[Davisgig] Update

[Douglas A. Walter]

Tee hee: we're confusing schadenfreude with "shadenfreude" -- Jim was generous enough to provide a definition for his portmanteau word.

On Feb 13, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Ted Swift wrote:

> At 10:02 PM -0800 2/13/15, Jim Frame wrote:
>> On 2/13/2015 3:11 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote:
>> 
>>> So what is the word for feeling bittersweet about the beautiful weather
>> 
>> Shadenfreude (n):  knowing that we need rain really badly while totally appreciating the need to seek shade due to the warm sunny weather.
> 
> That's the word I thought of, too. But (and I presume you're jesting) I figured shadenfreude didn't quite fit: it's "the pleasure one takes in another's discomfort". This bittersweet feeling is more like "guilty pleasure": We know we need to eat our vegetables (get lots of rain), but we're eating the ice cream sundae (enjoy the beautiful weather). But I'm sure there's a good word in another language...
> -Ted
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