El Jefe and Schadenfreude

1. schadenfreude \SHAHD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others

2. [7F23] When Flanders Failed - Lisa tells Homer what Schadenfreude means

Original Airdate: 10/03/91

Ned Flanders decides to open his own business called the Leftorium, a store that sells tools and products aimed at left-handed consumers. Homer, filled with resentment towards Flanders, hopes that the Leftorium fails. Needless to say, the business is not a smashing success and Flanders goes broke, forcing his family to sell their furniture and possessions in a tag sale. Wracked with guilt, Homer enlists all of the left-handed people he knows (including Mr. Burns and Moe) to buy Flander's wares and save his neighbor from financial ruin

 

Simpsons Fan...

schadenfreude: German for shameful joy - taking pleasure in the sorrow of others


I do remember the scene where Lisa and Homer have the discussion at the dinner table about Flander's "Leftorium" store going out of business....but I have no idea what the name of the episode is. (The best left-handed item in the store...the nunchucks and the computer...)


And this leads me to my favorite Simpsons quote:

Homer: Lisa, you tried your best and failed. Lesson learned...never try.

 

Re: Re: Simpsons Fan...

Just to show how deep these guys can be, the episode title alludes to the John McCrae poem "In Flanders Fields".

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

I don't think you people have enough to do!
Maybe you should consider being United Way Volunteers

 

"To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high"

This line is prominently displayed in the Montreal Canadiens locker room, with portaits of every captain the club has ever had, going back close to 100 years. This is the kind of stuff that ranks right up there with the "This is Anfield" sign in Liverpool.

Tom

 

dude i love the simpsons too but thats kinda scary that you knew/found that

 

Yeah, I was a little scared by that too.

 

No Fair!

I get called out, and like 10 people answer before I get a chance? D-oh!

 

MLS reffing is fair... Doh!

 

Gee, who would have thought the Germans would invent a word like that?

 

Not in the least. I must say that I was quite impressed when we started having quotes from The Bard. Who knows ------maybe Homer et al are the reincarnations of Old Willie.
BTW, never have caught the Simpson show even though it was on just before my favorate show" The X-Files".

 

I knew about this but these are the things that make sports great.

God love sports.

 

Yeah, but he probably just cribbed it from SNPP.com

If you really wanted a good quote:

"Top of the morning to ye on this gray, grizzly afternoon. Kent O'Brockman live on Main Street, where today everyone is a little bit Irish, except, of course, for the gays and the Italians...Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing is a total disregard for the things St. Patrick's Day stand for. All this drinking, violence, destruction of property. Are these the things we think of when we think of the Irish?"

 

Brock does this mean we'll see you Sunday??

woo hoo

-amy

 

While I agree that the Simpsons may indeed be the greatest TV show of all time, let us not forget the intellectual contributions of its animated forbears.

When Bugs Bunny visited the knights of the round table they included Sir Loin of Beef and Sir Ossis of Liver.

But the best literary pun of all time in an animated show goes to Dudley Dooright. In one episode Dishonest John ran a house demolition business called Edifice Wrecks.

I'm not sure what this has to do with the Revs...perhaps winning the MLS Cup is the funniest joke of all time?

 

Not to be outdone, but Rocky and Bullwinkle once had some dealings with a lawfirm called lamb, Curry and Rice. And then there was the royalty figure who made an occasional appearance, the Earl of Crankcase.

Tom

 

Re: Re: El Jefe and Schadenfreude

So maybe we should call you "Der Kaiser" instead of "El Jefe."
I love the way Germans stack little words together to make a really big word. My favorite example is "Staubzaukerbuitelbefisteger" which is what they call the device that holds the bag in place on a vacuum cleaner. (Staub=dust, zauker=sucker; Staubzauker=dust sucker)

Tom

 

Just as an aside, Rocky and Bullwinkle is probably the most underrated cartoon of modern times.

 

Boy those Germans have a word for everything.

I think you mean "Staubsaugerbeutelbefestiger" - your word looks more Dutch than German.