# Good and Bad **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732 "2001-11-28T16:51:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/1 "2001-11-28T16:51:37Z")
Let us achieve balance within ourselves. Let us see what we are made of. Let us list both the good and bad within us. And it may not be unbalanced. It may not be “everything” One for one, and comparable. Sayeth I. Jarbabyj Good at: Applying makeup and styling own hair Bad at: Returning phone calls and chewing cuticles until they bleed. Good at: Livening up parties that are failing. Bad at: Small talk Good at: Cooking Bad at: Mopping on a consistent basis jar ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/2 "2001-11-28T16:57:36Z")
I’ll play… Good at: cooking Bad at: cleaning Good at: shopping Bad at: controlling impulse buys Good at: being reliable at work and home Bad at: spontaneous trips/activities ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/3 "2001-11-28T17:15:28Z")
Good at: destressing, herself and ocassionally others Bad at: time management Good at: valuing people Bad at: cleaning her room (pit.) Good at: ethics Bad at: war history ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/4 "2001-11-28T17:18:07Z")
BlackKnight Good at: picking up clothing and small objects with his toes Bad at: picking up women by showing them how he picks up clothing and small objects with his toes Good at: meeting girls who will gladly tell him their life stories and all of their problems Bad at: meeting girls who will listen for even a split second to him about anything not relating to their life stories or problems Good at: cyber sex Bad at: real sex Good at: finding porn and illegal software/music online Bad at: finding information needed for schoolwork online Good at: making an impression on people Bad at: making a _good_ impression on people 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/5 "2001-11-28T17:52:33Z")
Kilt-Wearin’ Man: Good at: Cooking Bad at: Not making a mess while cooking Good at: Remembering tiny useless bits of trivia and history Bad at: Remembering he promised to do the dishes Good at: Making friends Bad at: Making conversation Good at: Sleeping Bad at: Waking up ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/6 "2001-11-28T18:16:39Z")
Ballybay: Good at: learning new words Bad at: math problems Good at: Simpsons trivia Bad at: card games Good at: making jokes Bad at: making small talk Can I say I’m good at being mediocre? ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/7 "2001-11-28T19:12:29Z")
I am: Good at: Adapting to change, whether good or bad. Bad at: Standing up for myself. Good at: Doing cartwheels. Bad at: Remembering that I’m in public. Good at: Metaphysics Bad at: Politics Good at: Cooking goulash. Bad at: Cooking Thai fish soup. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/8 "2001-11-28T19:17:07Z")
thinksnow Good at: Impulse shopping. Bad at: Buying things I actually need and don’t have 3 of already. Good at: Cooking main courses. Bad at: Cooking side dishes. Good at: Pampering, spoiling rotten and meeting every need of an SO. Bad at: Cyber-smut and small talk on the phone. Good at: Driving really _really_ fast. Bad at: Avoiding the police. \ ---
**Author:** ![Venoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Venoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venoma)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/9 "2001-11-28T19:35:17Z")
Good at: Getting angry. Bad at: Using that anger constructively. Good at: Learning new things. Bad at: Applying the stuff I’ve learned. Good at: Listening. Bad at: making small talk. Good at: Being honest and straightforward. Really bad at: being tactful. Good at: memorizing any given conversation. Bad at: remembering my friends’s birthdays. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-and-bad/95732/10 "2001-11-28T19:41:41Z")
**Superdude** is: [ul] Good at: Having a joke ready Bad at: Letting people in Good at: Making friends Bad at: Being alone Good at: Sex (not to brag, this is just what I’ve been told) Bad at: Emotional intimacy Good at: Falling in love Bad at: Having it develop, or reciprocated.[/ul]