# 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:** 62
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1221 "2003-10-25T13:26:12Z")
The bad news is, you’re about to be trampled by both of the approaching riders. The good news is, Tony Donuts and three members of the Brighton Beach Mafia _already_ have been trampled… ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1222 "2003-10-25T13:50:25Z")
The bad news is, Tony Donuts doesn’t stay trampled for long. The good news is, you can still run. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1223 "2003-10-25T14:11:58Z")
The bad news is, two men on horseback should go faster than one man on foot. The good news is, at the last moment, a member of the real NSC fires a mortar shell in the general direction of the horsemen… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1224 "2003-10-25T15:22:31Z")
The bad news is, And I looked, and behold a plaid horse: and his name that sat on him was Hampster, and files not found followed with him. And power was given unto them over all the Earth, to disconnect without warning, for errors of syntax, and viruses and worms. The good news is, at least we’re out of that gorilla suit-it was no fun being monkey in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![Bowbeforeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@Bowbeforeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bowbeforeme)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1225 "2003-10-25T16:48:48Z")
the bad news is that the cloggage is all over the floor. the good news is that it’s not your toilet ---
**Author:** ![Bowbeforeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@Bowbeforeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bowbeforeme)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1226 "2003-10-25T16:51:08Z")
i give up…just disregard that… :mad: ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1227 "2003-10-25T18:45:00Z")
The bad news is, it was the only toilet for 15 miles, and many of the people with you, to put it gently, “have to go”. The good news is, there’s a forest up ahead, and most of them don’t mind going in the woods… ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1228 "2003-10-25T20:51:04Z")
The bad news is, so do the bears. The good news is, there’s plenty of that three-leaved ivy to clean up with. ---
**Author:** ![Herge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1229 "2003-10-25T20:57:12Z")
The bad news is, its poison ivy. The good news is, someone is carrying a first aid kit. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1230 "2003-10-25T21:04:27Z")
The bad news is, the first-aid kit runs out before the patients do. The good news is, if you think about sandpaper, you don’t itch as much. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1231 "2003-10-26T01:13:40Z")
The bad news is, the big sandpaper thought balloon above your head has atttracted carpenter ants the size of VWs. The good news is, Marlin Perkins and his sidekick Jim are right behind them, trailed by a pretty substantial camera crew, plus a Winnebago filled with snacks and kangaroos. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1232 "2003-10-26T02:14:40Z")
The bad news is, most of the people that you’re traveling with (especially the real NSC) are friends of Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler. The good news is, this might, just might give you a chance to escape… ---
**Author:** ![Stimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Stimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1233 "2003-10-26T03:02:18Z")
the bad news is, it doesn’t. the good news is, you’re gonna be on TV, man! ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1234 "2003-10-26T03:35:58Z")
The bad news is, just as the camera pans to you, Paul Lynde, Tony Donuts, and two members of the Brighton Beach Mafia beat the (bleep) out of you. The good news is, you have evidence for their trial on assult charges… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1235 "2003-10-26T04:36:04Z")
The bad news is, when they beat the (bleep) out of you, Mutual of Omaha was nowhere to be found. The good news is, your co pay is small. ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1236 "2003-10-26T04:59:17Z")
The bad news is, your deductible is $1000. The good news is, you have four kidneys. Chocolate Cake is interested in at least two of them. And not because he needs a transplant mind you. ---
**Author:** ![tokyogal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@tokyogal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tokyogal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1237 "2003-10-26T06:04:11Z")
the bad news is you have four kidney beans! Chocolate Cake eats 2… the good news is the doc finds you’ve got 3 lungs ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1238 "2003-10-26T13:35:11Z")
The bad news is, two of them are not attached to the rest of your body. The good news is, none of these people need lungs, or want them… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1239 "2003-10-26T14:23:09Z")
The bad news is, the carpenter ants think that lungs would make delightful party favors. The good news is, you can easily distract them by pointing to the wooden scaffolding on which Marlin and Jim are perched doing the play-by-play. ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/1240 "2003-10-26T14:27:48Z")
the bad news is that if they eat the wooden scaffolding Marlin and Jim will drop on you The good news is you can run faster than a single carpenter ant can eat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=63)