# Good news/bad news -- game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916 "2003-06-14T23:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1 "2003-06-14T23:21:02Z")
Thought I’d see if we can get another continuing game off the ground. Finish this, and start the next one. Feel free to start with either the good news or the bad news, whichever you think has more humor potential. The good news is, there are plenty of lobsters to go around. The bad news is . . . ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/2 "2003-06-14T23:56:01Z")
The bads news: they’re 9 feet tall and superintelligent and came by spaceship to save their earth brothers. The good news: We have plenty of butter ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/3 "2003-06-15T00:20:19Z")
The bad news is, it’s been in the fridge for four years. The good news is, we’ve also got pepperoni pizza! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/4 "2003-06-15T01:16:09Z")
The bad news is that it’s Domino’s pizza. The good news is Jennifer Love Hewitt will get naked later. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/5 "2003-06-15T01:19:17Z")
The bad news is, she won’t do it until we’ve plucked your eyes out. The good news is, you have six months to live. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/6 "2003-06-15T01:19:50Z")
The bad news is that Danny DeVito will also. The good news is that the drinks are on the house. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/7 "2003-06-15T01:26:37Z")
Doh!! I’ll go again. The bad news is that you can have no sex during that time. The good news is that the drinks are on the house. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/8 "2003-06-15T01:27:01Z")
The bad news it’s $20 if you want alcohol in them. The good news is there’s a live band. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/9 "2003-06-15T01:28:39Z")
The bad news is that it’s Polka!! The good news is that you get to be on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/10 "2003-06-15T02:18:22Z")
The bad news is that its a guest spot on _Martha Stewart Living_ and you have to wear a smock. The good news is that Delta will provide your air fare. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/11 "2003-06-15T02:29:21Z")
The bad news is the plane will be filled with muslim extremists between the age of 20 and 37. The good news is there’s free condoms. ---
**Author:** ![Dana27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dana27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana27)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/12 "2003-06-15T02:42:54Z")
The bad news is you are allergic to latex. The good news is you found 100 dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/13 "2003-06-15T02:44:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dana27 \* > \*\*The bad news is you are allergic to latex. > > The good news is you found 100 dollars. \*\* The bad news is it belongs to Mike Tyson, and he wants it back. The good news is he’ll give you a reward. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/14 "2003-06-15T03:03:18Z")
The bad news is he wants to give it to you alone in his hotel room later. The good news is there’s intelligent life in the universe . . . ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/15 "2003-06-15T03:46:29Z")
. . . the bad news is there’s none on Earth. The good news is you have just won a new computer. . . ---
**Author:** ![jmizzou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jmizzou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmizzou)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/16 "2003-06-15T03:46:35Z")
The bad news is they think Barbra Streisand is the Leader of All Mankind. The good news is sales are up 50%. . . ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/17 "2003-06-15T03:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5 time champ \* > \*\*. . . the bad news is there’s none on Earth. > > The good news is you have just won a new computer. . . \*\* The bad news is you have to claim it from Bill Gates…in Mike Tyson’s hotel room. The good news is we just discovered a cure for AIDS ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/18 "2003-06-15T04:01:05Z")
The bad news is it involves eating skunk scent glands daily. The good news is you get to keep the skunks. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/19 "2003-06-15T04:10:28Z")
The bad news is that they are 9 feet tall and superintelligent and came by spaceship to save their earth brothers. The good news is that red wine is good for your health. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/20 "2003-06-15T04:18:17Z")
The bad news is that it only works if you lick it off Ed Asner’s torso. The good news is there’s a brand new car in the garage. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=2)