I'm back at home

[Scott Silva]

Glenn Steen spake the following on 4/19/2007 8:51 AM:
> On 19/04/07, Kevin Miller <Kevin_Miller at ci.juneau.ak.us> wrote:
>> Glenn Steen wrote:
>>
>> >> Glenn's on vacation in S.E. Asia
>> >
>> > Wouldn't call the last anything worth mentioning, Kev...:-). Alas, I'm
>> > back at work now, trying to wade through everything that has backed up
>> > during my absence.... Sigh.
>>
>> Well, it's just that the rest of us weren't on vacation, and, er, are
>> just a bit jealous. <g>
> There's a Swedish saying (that will _not_ translate well) along the
> lines "The only true joy is the hurtfull joy"... Skadeglädje... The
> Germans have a word for it too, but I don't know german, so ...:-).
> Basic concept is that you enjoy your own situation much more knowing
> that others have it worse..;-)
In the US that would loosely translate to "In your face!"  ;-P


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