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[painfully_vindictive]

Schadenfreude, German for damage and joy.

Comments

[pixiesized]

If you're going for a literal translation, sure.

[strikingblue]

Dhe pleasure at somevone else's misfortune. [The German accent is thick with this one, Kurt hiding his face by a dark hooded coat. However, his yellow eyes are harder to hide.]

[painfully_vindictive]

[He's actually mildly impressed that someone actually knows the literal translation]

Though finding joy in the suffering of others is really the basis of my entire profession.

[painfully_vindictive]

[Alan's just going to ignore all of that.]

That too, yes.

[5055034455]

Ah, good ol' German. I'm pretty partial to "backpfeifengesicht," myself.

[painfully_vindictive]

I believe if you look that phrase up in the dictionary, you'll find my picture.

[the_denny_crane]

We fought a war so we wouldn't have to learn German. I'm not speaking German. I'm an American. Denny Crane.

[5055034455]

Huh. Might wanna tell that to a few folks who think my picture'd be there.

[m_arkadian]

If you want to be literal about it, certainly. By I find it has a certain... charm, even in the less literal translations.

[citizen_crane]

Alan. If there's anything I hate more than a commie, it's a Nazi.