Sentences with phrase «of schadenfreude»

I did enjoy the chatter that comes from true elites who are «all in» on an airline having to swallow negative changes, so I got a little bit of schadenfreude over United's embrace of BYOE with their $ 9 early boarding charge.

It might be assumed that the rulings would provoke a sense of schadenfreude amongst defence lawyers — but the reality is that the CPS «s woes are felt by all those in the criminal justice system no...

There comes a kind of schadenfreude when their models blow up, where qualitative mangers get to say, «See, I knew it was too good to be true,» and in the newspapers, a kind of bewilderment at eggheads whose models failed them.

These attacks from the Facebook commenters mostly took the form of schadenfreude over students complaining of losing privacy rights when they had been calling for firearm restrictions — what some see as a loss of their own right to keep and bear arms.

Again, having enjoyed a fair old dose of schadenfreude last week and having had the Totts last week and a couple of wins for us, it feels like we're being treated to a whole heap of joy that's been concertina'd into a spell of two weeks.

Well, it may not be a true analogy, but there is an element of schadenfreude when I think of that empty chair.

And I happily admit to a bit of schadenfreude when they end up paying 10x later for cleanup, as part of their education in the value of legal counsel.

In fact, this kind of mathematical game is a sort of disbelieving sport for me — maybe the opposite of schadenfreude (kind of like the Buddhist concept of mudita, come to think of it).

These attacks from the Facebook commenters mostly took the form of schadenfreude over students complaining of losing privacy rights when they had been calling for firearm restrictions — what some see as a loss of their own right to keep and bear arms.

Heading for the Championship is no barrier to a bit of Schadenfreude at a bigger club's expense, thank goodness.

Bearing this in mind, I argue that Donald Trump is the candidate of schadenfreude.

She's the complete opposite of empowering, evoking feelings of schadenfreude instead.

There is a lot of schadenfreude in the air as the lawsuits fly and everyone piles on with everything they have ever hated about LEED, including the bike racks.

There's also a lot of schadenfreude throughout the profession right now as these schools wriggle on the hook.

Then this is the World Series of Schadenfreude for you.

To Uber's many critics, that likely has a delicious ring of schadenfreude.

In return for floating around as objects of envy on a golden cloud of schadenfreude, rich people provided the vital social service of reminding the rest of us why we should work so hard.

I am not a big fan of schadenfreude — that is, the act of getting joy from the suffering of others — but you can feel a little bit better about your own financial problems when you realize that few people are free of money stress.

News outlets have reported on this whoops moment with the sort of schadenfreude reserved for celebrities who stumble mid-game, but West responded at a concert in Australia, saying,

We say, without a scintilla of Schadenfreude, that we are very sorry.

Many conservatives indulged the sin of Schadenfreude (what in older moral manuals is known by the delightful phrase «morose delectation») upon Weakland's downfall, for he was the most conspicuous of the decreasing minority of unabashedly liberal bishops.

You're so stupid and I'm enjoying your exposure that it's a classic example of Schadenfreude.

The Rangers get the potential of the above, but they also get to slather on creamy layers of schadenfreude.

The Mariners don't regret missing out on Shohei Ohtani, as he struggles to hit and isn't the game - changing starter Seattle thought he was — sure, that still leaves questions about the M's own evaluations — but don't discount the power of schadenfreude and bullets dodged.

Worse, cable news amplifies the problem, since the channels have an endless hunger for «oh, what an idiot stories,» which they gleefully recycle until they're squeezed of every shred of schadenfreude.

Moreover, the potential wave of Schadenfreude has enticed others to welcome the split, as they hope to watch their much - reviled enemies — the so - called Blairites — fall from grace.

These kinds of schadenfreude tears are proverbial in the Ghanaian political practice.

Scottish Tory supporters might be forgiven for feeling a degree of schadenfreude.

The participants» perception of schadenfreude laughter was especially interesting.

A certain brand of schadenfreude takes over watching The Commuter crumble in its later halves, myself and a good chunk of other viewers at my screening cackling at the various hare - brained plots and dull lines that populate the later portions.

Isn't this is cinematic equivalent of schadenfreude?

Director Richard Donner offers a fairly intelligent analysis of the show's aesthetic worth and Luke Wilson correctly identifies it as «hypnotizing,» but simpering jokes from Chris O'Donnell, Larry the Cable Guy, and Paul Rodriguez cement the series as nothing but an empty helping of schadenfreude.

Our love of schadenfreude means that any excuse will do to put the sensational and pejorative word cult in a headline.

Really screws up my usual sell for summer / buy for winter bias... And I despair of the daily US media expression of schadenfreude at the European debt crisis.

As if this were not a sufficiently negative outlook with overtones of schadenfreude, ironically, the continued manhandling and bullying (abusive human body language) is the major reason why the dog was upset and felt like biting in the first place.

Needless to say, in this sniper - focused game, enjoyment of the competitive multiplayer probably depends on one's own tolerance for being suddenly and repeatedly shot dead without warning, although of course there's also plenty of schadenfreude to be had if you inflict this fate on an opponent first.

It occupied the Stuff team for a year's worth of lunchtimes because it was both great to play and brilliant to watch, as its epic stacks resulted in a roar of schadenfreude and a Dorling - Kindersley style deconstruction of a vehicle into a shower of springs, wheels and bits of mangled chassis.

It is the linguistic manifestation of the Schadenfreude and satisfaction felt when cleaning staff chemically remove some fat installed by Joseph Beuys or throw out a Paul Bianca piece, accidents that happen because not all of the cleaners have an advanced degree in art history.

These images are simultaneously funny and frightening; the cinematic gag of falling from a rooftop is usually cradled by some sort of comedic outcome, as the audience gets a tinge of schadenfreude watching the actor experience the inevitable result of their half - baked stunt.

Regarding the billions spent on finding hydrocarbon alternatives, Mills says he isn't jealous, though perhaps feeling a touch of schadenfreude, joking that maybe we can «Make schadenfreude great again.»

The Telegraph goes on to enjoy this moment of schadenfreude by noting... «We wanted supremecourt.uk, but we were told we couldn't have it,» says Lord Hope, who will be the deputy president of the court when it opens in October.

There's definitely a bit of schadenfreude going on here, but if you owe money and get your private jet taken away from you because your kid took a picture of it, at least you know you can use all that time you won't be jet setting to practice being a better parent (or at least hire a more responsible au pair).

And while some people have a case of Schadenfreude, you have to wonder if Verizon is having a case of buyer's remorse.