stick a dick in his butt and call it Christmas
To pass off bad news as good news. Usually it applies to when this act is incredibly obvious and poorly executed. When this is done, it is usually even more offensive than simply telling someone the bad news.
The doctor said that Joe was lucky to be paralyzed, since he'd no longer have to worry about getting into skateboarding accidents. All he did was stick a dick in his butt and call it Christmas.