"And, while there's no reason yet to panic, I think it only prudent that we make preparations to panic."
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business, boardrooms, bad news, panic, panics, panicking, frighten, frightens, frightening, board meeting, board meetings, meeting, meetings, preparation, preparations, make preparations, makes preparations, making preparations, foresight, look ahead, looking ahead, profit decline, profit declines, profits declining, prudent, long term, future, futures, mankoff"Worst-case scenario? The renovation goes three years and two million dollars over budget, one of you bludgeons me to death with my own hammer, and you both get the electric chair."
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worst case scenario, worst case scenarios, renovation, renovations, renovate, renovator, renovators, construction, remodel, remodels, remodelling, worst case, builder, builders, construction worker, construction workers, bad news, nightmare, nightmares, murder, murders, capital punishment, honest, honesty, blunt, contractor, contractors, home construction, real estate, fixer upper, fixer uppers"O.K., I'm sitting. What is it?"
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sit, sits, sitting, trick, tricks, dog, dogs, dog trick, dog tricks, emergency, emergencies, emergency phone call, emergency phone calls, sit down, sitting downs, phone call, phone calls, obedience, obedient, obedience training, bad news, bearer of bad news, message, messages, messenger, messengers, worry, worries, worrying, worrier, worriers"The good news is that you will have a healthy baby girl. The bad news is that she is a congenital liar."
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in vitro, in vitro test, in vitro testing, pregnancy, pregnancies, pegnant, liar, liars, impuslive liar, impulsive liars, congenital, congenital liar, congenital liars, genetic illness, genetic illnesses, genetics, diagnosis, ob-gyn, ob-gyns, obstetrician, obstetricians, gynecologists, parent, parents, parenting, baby girl, baby girls, lie, liar, liars, fib, fibs, fibbing, bad news, diagnosis, diagnoses"We're still the same, great company we've always been, only we've ceased to exist."
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close, closes, closing, closure, closures, bad news, firing, firings, layoff, layoffs, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, shutdown, shutdowns, shutting down, positive spin, spin, spins, spinning, spin doctor, spin doctors, reassurance, reassurances, reassuring, identity, corporation, corporations, company, companies, small business, small businesses, out of business, going out of business, corporate culture"We got him onto an exercise bike, but I'm afraid it was too late."
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hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, waiting area, waiting areas, waiting room, waiting rooms, death, dead, relationship, relationships, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, too late, dead husband, dead husbands, widow, widows, unhealthy, fitness, exercise, exercising, gym equipment, exercise equipment, exercise machine, exercise machines, exercise bike, exercise bikes, bad news, obesity crisis, obesity, overweight"Blood pressure is fine. Now let me just check your pessimism for the 'Times.' "
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blood pressure, pessimism, pessimist, pessimists, worry, worries, worrying, worrier, worriers, newspaper, newspapers, newspaper subscription, newspaper subscriptions, subscribe, subscribes, subscribing, motivation, motivations, motivating, checkup, checkups, check-up, check-ups, glass half empty, news, stress, stresses, stressing, stressed out, frightened, frightening, bad newsSurprise Party
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surprise, surprises, bad news, ugly surprise, ugly surprises, pregnancy, fail, fails, failing, failure, failures, cancer, malignant, malignancy, divorce, divorces, surprise party, surprise parties, birthday party, birthday parties, flunk, flunks, fired, firing, firings, unexpected, news, shock, shocks, shocking, surprising, unfortunate"You made that diagnosis just to be mean."
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doctor, doctors, medicine, medical, consultation, consult, examination, appointment, diagnose, diagnosis, ill, illness, disease, sick, sickness, patient, patients, fake, false, made-up, health, made up, made up, make-believe, jerk, bad news, bearer of bad news, bearers of bad newsWelcome Stockholders: The Lynching
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lynch, lynches, lynching, stockholder, stockholders, stockholder's meeting, stockholder's meetings, stockholders meeting, stockholders meetings, bad news, financial report, financial reports, lynch mob, lynch mobs, angry mob, angry mobs, hanging, hangings, investor, investors, investment, investments"We find pizza softens the blow of bad news."
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bad, bad news, bearer of bad news, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, hospital, hospitals, surgery, surgeon, surgeons, death, dead, black humor, black humour, comfort food, comforting, comfort, food, pizza, pizzas, dark humor, dark humour, gallows humor, gallows humour, death, dead, died, dying, terminal, terminal illness, medical, medicine"But think of all the things you're not going to die of."
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bearer, bearer of bad news, bad news, terminal, terminally, terminal illness, illness, ill, sick, sickness, healthy, medically, doctor, doctors, consultant, consulting, depressed, depressing, depression, mortality, mortal, get well, get well soon, morbid, morbidly, gallows humor, gallows humour, death, dead, dying, die, died, die of, hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, check up, check-up, appointment"I'm not going to shoot the messenger, but I'm also not going to renew his grant."
"Ding-dong."
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bearer of bad news, bearers of bad news, flying monkey, flying monkeys, wicked witch, witch, witches, famous phrase, famous phrases, dead, bereaved, bereavement, hospital, hospitals, doctor, doctors, physician, physicians, hospital, hospitals, hospitalise, hospitalised, hospitalize, hospitalized, hospitalization, hospitalisation, bad news, sad, sadness, messenger, messengers"Bad news-we're all out of our minds. You're going to have to be the lone healthy person in this family."
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kid, kids, child, children, sibling, siblings, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, family, families, family issues, family problems, health, mental health, psychology, crazy, alone, lone, sanity, insane, healthy, bad news, burden, burdens, black sheep"Here's a late bulletin. Wendy and I have been fired, so we'll just say goodbye and God bless."
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fired, firing, firings, news anchor, news anchors, news reader, news readers, late bulletin, late bulletins, headline news, sack, sacked, sacking, sackings, humiliate, humiliates, humiliating, humiliation, humiliations, local news, fund, funds, funding, public shame, public firing, public firings, sign off, signs off, signing off, layoff, layoffs, laid off, bad news, unfortunate news"Hank, when you're finished firing this gentleman I have some rather unfortunate news for you as well."
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doctor, doctors, hospital, hospitals, intensive care, waiting room, waiting rooms, waiting area, medical, medicine, near death, seriously injured, death, family, marriage, married life, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, wife, wives, husband, husbands, income, money, salary, revenue, employment, job, work, career, greed, greedy, selfish, gold digger, gold diggers, good news, bad newsGood News / Bad News
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good news, bad news, bearer of bad news, stranded, strand, maroon, marooned, castaway, deserted, deserter, deserters, desert, desert island, abandon, abandoned, rescue, rescued, death, dead, die, died, dies, dying, murphy's law, murphys law, sod's law, sods law, grim, grim reaper, reaper, doom, doomed"Have you consider the possibility that I don't want the paper?"
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dog, dogs, dog trick, dog tricks, obedience training, dog training, canine, canines, good dog, newspaper, newspapers, pup, pups, dog owner, dog owners, dog lover, dog lovers, headline, headlines, bad news, current events, avoidance, avoidance tactic, dog trainer, dog trainers, martini, martinis, relaxation, evening paper