# 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:** 19
**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/361 "2003-06-24T03:26:47Z")
The bad news is you now have a hairy stick. The good news is you can use it to banish Jehova’s Whitnesses from your front door. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/362 "2003-06-24T04:35:29Z")
The bad news is the Jehovah’s Witnesses are still at your door. 😃 The good news is the car is parked out back. ---
**Author:** ![Shirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Shirty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirty)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/363 "2003-06-24T05:24:16Z")
The bad news is it’s now the property of the JH’s. The good news is they’ll never take you alive. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/364 "2003-06-24T05:25:19Z")
The bad news is its out of gas The good news is your neighbor has some gas in a gas can ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/365 "2003-06-24T05:26:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Comatoast \* > \*\*The bad news is it’s now the property of the JH’s. > > The good news is they’ll never take you alive. \*\* the bad news is they will take you dead The good news is you are reincarnated as a billionaire ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/366 "2003-06-24T05:34:39Z")
The bad news is you’re Bill Gates and have that dorky haircut. The good news is you found a cure for baldness. ---
**Author:** ![IcicleFuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ba8739/32.png) [@IcicleFuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IcicleFuzz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/367 "2003-06-24T06:14:25Z")
The bad news is that it involves a transplant of pubic hair stuck on the top of your head. The good news is that everyone at the office digs your new afro. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/368 "2003-06-24T06:16:27Z")
The bad news is strangers keep asking for your autograph, thinking you’re a cast member from _Welcome Back Kotter_. The good news is it’s improved your love life. ---
**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, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/369 "2003-06-24T06:30:10Z")
The good news is, you have a date with Harry Potter. The bad news is, it turns you just have a date with a hairy potter. ---
**Author:** ![OwenKL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@OwenKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwenKL)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/370 "2003-06-24T07:36:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rainyday \* > \*\* > the good news is, the rash is going away \*\* The bad news is, it’s going aways from _here_ to _here_. The good news is, it’s no longer bright red and painful… ---
**Author:** ![froggg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8797f3/32.png) [@froggg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/froggg)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/371 "2003-06-24T11:37:44Z")
The **bad** news is its still lumpy and swollen The **good** news is, you were going to have your arm amputated anyway! [SIZE=1]I wasn’t sure which one to run with! ---
**Author:** ![froggg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8797f3/32.png) [@froggg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/froggg)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/372 "2003-06-24T11:39:35Z")
The bad news is, I couldn’t get the coding right The good news is, I’m new here, so you can’t fire me! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/373 "2003-06-24T11:51:38Z")
{welcome **froggg** – we may not be able to fire you, but we can mock you unmercifully. Neener neener neener. /hazing} The good news is you’ve got a great gig imitating the Venus de Milo. The bad news is they want to amputate the other arm to increase the resemblance. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/374 "2003-06-24T12:15:56Z")
The good news is you know how to secretely re-grow body parts. The bad news is John Wayne Bobbit wants to steal it. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/375 "2003-06-24T13:24:10Z")
The good news is he will give you royalties on all the new porn he makes The Bad news is you have a starring role with Chocolate cake ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/376 "2003-06-24T14:29:33Z")
**BAD -\> GOOD** not **GOOD -\> BAD** As in The **bad** news is fafafafafa. The **good** news is fafafafafafa. Makes things more imaginative. So continuing from the last good one ( **frogg** ) The bad news is we can, out of a cannon The good news is there’s a soft landing ahead ---
**Author:** ![bigoldave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bigoldave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigoldave)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/377 "2003-06-24T14:33:40Z")
The Bad news is that the soft landing is on Delta Burke’s breasts. The Good news is that she’s eating chocolate cake. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/378 "2003-06-24T14:48:19Z")
The bad news is the sight traumatizes you into complete incoherence. The good news is there’s plenty of Chocolate Cake for two. [size=1]Yikes!!![/size=1] ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/379 "2003-06-24T20:31:21Z")
THE BAD NEWS IS YOUR JAW HAS BEEN WIRED SHUT THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU CAN STILL DRINK MARTINIS WITH A STRAW ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/380 "2003-06-24T21:08:38Z")
The bad news is martini is code name for chocolate cakes special frosting The good news is you are on a frosting free diet [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=20)