# 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:** 39
**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:** [August 8, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/761 "2003-08-08T19:44:13Z")
The bad news is, the staff all got invited. The good news is, you’re in a costume… ---
**Author:** ![Shiva418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shiva418](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva418)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/762 "2003-08-08T20:52:52Z")
The bad news is, the fetish party is next door, this is Bobby’s Bar Mitzfah. The good news is, you’ve got lots of napkins… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/763 "2003-08-08T22:41:53Z")
The bad news is, they’re all sanitary. The good news is, the band is playing ragtime music. ---
**Author:** ![Sejal\_Traurig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Sejal\_Traurig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sejal_Traurig)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/764 "2003-08-08T23:29:31Z")
The bad news is they are playing it on a combination of bagpipes and accordians… The good news is, the stereo inside drowns out the sound ---
**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:** [August 9, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/765 "2003-08-09T15:22:56Z")
The bad news, the stereo inside is playing the exact same thing. The good news is, you’ve stuck balls of cotton into your ears… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/766 "2003-08-09T18:30:33Z")
The bad news is, Cotton wants his balls back, and his wife is very angry. The good news is, the bagpipe and accordion players have come to serenade you with the entire Carpenters songbook. _Just like me, they long to be…_ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/767 "2003-08-11T19:01:18Z")
The bad news is, the bagpipe and accordion players have gone on strike, and were replaced by a wino who plays the armpit tuba. The good news is, he’ll play twice as long for the same $. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/768 "2003-08-11T19:41:50Z")
The bad news is, you just blew all your money on Enron stock. The good news is, street mimes now follow you where ever you go. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/769 "2003-08-11T20:07:47Z")
The bad news is, you are now being shot at by Frankie Guaraldi, the Great Mime Hunter. The good news is, you can shoot back… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/770 "2003-08-11T20:30:22Z")
The bad news is, your only weapon is dollar-store water pistol. The good news is, Frankie is phobic of water (afraid of getting his white makeup splotched, perhaps?). ---
**Author:** ![yoyo3500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5daacb/32.png) [@yoyo3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyo3500)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/771 "2003-08-11T20:35:57Z")
The bad news is, your water pistol was loaded with acid, and Frankie likes acid. The good news is, Frankie tripped on acid and you got away. ---
**Author:** ![Shiva418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shiva418](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva418)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/772 "2003-08-11T20:52:35Z")
The bad news is, he snagged you wallet. The good new is, Frankie won’t find your house for a good 20 min. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo3500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5daacb/32.png) [@yoyo3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyo3500)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/773 "2003-08-11T21:27:08Z")
The bad news is, a gang of mimes spotted you and are holding you until Frankie comes. (Those gangs are a real societal menace!) The good news is, as part of the PR for the campaign, Arnie terminated Frankie and the gang. ---
**Author:** ![Shiva418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shiva418](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva418)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/774 "2003-08-12T15:23:24Z")
The bad news is, now you’re Arnold’s bitch. The good news is, Arnold’s hand’s arn’t that big. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/775 "2003-08-12T16:10:24Z")
The bad news is, it ain’t his hands he’s slappin’ you with. The good news is, you can always wear a leather mask to cover the welts. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/776 "2003-08-12T16:41:00Z")
The bad news is, leather masks are considered quite the erotic fashion accessory in some communities. The good news is, with the mask on you can’t tell whether you’re in one of these communities. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/777 "2003-08-12T21:34:44Z")
The bad news is, you are. The good news is, no one has seen you yet… ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/778 "2003-08-12T22:32:44Z")
The bad news is, your striking figure makes you very noticeable. The good news is, your beauty isn’t just skin deep (those implants are really paying off). ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/779 "2003-08-15T00:04:58Z")
The bad news is, the dominatrix wishes to punish you, and the lashes of her whip are more than skin deep. The good news is you like it, and she gives you a long term discount. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/780 "2003-08-16T01:48:12Z")
The bad news is, she has taken your credit card, and left town. The good news is, it wasn’t your credit card, and you’re leaving town, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=40)