# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/61 "2003-06-16T05:42:50Z")
The bad news is your friends are Anna Nicole Smith and David Arquette. The good news is you’re getting a raise. ---
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/62 "2003-06-16T05:59:43Z")
The bad news is it’s 10 Mexican Pesos. The good news is your feet are sore from dancing, and the trivia night is only half way through. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/63 "2003-06-16T09:53:33Z")
The bad news is that the trivia is all about Mike Tyson. The good news is that you’re winning. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/64 "2003-06-16T12:06:45Z")
The bad news is he wants to meet the person who knows all these details about him. The good news is he’s flattered, not creeped out. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/65 "2003-06-16T14:44:21Z")
The bad news is, he’s so flattered, he wants to… oh, you know the rest. It involves a hotel room. The good news is, you can fly. ---
**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 16, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/66 "2003-06-16T15:56:11Z")
The bad news is you only have this power when you’re wearing nothing but a cooking apron. The good news is you have heat vision ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/67 "2003-06-16T16:05:50Z")
The bad news is, everybody else has X-Ray vision and they can see that you have a pair of socks stuffed in your underpants. The good news is, the dizziness is just a temporary side-effect. ---
**Author:** ![WhiteyFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@WhiteyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhiteyFoo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/68 "2003-06-16T16:25:21Z")
The bad news: …of having your brain replaced with a moldy turnip. The good news: Niezsche was apparently wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/69 "2003-06-16T17:07:40Z")
The bad news is: God’s actually a little TOO lively. Hence the earthquakes, tornados, landslides and the plague of locusts you’ve encountered this week. And it’s only Monday. The good news is: cabbage is good for you. ---
**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 16, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/70 "2003-06-16T17:39:47Z")
The bad news is _you_ are allergic to it. The good news is that rash finally cleared up. ---
**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 16, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/71 "2003-06-16T17:50:18Z")
The bad news is it cleared up thanks to one of those drugs with 150 side effects. The good news is the hooker returned your car. ---
**Author:** ![jmizzou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jmizzou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmizzou)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/72 "2003-06-16T18:19:26Z")
The bad news is she kept the engine, tires, and steering wheel. The good news is you’re being promoted. ---
**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 16, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/73 "2003-06-16T18:50:30Z")
The bad news is that it’s in Siberia. The good news is you’ll triple your salary. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/74 "2003-06-16T19:06:51Z")
The bad news is, your expenses will quadruple. The good news is, your health insurance will cover a vasectomy. ---
**Author:** ![WhiteyFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@WhiteyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhiteyFoo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/75 "2003-06-16T19:14:05Z")
The bad news is the 3\*0 is still 0 The good news is your tests came back negative. ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/76 "2003-06-16T19:16:01Z")
The bad news is, your wife’s knife has other plans. The good news is, doctors can work wonders with surgery now. ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/77 "2003-06-16T19:29:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aglarond \* > \*\*The bad news is, your wife’s knife has other plans. > > The good news is, doctors can work wonders with surgery now. \*\* The bad news is, she refuses to tell where she hid your ‘boys’. The good news is, your 'rhoids are finally clearing up! ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/78 "2003-06-16T19:41:52Z")
The bad news is, you’re a disembodied brain floating in a jar full of nutrative fluid, so it doesn’t make much difference to you. The good news is, the beeping smoke detector was a false alarm. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/79 "2003-06-16T20:05:56Z")
The bad news: The beeping C02 detector was not. The good news: The ambulance is on its way … ---
**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 16, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/80 "2003-06-16T20:13:04Z")
The bad news: to the other side of town, thanks to your dyslexic wife and her disjointed 911 call. The good news: You’re surrounded by pretty women… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=5)