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		Keyframe on Feb 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To ... Why do people keep using that word - schadenfreude, when peinlich would be more suitable?

mkramlich on Feb 19, 2011 | [–]

peinlich is more suitable but alas it's taken by a squatter who wants $50k for it ;)

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