Tag: schadenfreude

The image features an official portrait of Kerry Neves, the first openly LGBT judge to serve in Texas, standing with their arms crossed and smiling, wearing judicial robes with insignia, next to a rainbow pride flag. Large white text overlaid at the bottom of the image states that this judge was banned for life from serving as a judge after they ordered an attorney to be handcuffed during a courtroom proceeding. The meme's implied joke, referenced in its original title, is that the judge was acting on a 'power trip' when they had the attorney cuffed, only for this action to result in the permanent end of their judicial career, acting as a 'speed bump' for their abuse of power.

When the Power Trip Hits a Speed Bump: First LGBT Texas Judge Banned For Life

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This is a viral meme shared on 9Gag, featuring news that Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, known professionally as Raygun, has reportedly lost her university job. Below the headline is a formal portrait of Gunn against a red event backdrop, with a small inset image in the upper right of the portrait showing her performing breakdancing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gunn received widespread international mockery after her poorly rated Olympic breakdancing performance, so the 9Gag post uses the original title 'Finally some good news' to reflect the widespread public schadenfreude at the news of her job loss.

Finally Some Good News: Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Lost Her University Job

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This is a two-panel meme using the classic Socially Awkward Penguin template. The upper blue panel features a penguin standing awkwardly with text explaining a new manager chewed out a senior engineer for being only 5 minutes late, and the engineer immediately quit and left the company. The lower red panel shows the penguin walking away, with text stating the narrator had to inform the company VP of the resignation, and they had never seen such extreme fear on a grown man's face before. Supplementary context confirms the senior engineer is extremely critical to the business: he has 36 years tenure at the company, is the only individual licensed to perform maintenance on 3 of the company's 7 core machines, and holds 2 active patents the company currently uses, making his departure a massive operational risk.

New Manager Causes Irreplaceable Senior Engineer To Quit Over 5 Minutes Lateness

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This is a two-panel meme that uses the popular Jim Halpert presentation template from the US TV show *The Office*. In the top panel, Jim Halpert points to text written on a flip chart whiteboard that reads "If your well-being is reliant on the misfortune of another person". In the bottom panel, Jim looks directly at the camera with a knowing smile, next to the follow-up text that says "You need to re-evaluate yourself". The meme makes a point calling out people who get personal happiness or benefit from other people's bad luck and misfortune, encouraging them to examine their own problematic behavior.

If Your Wellbeing Relies On Others' Misfortune, Re-Evaluate Yourself

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This meme uses an intense celebration scene from the Netflix show *Squid Game*, where multiple characters are screaming and cheering ecstatically with raised fists. The overlaid text jokes about the over-the-top joy people feel when they see their former romantic partner is doing poorly in life after a breakup, leaning into the relatable feeling of schadenfreude after a bad split.

Happy When Your Ex Is Struggling

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