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  Schadenfreude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schadenfreude is referenced in The West Wing by White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg (portrayed by Allison Janney).
Schadenfreude is also referenced in the Simpsons episode "When Flanders Failed." Lisa accuses Homer of feeling schadenfreude when Homer gloats about Ned Flanders being on the verge of bankruptcy.
"Schadenfreude" is the title of a Boston Legal episode in which character Alan Shore (James Spader) uses the term to explain why defendants are convicted of an unrelated criminal offense after having been engaged in culturally unacceptable or possibly illegal activities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schadenfreude   (1166 words)

  
 schadenfreude - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Schadenfreude is a German expression (from Schaden: damage, harm; and Freude: joy) meaning pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune or shameful joy.
Schadenfreude is the most beautiful kind of joy (since it comes directly from the heart).
Neid zu fhlen ist menschlich, Schadenfreude zu genieen teuflisch.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/schadenfreude   (433 words)

  
 Dictionary.com/Word of the Day Archive/schadenfreude
That the report of Sebastian Imhof's grave illness might also have been tinged with Schadenfreude appears not to have crossed Lucas's mind.
Somewhere out there, Pi supposed, some UC Berkeley grad students must be shivering with a little Schadenfreude of their own about what had happened to her.
Schadenfreude comes from the German, from Schaden, "damage" + Freude, "joy." It is often capitalized, as it is in German.
dictionary.reference.com /wordoftheday/archive/2000/05/10.html   (184 words)

  
 The Mavens' Word of the Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I came across the word "Schadenfreude" (italicized) in the current issue of the e-zine Slate.
Schadenfreude is a word so wonderfully useful that if it didn't exist, it would have to be invented, as the saying goes.
Schadenfreude is a borrowing from German, where it is a combination of Schaden 'harm' and Freude 'joy'.
www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=19970113   (237 words)

  
 Townhall.com :: Columns :: When the rich and famous slip on banana peels by Suzanne Fields - Jul 8, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude is a German word that requires several English words for translation, but it speaks in a loud voice in any tongue.
One of the compensations for public schadenfreude is that it's sometimes bankable.
Schadenfreude is a base emotion, but sometimes it can be cause for reflection upon more important things.
www.townhall.com /columnists/suzannefields/sf20020708.shtml   (850 words)

  
 House of Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude, and the majority of its members, reside mainly in the Mesa/Chandler/Tempe/Phoenix area.
Schadenfreude is a group that plays in the SCA and this site shows how the members and friends of Schaden like to play at SCA events and other functions outside the SCA.
Schadenfreude will always pride itself on being a safe haven if someone needs it.
www.sca-schadenfreude.com /main.html   (506 words)

  
 Pardon Me, Your Schadenfreude Is Showing (washingtonpost.com)
Schadenfreude (pronounced SHAHD-n-froy-duh) is the German term for malicious pleasure taken in another person's misery.
Like it or not, schadenfreude -- in German, "schaden" means "damage," and "freude" means "joy" -- is part of the human condition.
Schadenfreude even plays a role in the success of popular television shows like "Survivor," where players are exiled for their failures or their sins, and "The Apprentice," which hinges on viewers' desire to witness the moment when the most arrogant Donald Trump sycophant gets told, "You're fired."
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A26972-2004Aug23.html   (403 words)

  
 Schadenfreude - Shameful Joy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude was seen as a sin by German theologians, and philosophers such as Schopenhauer, unless the joy was felt in response to a just punishment.
It might now be similar to tall poppy syndrome, where people are pleased when someone with some status, celebrity or pretence in society is brought down.
In Sweden, a common saying is: The Schadenfreude is the only true joy.
www.francesfarmersrevenge.com /stuff/archive/oldnews6/schadenfreude.htm   (112 words)

  
 Schadenfreude | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
You interrupt: "But we reciprocated at once with Schadenfreude in the moment when the main accusers of the errant President were immediately exposed as first-class adulterers." That moment lasted only a moment, and they soon won some elections and trumped your Schadenfreude with theirs, in their long half of an inning.
But admit it, enjoying Schadenfreude is so delicious, the impulse to express it so irresistible, that for the moment one has to hope that God is not looking, or is at least winking, knowing that guilty mortals will find a way to endure.
And those enjoying Schadenfreude now are waiting for the time when they will once again be the victims of those who are presently squirming in their own embarrassment.
christianpost.com /article/editorial/513/section/schadenfreude/1.htm   (730 words)

  
 The Soxaholix: Oh fer 21st Century Drought Continues
Mike's reference to schadenfreude as "one of the great joys of life" is a quote from the historian Peter Gay.
Schadenfreude is when you feel joy at the misfortune of someone you are fond of, such as when a friend fails their driving test and you have to suppress the delight that they failed too the smug bastards.
Inherent in schadenfreude is the idea that you're being a bad, baaaad boy/girl for taking delight at their misery because you should feel sympathy for them.
www.soxaholix.com /tp/2005/10/oh_fer_21st_cen.html   (6767 words)

  
 Chicago Public Radio - Schadenfreude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude is going to be in town for a few days this week, and we're wondering if we can crash at your place.
This week, Schadenfreude sets all comedy aside to bring you a special, one-hour program on the 2004 election—offering objective, humorous insight and impartial, comic understanding at this crucial time in our country's history.
Schadenfreude invades the sometimes-second-largest city in Illinois (sometimes not) to lampoon, parody, and poke fun.
www.chicagopublicradio.org /audio_library/sf_library.asp   (5032 words)

  
 Schadenfreude.net
Schadenfreude is now in iTunes - and YOU can click this link, and click the "Subscribe" button.
This is the official website of Schadenfreude, Chicago's independent comedy ensemble.
You can find videos, audio, blogs, pictures and other Schadenfreude downloads on this site, as well as information on our upcoming live and radio performances.
www.schadenfreude.net   (87 words)

  
 Schadenfreude | TPMCafe
While schadenfreude is not in order, and your point about cornered rats is downright scary, the Republicans HAVE handed us a huge opening.
The problem with schadenfreude is that, like most pernicious addictions, it demands to be fed insatiably.
The German word Schadenfreude has meaning to us now and it is good to think about why it does.
www.tpmcafe.com /story/2005/10/7/13553/1318   (3362 words)

  
 Cold Case: Schadenfreude - TV.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Sheppard case also inspired two TV series (The Fugitive (1963), The Fugitive (2000)) and the 1993 movie The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford.
Schadenfreude \SHAHD-n-froy-duh\, noun: A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
However, her case box said June of 1982 and the original preview of the show said she was killed in 1984.
www.tv.com /cold-case/schadenfreude/episode/408623/summary.html   (197 words)

  
 Chicago Public Radio - Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude, Chicago Public Radio's comedy program, is currently out of production.
For more information on Schadenfreude, please visit their official website.
In each episode, the Schadenfreude cast of characters offers insight, reflection, and comic commentary while highlighting the minutiae of the world around us.
www.chicagopublicradio.org /programs/sfreude/sf_home.asp   (325 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Schadenfreude
Perhaps the greatest word in any language, Schadenfreude has become the defining emotion of the 20th Century.
Americans have led in the race for more advanced forms of Schadenfreude, as evidenced by the proliferation of 'caught on tape' TV programmes and the otherwise inexplicable amount of attention focused on the President Clinton's
Recently, a study has shown that a certain amount of Schadenfreude can be helpful in relieving stress.
www.bbc.co.uk /h2g2/guide/A287255   (276 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: Schadenfreude
Man, I felt a warm, comforting sense of schadenfreude in my gut when I saw it...
schadenfreude was enjoyed by all as Fred fell to his death.
Schadenfreude: Making me feel glad that I'm not you.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Schadenfreude   (437 words)

  
 Schadenfreude.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude is funny and everything, sure, but to develop an audience in those shaky early months of existence, they followed an important dictum of the entertainment business...
Hot-foot it down to the Roman Eagle Lodge NOW to see SCHADENFREUDE - the best show out of Chicago on the UK circuit to date.
Strange things happen every time Schadenfreude takes the stage at its usual venue, the Heartland Studio Theater - there's a reason the troupe adopts as its name the German word...
www.schadenfreude.net /press/2000.htm   (198 words)

  
 Schadenfreude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I like people so much, and the diverse mélange of values and ideologies they display, that I try to write in such a way that everyone feels like they just got a big warm hug from me. I just can’t help myself.
Schadenfreude might not satisfy your immediate craving and “hit the spot” to bring you total consciousness, but then again, that might be your own fault and beyond our ability or desire to address.
If you’re reading this and thinking it might have been unwise of me to let on that my window is unsecured at night, and that it’d be fun and profitable to sneak in for a little of the old “ultra-violence”…I should be remiss if I didn’t mention all the reasons it’d be a bad idea.
schadenfreude.cogitox.com   (10086 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude or Thanksgiving--A warped perspective on life is on the rise and spreading fast
You rarely hear this word being used but recently it was featured in two editorial pieces across the country, one in the Wall Street Journal and the other in the Los Angeles Jewish Observer.
I get that old schadenfreude feeling partly because the French and Muslims are in a...
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=schadenfreude   (5459 words)

  
 Archives | September 21-27 2003 | Yourish.com
I think you mean Gluckschmerz (pleasure in misfortune) rather than Schadenfreude (sadness in happiness)
Schadenfreude means "finding joy in someone else's misfortune".
Glückschmerz (yes, there is a difference between u and ü, and if you can't put the umlaut on top of the u you need to put an "e" after the u - Glueckschmerz) would mean the opposite: "finding pain in someone else's happiness".
www.yourish.com /archives/2003/sept21-27_2003.html   (6893 words)

  
 Willkommen zu Schadenfreude Interactive
Even though many of you are not game developers, I hope you will enjoy this column in the same way that I enjoy watching zebras on Animal Planet even though I am not a hungry leopard.
Ludvigshaven Am-Rhein, Germany In response to the recent lawsuit by the city council of Stowe, Vermont, regarding our recent game Grand Theft Ottoman, Schadenfreude Interactive would like to state that no offense was intended.
When a character in the game states "Yo, kill the Stowe!" he is speaking as a gang member and not as a representative of our company (in fact, we were unsure as to what the people of Stowe call themselves, since "Stower" or "Stowian" sounded unlikely).
www.phobe.com /sfi/sigmain.html   (1123 words)

  
 A.Word.A.Day -- schadenfreude
"He (Bob Carr) would be only human to feel a touch of Schadenfreude if his state's problems were to cost Latham the election." Miranda Devine; The Pressure is on Latham; The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Sep 2, 2004.
"Part of the attraction of the first seasons was Schadenfreude -- the joy in watching filmmakers suffer and struggle when they got their big chance.
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 schadenfreude | MetaFilter
For every minute of fact he presents there are at least 10 fold that spent on making unflattering caricatures of people and personal attacks.
His show is synonymous with schadenfreude so I understand where this is coming from.
He's created caricatures of liberals (not just liberals really, it's anybody who even leans away from a right pointing vertical): They're drug-addled communists who hold the working man in contempt.
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 Technorati Tag: SCHADENFREUDE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
[ Fallout, Iraq, Schadenfreude ] What a shock -and a happy one - to see the latest from Francis Fukuyama.
A tag is like a subject or category.
Posts tagged SCHADENFREUDE per day for the last 30 days.
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 Schadenfreude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Schadenfreude - Sidara's Original and Weiss Kreuz Fiction
This site contains themes unsuitable for narrowminded people and those below the age of consent in their respective country.
It is now Sidara1 at earthlink dot net.
schadenfreude.noctuidae.org   (152 words)

  
 Schadenfreude
If you're looking for Schadenfreude, time to update the bookmarks...or blogroll, if you're a really nice person.
If you get a chance, head on out to the all-new Schadenfreude.
We will be posting on this site and the new one simultaneously for the next week or two.
felteon.blogspot.com   (5647 words)

  
 The Daily Demarche: Schadenfreude
We are all vulnerable and must cooperate to help each other."
Schadenfreude is a dangerous thing when it is expressed publicly.
We know who are friends are, and they know that we will recover and that they can continue to count on us.
dailydemarche.blogspot.com /2005/09/schadenfreude.html   (1640 words)

  
 dustbury.com: Dead horse beaten; film at 11
Inasmuch as Nick Coleman works for a Minnesota paper and has bashed only one other state recently, there's always the question of why I, down here in Oklahoma City, should care.
Actually, it's a New Year's resolution: to enjoy more Schadenfreude.
And besides, the Net has seen to it that no one is purely local anymore; this morning I received a letter from a Twin Cities reader pointing me to a correction run by the Strib regarding that infamous Coleman outburst.
www.dustbury.com /archives/003654.html   (338 words)

  
 How to Save the World
There's even a book, When Bad Things Happen to Other People, on the subject, written by John Portmann.
Portmann believes Schadenfreude is harmless, a natural and healthy stress-buster.
At the other extreme, the sublime ecstasy that psychopaths feel when their lies and bullying and manipulation cause misery to their victims is extremely harmful, and perrhaps addictive.
blogs.salon.com /0002007/2004/12/29.html   (943 words)

  
 Schadenfreude: I Never Got The Memo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tracked on February 8, 2005 02:04 PM » They Never Got The Memo from Prince Pundit
So, it is quite fun to run across this photo post from Daniel at Schadenfreude showing several photos of Camp Bucca.
The last photo took place in October 2004 and offers a humorous tweak at the activity pictured.
schadenfreude.cogitox.com /archives/2005/02/i_never_got_the.html   (542 words)

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