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minnie · 01-29-2006, 04:46 PM

If someone says "Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?", what's your response?

Dan · 01-29-2006, 04:48 PM

I figured a whole different subject when I saw the thread title...

Bad news first, for me.

cwohio · 01-29-2006, 05:17 PM

yes - me too - get the shyte out of the way!

ladybug little · 01-29-2006, 05:24 PM

yep-bad news first please. by the way, i can't stand when people ask me that. it seem the bad news is never as bad as they suggest it might be, it's not worth the suspense.

ladybug little

01-29-2006, 07:15 PM

My response is typically: "How eager are you to have both your legs broken?" People will often spew the good news first & spare the bad news entirely when given that retort. LOL.

(j/k)

cwohio · 01-29-2006, 07:20 PM

ahh midas - my hero!<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZBxdm197YYUS' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_29_132.gif' alt='LOL' border=0></a>

emmanuel2012 · 01-29-2006, 07:25 PM

its all relative, so, give me the older news first i guess

CAPTAINZING2000 · 01-29-2006, 07:46 PM

depends on what the news is about I guess. There's no getting around it. Face everything and recover right???

Five · 01-30-2006, 02:48 AM

face everything and recovery

***indigo*** · 01-30-2006, 11:03 AM

Do I know you? because you certainly don't know me!

PaperDolls · 01-30-2006, 12:02 PM

I'd like the good news first please.

minnie · 02-01-2006, 04:38 PM

Thank you, everyone. I was just reading about delayed gratification - I have always been a "bad news first " kind of gal, and I wondered what everyone else thought.

Thanks for your input.

And Dan - my life may be a tad "lonely", but it'll be a sad day in MinnieWorld when I have to reach out to the net for indulgence.

cloudy · 02-01-2006, 05:17 PM

I also would say tell me the bad first, but I like Midas's response the absolute best!

Gabe · 02-01-2006, 05:21 PM

Um...how about...
"Neither. Deal with it yourself...I'm going shopping."
Okay, I guess I would want the bad news first.
I still think that is the trick question of the century.

velvet · 02-01-2006, 05:23 PM

I hate that.....I just walk away and don't wanna hear either.

cloudy · 02-01-2006, 05:28 PM

OK now it's a tie between Midas and Gabe!

minnie · 02-01-2006, 05:46 PM

Yes, Gabe, it is a trick question is someone asks me. If it is REALLY good or bad news, then people tend to just blurt it out. I guess people who love drama ask the question. I might play them next time by changing my mind just as they are about to tell me.

p.s. I wanna go shopping with you, Gabe. Is that bad news or good news?

princess9282001 · 02-02-2006, 11:10 PM

Id would rather hear the good news first. Then maybe the bad news wont make me feel so bad. Its like foreplay before sex you know your gonna get screwed, but at least you are prepared for it.

TRISH1011 · 02-03-2006, 12:06 AM

Bad news first...

susane1408 · 02-03-2006, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by princess

Id would rather hear the good news first. Then maybe the bad news wont make me feel so bad. Its like foreplay before sex you know your gonna get screwed, but at least you are prepared for it.

Thanks

biggest laugh I've had all week!!
I'll go with that one!

Purrdy · 02-03-2006, 01:35 PM

Things can never be that bad if you look for the positives in every situation!.......

Bad first!

lol

purrdyxxx

Gabe · 02-03-2006, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minnie

I wanna go shopping with you, Gabe. Is that bad news or good news?

That is GREAT news.
Whoa is the fashion district.
It will never be the same again.

cloudy · 02-03-2006, 03:55 PM

You know what question I hate even MORE?

"Can I ask you a question?"

.....Answer? "You just did - ok bye, you're past quota!"

pmaslan · 02-03-2006, 04:21 PM

Bad news first then I can at least walk away feeling good about "whatever"

01-29-2006, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,416	Indulge me, please. If someone says "Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?", what's your response?

01-29-2006, 05:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
cwohio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Litterbox City Posts: 6,141	yes - me too - get the shyte out of the way! __________________ *Learn to write your hurts in sand. Learn to carve your blessings in stone! - Unknown*

01-29-2006, 07:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
cwohio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Litterbox City Posts: 6,141	ahh midas - my hero!<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZBxdm197YYUS' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_29_132.gif' alt='LOL' border=0></a> __________________ *Learn to write your hurts in sand. Learn to carve your blessings in stone! - Unknown*

01-29-2006, 07:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
emmanuel2012 magician Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 78	its all relative, so, give me the older news first i guess __________________ "There is a principle...which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-- that principle is contempt prior to investigation." - Herbert Spencer

01-29-2006, 07:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 ZING Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 5,571	depends on what the news is about I guess. There's no getting around it. Face everything and recover right??? __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD

01-29-2006, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753	I figured a whole different subject when I saw the thread title... Bad news first, for me.

01-29-2006, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
ladybug little Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oil City, PA Posts: 30	yep-bad news first please. by the way, i can't stand when people ask me that. it seem the bad news is never as bad as they suggest it might be, it's not worth the suspense. ladybug little

01-29-2006, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Midas Guest Posts: n/a	My response is typically: "How eager are you to have both your legs broken?" People will often spew the good news first & spare the bad news entirely when given that retort. LOL. (j/k)

01-30-2006, 02:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Five Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,232	face everything and recovery

01-30-2006, 11:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
*indigo* Community Greeter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express Posts: 9,232	Do I know you? because you certainly don't know me! __________________ When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself." Namasté

01-30-2006, 12:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
PaperDolls Miss Grumpy Pain in the Pants Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,113 Blog Entries: 10	I'd like the good news first please. __________________ Sober Date: 11.09.2008

02-01-2006, 04:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,416	Thank you, everyone. I was just reading about delayed gratification - I have always been a "bad news first " kind of gal, and I wondered what everyone else thought. Thanks for your input. And Dan - my life may be a tad "lonely", but it'll be a sad day in MinnieWorld when I have to reach out to the net for indulgence.

02-01-2006, 05:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
cloudy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Home Posts: 333	I also would say tell me the bad first, but I like Midas's response the absolute best! __________________ Three little birds, sat on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry. --Corinne Bailey Rae

02-01-2006, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Gabe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,959	Um...how about... "Neither. Deal with it yourself...I'm going shopping." Okay, I guess I would want the bad news first. I still think that is the trick question of the century.

02-01-2006, 05:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
velvet Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 372	I hate that.....I just walk away and don't wanna hear either. __________________ When one door of our journey in life closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

02-01-2006, 05:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
cloudy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Home Posts: 333	OK now it's a tie between Midas and Gabe! __________________ Three little birds, sat on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry. --Corinne Bailey Rae

02-01-2006, 05:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
minnie Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,416	Yes, Gabe, it is a trick question is someone asks me. If it is REALLY good or bad news, then people tend to just blurt it out. I guess people who love drama ask the question. I might play them next time by changing my mind just as they are about to tell me. p.s. I wanna go shopping with you, Gabe. Is that bad news or good news?

02-02-2006, 11:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
princess9282001 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: washington pa Posts: 107	Id would rather hear the good news first. Then maybe the bad news wont make me feel so bad. Its like foreplay before sex you know your gonna get screwed, but at least you are prepared for it.

02-03-2006, 12:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
TRISH1011 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: SYDNEY NSW Posts: 158	Bad news first... __________________ SOBERING UPSOBERING UPSOBERING UP Hugs to all that suffer from addiction and for those who are affected by addicted loved ones

02-03-2006, 01:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
Purrdy Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salisbury Wiltshire Posts: 1,903	Things can never be that bad if you look for the positives in every situation!....... Bad first! lol purrdyxxx

02-03-2006, 03:55 PM	#23 (permalink)
cloudy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Home Posts: 333	You know what question I hate even MORE? "Can I ask you a question?" .....Answer? "You just did - ok bye, you're past quota!" __________________ Three little birds, sat on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry. --Corinne Bailey Rae

02-03-2006, 04:21 PM	#24 (permalink)
pmaslan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,332	Bad news first then I can at least walk away feeling good about "whatever" __________________ Patty you either make dust...or eat dust. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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