# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Mr\_Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Mr\_Adam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Adam)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/341 "2003-06-23T17:53:22Z")
The bad news is they’ve already been maxed out by her. The good news is you’re rich uncle just died leaving you a fortune. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Mr\_Adam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Adam)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/342 "2003-06-23T17:58:12Z")
Your not ‘you’re’: smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Mr\_Adam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Adam)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/343 "2003-06-23T17:59:25Z")
Ain’t I just on a roll :smack: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/344 "2003-06-23T18:02:26Z")
The bad news is the fortune is an old copy of “Fortune” magazine. The good news is, it’s the one with the Bill Gates centerfold. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/345 "2003-06-23T18:08:54Z")
The bad news is, the pages of that centerfold are stuck together. The good news is, you’ve still got half a bottle of Night Train left. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/346 "2003-06-23T18:14:53Z")
the bad news is that it’s the top half of the bottle. The good news is your on a train to the Alps. ---
**Author:** ![Marvel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvel)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/347 "2003-06-23T18:18:28Z")
The bad news: The only reason its not 2/3 empty is due to all the vomit-laced backwash. The good news: This makes you swear off alcohol for the rest of your life! ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/348 "2003-06-23T18:58:42Z")
The bad news is that drinking large amounts of alcohol is the only way you can force yourself to go to bed with your wife. The good news is you’ve got a job interview ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/349 "2003-06-23T19:07:34Z")
The bad news is it’s for Anna Nicole Smith’s new assistant. The good news is it pays $2500/week. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/350 "2003-06-23T19:26:11Z")
The bad news is that no matter how well you do the job, they’re never going to make you Anna Nicole Smith. The good news is, the Matrix has you. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/351 "2003-06-23T21:03:32Z")
The bad news is, they force you to do crummy Power Aid commercials. The good news is, Carrie Anne Moss is also there. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo3500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5daacb/32.png) [@yoyo3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyo3500)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/352 "2003-06-23T21:03:38Z")
The bad new is, the Matrix is a new song by Boyz 2 Men. The good news is you’re tone deaf. ---
**Author:** ![sweet\_contradiction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sweet\_contradiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweet_contradiction)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/353 "2003-06-23T21:32:52Z")
The bad news is that you are the lead singer. The good news is that your tone deafness has been determined to be caused by the natural phenomenon that afflicts most men…selective hearing. Leaving you with no blame…it’s not your fault…it’s soley due to your alarming levels of testosterone… ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/354 "2003-06-23T21:38:28Z")
the bad news is…you’re actually a woman. The good news is you look great. welcome here sweet contradiction. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/355 "2003-06-23T22:59:26Z")
The good news is that you’re Harry Potter. The bad new is you just tried to conjure up a “chocolate cake”. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/356 "2003-06-23T23:04:54Z")
The good news is that he’s only Harry-Potter-sized once you’ve conjured him. The bad news is, he’s hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/357 "2003-06-23T23:33:26Z")
The REALLY bad news is, he’s hungry for human flesh. The good news is, you don’t have any flesh… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/358 "2003-06-24T00:46:48Z")
the bad news is your flesh is gone because Chocolate Cake already ate it. [Is it wrong to be a little proud that my chocolate cake suggestion has hung around this long? Granted many others have helped warp its meaning, but still, I’m really touched] The good news is, now that his belly is full, he’s sleepy ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/359 "2003-06-24T00:55:19Z")
The bad news is he decides to take a nap on top of your skinless yet still living body. The good news is you still have your wand. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/360 "2003-06-24T02:08:08Z")
The bad news is, it’s all sticky now. The good news is you can use it to pick up loose cat hair. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=19)