# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/581 "2003-07-19T13:23:07Z")
The bad news is, you’re in the middle of a meeting with the boss’s boss at the moment. The good news is, it’s a meeting about morale in the workplace, and they’re taking your dancing as a positive contribution to the discussion. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/582 "2003-07-19T13:55:40Z")
The bad news is, they decide to promote you, placing you in a job you know nothing about. The good news is, you now have a corner office… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/583 "2003-07-19T14:31:02Z")
The bad news is, it’s at the corner of Ignorance and **Hell**! /Triumph the Insult Comic Dog The good news is, your new secretary is babealicious… ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/584 "2003-07-19T14:35:22Z")
The bad news is, It’s on the corner of Arbataash Tamuz and Jinubst. - Baghdad. The good news is, It’s nice and hot over there. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/585 "2003-07-19T14:37:24Z")
_fuck_ The bad news is, Your new secretary smells The good news is, Your nose is clogged ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/586 "2003-07-19T14:46:22Z")
The bad news is, your nose is clogged with cement. The good news is, you were always a mouthbreather… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/587 "2003-07-19T15:11:32Z")
The bad news is your breath smells like decaying bodies, and the stinky secretary quits immediately. The good news is, you get to pick her replacement ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/588 "2003-07-19T15:39:13Z")
The bad news is, all the replacements are from the County Jail. The good news is, this wouldn’t be the first convicted felon you’d hire… ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/589 "2003-07-19T18:11:38Z")
The bad news is, your new county jail secretary claims to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. The good news is, you get a 10% discount when visiting County jail ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/590 "2003-07-19T18:38:17Z")
The bad news is, the next time you go, it’s not by choice. The ggod news is, your cellmate is the pretty one. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/591 "2003-07-19T19:10:35Z")
The bad news is, He’s way to small for you The good news is, He took the penis enlargement spam seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/592 "2003-07-19T19:21:01Z")
the bad news is, it isn’t clogged anyless the good news is, you have a plunger ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/593 "2003-07-19T19:25:05Z")
the bad news is, stupid newbie didn’t realize the thread continued onto more pages. the good news is, SDMB users are very tolerant of idiots ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/594 "2003-07-19T20:12:16Z")
The bad news is, no, we aren’t. The good news is, I’m a nice man… ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/595 "2003-07-19T20:24:27Z")
The bad news is, He’s just saying that The good news is, You made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/596 "2003-07-19T20:29:05Z")
The bad news is, I was at a funeral. The good news is, I found a penny. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/597 "2003-07-19T20:31:25Z")
The bad news is, my last post doesn’t seem to make much sense in the context of this page. The good news is, I promise to get with the program. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/598 "2003-07-19T21:29:03Z")
The bad news is that the program is corrupted and causes constant blue screen. The good news is that we have replaced Windows with Linux, and expect the program to be ported over shortly. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/599 "2003-07-19T22:44:37Z")
The bad news is, it wasn’t Linux, but Linen. The good news is, the SDMB now has an interesting texture… ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/600 "2003-07-19T22:50:20Z")
The bad news is that it’s the texture of wrinkly, day-old baby barf stained linen. :eek The good news is that I made a nice pot of spaghetti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=31)