posted by
eftychia at 11:11am on 2008-12-04
osewalrus
coined a useful word some time ago, which I've used in oral
conversation but don't remember whether I've used yet in a text
medium. Having recently read a
post in which
he gives the explicit definition, I thought it might be good
to repeat that definition here for the edification of anyone who
reads me and not him, and doesn't find the meaning entirely obvious
from its roots:
Cassandrafruede: the bitter pleasure experienced when something awful you predicted that could have been avoided if people had listened to you comes to pass, even though you also get screwed through no fault of your own
I know several of my other friends experience this from time to time and may find the word handy.
[I can safely assume that all of my readers know which Cassandra it refers to, right?]