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-->'''Coach:''' No, no, you're brother's in town and he's on his way over. Makes you feel better now, doesn't it?
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-->'''Coach:''' No, no, you're your brother's in town and he's on his way over. Makes you feel better now, doesn't it?
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*** An arguable example, as this means [[SkewedPriorities Zim might not throw GIR's last rubber piggy into the past]].
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a minor quest where you inform the wives of soldiers that they have become widows. Now, the player can either deliver the bad news Him/Herself, or opt to have one of your party members do it. What happens when you get the team drunk, Oghren, to do it?
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a minor quest where you inform the wives of soldiers that they have become widows. Now, the player can either deliver the bad news Him/Herself, him/herself, or opt to have one of your party members do it. What happens when you get the team drunk, Oghren, to do it?
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Compare BearerOfBadNews, BadNewsIrrelevantNews, ComicallyMissingThePoint, DistinctionWithoutADifference, and GoodNewsBadNews.
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Compare BearerOfBadNews, BadNewsIrrelevantNews, ComicallyMissingThePoint, DistinctionWithoutADifference, FalseReassurance, and GoodNewsBadNews.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', Wheatley tries to gently break it to Chell that after being in suspended animation for years, she might have "a very minor case... of serious brain damage".
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', Wheatley tries to gently break it to Chell that after being in suspended animation for years, decades, she might have "a very minor case... of serious brain damage".
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* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': The game "Scenes From a Hat" occasionally provided the prompt, "the good news, and the bad news," which at least once resulted in this trope, with a performer giving a piece of "good" news that clearly telegraphs what the bad news is.
-->'''Brad''': The good news is we're going to name a disease after you.
-->'''Brad''': The good news is we're going to name a disease after you.
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* ''Anime/LuckyStar'' had Anime Tenchou apologize to a customer at the Comiket how their booth is out of limited merchandise. It's not so much as what he said as to [[HotBlooded how]] he said it.
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* ''Anime/LuckyStar'' had ''Manga/LuckyStar'' has Anime Tenchou apologize to a customer at the Comiket how their booth is out of limited merchandise. It's not so much as what he said says as to [[HotBlooded how]] he said says it.
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* ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' is the TropeNamer, as the Sheriff of Rottingham had to deliver the bad news about Robin Hood to Prince John. When John suggested he tell it in a good way, the Sheriff began laughing and talking about it cheerily, so as to try and lessen the blow. It didn't work.
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* ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' is the TropeNamer, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_95eB4V2Jg as the Sheriff of Rottingham had has to deliver the bad news about Robin Hood to Prince John.John]]. When John suggested he tell it in a good way, the Sheriff began laughing and talking about it cheerily, so as to try and lessen the blow. It didn't work.
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* Non-comedic example in the movie version of ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'' when Blake is doing his motivational fear spiel:
-->'''Dave Moss:''' I don't have to listen to this shit.\\
'''Blake:''' You certainly don't, pal. 'Cause the good news is, you're fired.
-->'''Dave Moss:''' I don't have to listen to this shit.\\
'''Blake:''' You certainly don't, pal. 'Cause the good news is, you're fired.
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* ''WebAnimation/UltraFastPony''. From "Pinkie's Day In":
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* ''WebAnimation/UltraFastPony''.''WebVideo/UltraFastPony''. From "Pinkie's Day In":
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* ''WebAnimaton/UltraFastPony''. From "Pinkie's Day In":
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[[BearerOfBadNews Bad news is not easy to deliver]]. Especially if the person you have to deliver it to is your boss and [[YouHaveFailedMe has a habit of killing underlings,]] or [[ShootTheMessenger you just don't want to piss him off.]] So how do you deliver the bad news? Try delivering it in a good way!
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[[BearerOfBadNews Bad news is not easy to deliver]]. Especially if the person you have to deliver it to is your boss and [[YouHaveFailedMe has a habit of killing underlings,]] or [[ShootTheMessenger you just don't want to piss him them off.]] So how do you deliver the bad news? Try delivering it in a good way!
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->''"I want people to know that they have two out of three branches of government working for them and that ain't bad."''
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->''"I want people to know that they have two out of three branches of government working for them them, and that ain't bad."''
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->'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' Sire, I have news!\\
'''Prince John:''' And what sort of news do you have? It's not bad news, is it? You know I can't take bad news. The day started out so good. I had a good night's sleep, I had a good B.M. I don't want to hear any bad news. Now, what kind of news is it?\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' Well, to be perfectly frank, it's ''bad''.\\
'''Prince John:''' I knew it! I knew it would be bad news. Wait, I have an idea. Maybe if you tell me the ''bad'' news in a ''good'' way, it wouldn't sound so bad.\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' The bad news in a good way. Yes, yes, I can do that. The bad news in a good way. Well, here it goes. ''[hysterically]'' Ha! Ha! Ha! W-wait till you hear this! I just saw Robin of Locksley, he's back from the crusades. ''[laughs]'' You know, he just beat the ''crap'' out of me and my men. ''[laughs]'' He hates you and he loves your brother, Richard! ''[laughs]'' And... ''[laughs]'' ... he wants to see you hanged! ''[laughs and snorts loudly]'' We, we're in an awful lot of trouble! ''[laughs]''\\
'''Prince John:''' What, are you crazy?! Why are you laughing?! This is terrible news!
-->-- ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''
'''Prince John:''' And what sort of news do you have? It's not bad news, is it? You know I can't take bad news. The day started out so good. I had a good night's sleep, I had a good B.M. I don't want to hear any bad news. Now, what kind of news is it?\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' Well, to be perfectly frank, it's ''bad''.\\
'''Prince John:''' I knew it! I knew it would be bad news. Wait, I have an idea. Maybe if you tell me the ''bad'' news in a ''good'' way, it wouldn't sound so bad.\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' The bad news in a good way. Yes, yes, I can do that. The bad news in a good way. Well, here it goes. ''[hysterically]'' Ha! Ha! Ha! W-wait till you hear this! I just saw Robin of Locksley, he's back from the crusades. ''[laughs]'' You know, he just beat the ''crap'' out of me and my men. ''[laughs]'' He hates you and he loves your brother, Richard! ''[laughs]'' And... ''[laughs]'' ... he wants to see you hanged! ''[laughs and snorts loudly]'' We, we're in an awful lot of trouble! ''[laughs]''\\
'''Prince John:''' What, are you crazy?! Why are you laughing?! This is terrible news!
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'''Prince John:''' And what sort of news do you have? It's not bad news, is it? You know I can't take bad news. The day started out so good. I had a good night's sleep, I had a good B.M. I don't want to hear any bad news. Now, what kind of news is it?\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' Well, to be perfectly frank, it's ''bad''.\\
'''Prince John:''' I knew it! I knew it would be bad news. Wait, I have an idea. Maybe if you tell me the ''bad'' news in a ''good'' way, it wouldn't sound so bad.\\
'''Sheriff of Rottingham:''' The bad news in a good way. Yes, yes, I can do that. The bad news in a good way. Well, here it goes. ''[hysterically]'' Ha! Ha! Ha! W-wait till you hear this! I just saw Robin of Locksley, he's back from the crusades. ''[laughs]'' You know, he just beat the ''crap''
'''Prince John:''' What, are you crazy?! Why are you laughing?! This is terrible news!
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* Played straight at first, then subverted in Disney's ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''. The Beast awaits the arrival of Belle to the dinner he demanded her to attend. When Cogsworth shows up, the Beast demands to know where Belle is. Cogsworth ''tries'' to tell him in a positive way, but eventually just gives up and admits, "She's not coming" - which sends the Beast into a rage.
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* Played straight at first, then subverted in Disney's ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. The Beast awaits the arrival of Belle to the dinner he demanded her to attend. When Cogsworth shows up, the Beast demands to know where Belle is. Cogsworth ''tries'' to tell him in a positive way, but eventually just gives up and admits, "She's not coming" - which sends the Beast into a rage.
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* A variant. In ''Discworld/NightWatch'', Vimes receives note that one of his officers was killed, and asks who was sent to inform the family, hoping it wasn't Nobby Nobbs - he doesn't want a repeat of the "bet-you-a-dollar-you're-the-widow-Jackson" nonsense.
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* A variant. In ''Discworld/NightWatch'', ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'', Vimes receives note that one of his officers was killed, and asks who was sent to inform the family, hoping it wasn't Nobby Nobbs - he doesn't want a repeat of the "bet-you-a-dollar-you're-the-widow-Jackson" nonsense.
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* In ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds'', you get to see the rough cut of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Chairman Rockwell]]'s presentation announcing the Lifetime Employment Program:
-->'''Chairman Rockwell''': Everyone will die. ''[cut]'' Everyone will slowly stop living. From malnutrition. But we're doing it together, and that's what matters!
-->'''Chairman Rockwell''': Everyone will die. ''[cut]'' Everyone will slowly stop living. From malnutrition. But we're doing it together, and that's what matters!
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' movie ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'', when Daffy goes bankrupt he gets a singing telegram telling him his belongings have been repossessed.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' movie ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'', when Daffy Daffy's ghost-hunting business goes bankrupt he gets a singing telegram telling him he's being kicked out of his belongings have been repossessed.office.
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* Bill Lumberg in ''Film/OfficeSpace:'' "Yeeeeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday...
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* Bill Lumberg in ''Film/OfficeSpace:'' "Yeeeeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday..."
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* ''ComicStrip/Blondie'' got into an accident that totaled the family car. She breaks the news to Dagwood by informing him that the car's Airbags are in working order.
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* ''ComicStrip/Blondie'' ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' got into an accident that totaled the family car. She breaks the news to Dagwood by informing him that the car's Airbags are in working order.
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* ''Series/MrShow'' brings you the "Bad News Breakers", where two adorable twin girls are brought in to tell people terrible news.
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* ''Series/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel'': In "We're Going to the Catskills!" Paulie approaches Midge and Rose as the Weissmans are finishing settling into their summer cottage, saying he has an exciting proposition for Midge regarding the Steiner swimsuit pageant that Midge has participated in every year, which is that she be the sash girl. Despite him sounding cheerful when initially pitching it, Midge is not thrilled because it basically means she's being demoted on account of her separation from Joel.
-->'''Midge:''' But the sash girl doesn't compete. She just hands the sash to the winner.
-->'''Paulie:''' That's right.
-->'''Midge:''' But what if I win? I hand the sash to myself?
-->'''Rose:''' The photograph will look ridiculous.
-->'''Paulie:''' Look, you've competed as a teen, as an ingenue, and in the Mrs. Steiner Pageant these past four years, but this year, we're hard-pressed to make the argument that you are any of those things. Not after the recent change in your situation.
-->'''Midge:''' But I'm technically still married.
-->'''Paulie:''' Yes, but the Mrs. Steiner Swimsuit Pageant winner is always accompanied by her husband. And having him there with you? ''[grimaces]'' It might cast a pall.
-->'''Midge:''' I see.
-->'''Paulie:''' But of course we want you there, and that's why we'd like you to enjoy the honor of handing the sash to this year's winner.
-->'''Midge:''' But what about the weird old lady who always hands out the sash?
-->'''Paulie:''' That would be my grandmother.
-->'''Midge:''' Sorry. Won't she be disappointed?
-->'''Paulie:''' She passed.
-->'''Midge:''' [[GallowsHumor So I guess she won't mind...]]
-->'''Paulie:''' I appreciate your understanding.
-->'''Midge:''' But the sash girl doesn't compete. She just hands the sash to the winner.
-->'''Paulie:''' That's right.
-->'''Midge:''' But what if I win? I hand the sash to myself?
-->'''Rose:''' The photograph will look ridiculous.
-->'''Paulie:''' Look, you've competed as a teen, as an ingenue, and in the Mrs. Steiner Pageant these past four years, but this year, we're hard-pressed to make the argument that you are any of those things. Not after the recent change in your situation.
-->'''Midge:''' But I'm technically still married.
-->'''Paulie:''' Yes, but the Mrs. Steiner Swimsuit Pageant winner is always accompanied by her husband. And having him there with you? ''[grimaces]'' It might cast a pall.
-->'''Midge:''' I see.
-->'''Paulie:''' But of course we want you there, and that's why we'd like you to enjoy the honor of handing the sash to this year's winner.
-->'''Midge:''' But what about the weird old lady who always hands out the sash?
-->'''Paulie:''' That would be my grandmother.
-->'''Midge:''' Sorry. Won't she be disappointed?
-->'''Paulie:''' She passed.
-->'''Midge:''' [[GallowsHumor So I guess she won't mind...]]
-->'''Paulie:''' I appreciate your understanding.
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** "Law and Oracle" revealed that Farnsworth was doing this in a well-intentioned effort to make Fry feel good about his pointless job. Whether it actually worked is questionable, [[CloudCuckoolander but this is Fry we're talking about]].
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** "Law and Oracle" revealed that Farnsworth was got in the habit of doing this in a well-intentioned effort to make Fry feel good about his pointless job. Whether it actually worked is questionable, [[CloudCuckoolander but this is Fry we're talking about]].
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** "Law and Oracle" revealed that Farnsworth was doing this in a well-intentioned effort to make Fry feel good about his pointless job. Whether it actually worked is questionable, [[CloudCuckoolander but this is Fry we're talking about]].
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* ''Film/TheSistersBrothers'': The brothers stop in the town of Mayfield, an {{Egopolis}} named for its beloved mayor, who pretty much put the town on the map. While there, [[spoiler:they discover that said mayor is really a crime boss after the same target as them, and are forced to kill her and her henchmen in self-defense]]. After this happens, Eli tries to break the news to the townsfolk gently, but Charlie goes for a different approach: “[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Good news, everyone]]! [[BlackComedy You can finally change the name of your fucking town]]!”
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* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had the episode "Banking on Marcy", in which Marcy D'Arcy had a [[PerformanceAnxiety fear of public speaking]], ordering some subliminal tapes to help her with that fear. Unfortunately, her order got swapped with some decidedly sexual tapes, which meant that, as she's delivering her address about how poorly the bank is doing, she nears (and reaches) orgasm, complete with [[SmokingHotSex a cigarette that appears from nowhere afterward]]. She subsequently got more speaking gigs for this exact trope, as everybody was so focused on ''how'' she delivered the bad news that they didn't care about the bad news itself.
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* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had the episode "Banking on Marcy", in which Marcy D'Arcy had a [[PerformanceAnxiety fear of public speaking), ordering some subliminal tapes to help her with that fear. Unfortunately, her order got swapped with some decidedly sexual tapes, which meant that, as she's delivering her address about how poorly the bank is doing, she nears (and reaches) orgasm, complete with [[SmokingHotSex a cigarette that appears from nowhere afterward]]. She subsequently got more speaking gigs for this exact trope, as everybody was so focused on ''how'' she delivered the bad news that they didn't care about the bad news itself.
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* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had the episode "Banking on Marcy", in which Marcy D'Arcy had a [[PerformanceAnxiety fear of public speaking), speaking]], ordering some subliminal tapes to help her with that fear. fear. Unfortunately, her order got swapped with some decidedly sexual tapes, which meant that, as she's delivering her address about how poorly the bank is doing, she nears (and reaches) orgasm, complete with [[SmokingHotSex a cigarette that appears from nowhere afterward]]. afterward]]. She subsequently got more speaking gigs for this exact trope, as everybody was so focused on ''how'' she delivered the bad news that they didn't care about the bad news itself.
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** Rowan Atkinson incorporated this concept into his stage comedy act with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94o-D2_k5ew&list=SL#t=2m10s Bearers of Good News, Bad News, Bad News That The Messenger ''Thought'' Would Be Good News But Didn't Read In Advance And Consequently Got Quite A Shock, Indifferent News (gestures languidly at the message) and Really ''Really'' Bad News (never seen, just throws the message in from offstage).]]
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** Rowan Atkinson incorporated this concept into his stage comedy act with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94o-D2_k5ew&list=SL#t=2m10s com/watch?v=94o-D2_k5ew&list=SL#t=2m10shis stage comedy act]] with the Bearers of Good News, Bad News, Bad News That The Messenger ''Thought'' Would Be Good News But Didn't Read In Advance And Consequently Got Quite A Shock, Indifferent News (gestures languidly at the message) and Really ''Really'' Bad News (never seen, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just throws the message in from offstage).]]offstage]]).
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