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Good News? Bad News!
federica
Seeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
Here's a new, fun little game if anyone wants to join in (makes a little change from the Word Association thread!):
GIve a bit of 'good' news - but then, point out the 'bad' news!
The following player MUST give some good news about the previous bad news - but then add some bad news of their own still staying pertinent (just about, sort of) to the subject!
I'll give an example.
Good News!
At least 100 new applicants a week!
Bad News!
98 of them are Spam!
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Comments
Good News!
It keeps Fede on her toes!
Bad News!
Her gammy leg means she keeps falling over!
Good News
Only being reported by media
Bad News
Circulation falls
Good News
Fake news declared Alternative Truth
Bad News
Rise of opinion
Bad News
Trump creates company for new social media platform
Good News
Company now has 30 days to make its GPL-ripoff-code public
Good news:
That means Trump will likely fail in this endeavor.
Bad news:
He will come up with something else
Good news:
Trump is the gift of laughing at absurdity that keeps on giving
Bad news:
Trump is absurd
Good News!
Trump is no longer POTUS!
Bad news!
Someone let him BREED!
Good News
We live in a society where everyone is free to breed or not breed with whomever they choose.
Bad News
In a few centuries we'll be living in Idiocracy
Good news: I think your timeline is off @person
Bad news: I think we're already living in an idiocracy
Good News!
We can actually avoid jumping into the Gene Pool!
Bad News!.
It seems those diving in are using the shallow end. And feeling no pain...
Good News!
Lockdowns are about to be lifted so I can mix with people again
Bad news!
Lockdowns are about to be lifted so I can mix with people again
Good News:
You'll be glad to see them
Bad News:
They may not be glad to see you!
(My understanding of this game is you start from the previous post's news rather than starting your own)
Good news:
I can listen to any song in the universe!
Bad news:
It only lasts 14 days, it’s a Spotify free trial.
(Oh right, I seem to have misunderstood the rulez)
YOUR understanding is correct.
It seems other people haven't read the "rules" of engagement properly... but it seemed a bit churlish and 'Monica-ish' to delete posts or keep badgering people...
Good News! If you pay a small fee, and download the songs, you can listen to them off line!
Bad News!
It don't half eat up your battery, and the laptop version constantly malfunctions!
Yuss, don't do it again!
Good News
I don't know or care to know what spotify is...
Bad News
Somebody's gonna tell me...
Good News
Spotify is a music streaming service
Bad News
I think this means I just mansplained something?
Good News
I still don't understand...
Bad News
Somebody might try again...
Good News
I won't try to explain
Bad News
@Shoshin1 will still be in the dark
Good News
I have candles
Bad News
No matches
Rulez eh? No news there.
No rulez badly broken or whim fixed …
… and now back to the matching good and bad game
Good news: No matches means you are special.
Bad news: Nobody really knows what "special" really means.
Good News
Since no one knows what special means no one has to worry about living up to expectations
Bad News
Everyone is now considered identically average in all things
Good news: identically average means no competition.
Bad news: Everyone is a bit different and to be unique is to be useful so there is still personal responsibility.
Good News! Personal responsibility is not the same as 'Blame'!
Bad News! I don't care, I'm THE Mod, and AFAIAC, It is!
Good news: I am not accepting either today!
Bad news: They don't seem to be going anywhere.
Good News
Change is inevitable...
Bad News
Shit happens
Read the first post again, @Shoshin1 Your post must be a direct follow-on from the previous "bad News!" comment...
Good News! 'They' have found a road map!
Bad News! It's Google, and about 5 years out of date!
Good news: Google hasn't taken over the world yet
Bad news: the world is totally out of control
Good news: As a meditator, I knew this all along….
Bad news: it don’t make life any easier
Good News: Through Meditation you can make the world still for a while...
Bad News: The dog still needs walking, and the cat litter tray, emptying...
Good news: Anicca
Bad news: Anicca
Good news: Good news
Bad news: No news is good news
Good news: No news is good news.
Bad news: My news stream is never-ending.
Good news: We are never ending
Bad news: We are ever ending
… wait that may be the wrong way around, wrong or even [lobster rambles off into the distance …]
Hiuhzzxwz of the jhguygug empire has declared Earth a Quarentine Zone.
A partial translation reads: "...and those (untranslatable) are just plain crazy."
Thus we have no fear of an extra terrestrial invasion. They won't come anywhere near this place.
Good news: we are not in danger of an extraterrestrial invasion
Bad news: the rest of the universe is at least as crazy as we are
A short interlude …
Good News: I'm still alive. Yipee!
Bad News: Thích Nhất Hạnh dead!
and in other news …
Good News: Independent Journalism eg. https://www.doubledown.news/
Bad News: Mainstream 'news'
Good News: Humanity has ways of sharing messages far and wide
Bad News: The loudest microphones are connected to "Me me me!"