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There's nothing like administering first aid to cyclist who has just spanged into the back of a milk float when you have tears of laughter running down your face. The world is just one long episode of You've Been Framed - when have you laughed at the misfortune of others?

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(, Thu 17 Dec 2009, 12:05)
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Ah,
But there's no shame in that! Schadenfreude (Shameful Joy in German) is when you find joy but really shouldn't. Laughing at someone who just got bitchslapped by karma really isn't shameful, it's justified. It would be shameful if the OP had laughed at the Viking knocking out an old lady mid rave...
(, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 16:01, Reply)

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