How do you want to hear bad news? (inspired by bi-baby's thread)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

Do you want the bearer of bad news to preface it with, "I have bad news..." or do you want them to just come out with it?

[flvegan]

1. Prefaced by "you know that guy you always hated so much? well..."

[Godhumor]

2. "Your house just burned down!"

"That's not actually true, but watch how much less upset you are when I tell you..."

[Jamastiene]

3. Let me know it's going to be bad news and then blurt it out.

That works best for me. I can't stand when they say it's going to be bad news, then go on and on and on about something, beating around the bush, and making it worse. Just let me know to brace myself and spit it out.

[DS1]

4. When I'm high

[JVS]

5. "Don't you think it's about time you have some beer and lapdances?"

[Inchworm]

6. Point blank works best for me

That's true in any communication with me. Well, unless you are using analogies to describe a cloudy point. I like that way too.

:hi:

[Initech]

7. Like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMUAhwH0xSQ

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Having been on the receiving end of terrible news many times,

I don't care how I hear it. It sucks no matter how you're told.