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  • Now, far be it from to do indulge in schadefreude, but there is a sense of karma to the current media storm.

    Queer Sighted 2010

  • Each week's round-up is compiled based on submissions made by member bloggers. refinish69 is still having problems with connecting to schadefreude over the resolution of the Speaker's race. against-judge-kent-delay. html "onclick =" javascript: pageTracker. _trackPageview

    Capitol Annex 2009

  • That’s firstclass schadefreude for the party of family values.

    Think Progress » Why Wilson Was Smeared 2005

  • I’m hoping that this singular act will cause someone to coin a new word meaning “one who tosses himself out of a lower floor window while thinking of schadefreude pie as an act of atonement for misspelling on blogs”.

    The Winner of the “Why I Deserve an ‘Android’s Dream’ ARC” Contest « Whatever 2006

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