/u/_foolishly's posts
[WP] You discover the answer to the question "If time travel is possible, where are all the time travellers from the future?" It turns out just nobody wants to time travel to the 21st century. You go back in time to the feudal ages and find a whole community of nerdy fantasy-loving time travellers.
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[WP] Our first experience with aliens was awful - they attacked us and insulted our intellect. Decades later, we finally have the technology to strike back. But our advance is met with confusion - they don't recognize us. It turns out the group that attacked us was just a random band of extremists.
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[WP] The aliens who captured you have determined that the fate of mankind will depend on the outcome of a competition that will pit you against one of their champions. They sit you in front of a board and explain the rules of their traditional game. You're shocked to recognize the rules: it's chess!
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[WP] Ever since travelling 1,000 years into the future, you have been getting along well with the people who live there. That is until you say "Merry Christmas!" The room falls silent, and the looks on their faces resemble... fear?
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[WP] Your investigation of strange sightings in the town leads you to an underground meeting place. You thought you'd find something supernatural here, but actually it is just a bunch of people who meet to play D&D. Then one of them says "no, we ARE vampires, this is just what we do all day."
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[WP] Your DNA ancestry test comes back, but it baffles scientists: though it defies all logic, you are apparently the direct sibling of a famous monarch who died hundreds of years ago. Now, legal loopholes create confusion about your inheritence.
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[WP] A new species called "human" is petitioning to join the intergalactic community. However, these "humans" seem weirdly obsessed with the fictitious idea that they somehow have special qualities compared to all the other species in the galaxy, and they are unpopular as a result.
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[WP] A single tear falls from your eye as your grip of the world fades. The embrace of death overtakes you, and memories of loved ones wash away buried regrets. You find yourself in a black void with giant floating text: "The demo has ended. Purchase a subscription for entry into the afterlife."
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[WP] Satan is very accustomed to people trying to sell their soul. So he is taken aback when you reveal that you've actually summoned him to BUY human souls.
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[WP] Bored one day, you decide to try grabbing yourself by the feet and lifting yourself up into the air. To your amazement, it works. Global transport is revolutionized as flying becomes commonplace. You win hundreds of awards, hailed by world leaders as the new face of change.
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