Word: scha•den•freu•de
Pronunciation: ‘shä-d&n-”froi-d&
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy
Date: 1895
: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
On Sunday, I took a nice long bubble bath in schadenfreude while I watched the Green Bay Packers lose in overtime. I breathed deeply, and let the schadenfreude simmer in my soul. There is little that I enjoy more than cruelly basking in the pain of insufferable Packers fans. When Brett Favre tossed up yet another idiotic jump ball interception, I smiled broadly at the fact that I didn’t have to listen to more horsecrap about the Packers being divinely anointed to win the Super Bowl after Favre’s father’s sad passing.
I know it’s all sour grapes, but I don’t care. I’ll be a cold-hearted man and enjoy my schadenfreude-flavored pudding to my heart’s content. Maybe I’ll even eat the said schadenfreude pudding until I puke. That’s fine. There’s no vomiting as sweet as the vomit that tastes like the pain of Packers fans.
At least they know the pain of cheering for a choking team!
You people don’t even know what it’s like to choke. Most of those SB losses were before your time. Call back when you’ve suffered through the Bengals years.
Romans 12:14-16; “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”