Good Idea, Bad Idea

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: pre-ordering video games 10 years before they are released.


Good idea: keeping warm during the winter.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Bad Idea: Adopting a rabid kitten.
[sub]Why the lock on Throw Something?[/sub]

Good Idea: Running for President.

[sub]I haven't the slightest idea. I asked Susan what's going on; hopefully she will reveal more about the thread's situation.[/sub]

Bad Idea: Dying of heatstroke thanks to an ill-fated attempt to keep warm in the winter involving kerosene.

Good Idea: Reading Gunnerkrigg Court. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1] [sub](It's a weirdly awesome sci-fi/fantasy webcomic with over 500 strips; Neil Gaiman thought it was great)[/sub]

 

[Sam G]

Bad idea: Reading the same page of Gunnerkrig Court again, and again, and again and then going "I don't get it." And then reading it again, and again...

Good idea: Cast flare!

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: casting it on yourself.


Good idea: knowing what you're talking about.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Bad Idea: Pretending to know what you're talking about, and if anyone catches you making it up, punch them.

Good Idea: Inviting friends over to play some games.

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: inviting friends over to play with then in inappropriate ways.


Good idea: don't smoke.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Bad Idea: Smoking 60 a day.

Good Idea: Making sure that the killer is dead at the end of the movie.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Bad idea: Reading the same page of Gunnerkrig Court again, and again, and again and then going "I don't get it." And then reading it again, and again...

Good idea: Cast flare!

[sub]You should probably start at the beginning. The arrows let you move from strip to strip.[/sub]

Bad Idea: Doing so with sulfuric acid, and badly burning yourself in the process.

Good Idea: Making a Left 4 Dead mod so good it convinces Gabe Newell to fly down to Australia to see you.

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: making Gabe Newell fly down to Australia so he'll be killed by the killer who wasn't really dead at the end of the movie.



Good idea: making sense.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Bad idea: Speaking backwards.

Good idea: Going to the zoo.

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: going inside the cages at the zoo.


Good idea: ask a girl her phone number.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Bad Idea: Asking a girl her bra size.

Good idea: Giving a card for Valentine's day.

 

[Bootkiller]

Bad Idea: Giving a card for Arbor Day.

Good Idea: Checking in on the forums once in a while.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Bad Idea: Becoming rapidly addicted to the forums.

Good Idea: Going outside and getting a breath of fresh air once in a while.

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: going outside and get attacked by raging bees.


Good idea: check the news to know what's going on in the outside world.

 

[COR 2000]

Bad idea: Checking FOX news(international, at least) to know what's going on in the outside world.

Good idea: Joining the escapist forums.

 

[LockHeart]

Bad Idea: Trolling the Escapist forum.

Good Idea: Getting a driving licence.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

Bad idea: Getting your driving licence revoked after an hour.

Good idea: Writing a good novel.

 

[Ren3004]

Bad idea: trying to make your novel so perfect that you never finish it.


Good idea: make friends.