experiences a very specific thing. A special birth-mark! A number! SYMBOLISM!!! But wait... YOUR very specific thing is DIFFERENT from everyone else's! You then do a shenanigan one would expect from being so very special and unique.
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[WP] Mankind is nearing completion of the first ever space elevator, which will dramatically reduce the cost of getting materials into orbit. The problem is, everyone they send to finish the last few hundred meters either dies or goes mad.
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[WP] After refusing to toast an old man, he angrily slammed his drink down and said, "May the Curse of Mary Malign and her 9 Blind Children chase you so far over the hills of damnation that the Lord himself will not find you with a telescope!" Years later, still running, you reflect on this moment
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[WP] Grace Slick's attempt to dose Richard Nixon with LSD succeeds. After hours of tripping, he emerges a changed man. The timeline is altered forever.
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