tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post114923122029003560..comments2024-03-08T00:12:49.974-08:00Comments on GottaBook: weltschmerzGreg Pincushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1150726763919057672006-06-19T07:19:00.000-07:002006-06-19T07:19:00.000-07:00My friends and I were totally obsessed with this w...My friends and I were totally obsessed with this word in college.<BR/><BR/>Love it!!<BR/><BR/>:D<BR/>rAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1149676910475964632006-06-07T03:41:00.000-07:002006-06-07T03:41:00.000-07:00Yeah, very nice word. I think some of the best wor...Yeah, very nice word. I think some of the best words ever have their basis in German philosophy.Christabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077449159248480906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1149469200682900102006-06-04T18:00:00.000-07:002006-06-04T18:00:00.000-07:00That is a great word. Thanks!That is a great word. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1149261869912167192006-06-02T08:24:00.000-07:002006-06-02T08:24:00.000-07:00I was amazed at how many of the kids were thrown b...I was amazed at how many of the kids were thrown by the German based words.<BR/><BR/>Weltschmerz is one of my favorite German words, as is schadenfreude, which is "pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others".<BR/><BR/>I must admit I probably feel shadenfreude much more often than weltscherz. Not sure what that says about me, but I don't think it's good. :]<BR/><BR/>I also like schadenfreude because it is the only german word that I based one of my <A HREF="http://www.gigocorp.com/metaplasm/archives/000203.html" REL="nofollow">metaplastic words</A> on.F. S. Poesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201920550959255201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-1149238096651606172006-06-02T01:48:00.000-07:002006-06-02T01:48:00.000-07:00One of the all-time great words, up there with "an...One of the all-time great words, up there with "angst."<BR/><BR/>If I hasn't just stayed up til almost 2 a.m. writing my poetry friday entry, I would attempt a fib using it.webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111147106670737578noreply@blogger.com