Schadenfreude

The other day I was reading the smh blogs during my lunch hour and one word had cropped up a few times had intrigued me.

Schadenfreude

It's a German word for "taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune", I find it rather curious that there is no English equivalent word for this expression.

Why are you talking about Shadenfruede slakbarsted ? I hear you ask ?

Sam de Brito has written a blog entry about heists. He briefly talked about a robbery at the Panthers Leagues Club in 1991.

I remember that robbery. My whole family were ecstatic about Panthers winning the Grand Final that day seeing how we lived locally, I remember people pouring out on the streets throwing paper streams at passing cars cheering and cars tooting wildly at pedestrians to celebrate the win. Everyone seemed happy about the good fortune bestowed on the town... because the football team had tried several times to win a grand final. So Panther supporters were over the moon about the long awaited win..

Well almost everyone was pleased.... I wasn't. I was disappointed that Panther's had won the Grand Final. I was not a Panther's supporter, everyone else in my Family supported the team. I've no idea why I took pleasure in seeing that disappointed look on a Panther's supporter's face. Dunno.. perhaps there is some weird psychological reason for this.

When I heard about the robbery the next day I secretly harboured schadenfreuden feelings at their demise. he he he he..

hence the post about schadenfreuden... I'm currently struggling to recall the correct pronunciation.. it will be a while before I can remember how it is done.

*taps foot*

I know I know..... I'm guilty of neglecting my blog again! Your worship, honest I've nuthin on my mind at the moment.. I've been owt an about not getting up to any good.
Just wastin me brain on some good stuff... like V an.. an and coke like.

What? What your worship what was that ? Me behind on the rent ? oh no no no it nowt like that.. honest! You see this blog is rent free innit ? it's all in the fuckin' contract.. errr I mean it's all in the contract your worship. Sorry your worship I missed me fix today.. you see no one would loan me money for a bus fare to see you today. I need to save me money for this operation you see.

The ol' doc says I got some stones inside me... and they need takin' owt. Well I can't hardly take it owt meself can I ? Me not properly qualified to do that sort! *wipe nose on sleeve* 'Scuse me your worship.. if I promise to update this blog more often you'll go easy on me yeah ?

What? What your worship what was that again ? a warning ? a stoopid warning for what for fucks sake ?? go and get your own sodding tea then!! for fucks sake this is a fucking wind up.. you all are fucking winding me up!! this is not nice!

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Sorry I couldn't help my myself.. I had just finished watching an episode of "Shamless" on SBS tonight. It's hilarious, what a crazy bunch of characters they have on this show. I'll talk more about this show some other time.

I've been seeing a few more films lately.. over the weekend I saw the "Inconvenient Truth" and "Blues Brothers". I love the Blues Brothers.... without further ado.. here's a treat for those blues fans.