# 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:** 8
**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 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/141 "2003-06-17T16:11:17Z")
The bad news is, it involves catching the zombie’s soul in a jar and selling it in an auction. The good news is there’s a healthy profit to be made. ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/142 "2003-06-17T16:56:20Z")
The bad news is all profits are paid out to a greedy CEO. The good news is I’m that CEO. ---
**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 17, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/143 "2003-06-17T18:02:50Z")
The bad news is, the lid wasn’t screwed on tightly enough and the soul escaped. The good news is that the CEO’s office is hermetically sealed. ---
**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 17, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/144 "2003-06-17T18:02:51Z")
The bad news is everyone else reading this is drunk and angry about that fact. The good news is, you have a moat around your house. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/145 "2003-06-17T18:06:02Z")
The bad news is that CEO in this case stands for Crazy Evil Orangutang. The good news is we found out the cause of the smell and it was a pickled onion in the place of the mouse roller-ball . ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/146 "2003-06-17T18:20:25Z")
ok i’ll clean up The good news is that the CEO’s office is hermetically sealed. the bad news is his memos have monkey pox The good news is, you have a moat around your house. The bad news is your home has been dubbed the little Venice of Seattle and the gondola drivers are eyeing up your wife. now- The good news is we found out the cause of the smell and it was a pickled onion in the place of the mouse roller-ball . ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/147 "2003-06-17T21:50:51Z")
The bad news is we haven’t located the gas leak yet. The good news is there is ice cream in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/148 "2003-06-17T22:06:44Z")
the bad news is there’s nothing that goes better with Chocolate Cake than ice cream. The good news is the ice cream is low fat … ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/149 "2003-06-17T22:22:11Z")
The bad news is that they used the fat that would have gone into the ice cream to make soap and thus explosives. The good news is we know how the movie ends… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/150 "2003-06-17T22:25:35Z")
the bad news is it takes nearly four hours to end. The good news is you’re getting a huge tax refund this year… ---
**Author:** ![ReBusEniGma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ReBusEniGma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReBusEniGma)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/151 "2003-06-17T22:31:43Z")
The bad news is, you owe it all to your ex for late alimony. The good news is, your ex is getting married! ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/152 "2003-06-17T22:35:20Z")
The bad news is your ex is marrying your dad. The good news is your his best man at the wedding. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/153 "2003-06-17T22:36:18Z")
The bad news is you have to watch your dad marry that lying, cheating bitch. The good news is, he has refused to change his will… ---
**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:** [June 17, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/154 "2003-06-17T22:40:00Z")
The bad news is, you were never in his will in the first place. The good news is, you’ve been appointed Commissioner of the Professional Polo League… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/155 "2003-06-17T22:42:02Z")
the bad news is, traditionally, the commissioner serves as the ball. The good news is, you a masochist… ---
**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:** [June 17, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/156 "2003-06-17T23:00:06Z")
The bad news is, in addition to using your head as the ball, you shall be covered in bat guano by a man dressed as Mario before each match, and, in between chukkas, forced to listen to “Jaye P. Morgan’s Greatest Hits”. The good news is, you will appear often on TV… ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/157 "2003-06-17T23:03:18Z")
the bad news is, you’ll be the shirtless, toothless, drunken wife beater on Cops. The good news is, your mom will post bail… ---
**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:** [June 17, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/158 "2003-06-17T23:06:10Z")
The bad news is, bail is set at 25 lashes with the cat-o-nine-tails. The good news is, Harvey the Rabbit has come over for dinner… ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/159 "2003-06-17T23:07:31Z")
The bad news is you’re serving mutton. The good news is he’s a vegetarian… ---
**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:** [June 17, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916/160 "2003-06-17T23:12:41Z")
The bad news is, he thinks you’re a giant carrot. The good news is, he’s brought some music to listen to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-bad-news-game/181916.md?page=9)