Good News, Bad news

[gekkogecko]

The good news is that pollen means flowers.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that flowers wilt.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, the wilting flowers produce seeds for more flowers.

[dicksbro]

Flowers are really beautiful to look at.

[dicksbro]

At times the world doesn't make much sense.

[jseal]

The Good News is that it mostly does. :thumb:

[gekkogecko]

That's also the bad news.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that the rain has stopped … at least for a bit. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that may presage a spring drought.

[dicksbro]

The good news is the rivers and lakes are full so while that doesn't directly affect most of the crops, the farmers are saying the ground almost has too much water to allow them to get into the fields right now.

[jseal]

The Bad News is how brief the weekend is!

[gekkogecko]

The good news it, the next weekend will come around soon.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that my wife returns to her job at the school tomorrow. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, that supplements your retirement income.

[jseal]

The Bad News is what's happening in Venezuela.

[dicksbro]

The good news is what's happened to our economy and unemployment.

[jseal]

The Bad News is the condition of the roads.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, things are so bad, they have to get better someday, right?

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that maybe they won't.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, we still havent' been washed away by all the recent rain.

[dicksbro]

The bad new is that more is on the way. :(

[jseal]

he Good News is the increased funding request for NASA.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, despite the increased funding, the moon landing project has still taken money away from other projects.

[jseal]

The Good News is the arrival of summer weather.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that's becomming more prominent.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that I just realized on 5/15 I was officially a Pixies member for 17 years. :faint:

[gekkogecko]

The bade news is, that means you're probably over the hill.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that means I'm going downhill and not still trying to climb up. :D

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, when you reach the bottom, you probably go splat.

[dicksbro]

The good news is … hmmmm … is there any? Gotta be. Maybe there'll be a thick, soft pad to land on.

[jseal]

The Bad News is the arrival of summer weather! It's hazy, hot, and humid!

[dicksbro]

The good news is that we're getting rain almost every day (or night). Keeps the grass green and the mower manufactures and gas stations busy while we mow a couple of times a week. :shrug: Gotta be good news for somebody. :(

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is that you're getting rain almost every day (or night)...

[dicksbro]

The good news … the exceptionally good news … is that :line: NO RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TODAY! :line:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, although the outlook for tornadoes in the Midwest has lessened, hurricane season starts tomorrow.

[dicksbro]

The good news would be if they forecasted that no hurricanes were actually expected this year. (Probably won't, but that would be good news. :shrug: :) )

[gekkogecko]

Could be good news, could be bad news, but:
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-05-30-hurricane-season-start-june-1-early-season-june-july?cm_ven=wu_videos?cm_ven=hp-slot-4

[jseal]

The Good News is having the day off! :thumbs:

[dicksbro]

The bad news is having to go back to work after the day(s) off are over. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, the cycle will result in more days off; you just have to wait a bit.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is when having to wait with a lack of patience. :(

[jseal]

The good news is that learned Patience is a Virtue!

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that sometimes patience puts you "out of the running" for your goal.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, you dont' have to run to catch weekends.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is they always seem to pass too quickly though.

[jseal]

The good news is that the Orioles can get better! :rolleyes:

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that they'd be starting late this season. :(

[jseal]

The Good News is that my brother will be visiting this weekend.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that weekends sometimes don't last long enough.

[jseal]

The Good News is his visit was enjoyable. :)

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that good times sometimes end too soon. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is that leaves an opporunity for another good time.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that sometimes the wait seems unnecessarily long. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is that you can always do something else while waiting.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that as soon as you start something else, it seems like the wait ends and you're forced between two "good things."

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, that's nothing like between a rock and a hard place.

[dicksbro]

That's for sure, isn't it?

[jseal]

The Bad News is that the Orioles are actually worse this year than they were last year! :yikes:

[dicksbro]

The good news is that there's always next year. Two off years in a row is definitely not their style. :(

[jseal]

The Bad News is the Summer humidity.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, the best way to beat the humidity is by...jumping in the water and going swimming.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that, unless you have a pool, you usually have to drive somewhere to go swimming.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, maybe you can make your own pool, with all that humidity

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that if you build the pool, you then need to fence in the yard, get all the necessary cleaning stuff, worry about all the leaves and junk getting in the pool, higher insurance rates, etc.

I think I'll just take a shower. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, we live in a first-world country, where showers are easily available.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that going for a swim sounds good if it weren't for the costs associated with pools. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, sneaking off to the local creek for skinny-dipping.

[kleclere]

The bad news is if you are the only one sneaking to the creek.

[dicksbro]

The good news is you could always invite a special friend to go too!

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is when the authorities catch you.

[dicksbro]

The good news would be if they decided to join you. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is the embarrassing video of it that gets posted to social media.

[kleclere]

The good news is that you would probably have a whole lot of likes for the video. :bjhappy:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, instead of just yourself, you get a whole lot of people in trouble.


...or is that the good news?

[kleclere]

Good news is that at least you are good at something. :cheers:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is when being bad is the only thing you're good at.

[dicksbro]

The good news is when being good is the thing you're best at. :D

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, being good doesn't last forever.

[dicksbro]

Who knows … the good news may be that it does.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, the universe is both capricious, and out to get you.

[PantyFanatic]

The good news is once we know that we figure how to deal with it. :)

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that in dealing with anything, politicians get involved and that ruins everything. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, we can get different politicians.

[PantyFanatic]

The bad news is a snake is a snake. Some more venomous than others but all snakes

[jay-t]

The good news is I'm in the colo. mountains where it's cool

[dicksbro]

Just asked in a thread how things were in Oklahoma and now I find you're in Colorado and it's nice and cool. Good for you. The bad news is so much of the country is getting either or both heat and rain in abundance. :(

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is a snake is a snake. Some more venomous than others but all snakes

The good news is, there's nothing wrong with snakes.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that you may not think that if they bite you. :yikes:

[PantyFanatic]

The good news is that only the Political Snake is normally found under the table doing their work and they usually bite you in the back.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is a reminder of the old Masai proverb:
"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers."

[dicksbro]

The good news is that grass usually recovers fairly fast … injury to vertebrates often takes longer.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, more of us are vertebrates than are grass.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that I caught myself reading "glass" instead of "grass" in you last post. After scratching my head, I re-read it.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that brings up the possibility that you live in a glass house.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that I kinda do … at least at those portals where the outside becomes visible. :shrug:

[kleclere]

The bad news is that when it is dark those portals are still dark.

[dicksbro]

The good news is when dawn breaks and light comes streaming in.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is that when dawn breaks, there's no one around to fix it.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that's an opportunity for someone to start their own business.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that's still not enough employment.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that some candidates promise everything will be free … so there will be no business needed. We can all retire and let someone else pay for it. Right?

[kleclere]

The bad news is it all sounds good on paper.

[dicksbro]

Except where will the paper come from … everyone will be retired. :shrug:

Maybe that's the good news. No more pesty commercials. Wait, no more TVs, no more actors or actresses, no more … well … anything, I guess. :D

Hard to tell whether this is good news or bad? :spin:

[kleclere]

The bad news is if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.

[dicksbro]

The good news is … or could be … that things will somehow take care of themselves.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, while things may take care of themselves, they might not include you in the definition of "things".

[dicksbro]

The good news is that they may. :)

[gekkogecko]

The good news is that they may. :)

Which is also the bad news. think about it.

[dicksbro]

The good news is que' sera sera … whatever will be will be … so there's no sense worrying about it. :D

[PantyFanatic]

The bad news is when I was told to "cheer up, things could be worse", I did and sure as hell........ things got worse. :banghead:


;)

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, that's another opportunity for you to be a contrarian.

[Goofy]

Da' bad news is dat I don't want to be no contrarian. :(

[dicksbro]

The good news is that you're here and that you don't have to be "no contrarian."

[kleclere]

The bad news is you have to be what you are suppose to be.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is noone know what I'm "supposed" to be.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is if "no one" includes you because if it does you might just miss out on an opportunity to become the newest billionaire in the country. :(

[kleclere]

The good news is there is somebody out there.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is sometimes they're waaaaayyyyyyyy out there.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that sometimes they're not. :)

[kleclere]

The bad news is if you don't reach out you never know how far out there are.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that what you don't know won't hurt you … or something like that. :)

[kleclere]

The bad news is that if you don't know a book, but if it is thrown at you it may hurt if it hits you.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that if it misses you it may land with the pages open to something really interesting.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, people don't throw the interesting books.

[kleclere]

The good news is that people who throw books maybe the interesting ones.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, people who throw books usually throw them into fires.

[dicksbro]

The good news is if that fire kept someone from freezing.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that warmth melts the freeze, which puts out the fire, so you're back to freezing.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that it's fun while it lasts. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, nothing lasts forever.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that I won't be here to regret it.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that means you also won't be here to enjoy it.

[dicksbro]

The good news is maybe I'll have won an all expense paid trip to some exotic south seas island for a week of sun, surf, smiles and sex.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, that island is probably Tristan da Cunha.

[kleclere]

The good news is that even there you can have fun and sex there.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that Tristan da Cunha is the largest island in a small group of very remote islands of the same name. It's the only one populated and has a population of less than 300.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, at least is is populated, so there some small chance...

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that it is so remote. Over a thousand miles to the next populated place. :yikes:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, there are less remote places to go.

[dicksbro]

That could be the bad news, too. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, most of those places don't involve a handbasket.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is if your job is on one of the 1000+ miles away mainlands. :yikes:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, you're on vacation, so the job is irrelevant.

[kleclere]

The bad news is people still want money from you.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, some of those people are travel agents.

[kleclere]

The bad news is sometimes they send you to bad places.

[dicksbro]

The good news is when you find a neat place on your own!

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is I has something wittier to post herre, and then I had sudden, massive intestinal problems.

[kleclere]

Good news is there is a cure for that.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is when it hits you suddenly and urgently.

[kleclere]

The good news is a restroom is always open.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is if the sign on the door that says "Temporarily out of order."

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, the sign is just a decoy.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is … what it meant was the stool had been taken out and the new one not yet installed. :yikes:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, there's nobody going around swiping toilets.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is if it were broken, you might not have cared if someone else paid the bill to have it hauled away. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, it's not you who is being hauled away.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is … hmmm … I'm not sure what the bad news is? :faint:

[dicksbro]

The good news today is that it's still the weekend until 12:00:01 (tomorrow).

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, we're now past that deadline.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that after 4 days we'll be to another one. :)

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is,t hat's f more days of work.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that it's down to 3 now.

[Goofy]

I shore do like your AV's DB. Always had a good feelin' 'bout them big boats n' also bout the weekend sneakin' up on us pretty dag burn quick.

[dicksbro]

Thanks, Goofy. Good news is that it's great to see you again. You're probably asleep now, but if you wake up and peek at Pixies … have a good rest of the night. :)

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, ITLaP Day is still a week away.

[Goofy]

The gooder news be if it was jus' a week ago you'd have two to wait.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is … it's been too dang hot outside to wait there for the next two weeks.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is cooler weather is on the way.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that much colder weather will get here in the next few months. :(

[Goofy]

The good news would be if we could go to where the weather is good, the water be calm and dah folks be friendly. Yep, that's be right good and dats fer sure.

[dicksbro]

It sure would, Goofy, but the bad news is … nobody seems to know where it's at in this world or how to get there. :(

[kleclere]

Good news is that is what a GPS is for.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, the GPS hasn't been updated in quite a while.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that it could be.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, vermin have chewed up the wiring in the unit.

[kleclere]

The good news is that there is a cure for vermin.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, the possibility that we may be considered the vermin.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that we might not be.

[kleclere]

The bad news is it was still a thought.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that we could also think of ourselves as knights in shining armor.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, those knights might actually be dirty little English k...NNNNNN...igts!

[Goofy]

Yuz' kiddin, ain't cha? Da good news might be dey takes der baths much like we done do.

[gekkogecko]

Then the bad news becomes the unwashed masses.

[dicksbro]

The good news there's water and the invention of soap that could cure that. :)

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, we've about exhausted this subject, and have to pick a new one.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that new topics like going on picnics or walking in woods are easy to find.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is that the rain we so badly need forces the cancellation of picnic plans.

[kleclere]

But the good news is the sun will come out tomorrow.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is "tomorrow" is always a date too late.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that "late" is usually better then "never."

[dicksbro]

It took about two months to get another post in this thread … I suppose that's the "bad news." :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is that old threads never die. Nor apparently, do they fade away.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that we need a few more regulars so that the old threads have a chance of become alive again.

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, we could always try recruiting new people.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that most the visitors come for the stories (I think) rather than participate in the forums. :(

[Goofy]

I's spectin' yer right 'bout that DB. I used to visit Pixies to read dem stories, but it was a while 'fore I put my X on the line and becum a real Pixie. Glad I did, tho'. Been fun even if'in I been not as regular as I'd drother. Yuz hab yerself a good ol' day.

[gekkogecko]

Hm, I'll take that as "The good news is, Goofy decided to become a regular Pixie's member."

Which leaves bad news to me. Hm.

the bad news is, not enough people make the jump from reading to posting.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that there's always hope that some of the old members will return and that their being here will encourage new members to sign up and begin to post with us.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, non-avian dinosaurs are extinct.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that we can still admire their impressive past in Natural History museums.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, most of the museums are themselves struggling.

[dicksbro]

The good news is … there's always political ads we can watch. :yikes: Arg! That's GOOD news??? :faint:

DB, I think you've lost it. :(

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, you can't get away from the political ads.

[dicksbro]

Sad but true, gg. The good news is you can go to the movies, a store, or park the car downtown and watch the traffic. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, escapism only goes so far.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that while escapism only goes so far, it may provide temporary relief from the endless political garbage.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, political isn't the only kind of garbage.

[PantyFanatic]

The good news is like vomit or diarrhea, you can immediately shut it off in your mind for what it is and focus on honest and real things like Pixies.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that garbage is often reported on constantly for a day or two on radio and television. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, you can still unplug and go outside and play.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that it'll still be there when you plug the TV or radio back in. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, you dont' actually have to plug anything back in.

[dicksbro]

The bad news if the TV and radio were unplugged, you won't be able to watch or listen to them until they are. :shrug:

[PantyFanatic]

That ^^^ could be the good news. :nod:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news, the real world will find other way to intrude on your life.

[Goofy]

I's thinkin' yuz got dat right PF! Der's a whole lot of smart folks here at Pixies .. dats fer shore. Da bad news is der needs to be more dem folks postin and stuff.

[gekkogecko]

There good news, there's plenty to perv on in the archives.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that it's not getting added to as fast as it used to. :(

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, we can focus on the future instead of bitching about the past.

[dicksbro]

The good news is, we can focus on the future instead of bitching about the past.

Very true, but it is easy to be a little discouraged, isn't it?

[Goofy]

I's figure dats kinda bad news ain't it? So, da' good news is we's just gotta decide to take ourselves a positive view of things n' hows we can help make good stuff happen, and I'm thinkin' we can if we's try hard.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, if you can make good stuff happen, you can make bad stuff happen.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that we don't have to take that path.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, other people might.

[dicksbro]

The good news is they might surprise us.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, there are some quite unpleasant forms of surprises.

[dicksbro]

The good news is not everyone is wishing for a Red Rider BB Gun.

[PantyFanatic]

And the bad news is not everyone wishing for a Red Rider BB Gun will get one. ;)

[gekkogecko]

The Good news is, most people wishing sex toys for christmas will get one.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is if they get one but it's for the wrong gender. :yikes:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, regifting is a thing!

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that same sex couples could still face a problem. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, there are many hermaphroditic life forms that just wouldn't care!

[dicksbro]

The bad news is they're not humanoid … or is that good news … or does it even matter? :confused:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, it didn't matter to Captain Kirk.

[dicksbro]

The bad news could be that many of the non-humanoids are now in politics. :shrug:

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, they probably already are.

[dicksbro]

The bad news is that IT SHOWS! :D

[gekkogecko]

The good news is, you could be the first to welcome our new alien overlords.

[Goofy]

Yikes! Dat shore sound like bad news, dun't it?

[gekkogecko]

Not really. The good news is, if you're a Cthulhu cultist, you significantly increase your chances of being eaten first.

[dicksbro]

Cthulhu cultist? Good News?

The bad news is ^^^^. :D

[Goofy]

Watcha all talkin' 'bout now?

[dicksbro]

The good news is that your posting, Goofy! :thumbs:

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, well, the burst of activity around this date probably wont' continue.

[dicksbro]

While you're probably right, the good news is that could change if people set their minds to make it happen.

[gekkogecko]

The bad news is, people seem to lack motivation.

[dicksbro]

The good news is that motivation sometimes happens because of some unexpected event.

[gekkogecko]

The bad new is, unexpected events usually disrupt what you're really trying to do.