# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/21 "2003-06-15T05:47:24Z")
The bad news is that there is a dead hooker in the trunk. The good news is that green discharge coming from your cat’s left eye has finally cleared up. ---
**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, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/22 "2003-06-15T05:52:50Z")
The bad news is it’s contagious. The good news is your girlfriend’s not pregnant. ---
**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, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/23 "2003-06-15T05:56:15Z")
The bad news is her mother is. The good news is her father is easygoing. ---
**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, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/24 "2003-06-15T06:32:50Z")
The bad news is it’s because he took your “glaucoma medicine.” The good news is it’s not going to rain tomorrow. ---
**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, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/25 "2003-06-15T07:50:49Z")
The bad news is that’s because the world is ending. The good news is there’s an afterlife ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/26 "2003-06-15T08:13:26Z")
The bad news is everyone’s going to be there. The good news is you’re getting married. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/27 "2003-06-15T08:16:12Z")
The bad news is that it’s to your long-lost cousin. The good news is that she/he is sterile. ---
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/28 "2003-06-15T10:44:47Z")
The bad news is he doesn’t come with an air pump. The good news is you have somewhere to hang your hat and scarf. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/29 "2003-06-15T15:32:30Z")
the bad news is they’ll be hanging from your hands as you dangle out of Mike Tyson’s hotel room window. The good news is there’s chocolate cake ---
**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, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/30 "2003-06-15T16:22:50Z")
The bad news is “chocolate cake” is what Mike Tyson wants his lovers to call him. The good news is you’re not impotent after all. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/31 "2003-06-15T18:40:00Z")
The bad news you can’t get the thing down now. The good news is you have a new coat rack… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/32 "2003-06-15T19:58:10Z")
the bad news is the coat rack is a rapidly decomposing mummy. The good news is your book is going to be published… ---
**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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/33 "2003-06-15T20:04:08Z")
The bad news is they’ll only print it in Welsh. The good news is they’re going to pay you a lot for it. ---
**Author:** ![mr.splitfoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@mr.splitfoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.splitfoot)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/34 "2003-06-15T20:15:37Z")
The bad new is they’re paying you with their CCS First National Members card The good news is you get to attend the release cocktail party ---
**Author:** ![lurker\_anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lurker\_anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurker_anonymous)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/35 "2003-06-15T20:26:12Z")
The bad news is that they are releasing serial killers the good news is that your order will finished in record time ---
**Author:** ![rainyday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@rainyday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainyday)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/36 "2003-06-15T20:27:54Z")
the bad news is that it’s a party for the release of mike tyson’s new book “chocolate cake: a history” the good news is, the rash is going away ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/37 "2003-06-15T20:30:00Z")
the bad news is it’s the record for the longest meal preparation process in history. The good news is you’ve lost 50 pounds ---
**Author:** ![rainyday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@rainyday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainyday)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/38 "2003-06-15T20:47:25Z")
the bad news is, you only weighed 100 to begin with. the good news is, work is over ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/39 "2003-06-15T21:14:00Z")
The bad news is: because you’re fired. The good news is: she never filed that harrassment action. ---
**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, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/40 "2003-06-15T21:16:09Z")
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