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[WP] The Zombie War is won, and life goes back to normal. We're all carriers, but that doesn't matter until we die. The Murder/Assault rate is non-existent, and retirement homes have adapted accordingly.

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[WP] You're a video game cop; trying to catch the Player. Hard to do, because he's powerful enough to slice through your whole squad, just for the XP; and he vanishes into the Fast Travel Mode by the time you get there.

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[WP] "I woke up this morning with dirt on my socks. So did my family. Have we all been sleepwalking?"

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[WP] Every week, a man posts a ridiculous message in the newspaper, hoping for a response from a time traveller. They all vow never to answer such obvious traps.

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[EU] What the Coyote didn't know, was that the Roadrunner was a major shareholder in ACME.

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[WP] It's the not-to-distant future. You're a Bounty Hunter who tracks down people with Library Fines. It's a dangerous business.

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[WP] "I love your dress." "Thanks. My sister was buried in it."

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[WP] Books are alive, in their way, and can observe their surroundings, and talk to each other. A book that has spent it's whole life in an expensive private collection is now a public library book. It's not an easy transition.

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[WP] A Pirate is killed by his nemesis. His ghost doesn't cross over until he slays his living enemy. The enemy pirate is slain, but his ghost doesn't cross until he takes revenge on the other Pirate's family; and he gets it. Generations later, the family feud is still going.

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[WP] A new craze has swept the world. You were the one that started the trend, but you meant it as a joke. Really. A Joke.

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[WP] The Zombie War is won, and life goes back to normal. We're all carriers, but that doesn't matter until we die. The Murder/Assault rate is non-existent, and retirement homes have adapted accordingly.	34
[WP] You're a video game cop; trying to catch the Player. Hard to do, because he's powerful enough to slice through your whole squad, just for the XP; and he vanishes into the Fast Travel Mode by the time you get there.	32
[WP] "I woke up this morning with dirt on my socks. So did my family. Have we all been sleepwalking?"	27
[WP] Every week, a man posts a ridiculous message in the newspaper, hoping for a response from a time traveller. They all vow never to answer such obvious traps.	23
[EU] What the Coyote didn't know, was that the Roadrunner was a major shareholder in ACME.	22
[WP] It's the not-to-distant future. You're a Bounty Hunter who tracks down people with Library Fines. It's a dangerous business.	19
[WP] "I love your dress." "Thanks. My sister was buried in it."	18
[WP] Books are alive, in their way, and can observe their surroundings, and talk to each other. A book that has spent it's whole life in an expensive private collection is now a public library book. It's not an easy transition.	18
[WP] A Pirate is killed by his nemesis. His ghost doesn't cross over until he slays his living enemy. The enemy pirate is slain, but his ghost doesn't cross until he takes revenge on the other Pirate's family; and he gets it. Generations later, the family feud is still going.	18
[WP] A new craze has swept the world. You were the one that started the trend, but you meant it as a joke. Really. A Joke.	13